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Lok Sabha passes RTI amendment bill as opposition targets government
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 23 (ANI) : The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill after division that allows the Central government to notify the term of office for the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) with the Opposition slamming the measure as diluting the
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PM Modi should break his silence on US president's claims: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to mediate on "Kashmir issue", has stoked a controversy in the Indian political quarters, with opposition parties asking Modi to clarify his stance and 'break silence' on the ma
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Congress MPs protest in parliament complex over Sonbhadra incident
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Congress Members of Parliament on Monday protested against the Uttar Pradesh government on preventing Priyanka Gandhi from visiting the families of the 10 people who lost their lives in the Sonbhadra firing incident.
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Sheila Dikshit was a beloved daughter of Congress: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condoled the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and called her a beloved daughter of the party.
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Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday passed an amendment bill that allows a Supreme Court judge besides the Chief Justice of India to be appointed the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) and increases the number of members from two to three.
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Shashi Tharoor slams govt on NRC issue
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed Central government after the bill to amend Protection of Human Rights Act was introduced in Lok Sabha.
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Sunanda Pushkar case: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court to hear arguments on char
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court here will begin hearing arguments on charges from August 20 in connection with Sunanda Pushkar's death case.
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963 terrorists neutralised since 2014, 413 security personnel lost lives i
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Due to efforts of forces, 963 terrorists have been neutralized in Jammu and Kashmir from 2014 till June 2019, however, 413 security personnel have also lost their lives during these operations, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to Budget debate in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Wednesday reply to the debate on the Union Budget which she presented in Parliament on July 5.
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Opposition slams Budget as rhetoric, visionless; BJP, allies hail it as pr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 9 (ANI): Opposition parties on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government for its "rhetoric and visionless" announcements made in the Budget 2018-19 and accused it of failing to provide employment and address farmers concerns.
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Jallianwala Bagh Amendment Bill introduced in LS, Cong opposes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Congress on Monday vehemently opposed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha after it was introduced by Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
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Shashi Tharoor raises doubt over GDP contributions in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 08 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday raised doubt over the government claims of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth in the Lok Sabha saying the contribution to it has not increased.
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