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New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Terming Meira Kumar’s election as momentous in the nation’s history, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday congratulated her after she was unanimously elected Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. “Madam Speaker, it’s my proud ... Read More »
Meira Kumar takes oath as first woman Speaker
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar took oath as the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha today. Kumar hails from the Dalit community and is better known as the daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister ... Read More »
Meira Kumar to be unanimously elected Speaker in LS today
New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar will be elected unanimously the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha today. Kumar is the consensus candidate of the ruling UPA and the opposition BJP. She is the ... Read More »
BJP nominates Dalit leader Kariya Munda for LS Deputy Speaker’s post
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday decided to nominate Kariya Munda for the post of Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha. Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitely disclosed this here. Kariya Munda, a tribal leader, has ... Read More »
Meira Kumar files nomination for LS Speaker’s post
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar filed her nomination for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker on Tuesday. Kumar was nominated for the post by the UPA Government on Monday. On the same day, she resigned ... Read More »
Pelosi talks Tibet with China’s leaders
Beijing, May 28 (ANI): US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan CODEL met with China’s President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and Wu Bangguo, the chairman of the National People’s Congress — and talked about North Korea ... Read More »
End to stalemate in sight in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 21 (ANI): Normal business of the legislature parliament that has been obstructed for over two weeks after Prime Minister Prachanda resignation is likely to resume today. The parliament will resume with an informal understanding between Prachanda and the ... Read More »
Malaysian Indian Congress Secretary General nominated for speaker’s job
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 2 (ANI): The Perak Barisan Nasional has nominated Perak Malaysian Indian Congress secretary, and former Sungkai assemblyman, R. Ganesan, to replace Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar. In his blog, Sivakumar has written that the motion to nominate Ganesan, ... Read More »