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"Weaponizing disturbances as political strategy doesn't resonate" VP Dhank
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hitting out at the disturbances in the Upper House during the just concluded Winter Session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Thursday said that he is pained after learning that 22 hours were lost due to 'avoidable disruptions' adding that weaponizing them as a political strategy
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"Did nothing wrong": TMC MP Dola Sen comes out in support of suspended RS
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Coming out in support of TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien after he was suspended from the Upper House for the remainder of the ongoing Winter Session for 'unruly behaviour', fellow party MP Dola Sen said he did nothing wrong.
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Parliament security breach: LoP Kharge writes to Rajya Sabha chairman Dhan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress national president and the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday wrote to the chairman of the Upper House, Jagdeep Dhankhar, over the major security breach in the new Parliament complex on Wednesday.
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Winter Session: After passage of landmark J-K Bills in RS, more important
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 by the Rajya Sabha, which followed the Supreme Court upholding the revocation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state, the Upper House has more busi
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Parliament: Uproar in Rajya Sabha after DMK MP quotes Periyar, Dhankhar sa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Scenes of uproar unfolded in Rajya Sabha on Monday after DMK MP MM Mohamed Abdullah quoted the lines of social reformist Periyar in the Upper House during a discussion on Jammu and Kashmir bills, following which Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expunged it and reminded the MPs of the responsibility
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Rajya Sabha to discuss economic situation of country on Day 2 of Winter Se
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MPs Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Birendra Prasad Baishya, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Lakshmikant Bajpayee, Sushil Kumar Modi, Aditya Prasad and Shambhu Sharan Patel are to initiate a discussion on the 'economic situation in the country' in the Upper House on Tuesday, according to sources.
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Privileges Committee meeting of RS to be held in Parliament over Raghav Ch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Chadha was suspended from the Upper House on August 11 for "breach of privilege" during the Monsoon Session after complaints.
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Nepal to hold National Assembly election on January 25
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Nepal government announced on Wednesday, January 25, 2024, as the date to hold the elections to fill 20 vacant seats of the upper house.
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Pak: PPP leader Rabbani calls senate resolution on military trial of civil
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a motion against the Supreme court's verdict on civilians trial in the military courts, calling for halting implementation of the judgement "unless it is considered by a larger bench". The resolution backs the military trial of civilians arrested i
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Putin's nod awaited as Russian Council approves bill to revoke Nuclear Tes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Russian upper house Federation Council unanimously okayed the bill to abandon the significant agreement outlawing nuclear weapons tests on Wednesday.
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Russian delegation led by Upper House Speaker arrives in Delhi to particip
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A delegation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (the Upper House of the Russian parliament), led by Speaker Valentina Matvienko, arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20).
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"Milestone": Dharmendra Pradhan on passage of Women's reservation bill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Upper House, on Thursday, passed the bill, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, unanimously with 214 members voting in support and none against.
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