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JD-U's Harivansh likely to be re-elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [ANI], Aug 31 (ANI): Janata Dal (U) MP Harivansh is likely to be re-elected for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha on September 14, the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament, sources said.
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Congress behaving as business house competing against Facebook: BJP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): After Congress wrote two letters to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and made charges against its operations in India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief whip in Rajya Sabha Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday taunted Congress and said that the party is behaving like
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UP boy arrested for running fake FB account of Telangana MP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): A juvenile boy, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Rajya Sabha MP Joginipally Santosh Kumar and attempted to cheat people of their money, was on Friday arrested in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana police said
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Ahead of Parliament session, Congress MPs appeal Question Hour should not
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Parliament Session, Congress MPs have appealed that Question Hour is an important part of Parliament system and it should be continued.
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Congress appoints Jairam Ramesh as party's chief whip in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Congress party on Thursday appointed Rajya Sabha MP and former union minister Jairam Ramesh as the chief whip of the party in Rajya Sabha and also formed a group of 10 MPs for smooth and effective coordination in both the Houses of Parliament.
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Parliamentary committee business not to be leaked with media: RS Chairman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has written to chairpersons of parliamentary standing committees asking them to ensure proceedings of panel meetings related to the subject matters or legislative bills under their consideration and
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BJP's Syed Zafar Islam to contest RS seat from UP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named party spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam as its candidate for upcoming by-elections for Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh.
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India exports only 1 pc of wheat, pulses and fruits, says parliamentary pa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): India exports only one per cent of its agri products like wheat, pulses and fruits, according to a parliamentary standing committee report presented on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.
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Rajya Sabha ethics committee authorises secretariat officials to receive c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee has authorised two officials of the Secretariat to receive complaints of alleged ethical misconduct and violation of code of conduct against members, according to an official release.
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Monsoon session of Parliament to be held from September 14 to October 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The monsoon session of the Parliament will commence on September 14 and conclude on October 1 and will be held by observing precautions related to COVID-19, sources said on Tuesday.
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LDF's MV Sreyamskumar elected to Rajya Sabha from Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate MV Sreyamskumar was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala in the election held on Monday.
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Sanjay Singh alleges Chetan Chauhan died due to UP govt's negligence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh submitted a complaint to Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujeet Pandey to register an FIR against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his government colleagues alleging that Chetan Chauhan died due to
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