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Lok Sabha Speaker meets leaders of parties to urge smooth functioning
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Upset over repeated disruptions in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday held a meeting with leaders of various political parties and emphasised that noise would not help solve anything.
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Women's Reservation Bill will be discussed in Winter Session: LS Speaker
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said a number of key issues, including reservation for women, have been lined up for discussion during the Winter Session of Parliament.
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Lok Sabha speaker questions indefinite reservation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Questioning the effectiveness of offering reservation in education and jobs for an indefinite period, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan underscored that even the Father of the Indian Constitution, BR Ambedkar wanted quotas for only 10 years.
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Raut appointed as Sena leader for Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has been appointed as the head of his party MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs 'to contribute generously' to Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu and Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan on Monday issued a joint statement appealing to the Members of parliament (MPs) to contribute to the flood-ravaged Kerala.
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Teary-eyed Sumitra Mahajan remembers Somnath Chatterjee
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan got emotional while remembering former speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who passed away in Kolkata on Monday.
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Sumitra Mahajan condoles Karunanidhi's death
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 8, (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday condoled the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief, Muthuvel Karunanidhi.
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President Kovind, PM Modi condole Karunanidhi's demise
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 7(ANI): President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid their tributes to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi, who passed away earlier on Tuesday.
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Owaisi criticises Centre over 'hasty' 2+2 dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi wrote a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan saying the government was taking a hasty decision by agreeing to the '2+2' dialogue with the United States.
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Rafale deal: Congress moves privilege motion against PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced to move privilege motion in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "for making misleading statements" during the raging debate on the No-Confidence Mo
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Thought I was watching a B'wood film: TDP MP on PM's speech
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party leader Kesineni Srinivas took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha ahead of the Trust Vote on No-Confidence Motion.
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Sweet Gesture: Priya Varrier on Rahul Gandhi wink
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has drawn comparisons with Malayali actor Priya Prakash Varrier for his wink after his explosive speech on Friday, with the latter terming it a "sweet gesture".
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