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.
Centre likely to name Speaker on June 26; Odisha, Andhra leaders in top race
Jun 18, 2024, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre is likely to name the Lok Sabha Speaker on June 26, two days after Parliament convenes, media reports said.
Bihar Assembly Speaker from BJP quits ahead of Nitish Kumar's floor test
Aug 24, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday stepped down from the post ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's floor test, media reports said.
Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council SL Dharmegowda found dead
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Bangalore: Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Speaker SL Dharmegowda was found dead close to a railway track in Chikkamagaluru region of the state, media reports said.
Rajasthan Speaker withdraws own petition from Supreme Court
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi have withdrawn his own petition against the high court order seeking a stay on the disqualification of 19 rebel Congress MLAs, media reports said.
Rajasthan crisis: Speaker to move SC after Sachin Pilot camp gets relief over disqualification
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Leading the desert state to a constitutional crisis amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on Wednesday said he will knock the doors of the Supreme Court after his disqualification notices served to 19 rebel Congress MLAs were put on hold by the high court.
Congress MLA Nana Patole becomes new Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
Dec 01, 2019, at 12:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Congress MLA Nana Patole has been elected as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee pulled out.
Patriot Godse row: Congress demands 'unqualified apology' from Pragya, Speaker calls meeting
Nov 29, 2019, at 02:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After launching an unsparing attack on the Bhopal MP, the Congress on Friday demanded an "unqualified apology" from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Pragya Thakur though she tendered an apology for her reference to Nathuram Godse as a "patriot" in the parliament.
Karnataka Speaker disqualifies 13 more rebel MLAs before trust vote
Jul 28, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Hyderabad, Jul 28 (IBNS): Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs, 11 of whom belonged to the Congress party and three others from HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal-Secular.
K'taka Speaker disqualifies 3 rebel MLAs responsible for bringing down govt
Jul 25, 2019, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi, Jul 25 (IBNS): The Karnataka Speaker on Thursday disqualified three of 17 rebel lawmakers for bringing down the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal-Secular government.
Foul mouthed Azam Khan stirs row again, makes sexist comment in Lok Sabha
Jul 25, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Controversial Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker Azam Khan on Thursday drew ire from the treasury benches over a comment directed at the then officiating Speaker Rama Devi.
Speaker orders Karnataka home minister to submit report on the alleged kidnap of a Congress MLA
Jul 18, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Bengaluru, July 18 (UNI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar today ordered the home minister M.B. Patil to ask the state police and submit a report on Congress party members statement that one of the party MLA had been kidnapped.
Speaker to decide on rebel Karnataka MLAs' resignations but lawmakers can't be forced: SC
Jul 17, 2019, at 11:49 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): In an apparent balanced judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar's independence in taking his call on rebel Congress-Janata Dal Secular MLAs' resignations but also stated the lawmakers can't be forced to attend the assembly.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court puts onus on Speaker
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:59 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Putting the onus on Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it won't interfere into the Speaker's duties.
Karnataka crisis: Apex court asks Speaker to take decision by Wednesday
Jul 16, 2019, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, July 16 (UNI): Rebel MLAs on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to direct the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to take a decision on their resignations by tomorrow, prior to the trust vote of the HD Kumaraswamy dispensation in the software capital of India.
No reason for not following the judiciary, says Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar
Jul 12, 2019, at 02:01 pm
Bengaluru, July 12 (UNI) Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Friday said that he has full respect to the judiciary and there is no reason for not following a Court order.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court asks Speaker to maintain status quo till Tuesday
Jul 12, 2019, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): With no end to the crisis in Karnataka politics for now, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Speaker of the Vidhan Soudha not to take decision on the resignations and disqualifications of the 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs till Tuesday, media reports said.
Karnataka Assembly Speaker not doing what he is supposed to: Ex-attorney general
Jul 11, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is representing the rebel MLAs of Karnataka, has accused the Assembly Speaker of not performing his duties.
Supreme Court asks rebel Karnataka MLAs to meet Speaker at 6 pm
Jul 11, 2019, at 11:28 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has asked the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs of Karnataka to meet the Vidha Soudha Speaker at 6 pm on Thursday after they had moved the top court seeking a direction to the Speaker to accept their resignations, media reports said.
Jul 09, 2019, at 12:09 pm
Bengaluru, July 9 (UNI): Stating that Constitution is supreme to him, Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar said that he has to verify each of the resignation letters submitted by 13 Congress and the JD(S) rebel MLAs before adjudicating on it.
Speaker Birla's gestures to first timer MPs, women members, earn praise
Jul 03, 2019, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (UNI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's gestures shown to first timer MPs and especially women new members allowing them to speak on various issues has earned applause from cross section of the House.
Om Birla becomes new Lok Sabha Speaker
Jun 19, 2019, at 11:14 am
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s nominee Om Birla became the new Speaker of Lok Sabha.
BJP MP Om Birla files nomination for Lok Sabha Speaker's post
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) BJP's two-time MP from Kota in Rajasthan Om Birla on Tuesday filed his nomination papers as NDA nominee for the post of Lok Sabha's Speaker.
BJP lawmaker Virendra Kumar appointed Protem Speaker
Jun 11, 2019, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (UNI): Bringing an end to speculation, BJP lawmaker from the Tikamgarh (SC) reserved constituency of Madhya Pradesh Virendra Kumar was on Tuesday appointed as the protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha.
Karnataka govt formation: Congress gets Deputy CM, Speaker posts
May 23, 2018, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 22 (IBNS): The Congress party is all set to get the posts of Deputy Chief Minister and Speaker in the Congress-JD(S) coalition Karnataka government, media reports said on Tuesday.
PM Modi greets Sumitra Mahajan on her birthday
Apr 12, 2017, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on her birthday.
After suspending AIUDF MLA, Assam assembly Speaker bars Additional Advocate General from house
Feb 14, 2017, at 03:23 am
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS): After suspending an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) legislator for three days from Assam assembly for broadcasting his speech on Facebook live using his mobile phones, the Speaker of Assam assembly on Monday barred the Assam Additional Advocate General from the house for two weeks for allegedly taking selfie from the Speaker's gallery.