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Former CJI Gogoi creates scholarship fund for law students from his Rajya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who is still a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha, has decided to support the education of students studying law by donating his entire salary earned as a parliamentarian.
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Your energy is infectious: PM Modi writes to Naidu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote a letter to former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, lauding him for his service to the nation during his tenure. In the letter, PM Modi compared Naidu to Acharya Vinoba Bhave and commended his infectious energ
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Declining productivity of Rajya Sabha reversed during Naidu's tenure: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The productivity of Rajya Sabha was on the decline since 1995 but saw a marked improvement during the last three years of Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's tenure, a publication released by the Upper House has revealed.
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Plant more trees to protect ecological balance: RS Chairman Venkaiah Naid
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, August 10 (ANI): Outgoing Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday appealed to everyone to "protect, promote and propagate plantation of trees", and said that planting trees should be a people's movement.
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Nitish Kumar finally realised his mistake, says Former MP Ali Anwar
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar Ali Anwar on Tuesday welcomed the JD(U)'s decision to quit NDA and join the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar and said that after five years Nitish Kumar had realised his mistake.
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Lok Sabha passes two bills, Rajya Sabha gives farewell to Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Lok Sabha passed two bills and a bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on Monday as the two Houses were adjourned sine die, four days ahead of the scheduled end of the monsoon session.
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LS passes bill to establish carbon markets, bring large residential build
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to mandate use of non-fossil sources, including green hydrogen, green ammonia, biomass and Ethanol for energy and feedstock and establish carbon markets.
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Members across political divide are rivals, not enemies: Venkaiah Naidu at
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Urging members to maintain decency, dignity and decorum so that the image and respect of the House is maintained, outgoing Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that members across political divide were not enemies but rivals and they must w
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'Inspiring, encouraging, rewarding' : PM Modi showers accolades on outgoin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi bid farewell to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday and called his term 'inspiring, encouraging, rewarding' for future generations.
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Rajya Sabha lost 47 hours in the monsoon session due to interruptions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Over 47 hours of productive time was wasted due to interruptions and protests in the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha that concluded on Monday even as business was conducted for more than 35 hours in its 16 sittings.
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Lok Sabha passes New Delhi International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre.
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MP Raghav Chadha demands justice over Mandeep Kaur suicide
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): In the backdrop of the suicide of Mandeep Kaur in New York, AAP Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and handed over a representation to demand justice for the Indian woman.
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