Lok Sabha Speaker amends oath-taking rules after MPs raise slogans
Jul 05, 2024, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has amended the rules of oath-taking after several MPs raised disparate slogans in the lower house of Parliament.
Congress lodges formal protest against Om Birla's 'Emergency' remark, calls it 'unnecessary'
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and senior members of the INDIA bloc met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday to formally lodge their protest against his remark in Parliament, where he referred to the "dark days of the Emergency".
Jun 26, 2024, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the two arch-rivals in national politics, showed courtesy by shaking hands and guiding newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to the Chair in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2024, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has underlined the importance of the Opposition's voice in the Lok Sabha, which has now a meaty number of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarians, in his welcome speech for Speaker Om Birla, who was elected pipping INDIA bloc's candidate K Suresh on Wednesday.
Om Birla's chairmanship with lead 18th Lok Sabha to fulfill dreams of individuals: PM Modi
Jun 26, 2024, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after he was elected to the Chair by voice votes in the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday.
Om Birla becomes Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla on Wednesday won the Lok Sabha Speaker election.
K Suresh vs Om Birla: Lok Sabha to witness rare election for Speaker today
Jun 26, 2024, at 02:43 pm
The Indian Lok Sabha will witness a rare contest for the election of the Speaker on Wednesday with BJP's Om Birla, eyeing his second term, facing a challenge from INDIA alliance backed Congress MP K Suresh.
Rahul Gandhi appointed as Leader of Opposition, his first Constitutional responsibility
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking the fight to the ruling BJP-led NDA, Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accepted a decision by the Congress Working Committee and will take up the role of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
'Modi talks about cooperation but...': Rahul Gandhi slams govt over Lok Sabha Speaker post row
Jun 25, 2024, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Modi government after it refused to concede the Deputy Speaker's post to the Opposition.
Jun 25, 2024, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister and BJP veteran Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he spoke to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge thrice to build a consensus on the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.
Jun 25, 2024, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The INDIA bloc fielded Congress MP K Suresh as its candidate against BJP-led NDA's pick Om Birla after the government refused to concede the Deputy Speaker's post to the Opposition.
NDA picks Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker again, nomination filing shortly
Jun 25, 2024, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a continuity, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday picked Om Birla as its bid for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post.
Opposition to field candidate for Speaker if denied the post of Deputy Speaker: Report
Jun 16, 2024, at 04:42 am
New Delhi: The Opposition parties may demand the Deputy Speaker's post in the 18th Lok Sabha, media reported.
Jan 28, 2020, at 01:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A a day after 600 of its 751 European Union Parliament members moved six resolutions on the Citizenship Amendment Act, expressing concern that it would create the "largest statelessness crisis in the world", Lok sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday wrote to its President stating that is is not proper for a legislature to pass judgement on another.
Ahead of Winter session, LS Speaker appeals for cooperation from all parties
Nov 16, 2019, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Ahead of the Winter session of Parliament, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Saturday appealed for cooperation from all political parties for the smooth functioning of the House.
Azam Khan sexist remark: Speaker Om Birla to meet all parties, SP leader may face action
Jul 26, 2019, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said he will meet all political parties before taking an action against Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Azam Khan who on Thursday stirred a row by making a sexist jibe at the then officiating Speaker Rama Devi.
Narendra Modi welcomes election of Om Birla as Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the unanimous election of Om Birla as the Speaker of the seventeenth Lok Sabha, in accordance with the highest traditions of the House.
Seeing Om Birla on Speaker’s Chair is a moment of pride: PM Modi
Jun 19, 2019, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (UNI): Congratulating Om Birla on being elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it was a moment of pride to see him on the Chair of the august House.
BJP MP Om Birla succeeds Sumitra Mahajan as Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 11:50 am
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s MP from Rajasthan, Om Birla, succeeded Sumitra Mahajan as the Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday.
Om Birla likely BJP's pick for the post of LS Speaker
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:35 am
New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): Springing a surprise, BJP has decided to nominate two time MP from Kota in Rajasthan Om Birla as the new Lok Sabha Speaker.
Somnath Chatterjee (1929-2018): The Communist who defied the apparatchiks
Aug 13, 2018, at 12:12 pm
A Communist who had rebelled for a cause, Somnath Chatterjee would be remembered as a Lok Sabha Speaker who stood his own when he defied his own party to bring dignity to the office of Speaker with his non-partisan role. Chatterjee lived an eventful political life. The journey came to an end at a Kolkata hospital on Monday. Suffering from kidney-related ailment, Chatterjee passed away at the age of 89. IBNS flashes back to capture the highlights of his life...
PM Modi wishes Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on birthday
Apr 12, 2018, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan as she turned 75 on Thursday.
PM Modi inaugurates transit accommodation for MPs in New Delhi
Apr 04, 2018, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, inaugurated the newly constructed Western Court Annexe in New Delhi.
LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan urges all parties to find a solution to the continued House logjam
Mar 07, 2018, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, on Wednesday, appealed to all political parties to find a solution to end continued logjam in House to enable it to function properly, according to media reports.
Congress shares Meira Kumar's Twitter handle, urges people to follow her
Jun 27, 2017, at 01:34 am
New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday shared the opposition parties Presidential candidate Meira Kumar's Twitter handle and asked people to follow it.
Narendra Modi unveils book written by LS Speaker
Apr 12, 2017, at 03:26 am
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled the book penned down by Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray passes away
Mar 06, 2017, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi/Cuttack, Mar 6 (IBNS): Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray passed away on Monday.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan meets Vice President
Dec 07, 2016, at 01:17 am
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called on Vice President M Hamid Ansari here on Tuesday.