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  Won't Invite Jammu and Kashmir Speaker as it Compromises Position: Pakistan

  World | August 09, 2015 12:09 IST

  Islamabad:  Pakistan will not invite the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to the upcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference as it would compromise its position on the Kashmir issue, their government said today.Special Adviser to

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  DCW chief demands speciall Parliament session to discuss women issues

  National | August 08, 2015 21:14 IST

  New Delhi: DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal today met Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at her residence and demanded that a special session of Parliament be convened to discuss issues pertaining to women's safety and security.It

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  India to boycott Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meet in Pak

  National | August 08, 2015 8:15 IST

  New Delhi:  India will boycott a Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting in Islamabad next month in protest against Pakistan not inviting the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, a decision that comes in the midst of

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  Ready to revoke suspension of congress MPs: M.Venkaiah Naidu

  National | August 07, 2015 12:43 IST

  New Delhi:  The government is ready to move a motion to revoke the suspension of 25 Congress MPs if they meet the Lok Sabha speaker and assure her of helping run the house properly, Parliamentary

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  No one approached me for revoking MPs' suspension: Lok Sabha Speaker

  National | August 06, 2015 18:57 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Thursday that she can't revoke the suspension of 25 Congress parliamentarians suo motu and that no one had approached her on the matter till now."Neither have

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  BJP MPs submit privilege motion against Youth Congress for attacking speaker's office

  National | August 06, 2015 16:09 IST

  New Delhi: BJP members have submitted a privilege motion against Youth Congress leaders for "attacking" the office of Speaker by demonstrating outside her residence in protest against her decision to suspend 25 Congress members from

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  Privilege Motion Against Youth Congress for Protesting Outside Speaker's Residence

  National | August 06, 2015 14:48 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP members have submitted a privilege motion against Youth Congress leaders for "attacking" the office of Speaker by demonstrating outside her residence in protest against her decision to suspend 25 Congress members from

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  Monsoon Session: 7 fashionable Politicians spotted at Parliament!

  Lifestyle | August 04, 2015 23:53 IST

  The monsoon session of Parliament might have been the no-work only brawl period, but politicians made it sure that they put their most fashionable foot forward in whatever they are doing.Though, political leaders and fashion

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  Sonia, Rahul to lead Congress' protest against suspension of MPs

  National | August 04, 2015 9:05 IST

  New Delhi: Congress will today protest in Parliament against the decision of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to suspend its 25 MPs for five days for 'willfully obstructing the business of the House'. Congress president Sonia

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  Govt signs peace accord with NSCN-IM, 180 killed in floods: Top 5 News Headlines

  India | August 03, 2015 21:41 IST

  Government signs landmark peace accord with NSCN (IM), PM calls it 'historic'New Delhi: With an aim of ending insurgency in Nagaland, the government on Monday signed a peace accord with key Naga outfit The Nationalist

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  Was compelled to take stringent action: Sumitra Mahajan

  National | August 04, 2015 8:25 IST

   New Delhi:  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday said she had to take stringent action against Congress members under compulsion as they did not adhere to her repeated warnings for observing rules in the

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  Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress members of Lok Sabha for five days

  National | August 03, 2015 17:35 IST

  New Delhi: Confrontation between government and opposition is set to escalate with Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suspending 25 Congress members for five days for “persistently, wilfully obstructing” the House”.  The Speaker ‘named' (identifying

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  Meeting fails to end Parliament logjam, government indicates all-party meet

  National | July 30, 2015 20:25 IST

  New Delhi:  An all-party meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker today failed to break the Parliamentary deadlock  but government indicated it was ready convene an all-party meeting in a bid to end the logjam.The

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  Speaker Sumitra Mahajan convenes all-party meet to discuss functioning of Lok Sabha

  National | July 29, 2015 11:59 IST

  New Delhi:   Amid continuous disruptions by opposition members, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has convened an all-party meeting tomorrow to discuss better functioning of the Lok Sabha, proceedings of which have been virtually washed out in

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  Lok Sabha Speaker names Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary for disregarding chair

  National | July 27, 2015 17:58 IST

  New Delhi:  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday "named" Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary for disregarding and insulting the chair by banging a placard on her table.The speaker named Chowdhary under rule 374 (1)

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  Congress member bangs placard on Speaker's table in Lok Sabha

  National | July 27, 2015 16:28 IST

  New Delhi:  An agitating Congress member in Lok Sabha today banged his placard on the table of the Speaker, prompting the angry Sumitra Mahajan to abruptly adjourned the House for an hour.Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury banged

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  Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary references

  National | July 21, 2015 12:37 IST

  New 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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  Lok Sabha speaker announces research initiative for members

  India | July 20, 2015 20:13 IST

  New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday announced a new programme “Speaker's Research Initiative” which will provide information to members on various issues of topical interest such as Goods and Services Tax and

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  Remove food subsidy extended to parliamentarians: BJD MP Baijayant Panda

  National | July 17, 2015 8:14 IST

  New Delhi: BJD leader and Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara in Odisha Baijayant Panda yesterday demanded removal of food subsidy extended to the Parliamentarians in Parliament canteen to raise public trust and confidence in lawmakers."I

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  Keep yoga away from politics, controversies: Sumitra Mahajan

  National | June 17, 2015 23:03 IST

  Indore:  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said yoga should be kept away from politics and unnecessary controversies as it is an ancient Indian exercise regime involving body and mind."Yoga is an ancient exercise regime