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3 AAP MPs, one from BJP take oath in Rajya Sabha
Four new members took oath in the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the budget session on Monday as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Economic Survey for 2017-18. Soon after the House met after President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of members of both houses of Parliament and the four …
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January 29, 2018 -
Cong seeks BJP’s stand on charge-sheeted Shimla MP
Congress party has sought an explanation from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on their stand on the charge-sheeted Shimla Member of Parliament (MP) in alleged corruption case. Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu chaired the HPCC executive committee emergency meeting held on Monday that was attended by Congress office bearers, executive members and district …
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January 16, 2018 -
MP Shanta Kumar calls for constructive politics in Himcahal
The Member of Parliament (MP) from Kangra, Shanta Kumar on Sunday called for constructive politics in Himachal Pradesh and said a welcome change was ushered into the state politics after recent Assembly polls. Shanta Kumar said the top leadership in both the major political parties of the state is occupied by young faces and it …
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January 7, 2018 -
BJP MP insults martyrdom of army jawans, apologises
Two days after a terror attack on a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir left four security personnel dead, in a shocking statement a BJP MP has said that those in the army are bound to die. He later apologised for his insensitive comments. Talking the media, parliamentarian Nepal Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur said: …
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January 2, 2018 -
Class 8 student gangraped, set ablaze dies in MP
A Class 8 girl, who battling for her life for a week after she was gangraped and then set on fire, died in a hospital in this Madhya Pradesh district on Thursday, police said. The 15-year-old victim, who had been admitted to the Medical College Hospital, succumbed to her injuries on Thursday morning, Bhangarh police …
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December 14, 2017 -
Indian-origin MP accuses British PM of sexual abuse cover-up
An Indian-origin MP has accused British Prime Minister Theresa May of failing to act when she was tipped about a Westminster sexual abuse cover-up three years ago. Labour Party’s Lisa Nandy made the allegation in a dramatic confrontation during the Prime Minister’s presence in the House of Commons on Wednesday. She claimed she brought evidence …
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November 2, 2017 -
Police case against former MP for threatening woman
Hyderabad police on Saturday registered a case against former MP Nama Nageswara Rao on a complaint by a woman that he tried to make public her private pictures. The complainant alleged that the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) leader, who is also an industrialist, threatened her for questioning about his affair with a former Karnataka legislator. …
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October 28, 2017 -
Bodies of newborns found in garbage mound in MP
Bodies of three newborns were found stuffed in a bag thrown in a garbage dump in this Madhya Pradesh district on Sunday, police said. According to police, the bodies were discovered in an area under the Gopalganj police station by some child rag pickers who alerted locals. A police team reached the spot and found …
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September 24, 2017 -
Cong MP moves bill proposing recording of all SC proceedings
Congress MP Rajeev Satav has moved a bill proposing recording of all Supreme Court proceedings and making them available online to the public. The Right to Access of Judicial Proceedings And Information Bill 2016 prescribes digital recording of the court proceedings and making them available online. At present, the proceedings of the apex court are …
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September 24, 2017 -
Muslim family donates land for expansion of Hanuman temple
At a time when cases of communal animosity are being reported from different parts of the country, a Muslim family has donated their land here for the expansion of a Hanuman temple. Javed Ansari (34) recently donated 1,905 square feet of his land towards the expansion of Imli Wale Hanuman Mandir at village Bagwaz in …
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September 1, 2017 -
Telangana MP Kavitha gifts helmet to minister-brother
Telangana's Industry and Information Technology Minister K.T. Rama Rao received 'rakhi' and a helmet as gift from his sister and Parliament member K. Kavitha. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, on Monday tied 'rakhi' to her brother and also presented him a helmet as part of her 'Sisters4Change' campaign. Through her …
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August 7, 2017 -
Congress MP Rajeev Shukla objects to Swaraj’s remarks on him
Congress leader Rajeev Shukla on Friday took objection to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's statement calling him a supporter of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying he had never advocated India giving a go-ahead to that plan. Shukla said while replying to the debate on foreign policy in Rajya Sabha yesterday, Swaraj had criticised him for supporting …
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August 4, 2017 -
PM Modi to address NDA MPs on Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address NDA MPs on Friday, ahead of the Vice President's election on Saturday. According to party officials, apart from the 81 National Democratic Alliance Rajya Sabha and 337 Lok Sabha MPs, MPs of AIADMK, YSR Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will also be present. The Prime Minister will also …
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August 3, 2017 -
New BJP MP takes oath in Rajya Sabha
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sampatiya Uikey, recently elected to Rajya Sabha, took oath on Thursday. Uikey, who was elected from Madhya Pradesh, took oath in Hindi. Members thumped desk to welcome her in the Upper House.
August 3, 2017 -
Theresa May tells her MPs to stop ‘backbiting’
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned her Conservative party MPs to stop “backbiting” or risk having Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn head the UK government. The Conservative party chief has been plagued by infighting and plots to overthrow her since her gamble to call a snap election backfired last month and lost the Tories …
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July 18, 2017 -
MPs, MLAs vote to elect 14th President of India
Parliamentarians and legislators across India began voting on Monday to elect the country's 14th President in what is a direct contest between ruling NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind and opposition-backed Meira Kumar. Polling to choose the successor of incumbent Pranab Mukherjee, who demits office on July 25, started simultaneously in the national and state capitals …
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July 17, 2017 -
Meira Kumar to meet Cong MLAs, MPs in Chandigarh
The opposition-backed Congress presidential candidate Meira Kumar will visit Chandigarh on Sunday to address party legislators and parliamentarians in the run-up to the election for the country’s top post. According to the office secretary of the Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) AC Kaushik, she will meet the party legislators (MLAs) and parliamentarians (MPs) at 7 p.m. at Punjab Bhawan …
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July 7, 2017