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"Vegetable Knife For Bypass Surgery": Jagdeep Dhankhar On No-Trust Motion
"Never use a vegetable-cutting knife for bypass surgery" - Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar declared Tuesday, in his first comments since the opposition's motion of no-confidence in his stewardship of the Upper House was junked.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar Spoke For 30% Of Time In Rajya Sabha: Derek O'Brien
Amid the opposition's charge that Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar does not allow them to speak, TMC Parliamentary Party Leader Derek O'Brien on Friday alleged that the Rajya Sabha chairman spoke for around 30% of the time the Upper House functioned.
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'One Nation, One Poll' Panel Gets More Members After Some Parties Object
The Joint Parliamentary Committee to review the One Nation One Election bill, will have eight more members. Now it will have 27 members from Lok Sabha and 12 from Rajya Sabha, instead of 21 members from the lower house and 10 from the upper house.
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INDIA Bloc May Back Congress No-Confidence Motion Against Jagdeep Dhankhar
Parties belonging to the INDIA bloc are likely to back a Congress no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar alleging partisan functioning in the Upper House, sources have said.
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Bill To Replace 100-Year-Old Boiler Act
Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha cleared a bill to replace the 100-year-old boiler act in Lok Sabha today. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven offences and promote ease of doing business, was cleared in the Upper House by a voice vote.
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Russia Approves Tax Bill on Cryptocurrency Transactions Amid BTC Boom: Details
Recently, the Federation Council, the Upper House of the Russian Parliament, approved a new bill that outlines the taxation framework for cryptocurrencies. This bill classifies virtual digital currencies as property.
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7 Members Of Mumbai Family Die After Short Circuit Causes Massive Fire
The fire started in a shop on the ground floor that housed electrical items and spread to the upper floor, where the family resided.
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Expelled For Anti-Party Activities, Ex MP Of Naveen Patnaik's BJD Joins BJP
The BJD on Friday expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar for "anti-party activities", soon after he tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament.
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BJP Fields Ministers Ravneet Bittu, George Kurian For Rajya Sabha Bypolls
The BJP has announced nine names for the coming by-election for Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament. The candidates include union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu for Rajasthan and George Kurian for Madhya Pradesh.
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"Not School Children": Jaya Bachchan Alleges Mics Muted in Rajya Sabha
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has demanded an apology from Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after a contentious session in the upper house of Parliament.
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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BJP Chief JP Nadda Appointed Leader Of The House In Rajya Sabha
BJP chief and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda was appointed Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha today, the first day of the 264th session of the Upper House.
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Will Be "Strong Opposition": Naveen Patnaik's Party After Big Poll Losses
BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27.
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Sagarika Ghose, Milind Deora Among 10 Sworn In As Rajya Sabha MPs
Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday administered oath to 10 of the newly elected members of the upper house of Parliament.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh Takes Oath As Rajya Sabha MP For 2nd Term
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday administered the oath of office to jailed Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh after his re-election to the Upper House from Delhi for a second term.
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"Vegetable Knife For Bypass Surgery": Jagdeep Dhankhar On No-Trust Motion
"Never use a vegetable-cutting knife for bypass surgery" - Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar declared Tuesday, in his first comments since the opposition's motion of no-confidence in his stewardship of the Upper House was junked.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar Spoke For 30% Of Time In Rajya Sabha: Derek O'Brien
Amid the opposition's charge that Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar does not allow them to speak, TMC Parliamentary Party Leader Derek O'Brien on Friday alleged that the Rajya Sabha chairman spoke for around 30% of the time the Upper House functioned.
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'One Nation, One Poll' Panel Gets More Members After Some Parties Object
The Joint Parliamentary Committee to review the One Nation One Election bill, will have eight more members. Now it will have 27 members from Lok Sabha and 12 from Rajya Sabha, instead of 21 members from the lower house and 10 from the upper house.
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INDIA Bloc May Back Congress No-Confidence Motion Against Jagdeep Dhankhar
Parties belonging to the INDIA bloc are likely to back a Congress no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar alleging partisan functioning in the Upper House, sources have said.
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha Clears Bill To Replace 100-Year-Old Boiler Act
Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha cleared a bill to replace the 100-year-old boiler act in Lok Sabha today. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven offences and promote ease of doing business, was cleared in the Upper House by a voice vote.
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Russia Approves Tax Bill on Cryptocurrency Transactions Amid BTC Boom: Details
Recently, the Federation Council, the Upper House of the Russian Parliament, approved a new bill that outlines the taxation framework for cryptocurrencies. This bill classifies virtual digital currencies as property.
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7 Members Of Mumbai Family Die After Short Circuit Causes Massive Fire
The fire started in a shop on the ground floor that housed electrical items and spread to the upper floor, where the family resided.
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Expelled For Anti-Party Activities, Ex MP Of Naveen Patnaik's BJD Joins BJP
The BJD on Friday expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar for "anti-party activities", soon after he tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament.
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BJP Fields Ministers Ravneet Bittu, George Kurian For Rajya Sabha Bypolls
The BJP has announced nine names for the coming by-election for Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament. The candidates include union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu for Rajasthan and George Kurian for Madhya Pradesh.
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"Not School Children": Jaya Bachchan Alleges Mics Muted in Rajya Sabha
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has demanded an apology from Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after a contentious session in the upper house of Parliament.
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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BJP Chief JP Nadda Appointed Leader Of The House In Rajya Sabha
BJP chief and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda was appointed Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha today, the first day of the 264th session of the Upper House.
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Will Be "Strong Opposition": Naveen Patnaik's Party After Big Poll Losses
BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27.
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Sagarika Ghose, Milind Deora Among 10 Sworn In As Rajya Sabha MPs
Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday administered oath to 10 of the newly elected members of the upper house of Parliament.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh Takes Oath As Rajya Sabha MP For 2nd Term
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday administered the oath of office to jailed Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh after his re-election to the Upper House from Delhi for a second term.
