Sumitra Mahajan
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Lok Sabha has no plans to shift timing of Question Hour: Sumitra Mahajan
National | Nov 22, 2014, 11:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: New Delhi: Lok Sabha has no plans to shift the timing of the Question Hour, as planned by Rajya Sabha from the Winter Session beginning Monday, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Saturday night.The
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Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all-party meet today
National | Nov 22, 2014, 07:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called all-party meet today to ensure the smooth functioning of month-long Winter Session of the Parliament, slated to begin from Monday.The meeting is designed to identify the
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India calls for early action to reform 'anachronistic' UN Security Council
World | Nov 20, 2014, 10:01 AM ISTUnited Nations: Calling the UN Security Council an "anachronism," Indian Parliament speaker Sumitra Mahajan has urged the international community to take early action to reform it in order to shore up the legitimacy of the
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Poor can't be burdened with fight against climate change: Mahajan
World | Nov 19, 2014, 10:03 AM ISTUnited Nations: In a strong message to the developed nations, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has said that sustainable development and a victory in the war against climate change cannot be attained on the backs
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Speaker Sumitra Mahajan convenes all-party meeting on November 22
National | Nov 17, 2014, 07:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: An all party meeting has been convened by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Nov 22 to ensure that the month-long winter session beginning next Monday is a smooth affair.Mahajan has called leaders of various
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'Declining crop area has potential to cause food inflation'
National | Oct 29, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTChandigarh: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said declining area under crops has the potential to cause food inflation and hit farm output and employability in the agriculture sector.“Now we are witnessing different types of
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'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' must make impact on ground: Speaker
National | Oct 22, 2014, 08:47 AM ISTIndore: Lauding the Narendra Modi government for launching the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said it should not remain a short-term affair and people must ensure that cleanliness is truly visible
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People should help end gender bias: Sumitra Mahajan
World | Oct 13, 2014, 09:19 PM ISTGeneva: People should join hands to eliminate all forms of gender-based inequalities and violence for sustainable peace and prosperity in society, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said here Monday."Women are the unwavering pillars of society
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Speaker hints at amending rules for appointment of Leader of Opposition
National | Sep 26, 2014, 07:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has hinted that she has no objection if all the political parties want to change rules regarding appointment of Leader of Opposition in the Lower House.Speaking to media
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Yoga becoming popular in China, my wife practises it: Xi
India | Sep 19, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday said yoga is gaining immense popularity in China and that his wife, Peng Liyuan, was learning and practising it.Xi conveyed this to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who
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Important to give space to reports on parliamentary proceedings: Sumitra Mahajan
India | Sep 10, 2014, 07:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yesterday said that reporting of parliamentary proceedings is not given much importance even as she maintained that space should be devoted to the coverage of constructive and important
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Government to go ahead with key appointments without LoP
National | Sep 07, 2014, 06:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government has decided to go ahead with appointments to various statutory bodies like CVC, NHRC and Lokpal without the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committee
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LoP row: Sumitra Mahajan defends her decision, says SC has questioned centre and not Speaker
National | Aug 23, 2014, 04:33 PM ISTIndore: A day after the Supreme Court decided to interpret the provision of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today her denying LoP's post to Congress was based on rules and
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SC wonders how can LoP post remain vacant, Congress agrees
National | Aug 22, 2014, 03:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today expressed shock over the Centre's decision to leave the position of Leader of Opposition vacant. The court said that it was concerned about the formation of lokpal which requires
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LoP Status: Congress terms Speaker's decision blatantly partisan
National | Aug 20, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Tuesday reacted sharply to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision rejecting the Leader of Opposition status in Lok Sabha and said it is "unfair and blatantly partisan"."The Speaker's ruling is unfair, blatantly
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UP government not protecting cows being slaughtered, alleges BJP MP
National | Aug 12, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: A BJP member's charge that the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh was not protecting cows being slaughtered in abundance, generated heat in Lok Sabha today with Samajwadi Party members strongly protesting it.Raising
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TRS members create uproar in Lok Sabha
National | Aug 11, 2014, 04:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Members in Lok Sabha from Telangana today strongly opposed a Central directive to the state government giving the Governor special powers to ensure law and order in Hyderabad, but Home Minister Rajnath Singh
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Noisy protests by MPs go against parliament's rule book
National | Aug 10, 2014, 04:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's recent storming to the Lok Sabha Speaker's podium and noisy protest might have charged up his party members, but it grossly violates the code of parliamentary etiquette laid
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LoP row: Speaker's decisions not open to judicial review, observes SC
India | Aug 09, 2014, 08:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a stand that may spell difficulty for the Congress party if its demand for being given the post of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) is rejected by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan,
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Government slams Congress for creating ruckus in Parliament
National | Aug 06, 2014, 03:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today attacked Congress for creating an uproar in Parliament, saying such behaviour would “boomerang” on it and that the party should reconcile to its defeat and play a constructive role. Parliamentary Affairs