Telangana issue again rocks Andhra assembly
September 18th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The Telangana issue rocked the Andhra Pradesh state assembly for the second consecutive day Tuesday with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) stalling the proceedings, demanding a resolution ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned for third day; all-party meeting on Monday (Roundup)
August 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted for the third day Thursday as the opposition insisted on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the CAG report on alleged ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned for the day over coal saga (Third Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned for the third day Thursday as the opposition insisted on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the alleged ... Read more...
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Maharashtra opposition creates ruckus, assembly adjourned (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Opposition parties stalled proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly over a number of issues on the first day of the monsoon session here Monday.Getting off to a ... Read more...
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Killed pilgrims’ kin protest non-payment of compensation
June 28th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 27 (IANS) Relatives of 24 Hindu pilgrims, who were killed in a road accident in 2010, created noisy scenes Wednesday over non-payment of Rs.2 lakh compensation announced by ... Read more...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over minister’s Air India remarks
May 15th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday witnessed an uproar, leading to an adjournment, over Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's media remarks on the Air India pilots' ... Read more...
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Parliament was treated like a temple once, recalls veteran from first Lok Sabha (with images)
May 6th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The discipline of parliament has been lost with sloganeering and noisy scenes replacing patient debates, feels veteran parliamentarian Rishang Keishing, 91, who was a member of ... Read more...
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‘Gilani won’t be allowed to remain PM’
May 5th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan has said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will not be allowed to remain in office ... Read more...
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Mamata decries ‘growing tendency’ to attack her personally
March 30th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Friday witnessed noisy scenes over a bill that seeks to restructure the state medical council, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over new poverty line norm
March 21st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for an hour Tuesday morning after opposition members created a ruckus over the government's new concept of people living ... Read more...
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Uproar cuts short Tripura governor’s address
February 24th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 24 (IANS) Slogan-shouting opposition members forced Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil to leave the assembly Friday without completing his customary address on the opening day of the four-week long ... Read more...
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House adjourned and with loads of time, MPs read, talk politics
December 18th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) How were MPs keeping themselves occupied during the wasted days of this winter session? Well, reading was by far the favourite pursuit of lawmakers, ... Read more...
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Farmers’ issues rock Maharashtra assembly
December 12th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 12 (IANS) A belligerent opposition disrupted proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly Monday, leading to three adjournments in the first half of the day.Uproarious scenes were witnessed when Chief ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over ‘quit Krishna’ demand
December 9th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned repeatedly Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the ouster of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna after ... Read more...
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Karnataka assembly rocked over BJP attack on governor
December 7th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 7 (IANS) The Karnataka assembly Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attack on Governor H.R. Bhardwaj for his refusal to appoint the government's ... Read more...
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Steady decline in parliament’s work hours: Study
November 28th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) There has been a steady decline in the productive time of Lok Sabha over the last 25 years, with the 15th Lok Sabha sitting only ... Read more...
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Opposition has no grounds to boycott Chidambaram: Khurshid
November 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The opposition has no "objective grounds or factual basis" to boycott Home Minister P. Chidambaram in parliament over his alleged links to the 2G ... Read more...
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Gujarat Lokayukta rocks parliament for third day
September 5th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted for the third day Monday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted with its demand for the recall of Gujarat Governor ... Read more...
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Bedlam in Tripura assembly over July protests
September 2nd, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 2 (IANS) The mysterious death of a youth and police baton-charge on Congress protesters in July led to an uproar in the Tripura assembly on the first day ... Read more...
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Hazare protest stalls parliament
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were Tuesday adjourned till 2 p.m. as opposition MPs stalled proceedings over the anti-corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare, whose ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned for day over Anna detention (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day Tuesday amid noisy scenes and arguments between the opposition and treasury ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Anna arrest
August 16th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Tuesday amid noisy scenes and arguments between the opposition and treasury benches over the detention of civil society activist Anna ... Read more...
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BJP demands Chidambaram’s resignation, disrupts parliament (Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday disrupted both houses of parliament and demanded Home Minister P. Chidambaram's resignation over the police crackdown on party ... Read more...
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Protests over graft, inflation stall parliament second day (Third Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Protests by the opposition over inflation, corruption and land acquisition Tuesday forced the adjournment of both houses of parliament for the day.The houses were ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wins third trust vote in nine months (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday comfortably
won a trust vote in the state assembly - his third in nine months - amid a noisy walkout ... Read more...
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Government agrees to discuss PM’s statement on WikiLeaks
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) After persistent demands by the opposition, the government Tuesday agreed to hold a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Walkout in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned (Roundup)
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The WikiLeaks revelations on the cash-for-vote scam rocked parliament Tuesday with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members in the Lok Sabha, pressing for an ... Read more...
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Vice chancellor issue rocks Jammu and Kashmir assembly
March 15th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between the chief minister's adviser and members of the opposition over the appointment of the vice chancellor ... Read more...
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Opposition stages walkout from J-K Assembly over alleged misappropriation of funds
March 5th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Mar 5 (ANI): There was chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Saturday as the Opposition staged a walk out over alleged misappropriation and discriminatory allocation of funds in various ... Read more...
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Telangana issue stalls parliament as MPs unite (Lead)
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Their political divisions notwithstanding, some ruling Congress MPs from Telangana region Thursday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) members to ... Read more...
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Congress, opposition stall parliament over Telangana
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Their political divisions notwithstanding, some ruling Congress MPs Thursday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) members to disrupt parliament demanding ... Read more...
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RTI activist’s killing sets off row in Rajya Sabha
February 24th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Question hour in the Rajya Sabha ended five minutes before time Thursday following noisy scenes when a Congress MP alleged a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Congress MPs add to Telangana chorus, Lok Sabha disrupted (Roundup)
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Noisy scenes led to repeated disruptions of the Lok Sabha Wednesday as some members, including from the ruling Congress, shouted slogans demanding that the government ... Read more...
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Congress MPs add to Telangana chorus, disrupt Lok Sabha (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Noisy scenes and repeated disruptions returned to the Lok Sabha Wednesday as some MPs, including from the ruling Congress, shouted slogans and flashed placards demanding that ... Read more...
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Congress MPs from Telangana disrupt Lok Sabha (Lead)
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Noisy scenes and frequent disruptions returned to the Lok Sabha Tuesday as some Congress members Wednesday shouted slogans and flashed placards demanding that a Telangana state ... Read more...
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