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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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NDA Just 3 Short Of Majority In Rajya Sabha After Latest Round Of Polls
The BJP-led NDA is just three short seats of majority in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament. With the election to 56 Rajya Sabha seats this month, the BJP alone has inched closer to 100.
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Five Rajya Sabha Candidates In Bengal Elected Unopposed
All five candidates for Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal - four from the ruling TMC and one belonging to the BJP - were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament, assembly sources said.
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"Will Be Happy To Associate...": Ashok Chavan After Being Nominated For Rajya Sabha
Reacting to his Rajya Sabha candidature, Ashok Chavan, who recently joined the BJP, ditching the Congress, said that by becoming a member of the upper house of Parliament, he will get much wider scope to work at the national level.
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Manmohan Singh To End 33-Year Stint In Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi To Begin First
Former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh will end his 33-year-long parliamentary innings in the Rajya Sabha in early April, just as former party chief Sonia Gandhi enters the Upper House of Parliament for the first time.
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Samajwadi Party Names Rajya Sabha Candidates, Jaya Bachchan Renominated
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday renominated Jaya Bachchan to the Rajya Sabha, and announced the candidature of former MP Ramjilal Suman and retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan for the polls to the Upper House of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh.
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"Do Not Deserve...": Vice President Slams Jairam Ramesh For His Remarks Against Jayant Singh
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday pulled up Jairam Ramesh for his remarks against RLD chief Jayant Singh, saying the Congress MP does not deserve to be in the Upper House of Parliament for his misconduct.
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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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NDA Just 3 Short Of Majority In Rajya Sabha After Latest Round Of Polls
The BJP-led NDA is just three short seats of majority in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament. With the election to 56 Rajya Sabha seats this month, the BJP alone has inched closer to 100.
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Five Rajya Sabha Candidates In Bengal Elected Unopposed
All five candidates for Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal - four from the ruling TMC and one belonging to the BJP - were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament, assembly sources said.
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"Will Be Happy To Associate...": Ashok Chavan After Being Nominated For Rajya Sabha
Reacting to his Rajya Sabha candidature, Ashok Chavan, who recently joined the BJP, ditching the Congress, said that by becoming a member of the upper house of Parliament, he will get much wider scope to work at the national level.
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Manmohan Singh To End 33-Year Stint In Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi To Begin First
Former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh will end his 33-year-long parliamentary innings in the Rajya Sabha in early April, just as former party chief Sonia Gandhi enters the Upper House of Parliament for the first time.
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Samajwadi Party Names Rajya Sabha Candidates, Jaya Bachchan Renominated
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday renominated Jaya Bachchan to the Rajya Sabha, and announced the candidature of former MP Ramjilal Suman and retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan for the polls to the Upper House of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh.
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"Do Not Deserve...": Vice President Slams Jairam Ramesh For His Remarks Against Jayant Singh
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday pulled up Jairam Ramesh for his remarks against RLD chief Jayant Singh, saying the Congress MP does not deserve to be in the Upper House of Parliament for his misconduct.
