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NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha has listed the notice moved by opposition seeking a resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla from office for Monday, setting the stage for a rare debate in the House.According to the agenda paper, the notice is the only item scheduled for discussion that day. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju had…
NEW DELHI: The opposition’s notice for a resolution for Speaker Om Birla’s removal is likely to be taken up in Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget session’s second part on March 9, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday, as govt looks to get on with its legislative agenda in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “hiding behind Speaker” after Om Birla said that he had requested the PM to not to come to the House when he was scheduled to reply to the President’s address, citing security reasons by the women MPs. The Lok Sabha eventually passed the Motion of Thanks…
NEW DELHI: An agreement has been reached between parliamentarians to run the House “smoothly” after the government gave in to the opposition’s demand to hold a discussion on the ongoing pan-India special intensive revision of electoral rolls.After two days of chaos and disruptions, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a Business Advisory Committee meeting with…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App could be deleted by the user from their mobile phones, adding that the government’s job was only to “introduce this app to everyone”. The clarification came after a massive political row erupted over the government’s dictum to makers to pre-install the app in…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain KL Rahul couldn’t hide his admiration — or his nerves — after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma produced commanding innings to script India’s tense 17-run win over South Africa in the opening ODI in Ranchi on Sunday. Kohli’s majestic 135 off 120 balls, his…
PATNA: After decades of being the face of RJD, patriarch Lalu Prasad is ceding political space to his son Tejashwi Yadav as INDIA bloc’s Bihar chief ministerial candidate takes centre stage in a poll campaign designed to recast the party’s image around the heir.Lalu, still the RJD president, doesn’t feature in any of the poll…
PATNA: RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav’s long wait to be officially declared INDIA bloc’s CM face in Bihar looked set to end after Congress’s designated troubleshooter, Ashok Gehlot, and the party’s state in-charge Krishna Allavaru met him and his father Lalu Prasad in Patna Wednesday to break a stalemate that has dragged into the business end…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) on Tuesday said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is “absolutely happy” with the NDA‘s seat-sharing deal for the upcoming state assembly elections and accused the opposition Mahagathbandhan of “planting stories and spreading rumours” about the alliance.Speaking to ANI, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Nitish Kumar was “absolutely happy” with the…
South African players celebrate with the winner’s trophy after their win in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s cricket ground (AP Photo) South Africa’s cricket team, led by Aiden Markram, is preparing to defend their World Test Championship title as they begin a new cycle with a two-test series in Pakistan.The series…
