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27 new Rajya Sabha members take oath
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): As many as 27 of the 57 members elected to the Rajya Sabha during the recent biennial polls on Friday took oath owing allegiance to the Constitution as required to commence their functioning as members of the Council of States.
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'Sorry state of affairs is unpardonable': CPI MP writes to Scindia over fl
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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressing his concern over the "woeful and dire" safety conditions in which airlines are currently operating in the co
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Day after resignation, Mukhtar Naqvi's cryptic remark: 'My political and s
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): On his last working day as a member of the Rajya Sabha, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi - who resigned as Union minister just a day back - said on Thursday that his 'political and social tenure is not yet over'.
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Cong's Anand Sharma says he has every right to meet JP Nadda
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma on Thursday said that he has every right to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda and both of them share the same alma mater.
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Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann's wedding rituals begin, Raghav Chadha shares glimp
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 7 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha is giving live updates from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann's intimate wedding ceremony in Chandigarh on Thursday.
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Athlete PT Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja express gratitude to PM Modi fo
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): After getting nominated to the Rajya Sabha, athlete PT Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja on Wednesday expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Four new members nominated to Rajya Sabha have received national, global r
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Centre on Wednesday nominated four new members to Rajya Sabha who represent various South Indian states including PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja, Veerendra Heggade, KV Vijayendra Prasad, said a press release.
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CM Bommai expresses happiness over Veerendra Heggade's Rajya Sabha nominat
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has expressed his happiness at the nomination of Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, as a member of Rajya Sabha.
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Rajnikanth congratulates Ilayaraja on being appointed as Rajya Sabha membe
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): South Indian actor and Makkal Needhi Malam chief Rajnikanth on Wednesday congratulated singer and film composer Ilayaraja for being appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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PT Usha, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade, scr
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New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Iconic composer Ilaiyaraaja, celebrated athlete PT Usha, Indian philanthropist Veerendra Heggade and screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad Garu have been nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Naqvi, RCP Singh to resign as ministers from PM Modi's Cabinet
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New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Two Cabinet Ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, who will cease to be members of the Rajya Sabha from Thursday, will have to resign from the Union Cabinet by tomorrow according to the procedure.
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24 Rajya Sabha members to take oath on Friday
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Twenty-four newly-elected members of the Rajya Sabha will take oath on Friday in the chamber of the Upper House of the Parliament.
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