SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses Speaker's rights being curtailed; Amit Shah slams him
Aug 08, 2024, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the government of narrowing the scope of the rights of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asserted that the Opposition would have to protect his rights, eliciting a sharp retort from Home Minister Amit Shah.
Jul 25, 2024, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The discussion on Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange of words between Speaker Om Birla and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, with the latter claiming that the House did not discuss the three farm laws which were later rolled back while the Chair insisted to correct his facts.
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.
Lok Sabha Speaker election: Miffed TMC now agrees to back INDIA nominee K Suresh
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has agreed to back INDIA's Lok Sabha Speaker nominee K Suresh, a day after tussle broke out between the two parties over the nomination, media reports said.
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.
Ahead of Speaker election, NDA, Opposition bloc hold parallel meetings
Jun 26, 2024, at 02:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Speaker's election scheduled on Wednesday might go in favour of the government with the numbers stacked up for the ruling NDA alliance. However, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is not leaving any stone unturned to achieve the result in its favour.
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.
Budget session ends as both houses of Parliament adjourned sine die
Feb 11, 2024, at 04:01 am
New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament ended on Saturday as both the Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ) were adjourned sine die.
Ethics panel approves expulsion of Mahua Moitra from Parliament in cash-for-query case
Nov 10, 2023, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Parliamentary Ethics Committee, which is probing into the cash-for-query case against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, has approved of her expulsion from the Lok Sabha.
Oct 25, 2023, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, who is accused of taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said the question was not about "Adani" or "degree" which the firebrand politician raised but her "corruption".
Congress leader demands immediate suspension of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri over communal abuse row
Sep 24, 2023, at 04:01 pm
Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee working president and former minister Mohammad Arif (Naseem) Khan Saturday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, demanding immediate, permanent suspension of BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri for allegedly making insulting remarks against BSP MP Kuvar Danish Ali and DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in parliament.
Sep 23, 2023, at 06:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Kunwar Danish Ali, who was humiliated with Islamophobic slurs by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri during a Rajya Sabha discussion on the 'success of Chandrayaan-3', at his home in Delhi on Friday night.
BJP lawmaker Ramesh Bidhuri gets notice from party for abusing Muslim MP in Parliament
Sep 23, 2023, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who sparked a row with his communal comments in Parliament, received a warning on Friday of "severe action" from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Aug 03, 2023, at 01:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: As the logjam continues in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla has expressed his displeasure over the members of the house, stating that he is "upset" with the impasse and will not attend session until lawmakers behave accordingly, sources said on Wednesday.
Parliament: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
Apr 06, 2023, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday amid uproar by the Opposition members over Adani issue and disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lower House as a member.
PM Modi, Speaker Om Birla wish Meghalaya CM on his birthday
Jan 27, 2023, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday extended their warm wishes to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and prayed for his long and healthy life.
Om Birla to lead Indian parliamentary delegation to Kenya, Tanzania
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:31 am
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead a delegation of Indian Parliament to Kenya and Tanzania from January 16 to 21, a statement said on Friday
India's G-20 Presidency is a matter of pride: Om Birla
Dec 07, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said India's Presidency of G-20 countries during 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' is a matter of pride for the country and the people.
India's G-20 Presidency is a matter of pride: Om Birla
Dec 07, 2022, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday said India's Presidency of G-20 countries during 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' is a matter of pride for the country and the people.
Indian LS Speaker Om Birla unveils Swami Vivekananda's statue in Mexico
Sep 04, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananada at Autonomous University of State of Hidalgo in Mexico.
LS Speaker Om Birla addresses Suriname assembly
Sep 01, 2022, at 12:00 am
Paramaribo/New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation to Suriname, addressed members of the Suriname National Assembly.
Indian Parliamentary delegation to attend Commonwealth meet in Canada
Aug 20, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: An Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be attending the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled to be held in Halifax, Canada from August 20 to 26.