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BJP declares former Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma as Rajya Sabha candidate from U.P.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dinesh Sharma was named the BJP’s candidate for the by-election to the lone Rajya Seat from U.P.

The Hindu

The BJP’s dilemma in Bihar

The caste survey, initiated by the Nitish Kumar government, has posed a dilemma to the BJP in Bihar

The Hindu

Systematic attempt to sabotage Indian democracy: Congress

Congress questions the exclusion of party president Mallikarjun Kharge in the Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

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No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament

Parliament to hold five-day session from Sept 18-22, without Question Hour or private members' business. No agenda revealed, speculation of shift to new Parliament building & possible last session of current Lok Sabha.

The Hindu

Employees wondering if Steel Ministry is sincere about reviving VISP in Bhadravati

A recent reply by the Ministry of Steel in Rajya Sabha on the closure of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) in Bhadravati has upset the employees.

The Hindu

Teachers aspirants’ protest create tension at School Education office

Candidates protest police highhandedness & govt inaction over thousands of vacant teacher posts. Emotions ran high as police tried to disperse crowd. Rajya Sabha member R. Krishnaiah intervened to cool tempers & demanded govt fill vacancies & not play with aspirants' lives.

The Hindu

BRS regime has ignored BCs: Laxman

Rajya Sabha MP and BJP National OBC Morcha president K. Laxman has questioned the BRS government about the tardy implementation of ‘BC Bandhu’

The Hindu

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Chidambaram nominated to parliamentary panel on home affairs looking into criminal laws

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar nominates former Home Minister P. Chidambaram to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.

The Hindu

Eight Parliamentary Standing Committees re-constituted; P Chidambaram appointed to Home panel

Eight Department–related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DRSCs) were re-constituted by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar including the appointment of senior Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram to the 31-member Home panel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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After Congress, AAP demands probe into Adani Power issue

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh demanded action against officials and Ministers in Gujarat for alleged excess payment to Adani Power Mundra Limited over five years under two power purchase agreements.

The Hindu

New flight service to Pune from Belagavi starting October 31

Star Air to operate daily direct flight b/w Belagavi & Pune from Oct 31. Rajya Sabha member Iranna Kadadi said private airline responded positively. Fleet strength of 8 aircraft, incl. Embraer E175LR known for low noise, advanced tech & high safety. 12 Business & 64 Economy Class seats.

The Hindu

Handouts keep electorate in a state of ‘political intoxication’: Vice President Dhankar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says government freebies have left people in political intoxication, legislatures becoming irrelevant. He urges parliamentarians to occupy public space in Parliament, create an ecosystem to empower people instead of doling out freebies

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh: Byelection on Sept 15 to Rajya Sabha seat vacated after death of BJP member

Nomination for the bypoll will start from August 29 and the polls will be held on September 15. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Nine members of Rajya Sabha take oath

Nine MPs took the oath as members of the Rajya Sabha today, in a ceremony presided by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

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Bhupinder Hooda says he will scrap Haryana Government’s flagship programmes if voted to power

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda promises to scrap Parivar Pehchan Patra, double old-age pension, provide 300 units of free electricity and two lakh permanent jobs if Congress returns to power. He also pledges to give gas cylinders for Rs.500, plots of 100 yards to SC/BCs, cheaper loans to artisans,…

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Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankar refers 3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to Standing Committee on Home Affairs

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday referred the three proposed bills, which seek to replace British-era criminal laws, to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs for examination. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

12% of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha billionaires, highest percentage from A.P., Telangana: ADR

12% of Rajya Sabha MPs are billionaires, with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having the highest percentage. 75 (33%) have declared criminal cases, including 2 with murder charges and 1 with rape charges

The Hindu

Explained | The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill (2023)

The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill (NNMC), 2023, will replace the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and regulate the field nursing and mid wifery in the country, including education and licensing.

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"Humanity should take precedence over...," RJD's Manoj Jha on Azad's remark 'Hinduism existed before Islam'

Reacting to former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s remark that Hinduism existed before Islam, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Thursday said that humanity should take precedence over all other considerations. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit to Vajpayee’s memorial stirs up BJP leaders

Nitish Kumar served as a minister in Vajpayee’s cabinet and always praised the former PM for his “inclusive politics”, which has become a point of unfavourable comparison with Prime Minister Modi.

The Hindu

40,000 Kukis from Myanmar in Mizoram since 2021, never created any problem: Mizoram MP counters Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena, from Mizoram said that though his State had sheltered more than 40,000 “refugees” from the neighbouring country since 2021, they had never created any problems, countering Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement

The Times of India

BJP tears into Congress’s Surjewala for calling BJP’s voters, supporters as having demonic tendencies

NEW DELHI: The BJP leaders tore into Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala for allegedly cursing the BJP’s voters and supporters and describing them as having “demonic tendencies”.

The Times of India

BJP's ‘corruption, loot’ taking nation on highway to hell, alleges Mallikarjun Kharge

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday referred to a CAG report and alleged “BJP's corruption and loot” in the Dwarka Expressway of Bharatmala Project.

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'Madhopur Ka Ghar' penned by IAS Tripurari Sharan released in Delhi

The novel 'Madhopur Ka Ghar' was released at the India International Center in Delhi on Saturday. The novel has been written by Tripurari Sharan, former Chief Secretary of Bihar and former Director General of Doordarshan. Eminent personalities from various fields gathered in the programme. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Randeep Surjewala calls BJP and its supporters 'Rakshas', BJP takes him on

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala, on Sunday, used derogatory words to describe the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and its supporters, calling them ‘Rakshas’ (Monsters). Read further on Dynamite News.

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