News for 'Somnath'

Cash for query: Expel MPs, says panel

Cash for query: Expel MPs, says panel

Rediff.com23 Dec 2005

The report, which was submitted in the Speaker in his chamber, is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

4th anniv of Parl attack observed

4th anniv of Parl attack observed

Rediff.com13 Dec 2005

Fourth anniversary of attack on Parliament observed

Remembering Dr Ambedkar

Remembering Dr Ambedkar

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

Politicians and others pay tribute.

Speaker attacks EC on office-of-profit issue

Speaker attacks EC on office-of-profit issue

Rediff.com24 May 2006

Somnath Chatterjee said he was being subjected to a "trial by insinuation" by the commission without establishing any prima facie case against him. \n

Lok Sabha adjourned on Doda issue

Lok Sabha adjourned on Doda issue

Rediff.com15 May 2006

The adjournment was for 15 minutes.

A world first: Lok Sabha TV

A world first: Lok Sabha TV

Rediff.com9 May 2006

Lok Sabha Television channel, claimed to be the first in the world to be run by the Legislature, will start its experimental run from May 11, a day after the commencement of the second phase of the Budget session.

Nobel replicas return to Visva-Bharati

Nobel replicas return to Visva-Bharati

Rediff.com7 May 2005

The original Nobel medallion, along with some memorabilia of the Tagore family, was stolen from the museum at Rabindra Bhavan on March 25, 2004.

Parliament session smooth sans NDA

Parliament session smooth sans NDA

Rediff.com27 Apr 2005

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha saw normal functioning of Question Hour, the main casualty of the opposition protests.

218 Indian fishermen freed by Pakistan

218 Indian fishermen freed by Pakistan

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The fishermen were freed from Malir jail on instructions from the Interior Ministry as a goodwill gesture, jail superintendent Hasan Sehto said.

The soldier who changed Kashmir's history

The soldier who changed Kashmir's history

Rediff.com22 Aug 2006

Jammu and Kashmir's governor pays rich tributes to the officer who won the nation's first Param Veer Chakra.

AAP rubbishes its founding member's charges of misbehaviour

AAP rubbishes its founding member's charges of misbehaviour

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday rubbished the allegations of former diplomat and its founding member Madhu Bhaduri that she was heckled at Friday's National Council meeting for introducing a resolution condemning Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti's midnight raid.

Vishwas, Bharti question Kejriwal's 'ability to win polls'

Vishwas, Bharti question Kejriwal's 'ability to win polls'

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Bharti further said that this is high time the party took things seriously.

Sonia to release stamp on Murasoli Maran

Sonia to release stamp on Murasoli Maran

Rediff.com11 Aug 2004

DMK president M Karunanidhi told reporters that Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will release a special postal cover on the occasion.

LS members react sharply to SC outburst

LS members react sharply to SC outburst

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

Lok Sabha members on Wednesday termed its remarks as "very unfortunate" and "uncalled for," with the Speaker asserting that Parliament would not give up its rights to make laws.

Parliament session cut by 3 days

Parliament session cut by 3 days

Rediff.com28 Jul 2006

The monsoon session of Parliament, which was scheduled to conclude on August 30, has been curtailed and will now adjourn on August 25

'Decision on expelling MPs is only Legislature's'

'Decision on expelling MPs is only Legislature's'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2006

Somnath called the Court's action of sending notices as 'not called for'.

New IT trade union not to enforce strike in Bengal

New IT trade union not to enforce strike in Bengal

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

The first trade union body in West Bengal's IT industry said on Wednesday it would not enforce Thursday's general strike and those willing to go to work would not be stopped.

Indian, Chinese parliaments to ink first-ever MoU

Indian, Chinese parliaments to ink first-ever MoU

Rediff.com3 Jul 2006

Indian and Chinese parliaments are set to sign the first-ever memorandum of understanding to open a new avenue for bilateral exchange.

Sidhu to give fresh resignation letter

Sidhu to give fresh resignation letter

Rediff.com1 Dec 2006

"I am writing a fresh letter in accordance with the rules," Sidhu told PTI after changing his mind in less than two hours after declaring that he would not send a fresh resignation letter to the Speaker.

TV sting: MPs file their replies

TV sting: MPs file their replies

Rediff.com4 Jan 2006

Lok Sabha members of Parliament named in a television channel expose about corruption in MP Local Area Development scheme have filed their replies to the inquiry committee, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

'Ganguly assured for Pakistan tour'

'Ganguly assured for Pakistan tour'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2005

Zero Hour is torture hour: Speaker

Zero Hour is torture hour: Speaker

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

Zero Hour is torture: Speaker

Channels to telecast Parliament proceedings

Channels to telecast Parliament proceedings

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

The live telecast of Parliament proceedings will make parliamentarians more responsible and debates more purposeful, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said.

No place for 'middlemen' in my govt, every paisa reaches poor: Modi

No place for 'middlemen' in my govt, every paisa reaches poor: Modi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Modi said bribery was not possible as the money was transferred directly into accounts of the beneficiaries.

Lok Sabha orders probe into development fund scam

Lok Sabha orders probe into development fund scam

Rediff.com20 Dec 2005

Chatterjee said it was a matter of shame that this had happened while an inquiry was already on to look into the bribe-for-questions scandal.

Don't attend House, Speaker tells MPs

Don't attend House, Speaker tells MPs

Rediff.com12 Dec 2005

Don't attend House, Speaker tells MPs caught taking bribe

Chatterjee's one year in office

Chatterjee's one year in office

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

Speaker Somnath Chatterjee completes one year in office on Saturday earning bouquets and brickbats through a tumultous period in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance often resorted to disruptions and boycotts

Arvind Kejriwal picks his team of 'aam aadmi' ministers

Arvind Kejriwal picks his team of 'aam aadmi' ministers

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

Arvind Kejriwal is understood to have finalised his team of ministers that includes his trusted associate Manish Sisodia and five others to be inducted into his ministry that will be sworn in later this week.

Both Houses  of Parliament adjourned

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned

Rediff.com23 Nov 2005

Both Houses paid tributes to former President K R Narayanan and condoled the deaths of a sitting Lok Sabha member and former members of both Houses.

Jung asks Kejriwal govt reasons for DCW chief's removal

Jung asks Kejriwal govt reasons for DCW chief's removal

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday returned to Delhi government the file on removal of DCW chairperson Barkha Singh seeking reasons for the proposed action even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal justified its stand saying these bodies should not be headed by politicians.

Soft launch of Lok Sabha TV on May 11

Soft launch of Lok Sabha TV on May 11

Rediff.com9 May 2006

Lok Sabha Television channel, claimed to be the first in the world to be run by the Legislature, will start its experimental run from May 11, a day after the the commencement of the second phase of the budget session.

Take Parliament for water harvesting: Speaker

Take Parliament for water harvesting: Speaker

Rediff.com12 May 2005

Setting an example to highlight the importance of rainwater harvesting, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Thursday decided to offer Parliament House premises and his official residence for water conservation purposes.

Pawar, Chatterjee in office of profit list

Pawar, Chatterjee in office of profit list

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

About 43 MLAs and 200 MLAs have been named.

Declare assets: LS Speaker asks 7 members

Declare assets: LS Speaker asks 7 members

Rediff.com4 May 2005

Chatterjee threatened to refer their names to the Privileges Committee for necessary action if the declaration was not furnished, sources in the Speaker's Secretariat said in New Delhi on Wednesday.

NDA to boycott entire budget session

NDA to boycott entire budget session

Rediff.com4 May 2005

Top leaders of the alliance met at Vajpayee's residence in the morning and decided to extend the boycott to the entire session.