Members of vulnerable tribal groups listen to a keynote address by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Central Hall of Parliament House in New Delhi on June 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Saying that diversity was at the core of Indian values, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that he was … Read more
Congress workers celebrate the victory of U.T. Khader in the Assembly elections, in Mangaluru, on May 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: MANJUNATH HS Former Minister and five-time MLA U.T. Khader is the choice of the Congress for the post of Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. His candidature will be formalised during the Congress Legislature’s Party … Read more
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik | Photo Credit: PTI Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, Bikram Keshari Arukha, and two Ministers on Friday quit their posts fuelling speculation of a minor reshuffle in the Naveen Patnaik Cabinet. School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash and Labour and Employee’s State Insurance … Read more
India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu (R) with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy on April 18, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@SandhuTaranjitS India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu on April 18 met the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and had a discussion on further strengthening … Read more
A view of the Lok Sabha proceedings during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on March 5, 2023 raised the issue of the Lok Sabha having no deputy speaker for about four years and claimed that this was “unconstitutional”. The Opposition party’s assertion comes after the Supreme … Read more
Opposition leaders during a march from MLA Hostel to Kerala Assembly protesting against the State budget, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PTI Speaker A. N. Shamsheer adjourned the Kerala Legislative Assembly until February 27 following strident opposition protests over fuel, piped water, power and liquor price increase. Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) legislators … Read more