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Youngsters should get COVID-19 vaccine first, not me, says Congress' Malli
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday said that priority should be given to youngsters for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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G23 leaders conspiring against Congress for Rajya Sabha seats:Ranjeet Ranj
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Lok Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Saturday stated that the G-23 or the groups of 23 dissenting leaders of Congress are "conspiring against the party" just to get Rajya Sabha seats.
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Keralites wont buy into Rahul Gandhi's gimmicks, says KJ Alphons
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Former union minister and BJP Rajya Sabha MP KJ Alphons on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for blaming the Central Government for being apathetic to fishermen.
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Open rebellion in Congress: Upset G-23 leaders likely to give strong messa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "North-South" remark, fireworks are likely within the Congress party, when upset senior Congress leaders from north India are expected to make a strong statement against the top party leadership in Jammu on Satur
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BJP candidates win both Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], February 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Dineshchamdra Jemalbhai Ananvadiya and Rambhai Harjibhai Mokariya won both Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat on Monday.
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu writes to all MPs to promote native language
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Describing the first learned and spoken mother tongue as the 'soul of life', Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu passionately urged all the Members of Parliament to actively contribute to the cause of preservation and promotion
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No successor to Ahmed Patel for Congress in RS bypolls in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): The Congress is not contesting the Rajya Sabha bypolls from Gujarat and will not have a successor to late party leader Ahmed Patel from the state.
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Sanjay Raut questions Centre over rise in fuel prices
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday hit out at the Central government over the rise in petrol prices and asked: "Where is the money going?"
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Rajya Sabha: Attendance of parliamentary panels improves by 15 pc, meeting
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The functioning of the eight Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Rajya Sabha has improved substantially with a 15 per cent increase in attendance and more than 16 per cent improvement in the average duration of meetings sin
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Venkaiah Naidu accords Kharge recognition as Leader of Opposition in RS
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has accorded recognition to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha with effect from February 16.
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Biswajit Daimary to be BJP candidate for RS by-polls
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Former Bodoland People's Front (BPF) leader Biswajit Daimary will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Assam for the by-election to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), informed the party on Monday.
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BJD expresses concern over increasing fuel prices
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP and party's national spokesperson Prasanna Acharya on Monday expressed deep concern over the increasing price of LPG cylinder and fuel and said that the Central government should be sensitive about increasing these pr
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