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Centre's move to deploy additional forces creating 'ominous uncertainty' i
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war of words between the Centre and opposition parties over the deployment of additional forces in Jammu and Kashmir, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said the government must come clean on the issue as this has created 'om
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Telangana: Vice President pays last respects to Jaipal Reddy
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 28 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited the residence of former Union Minister Jaipal Reddy and paid his last respects to the senior Congress leader who passed away here at the age of 77.
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ADR gets award from Maharshtra state election commission
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Saturday awarded the first 'Democracy Award' in the category of "Increasing Citizens' Participation in Electoral Process (Dissemination of information about contesting candidates to make the v
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Deeply distressed by behaviour of some sections of MPs in RS: Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [Mumbai], July 27 (ANI): Expressing his dismay over the functioning of Rajya Sabha, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that he was "deeply distressed" by the behaviour of "some sections" during the last two years as the presiding officer and maintained t
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Not in our civilisation to disrespect women: Vice President Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing concern over the observations made by SP MP Azam Khan in the Lok Sabha while Rama Devi was presiding over the proceedings of the House, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that disrespecting women is not in our civilisation.
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Disregard to rules, parliamentary conventions erode stature of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing his anguish over the chaotic scenes in Rajya Sabha during voting on RTI bill, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that any disregard to the rules and parliamentary conventions erode the stature of the Upper House.
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Women should get seat reservation in Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday proposed that women should be given seat reservation in the Parliament and after that, they should be provided with "funds, functions, and functionaries".
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Rajya Sabha sittings extended till August 7
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): The sittings of Rajya Sabha was on Friday extended till August 7, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the Upper House a day after Lok Sabha session was extended.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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20 years on, Pak yet to rehabilitate locals displaced due to Kargil
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Even after 20 years, thousands of civilians, displaced due to the Kargil War, are still languishing in refugee slums while waiting for the Pakistani authorities to rehabilitate them.
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Telangana: 7 CPI-Maoist members detained, gelatine sticks and detonators s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Cherla police along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men nabbed seven members of the banned CPI party from Kalivaeru crossroads for allegedly possessing explosives on Wednesday.
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