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India taking efforts to ease China standoff, war no solution: Sushma in RS
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that India has taken efforts to ease the standoff with China.
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Congress levelling false allegations on BJP over NOTA: RS Prasad
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday tore into Congress party and accused the grand old party of levelling false and baseless allegations that the provision of NOTA (None of the Above) was included on the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP
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Tendulkar attends Rajya Sabha after questions raised over his absence
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday attended the Rajya Sabha.
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NOTA to remain in Gujarat RS polls as SC dismisses Congress' plea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay use of None of the Above (NOTA) option in the upcoming Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls to be held on August 8.
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Congress issues whip in Rajya Sabha to raise discussion on foreign policy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Aug 3 (ANI): The parliament is likely to witness a stormy session on Thursday as the Congress party issued a three-line whip to its MPs in Rajya Sabha to attend.
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SC to hear Cong. plea seeking removal of 'NOTA' from RS polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the plea filed by the Congress against the Election Commission of India (ECI) challenging the introduction of 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option in the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.
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EC releases list of Rajya Sabha polls with NOTA option since 2014
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Election Commission (EC) has released a list of Rajya Sabha polls and bypolls that it has held with NOTA option since November 2014.
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Unprecedented 'witch-hunt' by BJP to win RS seat: Congress on K&
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi / Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 02 (ANI): After the Income Tax department raided a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru where 42 Congress MLAs from Gujarat were holed up to avoid poaching by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, the Congress on Wednesday slammed
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Karnataka I-T raids not connected with Gujarat polls: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 2 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Thursday with Opposition party calling the Karnataka Income Tax raids a political scheme by the Bharatiya Janata Party, to which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley responded saying the raids have no connection with Gujarat polls
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow over IT raids in Bengaluru
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was adjourned till Thursday after the Congress party created uproar over the Income Tax raids at Karnataka Power Minister DK Shivakumar's residence and resort in Bengaluru where 44 MLAs from Gujarat are staying.
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IT raids at K'taka minister's house has no link with RS polls: J
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asserted that the income tax raid at residence of Karnataka power minister DK Shivakumar have no links with Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat.
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IT raids: Ahmed Patel says BJP on unprecedented witch-hunt to win RS seat
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 02 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on an unprecedented witch-hunt just to win one Rajya Sabha seat.
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