Loksabha
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Muqabla: Mamata and Congress shown there division in 18th Lok sabha speaker election
News | Jun 26, 2024, 07:48 PM ISTMamata Banerjee and Congress did not contest the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal in alliance as they had differences over seat sharing. However, both the parties remain allies at the national level under the umbrella of India Bloc.
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Lok Sabha Speaker recognises Rahul Gandhi as Leader of Opposition in Lower House
India | Jun 26, 2024, 05:27 PM ISTThis will be the first constitutional position that Rahul Gandhi would hold in his long political career of over two-and-a-half decades. Several leaders lauded and thanked Rahul Gandhi for accepting the position and hoped he would remain the voice of people in Parliament by raising their issues.
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OPINION | EMERGENCY: DARK DAYS OF DEMOCRACY
India | Jun 26, 2024, 03:34 PM ISTIt may be recalled that on the first day of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to those great men and women who resisted the Emergency in 1975 and reminded people of how Congress under Indira Gandhi subverted basic liberties and trampled over the Constitution.
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Parliament Session: PM Modi introduces Council of Ministers to Lok Sabha | WATCH
India | Jun 26, 2024, 02:25 PM ISTThe introduction ceremony, a customary practice, allowed MPs and the public to acquaint themselves with the ministers who will oversee various governmental departments.
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PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi shake hands, welcome Om Birla as new Lok Sabha Speaker | WATCH
India | Jun 26, 2024, 12:02 PM ISTIn a moment of unity, PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi shook hands at Parliament today, welcoming Om Birla as the new Lok Sabha Speaker, underscoring bipartisan support. Rahul Gandhi, set to be Leader of the Opposition, continues a family legacy.
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PM Modi congratulated Om Birla for being elected as Lok Sabha Speaker: 'It is good fortune of House'
India | Jun 26, 2024, 12:07 PM ISTThe House elected Birla with a voice vote after opposition parties fielded Congress member K Suresh as its choice for the post.
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BJP's Om Birla elected as Lok Sabha speaker after defeating Opposition's K Suresh
India | Jun 26, 2024, 12:28 PM ISTOm Birla contested against Kodikunnil Suresh of the Congress for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post after efforts to reach a consensus between the government and the opposition failed.
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Aaj Ki Baat : Lok Sabha to witness first contest for post of Speaker since 1976
Aaj Ki Baat | Jun 25, 2024, 11:15 PM ISTBJP's Om Birla and Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh will face off against each other in the upcoming election for the post of Speaker in the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday, an unprecedented moment as it is the first such contest after more than five decades.
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YSRCP likely to support Om Birla in Lok Sabha Speaker election, no MP in touch with INDIA: Sources
India | Jun 25, 2024, 11:03 PM ISTYSRCP is likely to support the NDA candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker in the election on Wednesday, sources said, adding that no MP of the party is in touch with the Opposition.
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Lok Sabha to witness first contest for post of Speaker since 1976. Here's a look at past elections
India | Jun 26, 2024, 12:10 PM ISTBJP's Om Birla will take on Congress leader K Suresh for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker in the first election since 1976 on Wednesday. Since Independence, the lower House of the Parliament has witnessed three elections for the Speaker in 1952, 1967 and 1976.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, June 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024, 11:28 PM ISTIndia's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
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Owaisi chants 'Jai Palestine' while taking oath in Lok Sabha | Can he be disqualified? Know rules
India | Jun 25, 2024, 09:03 PM ISTAsaduddin Owaisi raised pro-Palestine slogan while taking oath in Lok Sabha, triggering a massive uproar in the House. He later defended his act stating that "other membes are also saying different things." But what do the rules say? Can he be disqualified?
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Lok Sabha Speaker election: BJP, Congress issue whip to MPs to be present in House today
India | Jun 26, 2024, 06:21 AM ISTWhile elections to the Speaker's post were common before Independence, the position of the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha has witnessed contests only thrice in Independent India – in 1952, 1967 and 1976.
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JDU elects Supaul MP Dileshwar Kamait as leader of its parliamentary party in Lok Sabha
India | Jun 25, 2024, 07:54 PM ISTEarlier, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh was the leader of the JDU parliamentary party.
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BJP's Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar says 'Jai Hindu Rashtra’ during oath-taking ceremony as MP | WATCH
India | Jun 25, 2024, 05:27 PM ISTBJP leader Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar was part of the remaining MPs who took their oaths today after a total of 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did so on June 24.
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Rahul Gandhi, with Constitution book in hand, takes oath as MP: 'Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan' | WATCH
India | Jun 25, 2024, 04:41 PM ISTRahul Gandhi took oath as the Lok Sabha MP on Tuesday and displayed Constitution of India in his hand.
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Om Birla vs K Suresh: A look at Lok Sabha Speakers who remained in office for two consecutive terms
India | Jun 25, 2024, 11:56 PM ISTThe Speaker in the Lok Sabha will be elected on Wednesday after several decades as the Opposition decided to field its candidate against BJP's nominee Om Birla, who has been given a re-run for the second consecutive term in the 18th Lok Sabha.
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Om Birla eyes second term as Lok Sabha Speaker: A look into his last tenure
India | Jun 25, 2024, 05:20 PM ISTIn 2019, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha. The Kota MP succeeded Sumitra Mahajan as the Speaker of the Lower House.
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Congress leader K Suresh enters fray for Lok Sabha Speaker post, forces election after decades
India | Jun 25, 2024, 04:24 PM ISTBefore filing his nomination seeking re-election for the Lok Sabha Speaker post, Kota MP Om Birla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the other hand, the Opposition fielded K Suresh against him prompting an election for the first time after decades.
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Rahul Gandhi: Congress supports NDA Speaker candidate, demands Deputy Speaker post
India | Jun 25, 2024, 11:33 AM ISTFollowing efforts by Rajnath Singh and Kiren Rijiju to build consensus, the opposition will not field a Speaker candidate. Om Birla, the previous Speaker, met PM Modi, indicating his possible retention.