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Amarinder quits Lok Sabha over Satlej Yamuna Link canal row

Senior Congress member Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Lok Sabha and tendered his resignation from the House. Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates – Times of India

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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Rohith Vemula’s suicide case

Rajya Sabha adjourned over Rohith Vemula’s suicide case

New Delhi : Rajya Sabha Deputy chairman PJ Kurien adjourned the house again till noon as Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati raised the issue of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student who committed suicide earlier this year after being suspended that created ado. “This is not the first time a Dalit student committed suicide,” the BSP […]

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Former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress veteran Balram Jakhar passed away (video)

New Delhi : Former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress veteran Balram Jakhar’s son Sunil Jakhar said that his father died on Wednesday morning. He was 92. Balram Jakhar served as the speaker of Lok Sabha from 1980 to 1989. Sunil, who is a former Punjab Congress Legislative Party leader said that the cremation will be […]

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3/11/2015: FRONT PAGE: Lok Sabha clears land bill, govt braces for battle in RS

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the land acquisition bill after a marathon debate, with the government managing to keep its allies together though it failed to rein in Shiv Sena. The government now braces for a tough battle in Rajya Sabha where… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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12/24/2014: FRONT PAGE: Lok Sabha worked for 98% of winter session, RS barely 59%

New Delhi: The winter session of the 2014 Lok Sabha — that worked for 98% of its scheduled time — has become the second most productive session in a decade. The most productive winter session so far was in 2004 when the government worked 101% of the… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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AAP MP brings up Delhi power crisis in Lok Sabha

AAP MP brings up Delhi power crisis in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Delhi power woes found a resonance in Lok Sabha when AAP MP Bhagwant Mann slammed the BJP government for turning a blind eye to the people who are reeling under a crisis. "The government is talking about digital India on one hand but … […]

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Ministers in Modi Cabinet

Interesting facts about the newly elected 16th Lok Sabha

The Indian parliament is not only known for leaders roaring around, showing cash, debating on subjects of national interest, but also for its prudent voice and valuable suggestions at the end of day. From Ambani to Tatas, and from Kashmir to Kaniyakumari, everyone feels the heat of the decisions made by Indian Parliament. Let’s check […]

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Delhi saw 65.09 % voter turnout in Lok Sabha polls

Nearly 4 lakh more voters exercised their franchise during the Lok Sabha polls held in Delhi on Thursday compared with the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections. “In absolute numbers, the turnout was even… The Hindu – Delhi

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Lok Sabha Polls 2014: No candidate from Delhi in Aam Aadmi Party's top list

Lok Sabha Polls 2014: No candidate from Delhi in Aam Aadmi Party's top list None of AAP's Lok Sabha candidates for the seven seats in Delhi figure among the top five, according to data put out by the party on its website, which could also be interpreted as a pointer to its declining appeal in […]

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Last last day of campaigning in Delhi

Lok Sabha polls 2014: Last last day of campaigning in Delhi … activity as campaigning for seven Lok Sabha seats ends on Tuesday. Since Delhi is set to vote on April 10, all major political parties are expected to hold a series of rallies across the city and door-to-door campaigning in support of their … […]

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Lok Sabha 2014: Meet some of Delhi's candidates from small parties

Lok Sabha 2014: Meet some of Delhi's candidates from small parties New Delhi: “Asankhya Samaj Party ka abhiyaan, sabko shiskha, swasth or sammaan,” says 51-year-old Inder Singh, reciting his party's campaign slogan. Singh has filed his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha elections next month from North West Delhi. Read more on Firstpost

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Joy in Telangana as Lok Sabha passes bill to divide Andhra

New Delhi : Amid pandemonium and a television blackout of the proceedings, the Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a bill to carve out a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, triggering joy in the Telangana region and protests elsewhere in the southern state. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill was passed by voice vote in the face […]

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AAP announces its first list of Lok Sabha candidates

New Delhi : Medha Patkar, Anjali Damania, Yogendra Yadav, Meera Sanyal and Kumar Vishwas are among 20 people who feature in the first list of the Aam Aadmi Party’s candidates for the Lok Sabha elections announced here Sunday. The announcement took place barely two days after AAP founder leader Arvind Kejriwal resigned as chief minister […]

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AAP's mohalla sabha proposal is impractical for cities like Delhi

AAP's mohalla sabha proposal is impractical for cities like Delhi With great power comes great responsibility. If the draft Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill 2014, a legislation aimed at the decentralisation of power, which is likely to be tabled in the forthcoming session of the Delhi assembly, is anything to go by then the … Read […]

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2/3/2014: FRONT PAGE: This Lok Sabha could end up as the worst performing

New Delhi: In less than a month’s time, the 15th Lok Sabha’s term will come to an end with the dubious distinction of being the worst performing House since independence, passing the least number of bills (165) in a fiveyear term. Of the 126 bills… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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