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Farooq Abdullah hails Digvijaya Singh's remark on Article 370, says he rea
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 12 (ANI): National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday hailed Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remark that his party will relook into the issue of abrogation of Article 370 and said the Rajya Sabha MP has realised the sentiments of people
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Made a big mistake, will regret later: Cong MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Jiti
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya on Wednesday termed former party colleague Jitin Prasada's decision to join the BJP as a "big mistake" and said the former union minister will regret it.
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New Rajya Sabha members take oath, Naidu says holding public office is con
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New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): CPI-M's John Brittas and Dr V Sivadasan and nominated members Swapan Dasgupta and Mahesh Jethmalani took oath as members of Rajya Sabha on Tuesday
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Swapan Dasgupta, Mahesh Jethmalani, others take oath as RS members
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New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta and three others took oath as members of the upper house in the presence of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday.
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Virtual sessions rejected, parliamentary standing committees likely to res
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New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Ruling out holding any virtual sessions, various standing committees of Parliament are likely to resume their regular meetings from July.
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COVID-19: Centre directs states, UTs to expedite second doses for those go
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Acting upon a request made by Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Centre has come up with a set of criteria to expedite the second dose of vaccinations for those in need to undertake international travel for "genuine" reasons.
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Hope to use my remainder Rajya Sabha term to highlight issues of Bengal, s
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday said that he plans to use his term as Rajya Member to highlight issues of West Bengal and to focus on the educational system in the country.
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Lakshadweep administration wants to delay our visit to avoid world knowing
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New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Communist Party of India Marxist CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem on Sunday alleged that the Lakshadweep administration is trying to "hide reality" by delaying his party's delegation visit to the Union Territory to understand the current situation.
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PM Modi lauds MP Santosh Kumar for Green India Challenge initiative
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santosh Kumar for initiating the Green India Challenge, an effort to increase the green cover across the country.
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Cong Rajya Sabha MP seeks compensation for cyclone victims of Gujarat
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Bhavnagar (Gujarat) [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shakti Sinh Gohil on Tuesday demanded that the Central Government should provide compensation to farmers, fishermen and small-scale businessmen in the coastal area of Gujarat affected by cyclone Tauktae.
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Vice President Naidu expresses grief on demise of RS MP Rajeev Satav
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said he is shocked over the untimely death of Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Satav and said he was a dynamic parliamentarian and deeply committed to serving the people.
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PM Modi condoles demise of Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav, says he was upcomi
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New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief on the death of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav and said he was an upcoming leader with much potential.
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