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BK Hariprasad to be Cong candidate for RS Dy chairperson post
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): BK Hariprasad of the Indian National Congress is party's candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, said sources.
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Omar, Mehbooba's war of words on social media
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 7 (ANI): Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday entered into a war of words on social media over the post of the Deputy Chairman in the Rajya Sabha which is scheduled to be
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Would be happy if woman becomes RS Dy Chairman: Vandana Chavan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 07 (ANI): Following reports of her being elected as the opposition candidate for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman's election, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of Parliament (MP) Vandana Chavan on Tuesday said that she would be happy if a woman is elected for the
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Should have been consulted on RS Dy Chairman polls: SAD
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Tuesday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) should have consulted them before finalising the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman candidate.
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Parliament passes Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): The Parliament on Monday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which ensures stringent punishment for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age.
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Senior Congress leader RK Dhawan passes away
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 06 (ANI): Senior Congress leader R. K. Dhawan on Monday passed away in Delhi at the age of 81.
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Shah lauds PM Modi for passage of NCBC bill
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the passage of the bill providing constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in the Rajya Sabha.
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TDP's CM Ramesh wins PAC poll
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 6 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party member of Parliament CM Ramesh on Monday won the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) election in the Rajya Sabha.
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RS Dy Chairman's post: JD(U)'s Harivansh Singh NDA's likely candidate
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh Narayan Singh is likely to be the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate for the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
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Elections to RS Deputy Chairman's post on Aug 9
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday announced that elections for the post of deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha would be held on August 9.
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Nirav Modi's extradition request sent to UK: VK Singh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs VK Singh on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that request for extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi from the United Kingdom to India had been sent to the High Commission of India in London.
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NRC draft limited to Assam only, not other states: Ram Madhav
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday clarified that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft is restricted to the state of Assam only.
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