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India has always been strong votary of human rights: Birla
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said India has always respected international laws and has been a strong votary of human rights and the statutes brought to ensure the…
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Waqf Bill: Opposition MPs protest Chair’s ‘unilateral’ decisions
New Delhi: Opposition MPs in the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday over its chairperson Jagdambika Pal’s alleged unilateral decisions…
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Active public participation needed in formulation of laws, public policies: Om Birla
Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that there is a need for bigger public participation in formulations of laws and public policies in this era of information technology. He…
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India has always been strong proponent of multilateralism: Om Birla
New Delhi: India has been a strong proponent of multilateralism, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday and called for sharing the fruits of technological advancement equitably. He said this while…
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Cooperative movement had profound impact on India’s socio-economy: Om Birla
Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday underscored the pivotal role played by cooperative institutions in the country and asserted that the cooperative movement has catalysed a remarkable metamorphosis in the…
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Cong MP writes to Speaker, seeks action over ‘misleading’ statements by PM
New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP MP Anurag Thakur made “factually incorrect, inaccurate and misleading statements”…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter selected through UPSC exam
For the past few days, there have been claims circulating that the daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla got selected for a government job without clearing the UPSC exam. Later, these…
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‘Selective expunction’: Rahul writes to Birla, seeks restoration of expunged remarks
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over portions of his speech in the House having been expunged, saying that removing his considered…
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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Agniveer, minorities expunged by Lok Sabha Speaker
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expunged some of the remarks made by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in the Lower House regarding the Agniveer scheme and minorities, as part…
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Amit Shah urges Speaker to seek authentication of Gandhi’s claims in LS
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to seek verification of several claims made by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during his speech. Intervening in…
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Chair has no switch to turn off mics: LS Speaker Om Birla
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said the presiding officers do not have any switch or remote control to turn off the microphones of members raising issues in the…
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Birla’s comments on Emergency not apt, don’t suit stature of LS Speaker: Pawar
Kolhapur: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the reference to Emergency made by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his speech was not apt and did not suit the stature…
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NDA open to having Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha: Sources
New Delhi: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is open to the idea of having a deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha, sources said on Thursday, stressing that a call on the…
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Rahul meets LS Speaker, says Emergency reference could have been avoided
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it…
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MP Ruhulla Mehdi muted in LS for evoking Article 370, terrorist label on Muslim MP
In his debut speech at the Parliament, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader and MP from Srinagar Aga Ruhulla Mehdi raised the issue of an elected-Muslim leader being labelled a terrorist and…