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Sanjay Singh writes to RS Chairman, urges discussion on 'farmers' issue' i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Expressing his concern over ongoing farmers' protest, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh on Monday urged the Parliament to postpone its session for the other businesses and hold a discussion on this "serious" issue in the House.
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India to take up UK racism matters when required: Jaishankar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): India will champion the fight against discrimination and will take up the matters of racism against Indian students with the UK, said the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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BJP MP gives zero hour notice in RS over demand for inclusion of Awadhi la
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ashok Bajpai on Monday gave a Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the demand for the inclusion of Awadhi language in the 8th schedule to the Constitution.
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Parliamentary committees work as watch-dogs, ensure executive accountabili
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Parliamentary committees work as watch-dog and as an instrument of ensuring executive accountability, said Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairperson Harivansh on Sunday.
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Rakesh Tikait will lose security deposit if he contests polls, says BJP MP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP and former National President of Rashtriya Kisan Morcha, Vijaypal Singh Tomar on Sunday slammed Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait saying that he will lose his security deposit a third time if he contests
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Work for united, inclusive India: Rajya Sabha Chairman to newly elected me
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday offered 12 tips to the newly elected members of the House to make a difference to the functioning of the House and making of the nation as effective Parliamentarians.
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Geneva IPU President on seven-day visit to India from Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva, will be arriving in India on a seven-day visit on Sunday.
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Criticism of govt should be informed, credible, says RS chairman Naidu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): While offering tips to the newly elected members of the Upper House to make a difference to the functioning of the House on Saturday, Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu said that criticism of the government of the day shoul
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RS Deputy Chairman receives 1st jab of COVID-19 vaccine, urges people to g
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh on Thursday received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi.
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Over 4 lakh beggars in India, West Bengal ranks top: Govt informs Rajya Sa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): India has over 4 lakh beggars, with the highest 81,244 beggars in West Bengal, while Lakshadweep merely has two vagrants according to the 2011 census, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot informed the Rajya Sabha.
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Cong divided over 'attack' on Mamata, top leaders express varying views
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The alleged "attack" on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has exposed deep divisions in the Congress. While the party's state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused her of resorting to 'nautanki' (theatrics) its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha
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No comprehensive scheme for rehabilitation of beggars, govt informs Rajya
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that there is no comprehensive scheme for the rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging.
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