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Friday is the last day of the Rajya Sabha during the current session.
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Chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Wednesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses.
The opposition parties seem determined to corner the government over the Rafale deal and the issue is likely to disrupt the Parliament even today.
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Expressing solidarity with the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he has decided to suspend hosting of a talk show on Sansad TV until the suspension of the legislators is revoked and a "semblance of bipartisanship restored to the conduct of Parliament".
The 17th Lok Sabha, which was dissolved on June 5, did not have a deputy speaker for its full term, and it was the second consecutive term of the lower house without an LoP.
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The issue of National Register of Citizens in Assam is likely to rock both houses of Parliament on Wednesday too.
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Chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Wednesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses.
Chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Wednesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses.
Despite disruptions over central rule in Uttarakhand and fresh revelations on the AugustaWestland chopper deal, the Rajya Sabha passed four bills and Lok Sabha cleared three.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday expressed anguish over Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge trooping into the Well of the House during an opposition protest, saying it is for the first time that a person occupying the post has engaged in such conduct.
Will the government and the opposition come to an agreement for a smooth functioning of the winter session?
'Expunging remarks is within the powers of the Speaker.' 'Nobody can question or challenge the Speaker's decision.'
Will the government and the opposition come to an agreement for a smooth functioning of the winter session?
The issue of National Register of Citizens in Assam is likely to rock both houses of Parliament on Wednesday too.
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On the third day of Budget session, Lok Sabha will elect a new Speaker.
After a bitter Gujarat poll campaign, the winter session of the Parliament will begin on Friday
The issue of National Register of Citizens in Assam is likely to rock both houses of Parliament on Wednesday too.
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Thursday accused the government of imposing Hindi by bringing new bills with titles only in that language, a charge the treasury bench contested while alleging they were stuck with a colonial mindset.
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President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the nation on the eve of Republic Day. Watch his full speech HERE
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