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  • meira kumar files another plea in land grab case

    Meira Kumar files another plea in land-grab case

    India | May 01, 2014, 01:23 PM IST

    Patna: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has filed yet another petition in the Patna High Court that some people have occupied a land bought by her father in Bihar's Bhojpur district, her lawyer said on

  • bihar votes two die in blast

    Bihar votes, two die in blast

    Politics | Apr 10, 2014, 05:46 PM IST

    Patna: Nearly half of the electorate in six Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar cast their ballot Thursday even as two troopers headed for poll duty were killed in a landmine blast."About 45 percent of the

  • bihar balloting picks up amid incidents of violence

    Bihar balloting picks up amid incidents of violence

    Politics | Apr 10, 2014, 03:46 PM IST

    Patna: Nearly 32 percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours Thursday in Bihar's six Lok Sabha constituencies despite incidents of violence in the state."So far about 32 percent of the electorate has

  • upa has fulfilled most promises sonia gandhi

    UPA has fulfilled most promises: Sonia Gandhi

    Politics | Apr 03, 2014, 05:39 PM IST

    Patna: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that the UPA government fulfilled most of the promises made to the people in the last Lok Sabha polls and was committed to work hard to improve the

  • commotion at modi rally in bihar police lathicharge crowd

    Commotion at Modi rally in Bihar, Police lathicharge crowd

    Politics | Mar 27, 2014, 05:18 PM IST

    Gaya: Commotion broke out today at the venue of a rally here in Bihar shortly before BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was to address it prompting Police to resort to a mild lathicharge.The police

  • modi sonia nitish to campaign in bihar

    Modi, Sonia, Nitish to campaign in Bihar

    Politics | Mar 24, 2014, 12:22 PM IST

    Patna: Star BJP campaigner Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are set to hit the campaign trail in Bihar along with the state's two best known faces: Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad.Modi, the BJP's

  • shatrughan sinha among 12 to file nominations from bihar

    Shatrughan Sinha among 12 to file nominations from Bihar

    Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 09:55 AM IST

    Patna: Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha was among 12 candidates to file nominations from different Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar today.Accompanied by actress-wife Poonam Sinha, leader of the opposition, Nand Kishore Yadav and party MLAs, Sinha submitted

  • meira kumar giriraj singh file nominations papers

    Meira Kumar, Giriraj Singh file nominations papers

    Politics | Mar 19, 2014, 08:57 PM IST

    Patna: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh and LJP nominee Chirag Paswan were among 25 candidates who filed nomination papers today for six Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar going to polls

  • jd u announces first list of candidates

    JD(U) announces first list of candidates

    Politics | Mar 15, 2014, 04:46 PM IST

    New Delhi: JD(U) today announced its first list of 15 candidates for Bihar and four other states fielding a former bureaucrat K P Ramaiah from Sasaram against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.Sasaram is a reserved

  • former ias officer k p ramaiah to take on meira kumar in

    Former IAS officer K P Ramaiah to take on Meira Kumar in Sasaram

    Politics | Mar 15, 2014, 03:35 PM IST

    New Delhi:  The Janata Dal (United) today fielded Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Chowdhary and former bureaucrat K P Ramaiah from Jamui and Sasaram constituencies respectively for the Lok Sabha elections.  Lok Sabha Speaker Meira

  • jd u fields k p ramaiah against meira kumar in sasaram

    JD(U) fields K P Ramaiah against Meira Kumar in Sasaram

    India | Mar 15, 2014, 02:23 PM IST

    New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) today fielded Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narain Chowdhary and former bureaucrat K P Ramaiah from Jamui and Sasaram constituencies respectively for the Lok Sabha elections.  Lok Sabha Speaker Meira

  • cong finalizes candidates for 80 90 ls seats

    Cong finalizes candidates for 80-90 LS seats

    Politics | Mar 07, 2014, 11:04 PM IST

    New Delhi: Congress has finalized candidates for 80 to 90 Lok Sabha seats including for several sitting members like Speaker Meira Kumar, Union Minister Manish Tewari, Deepender Hooda, Naveen Jindal and Shruti Chowdhary.  Senior leader

  • pepper spray incident referred to privileges committee

    Pepper spray incident referred to Privileges Committee

    Politics | Feb 17, 2014, 06:23 AM IST

    New Delhi: The issue of the pepper spray incident in the Lok Sabha, which saw widespread outrage and condemnation, was on Sunday referred to the Privileges Committee that has got punitive powers.The decision was taken

  • telangana row know the 17 lok sabha mps suspended today by

    Telangana row: Know the 17 Lok Sabha MPs suspended today by Speaker

    Politics | Feb 13, 2014, 04:04 PM IST

    New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today suspended 17 MPs for five consecutive sittings or for the remainder of the session, whichever is less, for continuously obstructing the proceedings of the House. Under

  • maharashtra cabinet trying to bury adarsh housing scam

    Maharashtra Cabinet trying to bury Adarsh housing scam, alleges BJP

    Politics | Dec 20, 2013, 08:34 PM IST

    New Delhi/Mumbai:  BJP today hit out at the Maharashtra Cabinet accusing it of trying to bury the truth in the Adarsh Housing scam in the manner the JPC allegedly did in the 2G spectrum scam

  • will decide on telangana motion after speaker takes call bjp

    Will decide on Telangana motion after Speaker takes call: BJP

    Politics | Dec 10, 2013, 09:39 PM IST

    New Delhi: BJP today said it will take a call on supporting the no-confidence motion against the government when it is moved in the Lok Sabha by MPs opposed to formation of Telangana.Deputy Leader of

  • tarun tejpal case law should take its own course says meira

    Tarun Tejpal case: Law should take its own course, Says Meira Kumar

    Politics | Nov 23, 2013, 03:25 PM IST

    Kolkata:  Expressing concern over the alleged sexual assault case against Tarun Tejpal, the Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has said that law should take its own course and whatever needs to be done should be

  • jpc report on 2g scam suppresses truth raja

    JPC report on 2G scam suppresses truth: Raja

    Nov 06, 2013, 11:38 PM IST

    New Delhi: Former union minister of telecommunications A. Raja Wednesday urged the Lok Sabha Speaker to return the JPC report on the 2G scam, saying it was partisan and with political overtones.In a letter submitted

  • destroy caste system meira kumar

    Destroy caste system: Meira Kumar

    Politics | Oct 11, 2013, 07:04 AM IST

    New Delhi: Caste system has caused unimaginable harm to the Indian society and needs to be destroyed, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said Thursday."Caste system has caused and is continuing to cause unimaginable harm to

  • at a glance lok sabha speaker meira kumar

    At a glance: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar

    Politics | Nov 05, 2013, 06:57 AM IST

    New Delhi: The first woman ever to occupy the prestigious seat of Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar is the daughter of Jagjivan Ram. A former Indian Foreign Service diplomat, Meira Kumar has her roots in

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