IPU ASSEMBLY
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla leads Indian delegation at 150th Inter Parliamentary Union at Tashkent
Birla will represent 1.4 billion citizens of the world's largest democracy in the historic 150th Assembly of the IPU, which is continuously adding new dimensions in the field of global parliamentary cooperation.
Maldives Speaker Abdullah praises AI use in Indian Parliament, seeks support for digitising Majlis archives
Maldives Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla, during his visit to India, observed parliamentary proceedings and expressed admiration for India's digitisation efforts. He requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for technological support to digitise Maldives' Parliament archives. Birla assured assistance and highlighted the strong cultural and economic ties between the two nations, emphasizing India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
Speaker Birla to lead Indian delegation at Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead a parliamentary delegation to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva. The delegation will participate in key meetings and Birla will address the Assembly on science, technology, and innovation for a sustainable future, with Indian diaspora interaction scheduled.
Second session of 18th Lok Sabha concludes; 12 govt Bills introduced, four passed
The 18th Lok Sabha's second session concluded after 115 hours over 15 sittings. Major activities included the presentation and discussion of the Union Budget 2024-25 and the passage of essential bills such as the Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill. Numerous questions, statements, and matters of public importance were addressed during the session.
Inter-Parliamentary Union head Duarte Pacheco hails PM Modi’s work during pandemic
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) president Duarte Pacheco said the coronavirus pandemic has shown multilateralism is the way forward and added that India has set an example by providing vaccine to other countries.
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UN chief, UNGA president express concern over violence in Washington
"The Secretary-General is saddened by the events at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C," on Wednesday, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said in a note to correspondents.
India's CAG Murmu elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva
In recent past, he has been the External Auditor of World Food Programme, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, UN World Tourism Organization, International Organization for Migration, International Maritime Organization and Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Pakistan suffers heavy loss in Inter Parliamentary Union Presidential polls
Pakistani Senate Chairman had widely canvassed for his candidature and had even travelled to few countries to campaign. By his own admission, he had also tried to contact the other three candidates, but could not even get a response, it is understood.
Shashi Tharoor attacks Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at IPU
"The Indian delegation rebutted baseless allegations of the Pakistani delegation about Jammu and Kashmir at two different sessions," the Lok Sabha secretariat said in a statement and also shared videos of Shashi Tharoor's remarks.
Shashi Tharoor slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir at Asian Parliamentary Assembly meet
Tharoor hit out at the chairman of the Pakistan Senate, saying he has referred to an internal matter of India to "unnecessarily politicise the APA assembly".
Rajya Sabha deputy chair thwarts Pakistan’s attempt on Kashmir
The Indian delegation is in Kazakhstan attending the fourth meeting of the Speakers of Parliaments of Eurasian Countries.
More women want to enter Lok Sabha, fewer do
With nearly 49 per cent of women population in India, the political participation of women is excessively low.
India attaches highest importance to ties with Bangladesh: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
Mahajan said India stands committed to strengthening bilateral ties on the basis of friendship, trust and understanding for the mutual benefit of people and collective prosperity of the entire region.
Pakistan skips South Asian speakers' summit
Pakistan had declined India's invitation to the summit in a move that seemed to be a retaliatory act after India boycotted a Commonwealth Parliamentary Union (CPU) meet in Islamabad.
Pakistan declines India invite to attend Speakers' Summit
The Summit, which is primarily an IPU initiative and not a SAARC activity, will be attended by Speakers of Parliament from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka among other countries.
Parliamentarians across the world faced dangers in 2015: Report
Overwhelmingly, the targeted MPs are men (283) and more than two thirds of all cases (71 per cent) are from the political opposition (228).
LS Speaker heads to Geneva for Inter-Parliamentary Union meet
A parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today left for Geneva to attend the 133rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
GDP should not alone decide development outcomes: Sumitra Mahajan
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, said that GDP alone should not be the yardstick to measure the development outcomes.
Inter-Parliamentary Union: India adopts resolution on countering new forms of terrorism
Delegates from 133 countries and 23 international and regional parliamentary organisations was part of the five-day IPU general assembly in Hanoi.
India committed to work with international community on development agenda: Sumitra Mahajan
Sumitra Mahajan was addressing the Assembly on the overall theme "Sustainable Development Goals: Turning words into action".
India, Vietnam discuss possibility of enhancing bilateral ties
Both leaders, who met at the sidelines of the 131st IPU Session in Geneva, expressed satisfaction over the ongoing parliamentary cooperation.
Vietnam invites India for 132nd session of Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly
Vietnam has invited Indian Parliamentary delegation to participate in the 132nd session of IPU Assembly scheduled in Hanoi in March next year.
Bangladesh says it won't allow anti-India activities from its soil
In 131st Assembly of IPU, Chaudhury assured Mahajan that Bangladesh would never allow any extremist activity against India to take roots on its soil.
India working for 1/3rd reservation for women in Parliament: Sumitra Mahajan
Mahajan said "women are the unwavering pillars of society and the worth of any civilisation can be judged from the position it gives to women."
Terrorism 'biggest threat' to democracy: Trinamool Congress MP
Bandyopadhyay pointed out that the threat of terror to democracy had not been raised by the speakers and hence should be highlighted.
Terrorism biggest threat to democracy: India
Sudip Bandopadhyay was speaking at the IPU's general assembly which was taking up the process of electing the next President of the global body.
India asks Pakistan to uphold sanctity of LoC
India today conveyed its concern to Pakistan over continuing terror emanating from its soil and areas under its control, and asked Islamabad to uphold the sanctity of the LoC.
India, Belarus agree to work closely to deepen bilateral ties
India, Belarus have agreed to work closely in the fields of trade, commerce and culture to further deepen bilateral ties.
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