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Cong MP explains absence in RS during discussion on triple talaq bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha on Wednesday clarified that he had to be present before a Chhattisgarh court on Tuesday and, therefore, could not take part in the discussion on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in the Upper
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Government keeping the opposition under illusion for getting Bills passed:
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): A day after the Parliament approved the Triple Talaq Bill, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday accused the government of keeping the opposition under "illusion" in getting the Bills passed in the Upper House.
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MPs from TMC, BJP, Cong give Zero Hour notices in RS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Members from Trinamool Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress gave Zero Hour notices in the Rajya Sabha over several issues.
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant congratulates PM Modi over Triple Talaq Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Rajya Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 on Tuesday.
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Triple Talaq Bill: AIMPLB blames opposition, says 'no use of being MP if a
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): Questioning role of opposition in the passing of Triple Talaq Bill, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Maulana KR Firangi Mahali on Wednesday stated that if their members were absent from parliament during such time, there is n
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Parliament approves Companies Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 31 (ANI): A Bill that seeks to tighten CSR norms and ensure stricter action for non-compliance of company law regulations was on Tuesday approved by the Parliament with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote.
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RS Chairman Naidu suggests MPs to participate in business with patience, t
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday suggested the MPs to participate in House proceedings with patience and tolerance, terming the two virtues as the beauty of democracy.
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Parliament approves Companies Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) July 30 (ANI) A Bill that seeks to tighten corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms and ensure stricter action for non-compliance of the company law regulations was on Tuesday approved by the Parliament with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote.
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Companies will now to have explain where they spend CSR money: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said companies will now have to explain where they have spent money allocated for corporate social responsibility (CSR) while adding that the companies have to move this money to an escrow account if not s
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Deft floor management helped BJP get Triple Talaq Bill passed in Rajya Sab
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The success of BJP in getting the contentious Triple Talaq Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha came after some deft political management by the party leaders, which included reaching out to opposition leaders, MPs "individually" and chief ministers of Odisha, And
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Triple talaq bill stands for gender justice and equality, not religion: RS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 stands for gender justice, equality and dignity, and is not about religion.
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Mufti, Omar engage in Twitter spat over passage of triple talaq bill in RS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah engaged in a war of words on Twitter after the passage of the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, with the latter stating that PDP leaders abstaining from voting "helped the governme
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