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Trump accepts House Speaker Pelosi's invite to deliver SOTU address on Feb
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has accepted the invitation of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address on February 4.
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Nepali parliament to start process to pick new Speaker next week
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 20 (ANI): The Lower House of Nepal parliament will start the process next week to pick a new House Speaker.
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Himachal HC dismisses petition challenging withdrawal of corruption case a
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition challenging the withdrawal of a corruption case against state Assembly Speaker Rajiv Bindal and others in connection with the appointment of employees in Solan Town Council in 1998 and 2000.
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Pelosi afraid to present her 'phony impeachment hoax' to Senate: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has again hit out at House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying that she is afraid to present her "phony impeachment hoax" to the Senate.
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Matter of concern when courts start commenting on Speaker's decision: Birl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker on Thursday said that presiding officers should use their powers so that public confidence in Parliament and assemblies increases and noted that it was a matter of concern when courts start commenting on Speaker's decision.
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Reached consensus on uniformity in important rules in state assemblies: Om
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that the State Assemblies are independent in their domain and have their rules and procedures, but there should be uniformity in important rules in Assemblies of the country.
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Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman suggests evolving parliamentary disruption ind
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Dec 18 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday suggested evolving a 'Parliamentary Disruption Index' as a measure to monitor disruptions to reduce "incidents of indiscipline".
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Lok Sabha speaker emphasises on making both Houses paperless
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 18: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday underscored the need for better utilisation of technology in governance and emphasised on implementation of the e-cabinet solutions.
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Citizens have unwavering faith in democracy: Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Indian citizens have unwavering faith in the democracy, as is evident from the record voter turnout of over 67 percent in the 2019 general elections, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla remarked on Wednesday.
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LS Speaker reaches U'khand to inaugurate 79th conference of presiding offi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reached Harrawala in the wee hours of morning on Wednesday as he is scheduled to inaugurate the 79th conference of presiding officers of legislative bodies in Dehradun today.
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You've cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time), in a scathing letter to House of Representative speaker, Nancy Pelosi strongly protested against the "partisan impeachment crusade being pursued by the Democrats".
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Opposition backs BJP MLA on complaint against state officials, UP Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Assembly speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit on Tuesday said action will be taken on the complaint by BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar against state government officials
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