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BJP's Manik Saha wins Rajya Sabha polls from Tripura
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party state president Manik Saha won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tripura on Thursday.
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Assam Rajya Sabha polls: Counting of votes begins
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): The counting of votes for the Rajya Sabha biennial poll for two seats in Assam has started following the directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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PM Modi requests retiring Rajya Sabha MPs to document their experiences
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi while bidding farewell to 72 Rajya Sabha MPs on Thursday, requested them to document their experiences and contributions to the house for future generations to learn from it.
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Assam Rajya Sabha election 2022: Counting of votes to commence shortly
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Hours after the Congress lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) citing a violation of rules by the BJP legislators during voting for the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam on Thursday, the counting for the same is going to begi
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Venkaiah Naidu raises concern over 'loss of valuable functional time' of R
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday raised concern over the 'loss of valuable functional time' of Rajya Sabha due to disruptions and requested the members to maintain dignity, decorum, and have meaningful discussions.
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A unique farewell for 72 retiring members of Rajya Sabha, MPs to perform d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The retirement of about one-thirds of the members of Rajya Sabha, once in two years, has turned out to be a unique event this year with several firsts marking the retirement of 72 members.
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PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge exchange laughter on farewell of 72 Rajya Sabh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday were seen having an exchange of laughter ahead of the farewell ceremony of 72 retiring MPs of the Upper House.
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Mallikarjun Kharge says Pt Nehru empowered Rajya Sabha with power, integri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Referring to India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the farewell of the 72 retiring Rajya Sabha MPs, the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the former Prime Minister provided Rajya Sabha with power
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Rajya Sabha: Naidu bids farewell to 'large pool of performers'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): In a heartfelt farewell to 72 members of the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday lauded the retiring "pool of performers", and said that it is not often that a good number of strong Parliamentarians are retiring in one go.
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Come again, PM Modi tells 72 retiring Rajya Sabha MPs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday bid farewell to the retiring 72 Rajya Sabha MPs, saying that they should come back to the House given their rich Parliamentary experiences.
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72 retiring Rajya Sabha MPs pose for farewell group photo in Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): A total of 72 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday had a group photo with Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
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UP government proposal on Scheduled Caste list returned for review
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The government said on Wednesday that it had received a proposal from the Uttar Pradesh government for the inclusion of "Koli/Hindu Julaha community" in the Scheduled Castes list of Uttar Pradesh as a synonym of 'Kori' and had been returned to the state gov
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