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T'gana Cong leader Jagga Reddy slams TRS for nominating Parthasaradhi Redd
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 24 (ANI): Telangana Congress working president Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy (Jagga Reddy) slammed the state government for nominating prominent industrialist Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy to the Rajya Sabha.
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Rajya Sabha Secretariat returns to biometric attendance after 2 years gap
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Biometric attendance system, which was suspended following the COVID outbreak, has now resumed in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat after two years.
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CPI MP urges Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to restore rail fare concessi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, [India], May 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to restore the concession in the Railways for senior citizens which remained suspended since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jharkhand BJP chief demands VAT reduction on petroleum products in Opposit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and Jharkhand BJP president Deepak Prakash on Sunday demanded that opposition ruled states should reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products after the Centre reduced excise duty on fuels on Saturday.
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Jharkhand Congress pitches for own candidate in Rajya Sabha polls, seeks J
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): Congress Jharkhand unit has expressed its desire to send its candidate from the alliance to Rajya Sabha in the upcoming polls while also seeking "compromise" from partner Jharkhand Mukti Morcha which had fielded party president Shibu Soren to the Upp
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CPI(M) MP urges Centre to ensure access to free public education
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala V Sivadasan on Tuesday urged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a letter to ensure access to free public education saying that it is an essential condition for realizing the right to li
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Bihar Rajya Sabha by-election: JDU fields Anil Hegde
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Janta Dal United(JDU) on Monday fielded Anil Hegde as its candidate for bye-election in Bihar.
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CPI (M) MP urges Railway minister to reinstate abolished posts
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha CPI(M) MP from Kerala, V Sivadasan has written a letter to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw requesting him to reinstate the abolished posts in Indian Railways.
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Jharkhand govt infested with corruption: State BJP chief Deepak Prakash
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): Jharkhand BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Sunday claimed that the state government is infested with corruption.
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DMK announces list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls, gives one seat to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday announced three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls while giving one seat to ally Congress as elections to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on June 10.
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BJP MP hits out at Maharashtra CM, claims Shiv Sena deviated from Bal Thac
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday hit out at the Shiv Sena, alleging that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party has deviated from the path of his father and founder Bal Thackeray.
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Manik Saha, a man of many hats who will steer BJP-led govt in Tripura
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 15 (ANI): Dr Manik Saha, who was chosen by the BJP as the new chief minister of Tripura, is a Rajya Sabha MP and chief of the party in the state which will go the polls by March next year.
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