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TRS, Congress seek action against BJP MLA
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Monday demanded action against BJP legislator Raja Singh for refusing to take oath as an MLA from the protem Speaker Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, who is from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) p
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Ruckus in Nepal Parliament following PM Oli's address
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 6 (ANI): The Nepal Parliament witnessed high drama and chaos on Sunday when the Speaker declined to give time to the Parliamentarians who wanted to raise questions in the House.
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BJP's Telangana MLA refuses to take oath from AIMIM protem Speaker
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Jan 6 (ANI): BJP's Raja Singh will not take oath as an MLA in Telangana Assembly from the protem Speaker Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, who is from the AIMIM party.
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Amazon sold over 100 million Alexa devices
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [United States], January 5 (ANI): Strange, but true; voice-assistant speakers are actually taking over as smart devices. Amazon has announced that it has sold over 100 million devices with its Alexa smart assistant built-in.
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Nancy Pelosi named House speaker
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): On the first day of the 116th Congress on Thursday (local time), Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi was officially named the new House speaker in a majority vote.
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19 more Lok Sabha members suspended
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Upset over repeated disruptions, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday suspended 19 more MPs including those of AIADMK and TDP, for five consecutive sittings. Now the figure of suspended members has gone up to 43, who have faced the action since Wednes
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BJP Govt. approved Mekedatu dam project with eye on Lok-Sabha polls: AIADM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 2 (ANI): Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader and Lok Sabha Deputy speaker M. Thambi Durai on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government has given approval to the Karnataka for Mekedatu dam project with an eye on upcoming Lok
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Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members for five sittings for disrupt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI) Cracking the whip, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday suspended 24 members of AIADMK for five sitting days for continuously disrupting the House.
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Rahul first threatens to play Rafale audio tape in Lok Sabha, then withdra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday threatened to play in Lok Sabha an audio tape that claimed former Defence Minister and now Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has the Rafale files with him. Rahul Gandhi, however, aborted the idea after a strong
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Microsoft's Cortana scores worst in most voice assistant categories: Repor
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], December 24 (ANI): Voice assistant-based smart speakers dominated this year. From one-of-the-firsts from Amazon getting better upgrades, some like Microsoft continued to lag.
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LS Speaker holds Rules Committee meeting to discuss ways to discipline err
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): With the Lok Sabha failing to function properly due to disruptions, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday chaired a meeting of the Rules Committee during which a law to punish erring members with disciplinary action was favoured, Parliamentary sources said.
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Expect self-discipline from MPs, says Sumitra Mahajan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): With the Lok Sabha witnessing repeated disruptions, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday said she expected self-discipline from the members of Parliament (MPs) since they are elected representatives of the people.
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