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Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over air pollution
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Members of Parliament (MPs) from BJP and Congress on Tuesday gave Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of air pollution.
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CPI's Binoy Viswan gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswan on Tuesday gave a suspension of business notice in the Upper House under rule 267, over the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue.
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1,029 ceasefire violations in J-K during Aug-Oct
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Pakistan has been resorting to the ceasefire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control and there have been 950 incidents of CFVs along the Line of Control (LoC) and 79 incidents of CFVs along International Border (IB) in Jammu region during the last three m
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Govt approves in principle creation of CDS post: Shripad Naik
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The Government has granted in-principle approval for the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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Rajya Sabha marshals get military-style uniform
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The first day of the historic 250th session of Rajya Sabha saw a visible change with marshals standing beside the seat of the Chairman in the House wearing a military-style uniform.
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Total attendance of MPs eludes historic 250th session of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): More than half of Rajya Sabha MPs remained absent most of the time during the 5-hour-long programme to mark the 250th session of the Upper House of Parliament on Monday.
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Naidu lauds contribution of Rajya Sabha but says all is not well, makes 10
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that the Upper House has played a significant role in the socio-economic transformation of the country during its journey of last 67 years but "all is not well" and there is a lot to be desired amid conc
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Crucial for Rajya Sabha to form select committees, ensure bills receive de
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): On the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that it is crucial for the Rajya Sabha to form select committees to ensure that the bills tabled "receive detailed scrutiny they deserve."
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Rajya Sabha marshals' uniform gets military touch
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The first day of Winter Session of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament, witnessed an interesting change as the marshals standing beside the chair of the Chairman were seen in a new military look.
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PM Modi lauds NCP, BJD for adhering to parliamentary norms
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for strictly adhering to parliamentary norms, saying they never protested in the well of the House and asserted that other parties, including BJP should
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Abolition of states, conversion into UTs 'far-reaching step': Manmohan Sin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called the "abolition of states and their conversion into union territories" a far-reaching step and urged the Central government to consult the Rajya Sabha before taking such "drastic" steps.
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Won't forget Rajya Sabha's role when bills on Article 370, 35(A) were pass
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the role of Rajya Sabha will not be forgotten when Bills pertaining to Article 370 and Article 35(A) that granted special powers to Jammu and Kashmir were passed in the Upper House of Parliament.
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