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Allow House to function smoothly, appeals Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged members to let the House function smoothly. His appeal came following yesterday's disruptions that led to adjournment of the House for the day when the Congress MPs walked up to the well in protest.
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NRC should not be politicised: Azad
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the ongoing National Register of Citizens (NRC) debate should not become a matter of indulging in votebank politics.
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Assam NRC row: RS adjourned after Shah drags Rajiv Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah dragged former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's name during the discussion on the ongoing controversial issue of the National Register of Citizens (NRC)
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Ceasefire violations spiked from 2015 to 2018: Govt
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 30 (ANI): The ceasefire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control (LoC) have witnessed a huge rise from 2015 to 2018, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Assam NRC draft should not be politicised: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Following the political parties including Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) criticised the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that such sensitive issues should not be politicised.
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Karunanidhi's health, blood pressure stable: Kanimozhi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jul 28 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi on Saturday informed that his father's health condition is now better.
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CBI to probe Cambridge Analytica data breach case: RS Prasad
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe the Cambridge Analytica data breach case.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad raises 'fake news' issue in RS
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): In the wake of increasing incidents of mob lynching, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday raised the 'fake news' issue while stressing on the disadvantages of digital media.
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Will fulfill all commitments made to Andhra: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday assured that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government will fulfill all commitments made by former prime minister Manmohan Singh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
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BJP deceiving people of Andhra: Azad
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of deceit over the special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
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Black money deposits in Swiss banks down by 80%: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday told Rajya Sabha that ever since Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, the black money deposited in Swiss National Bank has reduced by 80 per cent.
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RSS' Rakesh Sinha joins BJP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Rakesh Sinha, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind, on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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