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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Is BJP's Rajya Sabha Candidate From Gujarat
The BJP on Mondayfielded External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and party leader JM Thakor as its nominees for the by-elections to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. The move came hours after Dr Jaishankar, a career diplomat, formally joined the party in the presence of BJP working president JP Nadda.
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All Issues Raised On Rafale Deal Clarified By Top Court: Sushma Swaraj
Asserting that every issue raised by the Congress on Rafale deal has been clarified by the Supreme Court, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that there is no controversy in the matter, except in minds of the opposition party leaders.
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Full Text: Sushma Swaraj's Statement In Rajya Sabha On 39 Indians Killed By ISIS In Iraq
All the 39 Indians, who were abducted by ISIS in Iraq nearly three years back, were killed and their bodies have been recovered, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. As many as 40 Indians were originally abducted by terrorist organisation ISIS in June 2015 from Mosul in Iraq but one of them escaped by posing as a Muslim from Ban...
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Amid Protests, Ghulam Nabi Azad Flags Legislation Impasse In Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day minutes after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad flagged three issues and demanded discussion on them. This was the second straight adjournment in two days -- yesterday, the upper house was adjourned early following protests over Cauvery waters issue by the members of AIADMK and demands on local issues by ...
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Updates: PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Death Of 39 Indians In Iraq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq and said that the government stands in solidarity with the bereaved families. Sushma Swaraj had earlier in the day made a statement in Rajya Sabha declaring that the 39 Indians kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS were confirmed to be dead. Protests by opposition members halted ...
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Naresh Agrawal's Remarks On Jaya Bachchan "Shameful", Should Be "Condemned": Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday slammed Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal, who started his new innings in the BJP with a controversial remark by referring to actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan as a "mere film dancer".
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Naresh Agrawal "Regrets" Comments On Jaya Bachchan At BJP Debut
Naresh Agrawal, a once-powerful Samajwadi Party leader who joined the BJP on Monday, has expressed "regret" for his comment disparaging actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone "who used to dance in films". The comment has deeply embarrassed the BJP, with its leaders including ministers Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani condemning it.
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Sushma Swaraj On Kulbhushan Jadhav Live Updates: Pak Used Jadhav Family Meet As Propaganda Tool
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave a statement about Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's family visiting him in Pakistan and the way they were treated there. She delivered her statement in the Rajya Sabha. She is to deliver a statement in the Lok Sabha later in the day.
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Triple Talaq Bill In Parliament Highlights: Bill Which Makes Triple
A Criminal Offence, Passed In Lok Sabha Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has introduced 'The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017' in the Lok Sabha through a voice vote. Speaking at the lower house the union law minister said the bill isn't about a particular religion, but about empowering the women and about the rights of the women guaranteed by the constitut...
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'Misinformation By Sushma Swaraj': Opposition's Privilege Motion
The Congress along with other opposition parties has moved a privilege motion against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misleading the House over two issues -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit in 2015 and the Bandung Conference in Indonesia the same year.
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Opposition To Move Privilege Motions Against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj In Rajya Sabha Today
Opposition parties will tomorrow move privilege motions against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misinforming the House on India's foreign policy.
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Sushma Swaraj's Take To Solve Doklam Standoff, With Jibe At Rahul Gandhi
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.
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Can't Stop Search For 39 Missing Indians Because Of Some Sources: Sushma Swaraj In Rajya Sabha
The sources who gave the government confidence of not abandoning the search for 39 Indians abducted in Iraq include a "head of state and a foreign minister of another country," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament's Monsoon Session Day 8 LIVE: Uproar Over Anand Sharma's Remarks On Ram Nath Kovind's Speech
After a week full of slugfest between a united opposition and the government, the eighth day is expected to be no less different. A row erupted in the parliament today over statements by Congress leader Anand Sharma, over the inaugural speech of President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called it a diversionary tactic and r...
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Monsoon Session In Parliament Day 4 Live: 'India Not Unreasonable With China' Says Sushma Swaraj On Border Standoff
After a stormy three days, the fourth day of monsoon session in parliament is expected to invite similar pandemonium. Opposition stays united in its resolve to question government on several issues including farmer distress, unemployment, atrocities on Dalits, lynchings, and problems arising from the Goods and Services Tax.
