Monsoon Session
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As stalemate continues, Government discusses land bill issue
National | Jul 21, 2015, 11:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Faced with a stalemate on the controversial land bill, the Union Cabinet is understood to have discussed the issue today amid suggestions that the government may tweak some of its provisions to make
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First day of Monsoon session yield no business, BRICS bank launched in Shanghai: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Jul 21, 2015, 10:00 PM ISTRajya Sabha fails to transact any business on first day of Monsoon sessionNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha failed to transact any significant business today on the first day of the Monsoon session as opposition pressed for
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Public banks' NPAs up at Rs 2.67 lakh crore in FY 2015: Jayant Sinha
Jul 21, 2015, 09:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bad loans at public sector banks have increased to Rs 2.67 lakh crore at the end of March 2015 from Rs 2.16 lakh crore a year ago, minister of state for finance Jayant
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Odisha legislators ask Sonia, Rahul to remove chief whip
National | Jul 21, 2015, 06:41 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Twelve Congress legislators from Odisha met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday demanding the removal of the party chief whip in the state assembly. The legislators met Sonia and
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Rajya Sabha fails to transact any business on first day of Monsoon session
National | Jul 21, 2015, 11:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rajya Sabha failed to transact any significant business today on the first day of the Monsoon session as opposition pressed for resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as also Chief Ministers of
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Lalit Modi issue reverbates in Rajya Sabha
National | Jul 21, 2015, 04:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: A united Opposition on Tuesday stalled the Rajya Sabha, demanding the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and others in the wake of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam.As the opposition
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India to get Rafale planes on IAF-approved configuration: Government
National | Jul 21, 2015, 09:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 36 Rafale combat planes and associated systems and weapons would be delivered in the same configuration as had been tested and approved by Indian Air Force, and with a longer maintenance responsibility
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Opposition running away from debate as Lalitgate rocks RS: Arun Jaitley
National | Jul 21, 2015, 02:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: A combative government today accused opposition parties of running away from a debate as they created uproar in Rajya Sabha over Lalit Modi controversy ignoring its offer of a discussion and a statement
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Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references
National | Jul 21, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Lok Sabha paid tributes to a sitting member and 13 former MPs who died in the recent past on the first day of the Monsoon session today, following which the House was
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BJP launches counter-attack, alleges scams in Congress-ruled states
National | Jul 21, 2015, 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Countering Congress' attack as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced today, BJP said it was ready for discussion on all issues including on "damaad (son-in-law) and Quatrocchi", besides the "scams" in Congress-ruled states."The
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RS adjourned for the day due to continuous uproar over Lalitgate
National | Jul 21, 2015, 03:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The three-week long Monsoon session of Parliament begun today with playing of national anthem in both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.Highlights:* Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day due to continuous uproar over the
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PM Modi hopeful of fruitful Monsoon Session
National | Jul 21, 2015, 10:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed hope that the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be fruitful and all MPs will contribute towards making good decisions."Hope in this session good decisions will be made,
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Monsoon session of Parliament to begin today; 9 other major events of the day
India | Jul 21, 2015, 10:41 AM IST1. Parliament's three-week monsoon session to begin todayNew Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to begin today, however, it will be a truncated three-week affair.2. Rahul likely to address Mahila Cong workers in
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Stage set for stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament
National | Jul 21, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The three-week long Monsoon session of Parliament is all set to start from today with the opposition warning of disruptions and the government saying it will give an equally aggressive response on several
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BJP allies back govt, seek appointment of convenor
National | Jul 20, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Faced with an unrelenting Congress attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today got the backing of all the NDA constituents but they demanded better coordination in the alliance and sought the appointment of a
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Monsoon session to be 'maha-muqabala': Shiv Sena
National | Jul 20, 2015, 11:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the NDA projected a united face, the Shiv Sena on Monday declared that the monsoon session will be a "maha-muqabla" between the ruling alliance and the opposition as it came out in
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Sushma Swaraj keen to make statement in Parliament on Lalit Modi issue: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Jul 20, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was keen to make a statement in Parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy surrounding her."Sushma Swaraj is keen to
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BJP to 'aggressively' counter opposition attack in House
National | Jul 20, 2015, 08:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Top BJP leaders on Sunday met at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence reportedly to discuss strategy for the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament as Congress said that it was ready to support government's
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Amit Shah discusses Parliament strategy with BJP ministers
National | Jul 19, 2015, 11:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the Monsoon session, BJP chief Amit Shah on Sunday discussed with senior Union Ministers the strategy to counter the opposition in Parliament and is also meeting party Chief Ministers Vasundhara Raje
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BJP decides to brazen it out over Raje, Sushma, Chouhan issues
National | Jul 19, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Setting the tone for the upcoming Monsoon session, BJP today decided against being defensive over the controversies related to Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje and Shivraj Singh Chouhan and would brazen it out in