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Payment of Gratuity Amendment bill passed in RS
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 22 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) bill on Thursday.
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EC allows Mukhtar Ansari to vote in RS polls
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday granted permission to jailed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mukhtar Ansari to take part in the voting of the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections.
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Delhi HC adjourns Sharad Yadav's RS disqualification issue for May 3
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on former MP Sharad Yadav's plea in the matter of his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha for May 3.
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Budget session: Both Houses adjourned till tomorrow
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs on Wednesday stormed the well of the Rajya Sabha over the demand of special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
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NSS funds used to retrofit VVIPs' planes: Centre
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): National flag carrier airline Air India sought a loan of USD 180 million from Bank of Baroda for modification of two aircraft for VVIPs, but did not take it, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said on Tuesday.
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UN condoles deaths of Indians in Iraq
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 21 (ANI): The United Nations condoled the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, saying the tragedy is yet another example of barbarism and cruelty by the notorious terror outfit.
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In politics no alliance is permanent: BJP's UP ally chief
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh)[India]Mar 20(ANI): A day after Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief, Om Prakash Rajbhar threatened to boycott voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Minister to come and m
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Swaraj on Indians killed in Iraq: We did not keep anyone in dark
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the government did not keep anyone in the dark on the issue of 39 Indians killed in Iraq's Mosul.
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Kin of 39 Indians killed in Iraq mourn
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New Delhi [India] March 20 (ANI): Kin of 39 missing Indians in Iraq on Tuesday mourned the death of their near and dear ones after the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj broke this news in the Rajya Sabha.
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Death of Indians in Iraq should have been confirmed earlier: Punjab CM
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Chandigarh [India] March 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the central government should have confirmed the death of Indians in Iraq much earlier.
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In touch with Iraq to bring back mortal remains of Indians: MoS V.K. Singh
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New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Tuesday stated that the legal procedures were underway to obtain the mortal remains of the 39 Indians killed in Iraq.
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Amit Shah asks BJP's UP ally chief to meet him
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 20 (ANI): A day after Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar threatened to boycott voting for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh Minister to come to Delhi a
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