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PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge exchange laughter on farewell of 72 Rajya Sabh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday were seen having an exchange of laughter ahead of the farewell ceremony of 72 retiring MPs of the Upper House.
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Mallikarjun Kharge says Pt Nehru empowered Rajya Sabha with power, integri
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Referring to India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the farewell of the 72 retiring Rajya Sabha MPs, the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the former Prime Minister provided Rajya Sabha with power
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Venkaiah Naidu to host farewell dinner for 72 Rajya Sabha MPs tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu will host a dinner along with cultural events for all the outgoing members of the Upper House to mark their farewell on Thursday at his official residence.
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Discussions on at various levels between Assam, Meghalaya to resolve borde
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed the Upper house that discussions have been going on at various levels between Assam and Meghalaya to arrive at an amicable solution to the border issue.
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Budget session: Rajya Sabha misses 2019 record run of adjournment free sit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The continuous run of 12 consecutive full sittings of the Rajya Sabha during the second half of the Budget session without forced adjournments was interrupted on Tuesday after the Upper House was adjourned by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu following the rucku
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Japanese PM blasts Russia's decision to withdraw from dialogue on peace tr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's decision to withdraw from dialogue with Japan on a peace treaty is unacceptable, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during hearings in the country's upper house of parliament.
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Kerala Congress nominates Jebi Mather to Rajya Sabha; first female candida
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): After over four decades, a female candidate of the Kerala Congress is likely to enter the Rajya Sabha since the party's unit nominated Jebi Mather as its candidate for the Upper House.
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CPIM MP John Brittas wants Ambedkar Jayanti to be declared as public holid
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): John Brittas, CPIM Rajya Sabha MP on Monday moved a motion in the Upper House of the Parliament, demanding to declare April 14, the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, as a public holiday in the country.
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Congress stares at possibility of losing Leader of Opposition status in Ra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The poor performance of the Congress in assembly polls across five states will impact its Rajya Sabha numbers and the party is now staring at the possibility of losing the Leader of Opposition status in the upper house of Parliament.
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Rajya Sabha clocks 100 pc productivity in first week, replies from PM, FM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Rajya Sabha this week clocked 100 per cent productivity, with the Upper House making full use of the available time in the ongoing Budget session in the absence of any adjournments.
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Six reports of Parliamentary panel on Transport, Tourism and Culture to be
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Six reports of department-related Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and Motion of Thanks to the President's address among key business listed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Nazarbayev's lifetime chairmanship in Kazakhstan's Security Council cancel
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The upper house of Kazakhstan's parliament on Thursday decided to cancel Nursultan Nazarbayev's lifetime chairmanship in the country's Security Council and the Assembly of People, the country's Kazinform news agency reported.
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