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Gurugram, April 11 Gopichand Gahlot, former Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and a BJP leader, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76 in Sector 28 here. He had been ill for some time, a family member said.Gahlot became Deputy Speaker in the INLD government after winning the...

Kathmandu, April 10 Ruby Kumari Thakur of the Shram Sanskriti Party was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).During the voting in the Lower House, the majority of the lawmakers endorsed a...

Kathmandu, April 10 – Rubi Kumari Thakur, 26, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position as the country's politics witnesses a generational shift.A lawmaker in the lower house elected through the...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Friday reprimanded the government, stating that his "gentleness" should not be considered his "weakness", as he strongly objected to the fewer number of replies provided by various departments compared to the number of...

New Delhi, March 12 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, which was delivered the day before, saying it highlighted the importance of parliamentary traditions and the need for collective work for the country’s progress.Home...

New Delhi, March 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during a discussion related to the no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla, asserting that past precedents contradict the Opposition’s claims regarding the appointment of a Deputy Speaker.HM Shah...

New Delhi, March 11 Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said on Wednesday that the government has created a constitutional vacuum by failing to elect a deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha.He said that allowing a chairperson of a committee, nominated by the very speaker against whom a no-confidence motion...

New Delhi, March 10 – Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra stated on Tuesday that Speaker Om Birla has "perfected the art" of silencing Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha.She voiced her support for the motion of no confidence against Speaker Om Birla, raising several objections regarding...

New Delhi, March 10 – Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi raised procedural and constitutional objections in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during the ongoing discussion on a resolution seeking a no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.Participating in the debate, Gogoi cited parliamentary rules and said...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Congress initiated a move to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday, sparking heated exchanges in the House over procedural rules and who should preside over the proceedings during the discussion.Congress MP Mohammed Jawed formally...

Amaravati, March 9 – Andhra Pradesh Police continued questioning Bihar's Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, for the fifth day on Monday in connection with the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament, K. Raghurama Krishna Raju.The IPS officer, hailing from Bihar...

Amaravati, March 6 – Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, appeared before the Andhra Pradesh police for the second consecutive day on Friday for questioning regarding the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju.The IPS officer from...

Amaravati, March 5 – Andhra Pradesh police questioned Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, for about seven hours on Thursday regarding the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.Sunil...

Amaravati, March 5 – Bihar cadre IPS officer, M. Sunil Kumar Naik, appeared before the Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday for questioning regarding the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly...

Amaravati, February 26 – A court in Andhra Pradesh issued an arrest warrant on Thursday against M. Sunil Kumar Naik, an IPS officer serving in Bihar, in connection with the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who is now the Deputy Speaker of the...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, Dr. Lajos Oláh, in New Delhi today. In a social media post, Mr. Birla stated that the discussions focused on enhancing parliamentary cooperation and exploring new avenues of collaboration between the two...

Gandhinagar, February 16 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Purnesh Modi was elected as the new Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly through a voice vote on the first day of the Budget session here on Monday.The Opposition Congress, which has 12 seats in the Assembly, had fielded its MLA...

Gandhinagar, February 16 – Surat West Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former Gujarat Minister Purnesh Modi was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly on the opening day of the Budget session on Monday.Purnesh Modi's candidature was proposed by veteran BJP leader Jitu...