Sumitra Mahajan
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56th National Kho-Kho Championship begins in Delhi, Sumitra Mahajan attends opening ceremony
Other Sports | Mar 28, 2024, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi's IG Sports Complex is hosting the 56th National Kho-Kho Championship 2023-24 (men's and women's). Delhi men's team is drawn with Haryana and Kolhapur in Group C while the women's side is set to face Tripura and Andhra Pradesh.
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I have not retired from politics: ex-Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan
India | Nov 10, 2021, 11:29 PM ISTSumitra Mahajan had decided not to contest the 2019 elections apparently owing to the informal rule in BJP which doesn't allow leaders who have crossed 75 years to contest.
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Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan get Padma awards
India | Nov 09, 2021, 01:53 PM ISTThe Padma awards are given in three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri -- and announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.
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'Sumitra Mahajan is hale and hearty': Shashi Tharoor deletes tweet after Kailash Vijayvargiya's clar
India | Apr 23, 2021, 08:27 AM ISTSumitra Mahajan was admitted to the Bombay hospital in Indore on Wednesday after she had mild fever. She has tested negative for Covid-19.
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BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia meets former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan
News | Aug 18, 2020, 11:57 AM ISTBharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia met former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on August 17.
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Only 'Tai' can admonish me: PM Modi praises Sumitra Mahajan for her dedication towards work
May 13, 2019, 07:17 AM ISTAddressing an election rally here, Modi said, "As the Lok Sabha speaker, 'Tai' (as Mahajan is popularly known in the constituency) has carried out her duties in a skillful and controlled way. It is because of this, she has left an indelible impression on the minds of people."
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BJP fields Shankar Lalwani from Indore in place of Sumitra Mahajan, Hardeep Puri from Amritsar
Apr 21, 2019, 11:19 PM ISTThe BJP Sunday announced its seven more candidates for the Lok Sabha election, nominating Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri from Amritsar and renominating its four sitting MPs from Delhi.
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Sumitra Mahajan not to contest Lok Sabha elections 2019
Apr 05, 2019, 02:09 PM ISTMahajan, who turns 76 next week, said there had been speculations whether the party will field someone who has crossed the 75-year age bar.
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I have never sought poll ticket from BJP since 1989, says Sumitra Mahajan
Apr 02, 2019, 08:24 PM ISTAs suspense continued over the BJP's nominee from Indore constituency, Lok Sabha Speaker and local MP Sumitra Mahajan Tuesday said she never sought poll ticket from the party in the last three decades.
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'Dilse' responses in Lok Sabha; Speaker says work will be easy
National | Feb 07, 2019, 01:22 PM ISTDuring the Question Hour, CPI-M member A Sampath said he was asking questions "dil se" (from the heart).
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Venkaiah Naidu, Sumitra Mahajan call separate all-party meetings ahead of Budget session
India | Jan 27, 2019, 06:45 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha speaker has called a meeting on January 30, while Naidu has invited floor leaders of all parties on the morning of January 31.
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Rahul Gandhi can't handle politics alone, he needs his sister's help: Sumitra Mahajan
Jan 25, 2019, 08:41 AM ISTThe veteran BJP leader representing Indore in the lower house of parliament since 1989 further said that talented people must be given an opportunity to come forward.
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Lok Sabha Speaker suspends four more MPs for disrupting proceedings
India | Jan 07, 2019, 06:41 PM ISTLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended three AIADMK MPs and one TDP lawmaker for two days for disrupting proceedings of the House.
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Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members for 'unruly behaviour'
National | Jan 02, 2019, 11:09 PM ISTThe AIADMK members were protesting against the proposal for a dam across Cauvery river in Karnataka.
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What media portrays isn't always true: Sumitra Mahajan on women safety
India | Dec 07, 2018, 06:39 PM ISTAddressing the 51st convocation of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), she also rued that newspapers and TV channels give space only to protests inside Parliament but ignore debates on important issues.
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'Will it bring welfare to country': Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan questions reservation
India | Oct 01, 2018, 09:56 AM ISTShe stressed the need to follow Dr BR Ambedkar, father of Indian Constitution to bring social harmony in society and the country.
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Lok Sabha mourns Karunanidhi's death, adjourns for the day
India | Aug 08, 2018, 01:07 PM ISTLok Sabha adjourns on Wednesday after Sumitra Mahajan read out an obituary to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
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‘Maintain decorum of House, PM post’: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Rahul Gandhi’s hugplomacy, wink
India | Jul 20, 2018, 06:07 PM IST"Even I did not like it. There is a decorum (that we attach) to the Prime Minister's post. Inside the House, sitting in that seat, he is not Narendra Modi but the Prime Minister of India," she said.
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No Confidence motion: Speaker unfair, allotted inadequate time to opposition, says Mallikarjun Kharge
National | Jul 20, 2018, 04:19 PM ISTLeader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today accused Speaker Sumitra Mahajan of being unfair in allotting too little time to the opposition in the debate on the no-confidence motion and said the discussion cannot be treated as Question Hour
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan writes letter to MPs, here's what she suggests to lawmakers
National | Jul 10, 2018, 03:47 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: The letter that was released to the media on Tuesday.