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SC to hear plea seeking guidelines for Speakers on MLAs, MPs disqualificat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed the matter for hearing after two weeks on a petition seeking guidelines for the Speakers to take action on disqualification of MLAs and MPs.
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YSRCP rebel MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju alleges party fuelling discontent ag
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Rebel MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju on Tuesday alleged that YSRCP was fueling discontent against him by collecting identity cards of voters in his constituency Narasapuram to write letters to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking his disqualification as he was not willi
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns after losing no confidence vo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], June 28 (ANI): Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Monday that he has resigned and asked the speaker of parliament to find a replacement after the Social Democratic leader lost a vote of no confidence in parliament last week.
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YSRC rebel MP writes to Speaker, urges him not to entertain plea seeking h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, MP from Narsapuram in Andhra Pradesh, has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging him not to entertain disqualification plea against him made by YSRC parliamentary party leader Vijayasai Reddy.
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Nancy Pelosi to form select committee to investigate January 6 Capitol att
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced that she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol before President Joe Biden's inauguration, after the Republicans recently blocked the formation of an independent com
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Governor interfering in administration of state Assembly: West Bengal Spea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 23 (ANI): During a virtual meeting with other Speakers including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee had accused state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of interfering in the administration of the West Bengal Legislative As
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Elected representatives must make constant efforts to clear any misconcept
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged the presiding officers to sensitize the members of all the democratic institutions in their states including assemblies, panchayats and municipalities to conduct public awareness campaigns about COVID-19 so that c
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Trump not considering becoming next House speaker in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The former US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was not considering vying for the role of the House of Representatives in 2022 though he is aware of the mounting rumors.
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BJP MP writes to Speaker, seeks action against Nusrat Jahan over 'false in
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New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The controversy over Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan's "contradictory" remarks concerning her marital status has refused to die down with BJP MP Sanghmitra Maurya writing to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding that the matter be referred to the Ethics
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Vaccination most effective protection against COVID-19, says LS Speaker
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday asserted that vaccination is an effective protection against COVID-19, adding that Central and State Governments have expanded the scope of the inoculation drive which will help to curb the pandemic.
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Yoga gift of India's rich cultural, civilisational heritage, says Om Birla
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Greeting the people on the eve of International Day of Yoga, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called yoga a gift of India's rich cultural and civilisational heritage.
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LJP Leadership changed in Lok Sabha after Speaker found our concern genuin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Newly-elected Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national president Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla found our concern of 'lack of democracy' in the party as a genuine concern and changed the leadership by replacing Chirag Pas
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