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Is BJP's Rajya Sabha Candidate From Gujarat
The BJP on Mondayfielded External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and party leader JM Thakor as its nominees for the by-elections to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. The move came hours after Dr Jaishankar, a career diplomat, formally joined the party in the presence of BJP working president JP Nadda.
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All Issues Raised On Rafale Deal Clarified By Top Court: Sushma Swaraj
Asserting that every issue raised by the Congress on Rafale deal has been clarified by the Supreme Court, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that there is no controversy in the matter, except in minds of the opposition party leaders.
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Full Text: Sushma Swaraj's Statement In Rajya Sabha On 39 Indians Killed By ISIS In Iraq
All the 39 Indians, who were abducted by ISIS in Iraq nearly three years back, were killed and their bodies have been recovered, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. As many as 40 Indians were originally abducted by terrorist organisation ISIS in June 2015 from Mosul in Iraq but one of them escaped by posing as a Muslim from Ban...
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Amid Protests, Ghulam Nabi Azad Flags Legislation Impasse In Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day minutes after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad flagged three issues and demanded discussion on them. This was the second straight adjournment in two days -- yesterday, the upper house was adjourned early following protests over Cauvery waters issue by the members of AIADMK and demands on local issues by ...
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Updates: PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Death Of 39 Indians In Iraq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of 39 Indians in Iraq and said that the government stands in solidarity with the bereaved families. Sushma Swaraj had earlier in the day made a statement in Rajya Sabha declaring that the 39 Indians kidnapped in Iraq by ISIS were confirmed to be dead. Protests by opposition members halted ...
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Naresh Agrawal's Remarks On Jaya Bachchan "Shameful", Should Be "Condemned": Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday slammed Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal, who started his new innings in the BJP with a controversial remark by referring to actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan as a "mere film dancer".
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Naresh Agrawal "Regrets" Comments On Jaya Bachchan At BJP Debut
Naresh Agrawal, a once-powerful Samajwadi Party leader who joined the BJP on Monday, has expressed "regret" for his comment disparaging actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone "who used to dance in films". The comment has deeply embarrassed the BJP, with its leaders including ministers Sushma Swaraj and Smriti Irani condemning it.
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Sushma Swaraj On Kulbhushan Jadhav Live Updates: Pak Used Jadhav Family Meet As Propaganda Tool
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave a statement about Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's family visiting him in Pakistan and the way they were treated there. She delivered her statement in the Rajya Sabha. She is to deliver a statement in the Lok Sabha later in the day.
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Triple Talaq Bill In Parliament Highlights: Bill Which Makes Triple
A Criminal Offence, Passed In Lok Sabha Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has introduced 'The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017' in the Lok Sabha through a voice vote. Speaking at the lower house the union law minister said the bill isn't about a particular religion, but about empowering the women and about the rights of the women guaranteed by the constitut...
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'Misinformation By Sushma Swaraj': Opposition's Privilege Motion
The Congress along with other opposition parties has moved a privilege motion against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misleading the House over two issues -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit in 2015 and the Bandung Conference in Indonesia the same year.
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Opposition To Move Privilege Motions Against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj In Rajya Sabha Today
Opposition parties will tomorrow move privilege motions against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha for allegedly misinforming the House on India's foreign policy.
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Sushma Swaraj's Take To Solve Doklam Standoff, With Jibe At Rahul Gandhi
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.
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Can't Stop Search For 39 Missing Indians Because Of Some Sources: Sushma Swaraj In Rajya Sabha
The sources who gave the government confidence of not abandoning the search for 39 Indians abducted in Iraq include a "head of state and a foreign minister of another country," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Parliament's Monsoon Session Day 8 LIVE: Uproar Over Anand Sharma's Remarks On Ram Nath Kovind's Speech
After a week full of slugfest between a united opposition and the government, the eighth day is expected to be no less different. A row erupted in the parliament today over statements by Congress leader Anand Sharma, over the inaugural speech of President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called it a diversionary tactic and r...
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Monsoon Session In Parliament Day 4 Live: 'India Not Unreasonable With China' Says Sushma Swaraj On Border Standoff
After a stormy three days, the fourth day of monsoon session in parliament is expected to invite similar pandemonium. Opposition stays united in its resolve to question government on several issues including farmer distress, unemployment, atrocities on Dalits, lynchings, and problems arising from the Goods and Services Tax.
