MEA preparing draft Emigration Bill after consultation with stakeholders
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is preparing a draft Emigration Bill after extensive consultation with all the concerned stakeholders, Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, informed in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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National Politics 05:14 PMMVA slams action against Rahul, terms it 'murder of democracy'
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National Politics 05:08 PMAll democracy-loving people should come forward, says Vijayan on Rahul disqualification
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Without naming Rahul, Mamata, Abhishek slam BJP on disqualification issue
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee maintained a subtle distance from Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi even while slamming his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
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HC permits BJP MLA Vijender Gupta to attend Delhi Assembly session
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday permitted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vijender Gupta to attend Delhi Assembly from Monday for the remainder of the budget session, a day after the BJP leader had moved the court challenging his one-year suspension by the Speaker.
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YSR Congress Party's rebel MLA joins TDP
Amaravati, March 24 (IANS) A rebel MLA of Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Friday joined the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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BJP using defamation route to target opposition leaders: Yechury
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being disqualified from Lak Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist on Friday condemned the measure by the BJP while reiterating allegations of misuse of probe agencies like the ED and the CBI.
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'Can't be telling Parliament', SC on PIL seeking citizen's participation in debates
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre to take steps to create an appropriate system, which empowers citizens to petition Parliament and seek the initiation of a debate, discussion, and deliberation on the issues and concerns highlighted by the citizens.
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6 UP MLAs faced disqualification after conviction by courts
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Six legislators in Uttar Pradesh have been disqualified in the past five years after they were convicted by courts on various charges.
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SC/ST quota hike: K'taka Cong leaders try to lay siege to Guv's residence, detained
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Karnataka Congress leaders were detained and later released on Friday after they attempted to lay siege to the Raj Bhavan demanding dismissal of the ruling BJP government for "failing" to bring the new legislation increasing reservation to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the ninth schedule of the Constitution.
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Govt speeds to disqualify members but not to revoke it: Lakshadweep's 'former' MP
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Lakshwadeep's "former" MP, Mohammed Faizal of Nationalist Congress Party, on Friday questioned the treatment of opposition parliamentarians are being handled, saying that how the Narendra Modi government does things is "rather strange".
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Cong questions disqualification, says only Prez has the power
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Congress on Friday questioned Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha, and said that only President has the powers to do so.
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Pro-Sterlite villagers come to Capital; demand early hearing of Sterlite Copper case
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The clamour for the reopening of the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, now closed for the past five years, is growing louder every day.
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BJP's Biswa Bandhu Sen elected Tripura assembly Speaker, Tipra Motha Party skips voting
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) Ruling BJP MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen was elected the Speaker of the Tripura assembly on Friday defeating opposition CPI-M-Congress joint candidate Gopal Chandra Roy.
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On Rahul's disqualification, Cong says Indian democracy 'Om Shanti'
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) After Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha a day after his conviction in Surat court, the Congress on Friday said that it will fight the battle legally and politically.
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Delhi Police detain oppn MPs, leaders near Vijay Chowk
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Several opposition MPs and leaders were detained on Friday while they were marching towards Vijay Chowk from Parliament reiterating their demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue.
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A day after conviction, Rahul disqualified from Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A day after his conviction in a criminal defamation case, Lok Sabha MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Friday disqualified from the Lok Sabha membership.
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Delhi court reserves order on Sisodia's bail plea in CBI case
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A court here on Friday reserved its order on bail plea filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's bail matter in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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PM gifts 28 projects worth Rs 1,780 cr to Varanasi
Varanasi (UP), March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, gifted 28 projects worth Rs 1,780 crore to his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi.
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Renuka Chowdhury to file defamation case against PM Modi
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) After a Surat court held Rahul Gandhi guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury announced that she would file a defamation case against Modi since the latter supposedly linked her laughter to 'Surupanakha', a demoness in Hindu mythology in a House proceeding.
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Delhi HC seeks NCPCR's response on plea against Rahul's tweet in minor rape case
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on a plea seeking FIR registration against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with his tweet, wherein he had allegedly revealed the identity of a minor Dalit girl, who was raped and murdered in 2021.
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Oppn MPs take out protest march over Adani issue, seek JPC probe
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The MPs from like-minded opposition parties on Friday took out a march from the Parliament House to the Vijay Chowk on Friday holding placards to demand a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe in the Adani issue.
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Finance Bill passed in LS amid Oppn protest
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill 2023 without any discussion through voice vote, amid protests by the Congress-led opposition.
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BRS is Bharat Rythu Samithi: KTR
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Telangana's cabinet minister K.T. Rama Rao on Friday described BRS as 'Bharat Rythu Samithi'.
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Telangana Congress leaders placed under house arrest
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy and other party leaders were placed under house arrest on Friday to prevent them from joining a protest at Osmania University over Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) exams question paper leak.
