New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member inquiry committee tasked with examining allegations against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered in March last year in an outhouse of his official residence, allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court. As per a notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday, the reconstituted committee will …
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has been nominated as the President of the India–Philippines Parliamentary Friendship Group for the 18th Lok Sabha, officials said on Tuesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with 64 countries and appointed senior Opposition leaders to head over a dozen of them. Each of these groups have 11 members, including those from the Rajya Sabha.The communication, issued by the Conference and Protocol Branch of…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than sixty countries in a major initiative to deepen India’s inter-parliamentary ties and complement traditional diplomacy through sustained legislative engagement. The move brings together Members of Parliament from diverse political parties to lead these groups, projecting the inclusive and multi-faceted nature of Indian democracy on the global stage. Senior figures including Ra…
Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) A day after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, the Lok Sabha MP from Purnea, issued a detailed statement describing his ordeal after alleged arrest and sought the Speaker’s intervention. In the statement, Pappu Yadav said that during the meeting in New Delhi, he apprised the Speaker of the events of February 6, along with supporting evidence, and urged him to take cognisance of what he termed a serious and grave matter.“Yes…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Dedicated to the Strengthening of the Rule of Law, Democratic and Parliamentary Institutions, and Electoral Processes, O.P. Jindal Global University has launched three new Degree Programmes in Electoral Analysis & Management, Political Communication, and Legislative Drafting.The launch took place in the presence of the Chief Guest, Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Guest of Honour, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law & Justice (Independent Charg…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Friday reiterated that it is looking forward to further strengthening the multifaceted bilateral ties with Bangladesh following the formation of a new government in the neighbouring country under the leadership of Tarique Rahman. “You would have seen that once the election happened in Bangladesh, our Prime Minister congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. On February 17, during the swearing-in ceremony, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, repr…
Jaipur, Feb 19 (IANS) A man, reportedly associated with the Karni Sena, was detained in Rajasthan’s Kota after his purported video issuing threat to kill Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi went viral.The clip quickly went viral, prompting authorities to take swift action and launch an investigation into the threat.Kota police detained Raja Amera, accused of threatening to kill Congress MPs and Rahul Gandhi in the video.Acting promptly after the clip surfaced, police took him into…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) With Tarique Rahman kicking off his first term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, all eyes are on how he would handle his neighbours. The first signs have been positive, especially when it comes to India. However, security agencies caution against resurgence in militancy amid ‘Seven Sisters’ remarks by former chief adviser of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus in his farewell speech recently. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited for Rahman’s swearing-in ceremony as Prime Mi…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and conveyed India’s greetings to the Leader of Opposition on his new role and reaffirmed New Delhi’s enduring support to DhakaThe meeting was held on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh. Misri and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla represented India during the event.In a post on X, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh said, “F…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met new Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman following the swearing-in of the BNP government in Dhaka on Tuesday. “Glad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka today. India stands ready to support Bangladesh’s endeavours to build a democratic, progressive and inclusive nation,” Birla posted on X after the meeting. During the meeting, Birla extended wishes to Rehman o…