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Constitution 'paramount', Hegde clarifies after controversial remark
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Offering clarification for his earlier remark about claiming to amend the Constitution, Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Thursday said the Constitution is paramount for him, and that he would never speak against the Parliament.
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Cong. gives suspension of business notice in RS over PM Modi's remarks
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 27 (ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday gave a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat election campaign.
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MPs should be paid more than cabinet secretary, says SP's Naresh Agarwal
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Parliamentarians on Friday demanded hike in their salaries as they contended that the lawmakers have been working over-time for the people.
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Tendulkar delivers maiden RS speech on Twitter
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): After being denied an opportunity to speak in the Rajya Sabha, legendary cricketer and nominated Member of Parliament Sachin Tendulkar on Friday took to social media to share what he had planned to deliver in the Parliament.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned due to repeated disruptions
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.21 (ANI): The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Jaya Bachchan disappointed over uproar in RS during Sachin's speech
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on Thursday expressed disappointment over the uproar by the politicians in the house, when MP Sachin Tendulkar was about deliver his debut speech, and said it is a matter of shame that the latter was not allowed to speak.
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BJP criticises Cong for not letting Sachin speak in RS
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec. 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticised the Congress party for not letting Sachin Tendular speak in Rajya Sabha.
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Congress MPs bowled out Sachin Tendulkar, Rajya Sabha adjourned
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Cricket legend and nominated member of Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar was out for a duck in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech on Thursday.
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Justice prevails, says Kanimozhi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Hours after getting acquitted in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi on Thursday welcomed the court's judgement and said it was an answer to all the allegations made
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2G scam verdict: Kanimozhi thanks people who stood by her
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi, who was one of the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation cases acquitted of all charges in a verdict by a Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court, has
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Bindra calls for improvement in athlete support system
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra has called for improvement in the professional support system of the athletes so that India keeps winning a big haul of medals and producing a continuous line of top performers.
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Amid Congress' uproar, Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after an uproar by the Opposition in the House over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark on his predecessor Manmohan Singh over a 'secret meeting with Pakistani officials'.
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