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MLAs are happy, want to vote for Ahmed Patel: Cong MP DK Suresh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug. 06 (ANI): Congress Member of Parliament (MP) D.K. Suresh on Sunday said that the Gujarat Congress is united and all the 44 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are ready to vote for Ahmed Patel in the upcoming Gujarat Rajya Sabha election.
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Ahmed Patel rubbishes complaint against his RS nomination
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 06 (ANI): The office of Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in a statement clarified that the complaint against him for allegedly filing false information in an affidavit of his nomination papers for the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, is
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My appointment highlights beauty of Indian Parliamentary democracy: VP-ele
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 5 (ANI): Vice President-elect Venkaiah Naidu after winning the 15th Vice Presidential elections today, said that his appointment speaks of the beauty of the Indian parliamentary democracy, adding he will sincerely operate the functioning of the Rajya Sabha as the cha
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Sonia Gandhi congratulates Venkaiah Naidu, reminds him of 'non-partis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 5 (ANI): Congress President, Sonia Gandhi on Saturday extended her best wishes to M. Venkaiah Naidu on being elected as the 13th Vice President of India, asserting that Naidu's position has the crucial challenge of assuming a non-partisan role in running the Rajya
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Complaint filed against Ahmed Patel's RS nomination
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Days after senior Congress Leader Ahmed Patel filed his nomination papers as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, a complaint was filed against him for filing false information in the affidavit of his nomination pa
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over renaming of Mughalsarai station
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 04 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed uproar over the Central Government giving its approval to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's proposal to rename the iconic Mughalsarai railway station to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station.
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BJP says 'will uphold constitutional tradition' in RS
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 04 (ANI): the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said as a single largest party in Rajya Sabha it would uphold the constitutional, parliamentary and democratic traditions in the Upper House.
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Opposition to move two privilege motions against Sushma Swaraj in RS today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Opposition will most likely move two privilege motions against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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NOTA should not be used in indirect elections like Rajya Sabha: Cong.
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): As the Supreme Court rejected the plea opposing use of NOTA (None of the Above) in the Rajya Sabha, the Congress party on Friday said that the NOTA should not be used in the indirect elections, adding if the Election Commission wants to make changes in the
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Congress warns Sushma over 'two opinions on China issue'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 03 (ANI): Hitting back at External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's statements in Rajya Sabha, the Congress on Thursday said that when it comes to China issue, India shall speak in one voice, there will be no two opinions on that.
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IIIT Amendment Bill 2017 passed in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was passed in Rajya Sabha, today.
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NOTA doesn't mean right to rejection: Constitutional expert
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 03 (ANI): After the Supreme Court refused to stay use of None of the Above (NOTA) option in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls that will be held on August 8, a Constitutional expert, Subhash Kashyap, on Thursday said that NOTA doesn't mean the right to rejection.
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