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Government selects 57 tourist destinations under Swadesh Darshan 2.0
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The government has increased its focus on developing domestic tourism. In reply to a question Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has informed the upper house that it has selected 57 tourism destinations for development under the revised Swadesh Darshan scheme as
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"Awful and unacceptable": Jairam Ramesh targets PM Modi over apparent rema
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
This comes after Prime Minister Modi, during the recent Parliament session, said that BJP's strength in Upper House was low in 2014 and then Rajya Sabha Chairman had "inclinations" towards the Opposition.
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Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh appointed as chairperson of AAP Parliamentary
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In his speech in the upper house on July 1, the AAP MP said that the alleged liquor scam involved BJP members who took a bribe of Rs 60 crore from Sarath Reddy through electoral bonds.
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"It's responsibility of PM, RS chairman to respect Kharge as he is on Cons
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
After the Opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Chairman of the House should respect him (Kharge) as he is on "Constitutional post."
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"Hearty congratulations...": Tripura CM after JP Nadda appointed as Leader
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday congratulated Union Health Minister JP Nadda on being appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
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JP Nadda appointed Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister JP Nadda has been appointed the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Nadda will be replacing Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the Leader of the Upper House.
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Pakistan: PPP nominates Sherry Rehman as its parliamentary leader in Senat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Gillani said that he hopes Rehman will play an important role in legislation in the upper house.
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Pakistan: Senate to elect new chairman, deputy chairman today
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The upper house of Parliament, will convene on Tuesday at 9 am to swear in newly elected members and elect the chairman and deputy chairman, according to a circular released by the Senate Secretariat, reported ARY News.
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RJD leader Manoj Jha takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP for 2nd term
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Notably, all six Rajya Sabha candidates from Bihar were elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament comprising two members each from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), along with one each from Janata Dal (United) and Congress.
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With victory on 30 more Rajya Sabha seats, NDA just four short of Upper Ho
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The numbers would take the party's tally in Rajya Sabha to 97 and that of BJP-led NDA to 117, just four short of the majority mark of 121 in the 240-member House once all 56 members are sworn in
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NCP leader Praful Patel resigns from Rajya Sabha after re-election for new
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Tuesday resigned as the Rajya Sabha MP after he was re-elected as the Upper House MP earlier this month.
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Maratha reservation bill unanimously passed minutes after tabling in speci
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Now, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will move the Bill to the Upper House for consideration and passage. The Maharastra Legislature is bicameral in nature, consisting of a Legislative Council and a Legislative Assembly.
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