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Multiple inquiry panels have submitted their findings and reports to relevant authorities, including the Lok Sabha Speaker in India regarding allegations against Justice Varma and the Department of Justice in the Philippines concerning a Senate shooting. Additionally, a House Panel is set to review a report on NTA reforms amidst the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.
A nine-year-old girl was tragically mauled to death by stray dogs in Rajasthan, India. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visited the aggrieved family to offer condolences.
In a letter written to Birla, Vijender Gupta asserted that the neutrality of the Chair of the House is central to the parliamentary democracy of the country.
The eight MPs, including seven from the Congress, have been barred from attending the remainder of the Budget Session
An educational quiz focusing on Indian Polity and Governance, including questions related to the resolution to impeach the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the council of ministers.
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has denied allegations concerning his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) participation and Nigerian Law School attendance. The post Deputy Speaker dismisses allegations on NYSC, Law School Records appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Lok Sabha Speaker has nominated members to the Privilege Committee, bringing parliamentary privilege into focus.
The Speaker had constituted the committee on August 12 last year after admitting a multi-party notice for the removal of the Allahabad High Court judge, setting in motion the process of his impeachment.
Amid strained ties with the opposition parties, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries.
Prime Minister Modi defended the Union Budget's focus on productive capital expenditure and outlined India's reform priorities for the next decade. These economic discussions occur alongside political clashes between BJP and Congress and a no-confidence motion against the Lok Sabha Speaker.
The DMK party has formally informed the Lok Sabha Speaker that its members will no longer sit next to the Congress party in the parliamentary chamber.
The Indian Parliament is actively debating the Women's Reservation Bill, which proposes a 33% quota for women in legislative bodies. Prime Minister Modi has strongly advocated for its passage, addressing concerns about delimitation and OBC representation raised by opposition parties.
The Lok Sabha rejected by voice vote, on March 11, a resolution under Article 94(C) of the Constitution for the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office, but only after a hostile debate on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Om Birla as an 'excellent Speaker' of the Lok Sabha, praising his impartiality and leadership ahead of a no-confidence motion.
During the debate on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack on BJP's Kiren Rijiju
On Friday, President Vjosa Osmani dissolved parliament after lawmakers failed to elect a successor, sending Kosovo to its third general election in over a year.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formed the Privileges Committee, chaired by Ravi Shankar Prasad, to address breach of privilege complaints among lawmakers.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has re-constituted a three-member committee to investigate the corruption allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, the judge of the Allahabad High Court, at whose home piles of burnt cash was found.
The Friendship Groups include various Opposition members, including those suspended from the Lok Sabha in the recent Budget session
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other Indian officials will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh's Prime Minister-elect Tarique Rahman, following his party's landslide victory.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has formally requested separate seating arrangements for its Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. This request follows the party's recent split from its alliance with the Congress.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla questioned the absence of a minister during Question Hour, stressing its importance over other meetings, and urged MPs to refrain from chatting during obituary references.
Individuals with dynastic and feudal mindset seek to confine even democratic institutions within their own limited spheres, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and also emphasised that “there exists a clear distinction between disagreement and disrespect.”
MP flags serious protocol violation in connection with the stone laying ceremony of a 50 MW floating solar power project
A historical account reveals that the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha faced and successfully survived a motion for his removal from office.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that development and environment should not be viewed as opposing forces, advocating for a balanced approach.
The committee is probing the allegations against high court judge Yashwant Varma over the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence in Delhi last year
Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formed friendship groups with 64 countries, with many of these groups to be led by Opposition MPs.
India's Lok Sabha is expected to consider a notice from the opposition against Speaker Om Birla on March 9. This development signals growing political tensions within the parliament.
India's Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be debated and voted on, amidst opposition challenges.