Kevin McCarthy brokered last-gasp deal to keep the government funded for another 45 days (File) Washington: The future of Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looked in serious jeopardy Sunday, with hardliners in his own party moving to oust him and Democrats blaming him for bringing the government close to a total shutdown. McCarthy brokered […]
BJP’s Mohan Majhi and Mukesh Mahaling have been suspended till the end of session. (File) Bhubaneswar: Two BJP MLAs including opposition chief whip Mohan Majhi were suspended from the Odisha Assembly till the end of the current session on October 4 for throwing ‘daal’ (pulses) at Speaker Pramila Mallik’s podium on Thursday. The other BJP […]
Speaker Anthony Rota, who became speaker in 2019, apologized on Sunday amid a huge controversy. Ottawa: The speaker of Canada’s parliament resigned on Tuesday, days after publicly celebrating a Ukrainian veteran who fought for the Nazis during World War II. During a visit to parliament by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, Anthony Rota hailed […]
The speaker of Canada’s parliament, Anthony Rota, apologised for the gaffe Ottawa: The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons lower chamber on Tuesday said he would quit, a few days after he publicly praised a former Nazi soldier in Parliament in an incident that Russia said helped justify its war on Ukraine. Anthony Rota told […]
Things are being “manipulated” and used for the “political agenda”, said BJP MP Ravi Kishan New Delhi: After Nishikant Dubey, another BJP MP Ravi Kishan Shukla wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday urging him to examine the conduct of BSP MP Danish Ali, alleging “unparliamentary” acts and use of words by the […]
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, under fire for his communal slurs at a Muslim MP inside the parliament, today while refusing to comment on the issue said the Speaker, Om Birla, will look into it. Mr Bidhuri has maintained silence ever since a huge political storm broke out due to his remarks. #WATCH | Delhi: When […]
Mumbai: Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar has told NDTV there will be “no delay” in ruling on petitions seeking disqualification of 56 lawmakers in the fight between the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena. His comments come three days after the Supreme Court rapped him for failing to follow its May 11 order […]
The copy of the order has not yet been received, said Maharashtra speaker. (FILE) Mumbai (Maharashtra): After the Supreme Court order, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar said that a copy of the order had not yet been received, adding that the decision would be taken in a reasonable time. The Supreme Court on […]
The Privileges Committee, sources said, was unanimous in adopting the resolution New Delhi: The Privileges Committee of Parliament has adopted a resolution to revoke Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s suspension from Lok Sabha and recommended this to Speaker Om Birla. Mr Chowdhury, Congress’s leader in Lok Sabha, was suspended during the Monsoon Session for his remarks on […]
The BJP leader alleged that AN Shamseer’s remarks had hurt his religious sentiments. Thiruvananthapuram: A local BJP leader approached a court in Thiruvananthapuram, seeking its directive to the police to register a case against Kerala Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer for his alleged remarks about a Hindu deity while addressing a programme in Ernakulam district […]
