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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 7 years 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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Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill, Prasad targets Congress
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the contentious bill to criminalize triple talaq amidst a walk out by Opposition members with the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accusing the Congress of dragging its feet on the legislation and contending that it was for dignity
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Lok Sabha passes triple talaq Bill
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the contentious bill to criminalize triple talaq amidst a walk out by Opposition members with the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad contending that it was for dignity and respect of women.
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No question of accepting mediation on Kashmir: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday ruled out in the Lok Sabha any question of accepting mediation on Kashmir saying it is a matter of "national pride for us" as Opposition members again raked up their demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarif
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Rajya Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI) Rajya Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah reassured opposition members and said that they should not doubt the intentions of the government.
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Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill introduced in RS amid uproar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): An amendment bill that allows a Supreme Court judge besides the Chief Justice of India to be appointed as the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) and increases the number of members from two to three, was on Monday introduced in R
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Heated discussions in Andhra Pradesh Assembly
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 : Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling and the opposition members during a debate on an adjournment motion moved by the TDP over Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy's comments in the House on Thursday during
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Heated discussions in Andhra Pradesh Assembly
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling and the opposition members during a debate on an adjournment motion moved by the TDP over Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy's comments in the House on Thursday
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Speaker unhappy over show of placards, says LS proceeding should not appea
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday expressed dismay over opposition members showing placards in the House and said proceedings in the Parliament should not look like a municipal corporation or municipal council meeting.
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Nitish Kumar expresses grief over AES deaths in Bihar Assembly
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 01 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed grief over the deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur in the state and called it an "extremely serious" after opposition members' created uproar in the state Assembly.
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Problem not with EVM or VVPAT but with counting: Sharad Pawar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday once again raised questions on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines and said he would discuss the issue with other op
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Lok Sabha adjourned amidst Centre-West Bengal govt face off
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was not allowed to function on Monday by Opposition members who shouted slogans like "CBI tota (caged parrot) hai" amidst the unprecedented face-off between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.
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