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Sasmit Patra appointed chief whip of BJD in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has been appointed as the chief whip of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the Upper House by the BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday.
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Tribunal notice to Centre, TN over Vaiko's application to implead on LTTE
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A special tribunal on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu state government on the application of MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko seeking to implead in the proceedings on whether Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) should b
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Rajya Sabha sittings extended till August 7
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): The sittings of Rajya Sabha was on Friday extended till August 7, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the Upper House a day after Lok Sabha session was extended.
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No proposal to merge Union Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Ra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): There is no proposal currently to merge the ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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What happened yesterday has pained me: R S Chairman Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed "pain" over Thursday's incident in the upper house during voting process on Right to Information (Amendment) Bill that witnessed chaos and pandemonium after the House rejected Opposition's demand to r
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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Rs 139.20 crore earned from platform tickets in 2018-19, Piyush Goyal
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government earned around Rs 139.20 crore from the sale of platform tickets in the year 2018-19, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal told Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project to be completed by 2023: Piyush Goya
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as Bullet Train Project, has been sanctioned with a target to be completed by 2023, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
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MPs from SP, TMC give Zero Hour notices in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday gave Zero Hour notices in the Rajya Sabha over several issues.
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Opposition accuses BJP of manipulating ballot paper during voting on RTI B
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Opposition on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha.
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Oppn parties accuse BJP of manipulating ballot paper voting on RTI Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed chaos and uproar as Opposition parties accused BJP of manipulating ballot papers during the voting on the Right to Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. BJP too targeted its political rivals for levelling 'baseless
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Rajya Sabha passes RTI (Amendment) Bill after acrimonious debate
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the controversial Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after an acrimonious debate and opposition walk out amidst uproarious scenes with the government rejecting a strong demand for referring the bill to select commit
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