Sumitra Mahajan
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Land Bill: Explain national security, affordable housing, ask JPC members
National | Jun 08, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to corner the government, Opposition members of the parliamentary panel examining the controversial land acquisition bill today sought clarity on terms like national security and affordable housing which are exempted from the
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Hearing on Smriti Irani case today; 9 other major events of the day
India | Jun 01, 2015, 10:03 AM ISTHearing on Smriti Irani case todayNew Delhi: A court fixed June 1 to hear a complaint against Smriti Irani, Human Resource Development Minister for allegedly misrepresenting facts in her election affidavit while imposing a cost
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S S Ahluwalia to head Joint parliamentary panel to go into land bill
India | May 18, 2015, 10:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Union minister and BJP MP S S Ahluwalia was today appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of Parliament that will go into the provisions of the controversial land acquisition bill.Official sources said
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Congress questions Chair's impartiality; Speaker rejects charges
National | May 12, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: A belligerent Congress today raised concern over the impartiality of the Chair in the Lok Sabha, eliciting strong protests from the Treasury benches with the government asserting that the Speaker cannot be “threatened”.Noisy
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Decision to extend Lok Sabha session "dictatorial": Congress
National | May 08, 2015, 01:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition today attacked the government over its decision to extend the Lok Sabha session for three days and termed the move “dictatorial”, with many members objecting to the news being reported in the
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LS adjourns twice after ruckus over decision to extend session
National | May 08, 2015, 01:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned twice today as a joint Opposition took on the government for its decision to extend the Lok Sabha by three days, terming the move “authoritarian”.As soon as the House
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Land Boundary Agreement bill:Speaker Sumitra Mahajan lauds spirit of unanimity
National | May 07, 2015, 11:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today lauded the spirit of unanimity in the House during the passage of a bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that provides for exchange of
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LS approves GST bill, paves way for uniform tax regime
National | May 06, 2015, 04:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The long-pending GST bill was approved by Lok Sabha today after a walkout by Congress even as government vowed to compensate states for any revenue loss and assured that the new uniform indirect
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LS takes up GST bill after Speaker rejects demands for referring it to Standing Committee
National | May 05, 2015, 06:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The long-delayed GST Bill was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after the Speaker rejected the Opposition's demands to refer the key reform measure to a Parliamentary Standing Committee.In
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Speaker expunges AAP MP's remarks, then promises to reconsider
National | Apr 23, 2015, 04:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision to expunge an AAP member's remark referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered strong protests from the opposition, including Congress and TMC in the Lok Sabha today, forcing her
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Giriraj regrets racist remarks against Sonia Gandhi
National | Apr 20, 2015, 04:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh was today forced to express regret in the Lok Sabha for his racist remarks against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, after vociferous protests on the issue.“I never meant to offend
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PM Modi wishes Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on birthday
National | Apr 12, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on her birthday and prayed for her "long life" and "good health"."My best wishes to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha,
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan offers prayers at Tirupati Shrine
National | Apr 10, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTTirupati: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near here.The 71-year-old Mahajan arrived here with members of her family last evening and prayed at the shrine
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Self-regulation is the best: Sumitra Mahajan on media freedom
National | Apr 08, 2015, 08:31 PM ISTVisakhapatnam: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said self-regulation was the best policy for media as any form of regulation on it whether by an imposed law or by guidelines is looked upon with apprehensive
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Rajnath Singh moves to new bungalow; neighbours include LS Speaker
National | Mar 29, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has moved to a sprawling bungalow in the capital's Akbar Road with his next door neighbour being Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.Ten months after assuming the charge of the
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Mahajan meets Mulayam in hospital, wishes him speedy recovery
National | Mar 08, 2015, 09:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan today went to meet Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav who has been admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon after he was suspected to be suffering from swine flu.Mahajan
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4-day weekend for Parliament next week
National | Feb 28, 2015, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Parliament will have an extended 4-day break next week, beginning Thursday. On the request of members, the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker have decided to “cancel” the sitting on March 5,
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MPs get four-day weekend on Holi
National | Feb 28, 2015, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Parliamentarians will have a four-day weekend on Holi beginning March 5.Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan announced a holiday March 5 (Thursday) saying the proceedings listed for the day will not take place. Holi
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Oppn forces LS adjournment over Naidu's "insulting" comments
National | Feb 26, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: A united Opposition today stalled proceedings of the Lok Sabha seeking an apology from Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for his remarks made yesterday, forcing him to say he did not intend
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Emulate Indian cricket team's discipline: Sumitra Mahajan tells MPs
National | Feb 23, 2015, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of a possibly stormy budget session of Parliament, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday said lawmakers should emulate the Indian cricket team's discipline which has kept India on the top in the World Cup."The