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Triple Talaq an offence now, Cabinet approves Ordinance
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance or an Executive Order on Triple Talaq bill, making it a criminal act, sources confirmed.
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Raut appointed as Sena leader for Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has been appointed as the head of his party MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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EC removes NOTA for Rajya Sabha, Legislative council elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): Election commission on Tuesday issued an advisory prohibiting None Of The Above (NOTA) option from the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections.
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Congress never opposed Triple Talaq bill: Anand Sharma
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 08 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday dismissed charges from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Congress party is responsible for stalling the Triple Talaq Bill and not letting it pass in the Rajya Sabha.
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PM Modi to unveil book on Naidu's 1 year as VP tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a book on the first year of M. Venkaiah Naidu as the Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
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Not on BJP's behest: Shivpal Yadav on floating SSF
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
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Azam Khan threatened my daughters: Amar Singh to meet UP Guv
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Tagging Samajwadi Party (SP) as 'Namazwadi Party', Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh on Tuesday accused SP leader Azam Khan of threatening his twin daughters and said that he will meet Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and submit a complaint against Khan.
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Ahmed Patel appointed treasurer of Congress
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 21 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed senior party leader Ahmed Patel as the new treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Patel will replace Congress leader Motilal Vora, who had been running the party funds for a long time.
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NOTA cannot be allowed in RS polls: SC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the option of NOTA (None of the above) cannot be used in Rajya Sabha elections.
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Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs 'to contribute generously' to Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu and Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan on Monday issued a joint statement appealing to the Members of parliament (MPs) to contribute to the flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Kerala floods: VP Naidu calls review meeting
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 20 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called a review meeting to take stock of the Kerala floods with Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, and decided to donate a month's salary for relief measures.
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Walk down the glorious years of 'IronMan' Vajpayee
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018) was the only parliamentarian who got elected from four different states - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi - and was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha a record 10 times and to the Rajya Sabha twice. He serv
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