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Winter session historic due to Quota bill: NS Tomar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister NS Tomar on Thursday said that the recently concluded winter session of the Parliament will be remembered as historic for the passing of 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill.
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Winter Session of Parliament quite productive, 5 bills passed, says Parlia
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that the Parliament's Winter Session 2018 was "a successful session in terms of wide participation of all political parties" and the productivity of Lok Sabha was pegged at 47 pe
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SC Constitution Bench to hear Ayodhya case today
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute today (Thursday) and is expected to decide the timeline and how to proceed with the case further.
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AG Venugopal says SC exercises more power than any apex court
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 09 (ANI): Taking a potshot at the powers of the Supreme Court, Attorney General KK Venugopal on Saturday said that it "has garnered to itself vast power, which no apex court in the world has ever exercised".
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Jitendra Singh denies BJP role in J&K assembly dissolution
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not have any role in the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha. "BJP does not believe in interfering in the work of const
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Sri Lanka: UNP holds protest against political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 15 (ANI): Members and supporters of United National Party (UNP) on Thursday took to streets in protest as the political and constitutional turmoil grew in Sri Lanka.
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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over Sri Lankan political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New York City [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the growing constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka and has urged the government to ensure peace and safety of all citizens.
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Massive protest in Sri Lanka over Wickremesinghe's sacking
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 30 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Tuesday took to the streets of Colombo to protest against President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and demanded the reconvening of the parliament to end the constitutional crisis in the i
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India stands by Sri Lanka amid constitutional crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday asserted that India would continue to extend development assistance to the people of Sri Lanka amid an unprecedented constitutional crisis in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena suspends parliament
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended the Parliament till November 16 amid constitutional crisis in the nation.
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PM holds constitutional post but talks of politics 24/7: Singhvi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he talks of politics 24/7 and keeps on blaming others despite holding a constitutional post.
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SC to hear plea for lifting construction ban near ASI sites
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 29 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of a law that prohibits any construction activity within 100 meters of all protected monuments and archaeological sites across India.
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