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BJP Leader "Glorified Sati," Says Opposition, Chaos In Parliament
Opposition members Supriya Sule from NCP, DMK's Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, and A Raja, K Muraleedharan from Congress, and Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIM) were on their feet claiming that Mr Joshi had glorified the practice of 'sati'.
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Tamil Nadu Custodial Deaths: DMK Urges Amit Shah To Pass Prevention Of Torture Bill
DMK MP A Raja on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to introduce the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 in the forthcoming session of parliament after the alleged custodial death of a man and his son in Tamil Nadu.
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Sonia Gandhi Leads Opposition Protest Over Rafale Deal Outside Parliament
Protests over the NDA's Rafale deal erupted outside the parliament and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi led the opposition in its demand for a probe on the last day of the Monsoon Session. Opposition leaders, including Raj Babbar, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ambika Soni, CPI's D Raja, AAP's Sushil Gupta among others were seen holding placards that ...
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's Hindu Rashtra Comment Draws Opposition Ire
At a time when the debate on conversions is raging both inside and outside Parliament, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS Mohan Bhagwat seems to have stirred a fresh controversy.
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2G scam: warring parliamentary committee may get more time
A parliamentary committee that has turned into a war zone between the Congress and the opposition may get an extension until the next Parliament session, say sources. The 30-member committee has conducted an inquest of the telecom or 2G scam with differing conclusions.
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Budget session of Parliament resumes today, Opposition set to target government on 2G, coal scam
The Opposition is all set to corner the government in the Budget Session of Parliament which resumes on Monday after a recess. The BJP is likely to raise the issue of the vetting of the CBI report on coal scam by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the 2G scam which it calls a "deliberate leak".
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Prime Minister must depose on 2G scam, says BJP's Yashwant Sinha
Citing former Telecom Minister A Raja's communication to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G scam, BJP member in the panel Yashwant Sinha today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to appear before the committee to "clear your name" following allegations levelled against him.
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2G scam: CBI says it doesn't know who taped conversations, or why
A Parliament panel will today examine the CBI's allegation that its lawyer in the 2G telecom case was colluding with a representative of one of the companies accused of criminal conspiracy and cheating to land an out-of-turn mobile network license in 2008 from then Telecom Minister A Raja.
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Pakistan government says it will hold elections by May 15
Amidst protests by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri for the dissolution of Parliament, the Pakistan government today said it is determined to complete its five-year term and to hold the polls by May 15.
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We want a debate on FDI in Parliament, says Left: Highlights
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Left's Sitaram Yechury and D Raja said that they want a vote on FDI in Parliament.
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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is Pakistan's new Prime Minister
Pakistan's parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court.
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A Raja out of jail and back in Parliament
A Raja, telecom scam, Parliament, 2G scam
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Chidambaram, Raja acted together in 2G scam: Subramanian Swamy
As the government braces to battle the 2G storm in Parliament for the next one month, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, a key petitioner in the case, today claimed that he has proof that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and former Telecom Minister A Raja acted together in fixing 2G spectrum prices.
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2G scam: PM to make statement in Parliament today
Telecom Minister A Raja finally stepped down yesterday. While the government took credit for high standards of accountability, the BJP said democracy has won. The BJP seems to have few issues on its agenda with Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Suresh Kalmadi and A Raja gone within a week.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement i...
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Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till noon
The Opposition's demand for the sacking of A Raja from the post of Telecom Minister got louder and shriller today, as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon after uproar over certain remarks by a former RSS chief on Sonia Gandhi and Opposition seeking Raja's ouster on 2G spectrum controversy. The BJP top leaders decided late last night,...
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BJP Leader "Glorified Sati," Says Opposition, Chaos In Parliament
Opposition members Supriya Sule from NCP, DMK's Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, and A Raja, K Muraleedharan from Congress, and Imtiaz Jaleel (AIMIM) were on their feet claiming that Mr Joshi had glorified the practice of 'sati'.
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Tamil Nadu Custodial Deaths: DMK Urges Amit Shah To Pass Prevention Of Torture Bill
DMK MP A Raja on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to introduce the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 in the forthcoming session of parliament after the alleged custodial death of a man and his son in Tamil Nadu.
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Sonia Gandhi Leads Opposition Protest Over Rafale Deal Outside Parliament
Protests over the NDA's Rafale deal erupted outside the parliament and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi led the opposition in its demand for a probe on the last day of the Monsoon Session. Opposition leaders, including Raj Babbar, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ambika Soni, CPI's D Raja, AAP's Sushil Gupta among others were seen holding placards that ...
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's Hindu Rashtra Comment Draws Opposition Ire
At a time when the debate on conversions is raging both inside and outside Parliament, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS Mohan Bhagwat seems to have stirred a fresh controversy.
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2G scam: warring parliamentary committee may get more time
A parliamentary committee that has turned into a war zone between the Congress and the opposition may get an extension until the next Parliament session, say sources. The 30-member committee has conducted an inquest of the telecom or 2G scam with differing conclusions.
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Budget session of Parliament resumes today, Opposition set to target government on 2G, coal scam
The Opposition is all set to corner the government in the Budget Session of Parliament which resumes on Monday after a recess. The BJP is likely to raise the issue of the vetting of the CBI report on coal scam by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the 2G scam which it calls a "deliberate leak".
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Prime Minister must depose on 2G scam, says BJP's Yashwant Sinha
Citing former Telecom Minister A Raja's communication to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G scam, BJP member in the panel Yashwant Sinha today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to appear before the committee to "clear your name" following allegations levelled against him.
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2G scam: CBI says it doesn't know who taped conversations, or why
A Parliament panel will today examine the CBI's allegation that its lawyer in the 2G telecom case was colluding with a representative of one of the companies accused of criminal conspiracy and cheating to land an out-of-turn mobile network license in 2008 from then Telecom Minister A Raja.
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Pakistan government says it will hold elections by May 15
Amidst protests by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri for the dissolution of Parliament, the Pakistan government today said it is determined to complete its five-year term and to hold the polls by May 15.
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We want a debate on FDI in Parliament, says Left: Highlights
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Left's Sitaram Yechury and D Raja said that they want a vote on FDI in Parliament.
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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is Pakistan's new Prime Minister
Pakistan's parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court.
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A Raja out of jail and back in Parliament
A Raja, telecom scam, Parliament, 2G scam
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Chidambaram, Raja acted together in 2G scam: Subramanian Swamy
As the government braces to battle the 2G storm in Parliament for the next one month, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, a key petitioner in the case, today claimed that he has proof that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and former Telecom Minister A Raja acted together in fixing 2G spectrum prices.
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2G scam: PM to make statement in Parliament today
Telecom Minister A Raja finally stepped down yesterday. While the government took credit for high standards of accountability, the BJP said democracy has won. The BJP seems to have few issues on its agenda with Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Suresh Kalmadi and A Raja gone within a week.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement i...
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Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till noon
The Opposition's demand for the sacking of A Raja from the post of Telecom Minister got louder and shriller today, as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon after uproar over certain remarks by a former RSS chief on Sonia Gandhi and Opposition seeking Raja's ouster on 2G spectrum controversy. The BJP top leaders decided late last night,...
