Lok Sabha
No-confidence motion against govt to be moved on Aug 8 by Cong-led Oppn in LS
According to the list of business for Tuesday (August 8), Gogoi will move the no-confidence motion, which says "That this House expresses its want of confidence in the Council of Ministers".
LS passes Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill
Amid high drama, the lone AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku was suspended from the remaining tenure of the Monsoon Session by Speaker Om Birla after he threw some papers on the chair while standing in the Well of the House.
Discussion on no-confidence motion moved by Congress likely on August 2 in Lok Sabha
Sources said that there is a likelihood that the date for the discussion on the no-confidence motion is likely to be finalised for August 2 during the meeting.
Congress-led Oppn to bring no-confidence motion against govt in LS on Wednesday
Sources aware of the development said that after a day-long discussion among the opposition parties, it was decided that motion will be brought on Wednesday in the lower house. The Congress has also issued a whip to all its MPs in Lok Sabha to be present in the house from the commencement till its adjournment as “very important issues will be taken up for discussion in Lok Sabha tomorrow, i.e. July 26.”
Organisational rejig: BJP appoints new state presidents in AP, Telangana, Punjab and Jharkhand
BJP President J.P. Nadda has appointed former Union Minister D Purandeshwari as the new state President of Andhra Pradesh. Purandeswari, who had joined the BJP in 2014, is daughter of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N. T. Rama Rao. She replaced Somu Veerraju.
Deve Gowda praises Rly Minister amid alliance rumours
"Ashwini Vaishnaw has worked tirelessly and drawn appreciation," Deve Gowda said at a time when the opposition is demanding Vaishnaw's resignation over the horrific incident. The timing of Deve Gowda's statement is seen as the JD-S developing proximity with the BJP.
Old foes turning friends in UP? Rajbhar warms up to BJP
Two UP ministers - Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Daya Shankar Singh - are warning up to Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar. While deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has termed Rajbhar as a 'friend', Daya Shankar Singh also claims that he has excellent personal relations with the SBSP leader.
The motifs of the lotus and peacock to feature on the floors of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
The 102-year-old company known for its premium hand woven carpets did extensive research on the themes - after a lot of brainstorming and drawing inspiration from our history - taking cues from the symbolic meaning behind these main central themes they came up with an exhaustive vocabulary of patterns to choose from.
'Rs 2,000 note withdrawal to curb cash play in Lok Sabha polls'
"It is a move to curtail the opposition's money power. Further, the monitoring radar will be activated on those who are depositing huge numbers of Rs 2,000 denomination notes," former AIADMK Lok Sabha MP K.C. Palanisamy told IANS. According to him, there are also possibilities of the Lok Sabha elections being .
Afzal Ansari disqualified as Lok Sabha MP
According to a Lok Sabha Secretariat notification issued on Monday, Ansari stands disqualified as MP from Lok Sabha from Ghazipur, with effect from April 29, the date of his conviction. The Ghazipur MP-MLA court had last week sentenced Ansari to four years of prison and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him.
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