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New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has said India should look at the US coming out unilaterally from WTO obligations and resorting to tariffs to protect its domestic industry as an opportunity to negotiate favourable clauses under the plurilateral Information Technology Agreement (ITA) or even explore an exit, sources said. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has, in a report, blamed the agreement India signed in 1997 for a host of ills plaguing the IT and elec ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that the Tirupati Resolution will strengthen women empowerment, with unity and determination, which will lead India towards social and economic transformation and inclusive development. He expressed his view in the valedictory session of the first National Conference of the Committees on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures held in Tirupati. The two-day conference, which bega ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that the Tirupati Resolution will strengthen women's empowerment, with unity and determination, which will lead India towards social and economic transformation and inclusive development. He expressed his view in the valedictory session of the first National Conference of the Committees on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures held in Tirupati. The two-day conference, which be ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday highlighted the need of sustainable economic empowerment models for women as the first national conference of Parliamentary and Legislative committees on women empowerment concluded in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh with the adoption of the 'Tirupati Resolution'. Delivering his remarks at valedictory session of the historic parliamentary conference dedicated to women empowerment, the Lok Sabha Speaker stressed that women's empowerment is not only a soci ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 15 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday made a strong pitch for constituting legislative committees on empowerment of women in all states to address issues such as gender accountability in budgetary allocations. Addressing a valedictory function of the two-day conference of the committees on empowerment of women of Parliament and state legislatures, Birla voiced concern over the absence of such panels in several state assemblies. "I will soon write to the p ...Read More >
Birla says working days in Assemblies as well as Parliament is 'matter of concern' The Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly has proposed a "no work, no pay" rule for members of all state legislatures. Chintakayala Ayyannapatrudu was speaking on Sunday at an event in Tirupati where Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was present. The first 'National Conference of Parliamentary and Legislative Committees on Empowerment of Women', inaugurated by Birla, drew MPs and MLAs from across India to the temple t ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday emphasised that women-led development, anchored in the empowerment of women and the welfare of children, forms the foundation of India vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Inaugurating the first-ever National Conference of the Committees on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures in Tirupati, Birla expressed his view. He said that India will become an inclusive and developed nation only ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday emphasised that women-led development, anchored in the empowerment of women and the welfare of children, forms the foundation of India's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Inaugurating the first-ever National Conference of the Committees on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures in Tirupati, Birla expressed his view. He said that India will become an inclusive and developed nation onl ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday emphasised that women-led development, anchored in the empowerment of women and the welfare of children, forms the foundation of India's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Inaugurating the first-ever National Conference of the Committees on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures in Tirupati, Birla expressed his view. He said that India will become an inclusive and developed nation onl ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 14 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday offered prayers at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala, said an official from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The TTD officials received the Lok Sabha Speaker and later took him for darshan (visit to deity). "Birla offered prayers in Tirumala temple on Sunday. He was received by TTD officials on his arrival at the Tirumala temple and later taken to the darshan of Sri Venkateswara Swamy," the official told ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla here on Saturday mooted a National Legislative Index (NLI) to rank state assemblies and councils on the basis of their performance. "The performance of the state assemblies could be assessed on the basis of parameters such as number of sittings held every year, productivity of the House, quality of debates, adoption of technology and efficacy of various committees," he said after the valedictory of the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)-India ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised that all legislatures must establish standards to ensure the quality of their proceedings and debates. Expressing concern about the planned deadlock in the House, Om Birla underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. He also urged the media to give prominence to the viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in factual and substantive discussion ...Read More >
