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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...

April 10, New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed students at Goa University during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region West Zone Conference in Panaji on Friday, highlighting the vital role of youth and women in strengthening democracy.In his address, he emphasized...

New Delhi, April 10 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the Narendra Modi government's proposed delimitation exercise related to the implementation of the women's reservation law would have "serious consequences" and warrants thorough deliberation.Kharge said his party...

Patna, April 10 Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with other NDA leaders, congratulated JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday.The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber in a...

New Delhi, April 10 – President Droupadi Murmu nominated senior Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term of six years, extending his tenure in the Rajya Sabha until 2032.This decision puts an end to speculation about Harivansh's continued presence in...

New Delhi, April 9 Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh emphasized the role of young MPs and MLAs as key drivers in achieving the goal of 'Developed India' by 2047.Delivering the plenary address at the conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region's Zone-7 in Panaji...

Panaji, April 9 Coastal states have turned challenges into opportunities, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated this while serving as the chief minister of Gujarat, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday.Delivering the inaugural address at the Commonwealth Parliamentary...

Kathmandu, April 8 Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel will address a joint session of both houses of the Parliament on Friday.The Office of the President has sent a letter to the Parliament Secretariat requesting necessary arrangements for the address.President Paudel has called for a...

New Delhi, April 8 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region in Panaji on Thursday.The conference of Zone-7 of the CPA aims to strengthen parliamentary cooperation, promote the exchange of best practices...

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the motion notice submitted by opposition members to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The Rajya Sabha Secretariat and the Lok Sabha Secretariat, in separate communications, informed that after...

New Delhi, April 6 NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale were among the 19 newly elected Rajya Sabha members who took oath here on Monday.The oath-taking ceremony was held in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan. Deputy Chairman Harivansh and...

Hanoi, April 6 – The 16th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam opened its first session on Monday morning in the capital city of Hanoi.Speaking at the opening ceremony, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, To Lam, said that the session will focus on...

Hyderabad, April 5 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that in a democracy, the three branches—the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary—operate with autonomy, interdependence, and mutual respect.Speaking at an event where Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative Assembly was adjourned indefinitely after the Budget Session, which lasted for two phases, concluded in Jammu today. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the session began on February 2 in Jammu and continued until February 20 before the House was...

Ulan Bator, April 4 – Mongolia's new coalition government, led by newly-appointed Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral, who is the Chairman of the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP), was sworn in on Saturday at the State Palace in the capital Ulan Bator.The coalition government, formed by the...

April 03, Kathmandu – In Nepal, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to nominate its Vice President, Dol Prasad Aryal, as the candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR).This decision was made during a parliamentary party meeting of the RSP held at Singhadurbar on...

Amaravati, April 3 – The YSR Congress Party on Friday lodged a complaint with Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan regarding the denial of adequate time to the party in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2026...

New Delhi, April 2 Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha posted a video on social media on Thursday, highlighting the issues he raised as the party's deputy leader in the House, shortly after being removed from the position.The video touched upon issues such as the tax burden on the...

New Delhi, April 2 The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday to reconvene on April 16, and may consider a bill to increase seats in the Lok Sabha to implement reservation for women in the legislature.The House, which was scheduled to be adjourned sine die on Thursday, will now reconvene at 11...

New Delhi, April 2 Amid indications that the government may introduce a bill to increase seats in the Lok Sabha to implement reservations for women in the legislature, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the House would be adjourned and would...