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Congress' Abhishek Singhvi files nomination from Himachal Pradesh for Rajy
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Singhvi was first elected to the Upper House in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018.
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Sonia Gandhi to file nomination for Rajya Sabha elections tomorrow: Source
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections tomorrow and the final decision on the state she will represent in the upper House of Parliament will be taken tonight, sources said on Tuesday
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh unable to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP due to pendi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh was unable to take the oath as a Rajya Sabha MP for the second term due to four cases of breach of privilege pending before the Committee of Privileges of the Upper House, sources in the Vice President's office said on Monday.
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Merely personal opinions, we don't authorise them: Congress leader Manicka
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Reacting to Congress MP DK Suresh's "separate country" remark, party leader Manickam Tagore on Friday said that such words are "merely personal opinions" and the party does not "authorise them."
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"Unparliamentary...": Shashi Tharoor reacts to Pralhad Joshi raising DK Su
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Reacting to Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi raising Congress leader and Karnataka minister DK Suresh's "separate country" remark in Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the Union Minister and called it "unparliamentary".
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"From Kanyakumari to Kashmir...": Kharge condemns Cong MP's nationhood ran
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid an uproar in the Upper House on Congress leader and Karnataka minister DK Suresh's remark that southern states may soon demand separate nationhood if they continue to be treated unfairly in terms of budgetary allocations, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharg
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Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstitutes 8-member panel of vice-chairpersons wit
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday reconstituted the panel of vice-chairpersons comprising eight members with presence of 50 per cent women parliamentarians.
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President Murmu nominates Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a notification, the Home Ministry said President Droupadi Murmu nominated Sandhu to the upper house of Parliament.
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Maoist Center gains majority in Nepal's Upper House as it wins five seats
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Out of the 19 seats contested for the National Assembly polls on Thursday, the Maoist Center secured 5 seats making a clear-cut majority in the Upper House.
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Nepal: 52 candidates file nominations for 19 National Assembly seats
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A total of 52 candidatures have been filed for the January 25 election for the 19 vacant seats of the National Assembly or the upper house of Nepal's bicameral parliament.
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Pakistan Senator Tahir Bizenjo criticises Parliament's failure to address
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, National Party member highlighted the procedural disruptions in the upper house that have hindered meaningful debate on this crucial human rights issue.
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RS Chairman sought clarifications over Arvind Kejriwal's request to make R
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Earlier this month, Kejriwal had asked Dhankhar to appoint Chadha as the interim leader of the AAP in the Rajya Sabha as floor leader Sanjay Singh was in judicial custody.
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