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Congress to contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Jan 13 (ANI): The Congress party will contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats at stake in Uttar Pradesh in the coming General Elections, the party veteran and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Sunday.
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Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pak eagerly waiting for passage of Citizenship B
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan, who were eagerly awaiting the passage of a bill by Parliament that would grant them Indian citizenship, are disappointed that it could not fructify in the just-concluded Winter session but have not given
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RS saw just 27 pc productivity, LS 47 pc during Winter Session
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 10 (ANI): The just-concluded Winter Session of Parliament recorded low productivity, with the Rajya Sabha registering just 27 per cent and the Lok Sabha 47 per cent.
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Winter Session of Parliament quite productive, 5 bills passed, says Parlia
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that the Parliament's Winter Session 2018 was "a successful session in terms of wide participation of all political parties" and the productivity of Lok Sabha was pegged at 47 pe
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Parliament passes bill granting 10% quota to economically-weaker sections
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): The Parliament on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Constitution to make economically-weaker sections of general category eligible for 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Rajnath to hold meeting with CMs of Northeaste
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Amidst the outcry in the Rajya Sabha over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he will soon hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers of all Northeastern states for reviewing the current security situation a
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RS adjourned again, Rajnath to address Citizenship Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 9 (ANI): Amid protests by the opposition members over the extension of the Rajya Sabha's sitting by one day without consulting them, the House was adjourned for the second time till 2 pm on Wednesday.
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over the extension of Session
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 9 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha witnessed noisy scenes on Wednesday when the House met to consider and pass the quota Bill, seeking 10 per cent reservation for the poor among the general category people.
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After a long wait for Indian citizenship, Hindu and Sikh refugees have a r
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
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Lok Sabha passes bill to grant 10% reservation to economically weak in gen
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to grant 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to economically-weaker individuals belonging to the general category, across religions.
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No support for Yashwant Sinha, says AAP MP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh on Tuesday rubbished media reports of the AAP-Congress alliance backing former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha as an independent candidate from New Delhi in the upcoming Lok Sabha el
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Opposition stages protest against extension of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): Opposition leaders staged a protest in Parliament premises on Tuesday against the central government for extending the Rajya Sabha session by a day.
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