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BSP removes Danish Ali as LS group chief, replaces him with OBC leader
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The BSP on Wednesday removed Danish Ali as leader of the party in the Lok Sabha replacing him with an OBC leader saying "balance " was necessary after it announced that former Rajya Sabha member, Munquad Ali is appointed as President of the party
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In major reshuffle Munquad Ali appointed BSP's UP unit president
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): In a major reshuffle in the party, former Rajya Sabha MP of Bahujan Samaj Party, Munquad Ali has been appointed as president of the party's state unit, said a press note from the party on Wednesday.
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First Lok Sabha session: Highest number of oral questions answered in 20 y
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha recorded the highest number of working hours in the last 20 years as also the highest number of questions answered orally in the same period, according to PRS Legislative Research.
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RS passes bill to increase SC judges, defers bill that removes Cong presid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court without discussion while it deferred some bills including one that seeks to remove the Congress President as a member of the trust running the Jallianwala
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249th session witnessed best in last 17 years, 31 Bills passed: RS Chairma
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that after a long time the Upper House witnessed "narrowing of divergence" in terms of Bills passed by both the Houses of Parliament and termed the 249th session as "best" in the last 17 years.
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Centre notifies abrogation of Article 370 in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Centre has issued a notification stating that Article 370 of the Constitution, providing special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, "shall cease to be operative".
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NMC Bill: Police detains doctors during protest in Vijayawada
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Several junior doctors and medicos were detained by the police for taking part in a relay hunger strike at Siddhartha Medical College of the city on Wednesday, opposing the National Medical Commission Bill (NMC), 2019, which was passed in the
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Rajya Sabha pays tribute to late Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday paid rich tributes to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died on Tuesday, and observed two minutes silence as a mark of respect to her memory.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 7 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned sine die after witnessing record business during the session with the Upper House passing 32 bills as against 35 in the Lok Sabha.
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This will reinforce national unity, integrity: RSS on passage of bills on
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has lauded the central government's "bold and historic" decision regarding abrogation of Article 370 and passage of Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. It said that this initiative will "reinforce
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Top BJP leaders hail passage of 'historic' bills on J-K
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 6 (ANI): Riding on a thumping majority in Lok Sabha and engineering numbers in Rajya Sabha, the Centre successfully annulled Article 370 and passed Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019. Buoyed by it, leaders from BJP and its allies heaped praises on Prime Mini
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Scrapping Article 370 India's internal matter: UAE Ambassador
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): The UAE on Tuesday defended India's decision to remove Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is an internal matter of New Delhi and is aimed at "reducing regional disparity and improving efficiency".
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