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Himanta Biswa Sarma 'always engaged in communal politics,' alleges Congres
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora on Sunday slammed Himanta Biswa Sarma for holding Left and Liberals responsible for bitterness between Hindus and Muslims and alleged that Assam Chief Minister is creating divisions among minorities and polarizing the s
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MP Priyanka Chaturvedi resigns as anchor of Sansad TV show after suspensio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday stepped down as anchor for a show on Sansad TV after being suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the entire winter session of the Parliament.
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Winter session: Rajya Sabha shows signs of return to normal functioning
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): After several days of the ongoing winter session of Parliament being washed away due to "disruptions and forced adjournments" amid Opposition ruckus, Rajya Sabha showed signs of a return to normal functioning as the productivity remained above 95 per cent
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Vice President suggests minimum of 100 sittings of Parliament per year
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for a minimum of 100 sittings of Parliament every year and an adequate number of sittings of State Assemblies to enable detailed discussions on a range of issues. He urg
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VP Naidu calls for wider debate on freebies, asks PAC to ensure balanced,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for a wider debate on the 'freebies' being doled out to ensure the most effective utilization of the scarce resources in the country.
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Celebration of 100 years of PAC scheduled for December 4-5, says Adhir Ran
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The celebration of 100 years of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is scheduled on December 4-5, PAC Chairperson and Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Friday.
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HPSC scam: Deepender Hooda gives 15-days to govt to conduct court-monitore
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], December 4 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday gave the government a "15-day ultimatum" for a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the alleged Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) and Haryana Sta
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Mansukh Mandaviya rubbishes opposition allegations on COVID-19 in Lok Sabh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya replied to a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation in the country in Lok Sabha on Friday as Rajya Sabha saw both the question hour and zero hour going through smoothly after days of protests over suspension of 12 op
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Procurement of rice in Telangana has increased by more than 80 pc in last
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goal on Friday stated that the central government has always been accommodative of the requests of Telangana state.
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India stressed its commitment to aspirations of Tamils in Sri Lanka at UNH
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs in Rajya Sabha stated that India, at the 46th Session of UNHRC, stressed its abiding commitment to the aspirations of Tamils of Sri Lanka.
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Winter Session of Parliament: Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Monday, on Friday, the fifth day of the ongoing winter session of Parliament.
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Farmers, farming both have prospered since 2014: Narendra Singh Tomar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that both "farmers and farming have prospered since 2014", the year when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established a clear majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections. Read More
