This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. Since independence, the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. The elections for the post will be held on June 26.
Senior cabinet minister Rajnath Singh has been reaching out to opposition leaders on behalf of the government in a bid to build consensus for the post of Speaker and deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament.
Congress Jharkhand Incharge Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Monday after the meeting with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi said that the party has decided the roadmap for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections.
After a meeting with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Rahul Gandhi, Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra Singh on Monday said that the party will raise the Manipur issue in the Parliament.
Assam Police have arrested five persons in connection with a gang rape incident with a minor girl in the state's Udalguri district. The arrested persons were identified as Mustaq Ahmed, Mohidul Islam, Hafijul Ali, Saddam Ali and Ehsan Ahmed.
The BJP President in his letter said that he is not merely writing the letter in the capacity of the National President of BJP but more importantly as a 'Bharatiya'.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 24: US-based watchmaker Timex Group commemorates their strong partnership with their Hyderabad based partner Kamal watches (Aparna Mall) through a special edition watches collection from Timex and Guess. At a grand celebration, popular Actor Sriya Reddy wa
Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not mentioning issues like NEET exam irregularities, Manipur violence and West Bengal train accident while addressing media persons outside the new Parliament building before taking oath as MP, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge said P
Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emergency remark, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out at the centre questioning how long they want to rule by talking about the emergency.
BJP MP Sambit Patra hit out at the INDIA bloc and the Congress and alleged that they were silent on the hooch tragedy in Kallakurchi, Tamil Nadu and called it a murder of 32 Dalits.