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  Venkaiah Naidu rejects Congress' impeachment plea against CJI Dipak Misra: Here are the key points of the order

  India | April 23, 2018 15:02 IST

  Here are the excerpts of the order given by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu rejecting Opposition's impeachment plea against CJI Dipak Misra:

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  Naidu has 'no mandate to decide merits of motion': Congress denounces rejection of impeachment notice against CJI

  India | April 23, 2018 12:35 IST

  Referring to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s remark on Opposition’s impeachment notice, Surjewala said that the “revenge petition” has now become “rescue order”.   

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  Impeachment motion against CJI rejected; Oppn says 'don’t muzzle Constitution'

  India | April 23, 2018 13:50 IST

  After extensive consultations with top legal and constitutional experts, Naidu termed all five allegations made against the CJI as neither 'tenable nor admissible'.

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  LIVE: Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment notice against CJI; Congress says 'revenge petition' became 'rescue order'

  India | April 23, 2018 12:32 IST

  Naidu said in an order today that he had detailed personal conversation on all the aspects arising from the notice and had considered each of the allegations made in it individually as well as collectively.

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  Venkaiah Naidu begins consultations on impeachment notice against CJI; Congress to move SC if motion rejected

  India | April 23, 2018 8:15 IST

  The Congress was also trying to build up "moral pressure" on the Chief Justice of India in the hope that he would step aside from judicial duty if an impeachment motion was moved against him.   

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  Venkaiah Naidu begins consultation process on impeachment notice against CJI Dipak Misra

  India | April 22, 2018 22:37 IST

  The vice president cut short his visit to Hyderabad and reached here to hold deliberations over the notice given by the seven opposition parties.  

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  India must harness its demographic profile: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

  India | April 11, 2018 20:57 IST

  Naidu said educational institutions up to university level need to reorient their syllabi and methods of teaching to prepare students for the future who will not only have to be articulate and self-confident but also well-equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century.

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  Vice President Naidu slams media, political leaders for 'demoralising' security forces

  India | April 09, 2018 22:56 IST

  "People who write articles from Delhi, the leaders who speak negatively about our forces they should understand the adverse conditions and climate that these (security forces) people are operating in," Naidu said at the 'Valour Day' event of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). 

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  Anti-graft bill not passed by Lok Sabha, says Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu

  India | April 05, 2018 14:50 IST

  Correcting the House records, Naidu said the bill to amend the anti-graft law was the one reported by the Select Committee of the House.

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  Venkaiah expresses anguish at 'murder of democracy' in Rajya Sabha

  India | April 04, 2018 19:23 IST

  Naidu's remarks came when the house met for the day and and the opposition parties refused to heed his repeated requests to allow the house to function so that some important bills could be passed.

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  Venkaiah Naidu asks Rajya Sabha MPs to speak in Hindi

  India | April 03, 2018 21:52 IST

  Naidu's observation came as he presided over a meeting of Rajya Sabha's Hindi Committee that met on Tuesday after a gap of three-and-a-half years.

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  Reach out to opposition to end RS logjam, Venkaiah Naidu tells government

  India | March 23, 2018 17:50 IST

  Naidu said that persisting with disruptions for three weeks had no justification.

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  PM Modi, Vice President Naidu wish people on Bihar Diwas

  India | March 22, 2018 14:53 IST

  The state celebrates Bihar Diwas on March 22, every year, to commemorate the date on which the province came into being.

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  #WorldWaterDay: PM Modi and other politicians highlight the importance of water conservation

  Trending | March 22, 2018 12:05 IST

  To mark this special occasion, PM Narendra Modi joined several others on social media stressing the importance of water conservation.

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  Rights for minorities be also given to majority community: VHP

  India | March 20, 2018 20:02 IST

  The Karnataka cabinet had on Monday granted the long-demanded status of a separate religion to Lingayat community that forms 17 per cent of the state's population.

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  Anguished over disruptions in Rajya Sabha, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu cancels dinner for MPs

  Politics | March 20, 2018 18:01 IST

  According to sources, preparations for the dinner were completed last week. Naidu had even spoken to the President, the PM, the Leader of the House, the Leader of Opposition and floor leaders of various parties whom he had invited.

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  'Disturbed' at trends of unruly behaviour in legislatures, Vice President wants 'new beginning'

  Politics | March 18, 2018 19:53 IST

  Expressing anguish over the events (frequent disruptions) in Parliament and state legislatures, Naidu, quoting Mahatma Gandhi, said there was no place for violence in legislatures.

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  Venkaiah Naidu holds backstage talks with agitating leaders to end RS impasse

  India | March 16, 2018 21:59 IST

  Naidu called the floor leaders of different parties to his chamber after the first adjournment in the day. The agitating members reportedly told the Chairman that they would speak with their leadership and get back.

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  Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to not disrupt Parliament, Congress hits back

  Politics | March 16, 2018 17:05 IST

  Soon after the papers were laid on the table in the morning as the House met for the day, Naidu gave a brief lecture to the MPs on the need to discuss issues on the floor of the house instead of disrupting the proceedings.

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  Chennai airport put on high alert after bomb threat call

  India | March 16, 2018 14:55 IST

  The call was made to an airline operating flights between here and Hyderabad, and security measures have been put in place, officials said.