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Rajya Sabha polls for 13 seats on March 31
New Delhi, March 7 (UNI) Elections for 13 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March 31, with several veterans including A K Antony and Anand Sharma of the Congress retiring, the Election Commission said on Monday. It said the seats are…
First Lady Air Marshal: 73rd Constitutional Amendment helped women to become policy makers
Tirupati, March 6: First Lady Marshal in India, Padma Bandopadhyay, on Sunday said that female elected representatives of gram panchayats were achieving a considerable success as women policy makers, after the enactment of 73rd…
Lok Sabha registers 121 percent productivity
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that the Lok Sabha's productivity during the first half of the Budget session stood at 121 percent and thanked MPs for running the House smoothly. The Speaker informed…
Congress calls Budget only ‘hot air, a ‘cruel joke’ on poor
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday slammed the Union Budget, terming it as nothing but “hot air” and a “cruel joke” on the poor and marginalized, farmers and laborers'. Speaking on the general…
BJP’s Bidhuri calls Kejriwal ‘chameleon’: ‘he is ignoring majority…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Wednesday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, terming him a “chameleon” and alleged the AAP leader has been pampering the minority community with sops with an eye
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Ladakh MP Namggyal hits out at Congress for ignoring border areas development
New Delhi, Feb 9 (UNI) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, BJP MP from Ladakh, on Wednesday said the border infrastructure in India has been strengthened and the people of border villages have been empowered under the Modi government, and hit out…
I am from Tukde Tukde gang: P Chidambaram
New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Calling himself a member of the so-called "Tukde Tukde gang", Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked the Modi government on numerous counts, from the economy to Covid-19…
TMC’s Saugata Roy: Center interfering in opposition ruled states
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Monday accused the Central government of interfering in Opposition-ruled states though Governors. Raising the issue in Zero Hour, Roy said, "Central government is interfering…
Congress has become leader of ‘tukde tukde’ gang: PM
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack at the Congress in Lok Sabha and said it has become the leader of the 'tukde tukde' gang. The Prime Minister was replying to a debate on the Motion of…
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi Govt’s policy on China-Pak
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his allegation that India has been isolated and that the Modi government has brought Pakistan and China together "which…
Congress’ Adhir Chowdhury, Piyush Goyal spar over MSMEs plight
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) A war of words broke out between Leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha over the issue of MSMEs affected during the Covid pandemic. During questions…
Parliament Budget Session starts today
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) The Budget Session of Parliament will start on Monday, with restrictions in place in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The first half of the session, which starts Monday, will conclude on February 8. In…
Union Minister for HUAD Hardeep Puri visits Central Vista Avenue project
NEW DELHI, JAN 22 (UNI)- The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri visited the Central Vista Avenue, in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Union Minister reviewed the progress of the mega…
Parliament adjourned sine die after tumultuous session
New Delhi, Dec 22: A tumultuous session of Parliament came to an end on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule, with the government and the opposition accusing each other of creating conditions that disallowed proper functioning of both the Lok…
TMC member Derek O’Brien suspended from RS session for throwing rule book at Chair
New Delhi, Dec 21: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien was on Tuesday suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for “gross misconduct” after he flung the Rule Book towards the Chair during the heated discussions on the…
Lok Sabha passes Bill to link voter Id with Aadhaar
New Delhi, Dec 20: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday hit out at the Centre over The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and demanded thorough examination of the Bill by a 'select committee'.
The Bill which was introduced…
Priyanka: Women if get united, can change the politics
Rae Bareli, Dec 19: Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said that if women get united and decide that they will change the politics of the country then politics of women self-esteem and honor…
Inviting leaders of only four opp parties unfortunate : Kharge
New Delhi, Dec 19: In a reply to Minister of Parliamentary affairs Sri Prahlad Joshi's letter inviting leaders of four opposition parties for talks on Monday, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written a letter in…
Opposition continues protest, Venkaiah says compounding their offence
On Wednesday morning, Rajya Sabha saw disruptions before the Opposition boycotted proceedings for the rest of the day.
As Opposition leaders kept demanding that the suspension of the 12 members be revoked, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu…
Panama & Paradise: Rs 20,353 crores detected with respect to 930 India-linked entities
New Delhi, Dec 7 (UNI) The government on Tuesday said that a total of Rs 20,353 crores have been detected with respect to 930 India-linked entities in the Panama and Paradise Paper leaks.
"As on 01.10.2021, total undisclosed credits…
