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Nepal: Opposition slams PM Dahal over remark at book launch, demand resign
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Opposition parties in Nepal on Wednesday disrupted proceedings in both the lower and upper Houses.
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Rajya Sabha session from July 20 to August 11
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Thursday, 20th July 2023 and to conclude on Friday, 11th August 2023," the Upper House Secretariat said.
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"No one will miss him": Sandeep Dikshit on Arvind Kejriwal threatening to
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
AAP is counting on the Congress' support which has the highest number of MPs in the upper house of the parliament where the BJP does not have the majority.
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Delhi vs Centre ordinance row: Arvind Kejriwal to meet Telangana CM KCR on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Delhi Chief Minister is on a nationwide tour visiting different states and meeting leaders of various political parties to seek their support in Rajya Sabha to defeat the Bill when it is moved in the Upper House of the Parliament.
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Centre Ordinance: "Will be semifinal of 2024..." Kejriwal urges Opp partie
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Conducting meetings with leaders of opposition parties to cobble up a grand Opposition alliance to ensure that a bill related to the centre's Ordinance on transfers and postings of services is not passed in the Upper House, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that if a bill
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Budget Session: 34 pc productivity of Lok Sabha, 24.4 pc of Rajya Sabha
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday, bringing an end to the Budget Session that registered very low productivity of 34 per cent in the Lower House and 24.4 per cent in the Upper House.
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BJP issues whip to Rajya Sabha MPs for passage of key Bills
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a three-line whip for its MPs to be present in Rajya Sabha on Monday for the passage of important Bills in the Upper House, sources said.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman calls meeting of floor leaders amid Parliament logjam
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
With the BJP and opposition insisting on their demands, an early solution to the impasse in Parliament seems unlikely as the two Houses meet on Thursday in the second week of the second part of the budget session after a day's break.
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Kharge meets Rajya Sabha chairman ahead of Budget session, seeks cooperati
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday met Vice President and Upper House Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar in the national capital on the eve of the commencement of the second part of Budget Session and sought his cooperation.
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Congress appoints Rajani Patil as party's whip in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Patil is a two-time Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra. She is suspended from the Upper House for the entire budget session of Parliament due to unruly behaviour.
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RS Chairperson Dhankhar appoints personal staff on 20 committees
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Eight committees include four department-related parliamentary standing committees and four other parliamentary standing committees. These include committees headed by non-BJP and opposition MPs.
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Shinde, Thackeray factions seek appointment of new chief whip of Shiv Sena
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Both factions of Shiv Sena have sought the appointment of their chief whip in the Upper House, official sources said on Tuesday, adding that the Presiding Officer of the House is looking into the legal technicalities of the matter, arising due to the Election Commission order allotting th
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