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Sri Lanka: NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest for Presidency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will contest for the President post after the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena accepted Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
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India will continue to be supportive of economic recovery in Sri Lanka: In
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Sri Lankan Parliament meeting for electing the new President of Sri Lanka, the Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of d
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Monsoon session: Distribution of literature, placards prohibited in Parlia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament an advisory has been sent to the members to refrain from distribution of any pamphlets, leaflets or placards in the House.
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Sri Lankan MPs to elect new president next week as Gotabaya resigns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombia [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): As the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from office, in accordance with the Constitution, the Parliament will meet next week and take steps to elect a new President, read a special statement by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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'Routine procedure': Lok Sabha Speaker clarifies guidelines for protests i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After the Opposition's criticism over the guidelines to the MPs to refrain from the activities like dharna-demonstration, strikes, and fasting inside the Parliament premises, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla clarified that it is a "routine procedure".
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Monsoon session: KCR speaks to Opposition leaders
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of the Parliament's Monsoon Session, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has stepped up his efforts to up the ante against the ruling BJP and spoke to several Opposition leaders on Friday.
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KCR to hold meeting with TRS MPs to discuss strategy for Monsoon Session
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will hold a meeting of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MPs on Saturday at 1 pm to discuss the party strategy for the upcoming session.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka's President
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Amid pressure from the public uprising in Sri Lanka, the country's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Parliament.
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Sri Lankan parties to reach consensus, propose PM's name to Speaker on Fri
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Sri Lankan parties after holding a discussion will reach a consensus and propose a name for the position of Prime Minister to the Speaker of the Parliament, local media reported.
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Army tanks deployed near Sri Lankan Parliament as crisis worsens
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka Army deployed tanks near Parliament on Thursday to prevent protesters from entering the Parliament.
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Sushil Modi-led parliamentary law panel submits report on Mediation Bill
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Kumar Modi presented its report on the Mediation Bill, 2021 to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om
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Parliament Monsoon Session: Vice President Naidu calls floor leaders' meet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of all floor leaders of the Upper House at his residence here on Sunday, ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
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