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March 4, 2016 1:03 PM

Law will take its own course in Kanhaiya Kumar's case: Naqvi

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said law will take its own course in Kanhaiya Kumar&apos;s case who is facing charge of sedition. Kumar was released from Tihar jail on interim bail yesterday. <br/><br/>Talking to media outside Parliament, Mr Naqvi said...

March 4, 2016 12:46 PM

VP, PM, other leaders condole death of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma

Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of other political parties today condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. In his message, VP Mohammad Hamid Ansari conveyed his deepest condolences to the bereaved members of the family and said he joined the nat...

March 4, 2016 12:39 PM

Leaders across party line condole demise of sitting MP PA Sangma

Cutting across the party lines leaders condoled the passing away of sitting member of Lok Sabha and former Speaker P A Sangma.<br/><br/>Expressing grief over the sudden demise of Sangma, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu termed him a veteran Parliamentarian and a true nationa...

March 4, 2016 12:15 PM

RS gives warm welcome to visiting Bangladesh Parliamentary delegation

Rajya Sabha today extended a warm welcome to a visiting Parliamentary delegation from Bangladesh, headed by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Welcoming the delegation to the House, Deputy Chairman Prof. P J Kurien recalled the warm ties between the two neighbours. Ms Chaudhury is in New Delhi to par...

March 4, 2016 12:12 PM

Rajya Sabha faces adjournment after uproar over funding to AMU

Rajya Sabha was adjourned for ten minutes till noon as opposition benches trooped into the well of the House demanding restoration of funds to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Raising the issue Javed Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party alleged that the NDA government is discriminating a minority institu...

March 4, 2016 11:58 AM

National conference of women legislators in Delhi from tomorrow

A two-day National Conference of Women Legislators will begin in New Delhi tomorrow. The theme of the conference, organized by Parliament, is Women Legislators-Building Resurgent India.<br/><br/>Announcing this in Rajya Sabha today Deputy Chairman Prof. P J Kurien said President Pranab M...

March 4, 2016 11:56 AM

Lok Sabha adjourned for day over demise of sitting MP PA Sangma

The Lok Sabha today adjourned for the day on the demise of sitting member of the House and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. <br/><br/>It was adjourned after paying tribute to Sangma, who passed away this morning in New Delhi following heart attack. He was 68. The House will now meet ...

March 4, 2016 11:56 AM

PM condoles the demise of former LS Speaker P A Sangma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the passing away of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Mr Sangma was a self-made leader whose contribution towards the development of the Northeast is monumental. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister said, Mr Sangma&...

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