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PMO seeks inputs from depts on controversies

The PMO has written to various ministries and departments asking them to furnish notes on the contr...

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Will appear before SC, Pak PM tells Parliament

If Gilani is convicted of contempt, he could face a prison term of six months and be disqualified f...

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Egyptian lawmakers criticize military over new law

Egypt`s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country`s military rulers accusing them of trampling...

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Iraq`s Sunni-backed MPs end Parliament boycott

Iraqiya began a boycott of parliament and cabinet to protest what it charged was Iraq PM`s central...

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Pakistani Parliament a new kid on the block: Khar

Pak Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also took a dig at the "developed world" who she said had sup...

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‘Big Ben is tilting, UK House sinking’

The landmark clock tower containing Big Ben at Britain`s Palace of Westminster, is tilting, while me...

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Egypt Parliament opens 1st session since uprising

The Muslim Brotherhood`s party was the biggest winner in the first free vote in decades.

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`Israel arrests Palestinian Parliament speaker`

The Palestinian Parliament has not functioned since Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007 from Fatah ...

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Indian parliamentarians meet Gilani, Khar

The 15-member Indian delegation arrived in Pak as part of a dialogue between parliamentarians of the...

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Par panel to examine Food Security Bill next week

The landmark Food Security Bill will come up for scrutiny by a Parliamentary panel next week.

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Will wait for Pak Parliament review to be over: US

The US has said it would wait for the outcome of the Pakistani parliamentary committee review of t...

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AIADMK reconstitutes its Parliamentary Board

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday reconstituted the party`s Parliamentary Board appointing ...

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Indian parliamentarians in Pak to boost ties

The dialogue will be based on efforts to boost trade and economic relations between the two countri...

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Girls to speak for empowerment in Bihar

A girl each from 243 assembly constituencies of Bihar will articulate their views on empowerment of...

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Pak PM Gilani won`t retract criticism of military

Gilani dismissed reports that President Zardari had asked him to retract his remarks about the Arm...

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Bahrain King promises expanded Parliament powers

Bahrain`s main Shi’ite groups have withdrawn from Parliament and boycotted reform talks.

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Oil-rich Kazakhstan votes in Parliamentary polls

All seats in Kazakhstan`s Parliament are currently occupied by President Nursultan Nazarbayev`s Nur ...

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Gilani puts up a brave front; all eyes on Pak SC

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that it is for the first time that Army has been mad...

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`Parliament, not judiciary, supreme in Pakistan`

Former Pakistan’s SCBA president said that judges should contest elections if they wanted to indulge...

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Pak calls Parliament session post SC warning

Pakistan`s government on Wednesday decided to call parliament session on Thursday after a warning ...

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Suu Kyi becomes party chief as by-election looms

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi announced during a party meeting that she will seek a sea...

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Egyptians head to polls again in Parliament vote

Egyptians vote Tuesday in the third round of a parliamentary election that has so far handed Islamis...

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30-35% Parl’s time lost due to disruption: Study

Parliament sat for a total of 73 days last year in three sessions but 258 of the 803 hours earmark...

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Myanmar sets April by-elections, Suu Kyi set to run

Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy had said they planned to run in every seat in...

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‘Dark and disappointing day in Parl democracy’

Constitutional experts were on Friday divided on who should be blamed for the fiasco over Lokpal Bil...

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BSP MP, two MLAs join SP

Giving a jolt to the ruling BSP, its national general secretary Naresh Agarwal and two sitting MLAs ...

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Nothing extraordinary in RS proceedings: Somnath

Stating that the govt as well as the opposition were interested in scoring political points, former ...

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Lokpal Bill, a `jinxed` affair

he Lokpal Bill has always appeared to be a jinxed affair, the history of last 40 years shows.

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Cabinet to meet over proroguing Winter Session

Parliamentary Standing Committee is scheduled to meet today evening to chalk out a future strategy o...

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Who is Anna? Parliament is supreme: Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan Thursday said the government should not bow down to press...

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Rajya Sabha farewell to seven retiring members

Rajya Sabha today bid farewell to seven members, three of them Nominated, who retire on completion...

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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

The month-long Winter Session of the Lok Sabha, which witnessed turmoil on several issues including ...

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Plan B: Lokpal Bill to be sent to select panel?

With the possibility of Lokpal Bill being passed in the Rajya Sabha dim, the government is working o...

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Whip issued to all Congress MPs: Narayanasamy

Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy said on Thursday a whip has been issued to all Congress ...

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‘UK Parl to seek report on Indian student murder’

A top British parliamentary panel will seek a full report on the circumstances of the attack that ...

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Bills on judiciary may be delayed further

A much-delayed bill which provides for a mechanism to investigate complaints against judges could b...

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Respect verdict of Parliament: PM tells Team Anna

In a clear message to Team Anna, PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the activists to respect the v...

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‘Parl joint session option being looked at’

An option of a joint session of Parliament was being thought of for the passage of the Lokpal and L...

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Sonia accuses BJP of double standard

Hitting hard at the BJP for having not voted in favour of making Lokpal a constitutional body, Congr...

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Lokpal appears headed for joint Parl session: Bedi

Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Wednesday said the Lokpal legislation appeared headed for a joint se...

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Lokpal vote: Sonia wants list of absent MPs

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday sought the list of party MPs who were absent during vo...

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Sharad Yadav opposes Lokpal Bill

Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday sought to debunk the civil society campaign led by ...

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Bill in LS to include Medara community in ST list

A Constitution Order Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to include Medara commun...

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Lokpal Bill a farce; will divide India again: BJP

Leading the BJP’s charge in Parliament on the issue of Lokpal Bill, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabh...

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Lokpal debate begins in Parliament

MoS in PMO V Narayanasamy moved the Lokpal Bill for debate in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

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Everybody has the right to agitate: Left

With a fresh debate having erupted on whether Anna Hazare is correct in launching an agitation even ...

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Implement one rank, one pension: Par panel to govt

A Parliamentary Committee has asked the government to implement the long-pending demand of `One Rank...

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Govt asks Anna to wait for outcome of Parl debate

Government on Monday asked Anna Hazare to wait for the outcome of Parliament`s debate on the legisl...

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Parliament set to debate Lokpal Bill today

The Lok Sabha is all set to debate on Tuesday the Lokpal Bill as Anna Hazare braced himself for his ...

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