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SC to hear tomorrow pleas on referring petitions challenging 10% quota bil
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Wednesday continue hearing arguments on whether the pleas challenging the Constitution Amendment that gives 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the general category could be hear
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Govt bringing law on triple talaq for empowerment of Muslim women: Naqvi i
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The BJP government is bringing the law on triple talaq for the social, financial and constitutional empowerment of Muslim women in the country, said Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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Our priority is to defend Article 35A, Article 370: Mehbooba Mufti
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 28 (ANI): Former Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the priority of her party is to defend the identity of Kashmir and the legitimacy of Article 35A and Article 370 of the Constitution.
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Naqvi says opposition to Triple Talaq Bill is for votes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday hits back at the opposition parties for opposing the Triple Talaq Bill stating that they are afraid of losing a certain set of votes despite the fact the Bill is in lines with the constitutional co
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Country's only religion is Constitution: Lekhi during discussion on Triple
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Hitting out at the previous Congress-led governments for appeasement of Muslims, BJP lawmaker Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday said that the Modi government showed the courage to bring a law against the practice of Triple Talaq, while adding the only religion of
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TMC delegation meets PM; requests for name change of West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): A 12-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentary delegation on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to request him to bring a Constitutional amendment bill to change the name of West Bengal to 'Bangla' in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.
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Rebel MLAs given time till 11 am tomorrow: Cong leader Shivakumar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], July 22 (ANI): Congress leader and Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has served notice to rebel MLAs, giving them time till 11 am tomorrow to come and attend the proceedings of the House.
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Legislature party leader has right to impose whip, welcome speaker's decis
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Congress on Monday hailed the assembly speaker's assertions regarding whip on party MLAs and stated that the legislature party leader has right to impose a whip on party MLAs.
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K'tka speaker violating constitution, says Murlidhar Rao
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 22 (ANI): Criticising Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, BJP General Secretary Murlidhar Rao on Monday accused him of violating the constitution by not concluding the business of trust vote in time.
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BK Hariprasad gives notice in RS for suspension of business for discussion
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Ahead of the floor test of Congress-JD(S) coalition government, Congress MP BK Hariprasad gave a notice in Rajya Sabha on Monday, under rule 267, for suspension of business for discussion over 'constitutional crisis in Karnataka.'
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Japan's ruling bloc wins upper house elections, constitutional reform suff
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 22 (ANI): Japan's ruling bloc, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, maintained a majority in the upper house by winning more than half the seats in Sunday's elections.
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Resolution for setting up National Farmers' Commission gets support in RS
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A private member resolution seeking to set up a National Farmers' Commission with Constitutional status and to deal with farmers' issues received support from members across political lines in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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