The confrontation started when the minister started directing officials present in the meeting, ignoring Gandhi, it is learnt. The District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting chaired by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli on Thursday was marred by a heated exchange of words he had with Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Horticulture Dinesh Pratap Singh. A video surfaced on Friday of the two leaders having a verbal duel over the meeting pr ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised that all legislatures must establish standards to ensure the quality of their proceedings and debates. Expressing concern about the planned deadlock in the House, Om Birla underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. He also urged the media to give prominence to the viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in factual and substantive discussion ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised that all legislatures must establish standards to ensure the quality of their proceedings and debates. Expressing concern about the planned deadlock in the House, Om Birla underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. He also urged the media to give prominence to the viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in factual and substantive discussion ...Read More >
Nellore: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the two-day National Conference of the Committee on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures in Tirupati on September 14. He will also inaugurate an exhibition and release a souvenir on the occasion. Governor of Andhra Pradesh S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women D. Purandeswari, Assembly Speaker C. ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday called for keeping politics out of Parliament and state legislatures, stressing the need to restore dignity and quality in legislative debates.Speaking at the inauguration of the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference at Vidhana Soudha, Birla said there was a general consensus among all speakers and presiding officers that debate standards are falling."It is a collective effort that needs to be pooled into, ensurin ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The three-day 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference, which concluded Saturday, adopted resolutions urging legislatures to curb disruptions and deadlock in Houses, while calling for strengthening the research and reference branches of state legislatures to improve the quality of debates.Addressing a press conference, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, "The resolutions will eliminate deadlock and disruption in legislative houses, allowing more time for legislators t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Radhakrishnan (67) at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of god. Murmu congratulated him after ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the 15th vice president of India on Friday, three days after he won the election to the second-highest constitutional post in the country. Later, he also assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha and held his first meeting with floor leaders of various political parties. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to 67-year-old Radhakrishnan, who, clad in a red kurta and mundu, -- the traditional Tamil attire -- took oath i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/ITANAGAR, 12 Sep: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of god. Radhakrishnan will hold the office till 11 September, 2030. He is the third leader from Tamil Nadu to occupy the coveted post. President Murmu congratulated Radhakri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. He later assumed charge as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Radhakrishnan, 67, at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union Ministers. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took an oath in English in the name of god. Murmu congratu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Radhakrishnan (67) at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of god. Murmu congratulated him after ...Read More >
KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 12 (MExN): Deputy Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, S Toiho Yeptho, along with the Secretary-in-Charge and an accompanying official from the NLA Secretariat, is attending the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference at Bengaluru, Karnataka, from September 11 to 13. The conference was inaugurated in the presence of senior dignitaries including Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah; Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha; Chairman of the ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh on Friday countered Rahul Gandhi, highlighting his own adherence to guidelines and questioning Gandhi's respect for the Lok Sabha Speaker's authority after a heated argument erupted between them during a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Rae Bareli, Lucknow. The tension stemmed from Gandhi's assertion of his authority as chairperson, with Singh pushing back ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has urged the Centre to name a road in New Delhi after his father, the late PA Sangma. Conrad, who met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday, said a road named after the former Lok Sabha Speaker would be a tribute to one of India's tallest leaders and statesmen. The 78th birth anniversary of PA Sangma, the founding leader of Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party, was celebrated recently. Last April, the Municipal Corpora ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The city is set to host a two-day national conference of chairpersons of SC/ST welfare committees of Parliament and state legislatures on Aug 29 and 30. The event will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, marking the first time the conference is being held in Odisha.Assembly speaker Surama Padhi announced the event on Thursday. She said the conference will focus on strengthening parliamentary traditions and welfare initiatives, with ...Read More >
At a solemn ceremony held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region,... At a solemn ceremony held at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Monday, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia said: "India is the mother of democracy, and realising its dreams is our responsibility." He was addressing All‑India Speakers' Conference on the occasion of centenary year celebrat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed concern over the declining decorum and dignity of legislative institutions, calling it a matter that demands urgent attention from all elected representatives. Speaking at the Delhi Legislative Assembly during the Valedictory Address at the Conference of Presiding Officers of States and Union Territories, Birla emphasised that the privilege and freedom of speech granted to Members should not be misused to undermi ...Read More >
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