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IBC Amendment Bill to address concerns over delay in insolvency proceeding
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill 2019 contains measures to dispel concerns over extensive litigation causing undue delays in insolvency proceedings.
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Naidu dismisses Opposition allegations on scrutiny of Bills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 29 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday dismissed the Opposition's allegation that the Rajya Sabha was a party in hurriedly passing legislation without proper scrutiny, while stressing the need for the codification of guidelines for the scrutiny of Bills b
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Venkaiah Naidu breaks down in Rajya Sabha remembering Jaipal Reddy
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday broke down while making obituary references for former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy, who passed away on Sunday in Hyderabad.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for 15 minutes due to technical snag
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Monday for 15 minutes after a short circuit was detected in the mics of some of the treasury benches members during the proceedings of the House.
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Akhilesh, Mayawati demand probe in accident of Unnao rape victim, Priyanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): A day after Unnao gang-rape victim was injured in a road accident, a political battle has intensified over the issue with two former chief ministers of the state demanding investigation over the incident and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra q
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JDU MP's son claims his mother is locked in farmhouse, blames his father's
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Ranjeet Sharma -- son of JDU Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar Dr Mahendra Prasad -- has accused his father's secretary Uma Devi of keeping his mother hostage in a farmhouse and not allowing him to meet his father.
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Opposition 'perturbed' over enhanced productivity of Parliament: Union Min
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday accused opposition MPs, who have written to the Rajya Sabha chairman over "rushing" of bills, of disrupting the House and said that the opposition was "perturbed" with the enhanced productivity o
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Bhupender Yadav downplays allegations of improper scrutiny of Bills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): BJP General Secretary Bhupender Yadav on Sunday downplayed the allegations levelled by opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha regarding the improper scrutiny of the Bills by the Parliamentary Select Committee.
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Deeply distressed by behaviour of some sections of MPs in RS: Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [Mumbai], July 27 (ANI): Expressing his dismay over the functioning of Rajya Sabha, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that he was "deeply distressed" by the behaviour of "some sections" during the last two years as the presiding officer and maintained t
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Disregard to rules, parliamentary conventions erode stature of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (India), July 27 (ANI): Expressing his anguish over the chaotic scenes in Rajya Sabha during voting on RTI bill, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that any disregard to the rules and parliamentary conventions erode the stature of the Upper House.
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Women should get seat reservation in Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday proposed that women should be given seat reservation in the Parliament and after that, they should be provided with "funds, functions, and functionaries".
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CBI asks Derek O'Brien to join investigation in chit fund case
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP, Derek O'Brien to join ongoing investigation in one of the chit fund case, CBI official told ANI.
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