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About Rs 10 cr for Punjab under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): About Rs 10 crore was released to Punjab during the last three years for the implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr Virendra Kumar informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
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Repeated same order existing since 2009: Jaitley on MHA surveillance order
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has only repeated the same order, pertaining to surveillance, which was there since 2009.
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Sanjay Singh rubbishes reports of AAP-Congress alliance
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sanjay Singh, the national spokesperson and current Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday rubbished rumours about AAP forming an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Killing of 7 civilians in Pulwama 'unacceptable', says GN Azad
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, termed the killing of seven civilians in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district "unacceptable."
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Rafale deal: Manoj Jha to move privilege motion is RS against Attorney Gen
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament (MP) Manoj Jha on Sunday announced that he is moving a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha against Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi for allowing the Centre to present factually wrong affidavit before the Supreme C
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Cyclone Gaja, Titli to be taken up in Upper House on Tuesday
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 16 (ANI): The Calling Attention notice by Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Vasudevan Maitreyan and others on cyclone Gaja and Titli is scheduled to be taken up in the Upper House on Tuesday.
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India's overall exports grow by 17.01 per cent
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): India's overall exports including merchandise and services have increased a positive growth of 17.01 per cent during April-September of 2018-19 as compared to the corresponding period of previous year, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry CR Chaudhary
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Court allows BJP, AAP leaders plea to withdraw defamation case
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House court on Wednesday accepted the joint application of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth worker Ankit Bhardwaj and Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to settle a defamation case.
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Cong gives notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): In a fresh turn of events, Congress Member of Parliament Anand Sharma on Wednesday gave notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to immediately discuss the issue of Rafale fighter jets deal.
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Winter Session: TMC gives notice in RS to raise RBI issue
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has given a notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 to "immediately discuss the threat to nation's institutions like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)".
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Rajya Sabha pays homage to Vajpayee, calls him epitome of 'politics of gra
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha (RS) on Tuesday paid homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee and called him the epitome of 'politics of grace.' RS chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu read out the obituary, describing Vajpayee as the "e
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BJP govt has unleashed a defacto financial emergency: Cong on Urjit Patel'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unleashed a defacto financial emergency which has put the country's reputation and credibility at stake, said senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel while reacting on the sudden resignation of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Gover
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