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"Mother of democracy has orphaned it": Kapil Sibal opens up on bulk suspen
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Opening out after 78 MPs were suspended from both Houses on Monday, making it the biggest single-day purge in the history of India's Parliament, combined with the 13 members removed earlier, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the "mother of democracy has orphaned it".
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Congress leader Randeep Surjewala accuses BJP of "dictatorship" after MP's
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has criticised the BJP government for suspending 78 MPs in both Houses of Parliament, including both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, for staging protests in demand of a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach in Parliament last w
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92 MPs suspended from Parliament; Opposition terms it "murder of democracy
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a major escalation of tensions between the Opposition and the BJP-led government at the Centre, 78 MPs were suspended from both Houses of Parliament on Monday, taking the total number of suspended MPs in this session to 92 after which Opposition leaders termed it a "murder of democracy
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70 pc urban households have access to safe drinking water, 42 pc have sewe
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Around 70 per cent of urban households have access to piped water supply and around 42 per cent have access to sewerage facilities as of today, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed Parliament on Monday.
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Rs 5,294 cr subsidy provided to EV makers under phase-II of FAME scheme: C
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has given a subsidy amounting to Rs 5,294 crore to electric vehicle manufacturers on the sale of 1.1 million electric vehicles under phase-II of 'Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India', Minister of State for Heavy Indu
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Biggest ever: Rajya Sabha suspends 45 MPs in a day; 11 until privilege com
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the biggest ever action in the history of Parliamemt in a day, the Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended 45 Opposition MPs for their "misconduct" during proceedings of the House.
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45 opposition MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha for 'misconduct'
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hours after 33 members were suspended from Lok Sabha for "misconduct" for the remainder of winter session on Monday, 45 members from opposition including Congress' Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of the session
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Rajya Sabha passes two Bills linked to J-K within 10 minutes amid oppositi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha passed two separate bills on Jammu and Kashmir within 10 minutes of their move into the house amid a logjam by the joint opposition over the Parliament security breach incident that occurred last week.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 4 pm, Chairman Dhankhar calls Parliament securi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 4 pm following a ruckus by Opposition MPs demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue of the Parliament security breach incident.
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Bill to amend some provisions of TRAI Act introduced in Lok Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks, the assignment of spectrum and to amend certain provisions of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act(TRAI), 1997, was introduced in th
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Opposition MPs insist on Amit Shah's statement on Parliament security brea
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Opposition MPs on Monday insisted on their demands to get a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Parliament security breach.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm, Chairman Dhankhar warns MPs for disrupting
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Minutes after the proceedings started after post-adjournment at 11.30 AM, Rajya Sabha once again got adjourned till 2 pm after opposition MPs raised slogans on the issue of the Parliament security breach incident.
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