Meira Kumar
4 TDP, 5 Cong MPs from Andhra suspended for five days from LS
New Delhi: For the second time this session, four TDP and five Congress members from Andhra Pradesh were on Monday suspended from Lok Sabha for the remaining five days for disrupting proceedings on t
12 Andhra MPs suspended in LS for protesting against Telangana
New Delhi: Cracking the whip, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday suspended for at least five sittings 12 members from Andhra Pradesh who have been agitating against decision to form Telangana an
Four-day LS logjam over FDI ends
The four-day logjam in Lok Sabhaover the FDI in retail ended on Thursday with Speaker Meira Kumar allowing a discussion on the subject under a rule that entails voting.
"I have received 30 notices fo
Four-day LS logjam over FDI ends
The four-day logjam in Lok Sabhaover the FDI in retail ended on Thursday with Speaker Meira Kumar allowing a discussion on the subject under a rule that entails voting.
"I have received 30 notices fo
Mamata Banerjee's Prez song: Meira, Gopal, Kalam
With West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee repeatedly changing her stance, the Congress is exploring the possibility of isolating the Trinamul chief on the UPA’s presidential candidate. The Samaj
Race for Pratibha Patil successor hots up
Names of sitting and former presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha — Manohar Joshi, P.A. Sangma and Somnath Chatterjee — besides Meira Kumar and Hamid Ansari, are doing the round for
In Pakistan, Meira Kumar talks peace in flawless Urdu
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday floored an audience that included her Pakistani counterpart, senior ministers and parliamentarians by delivering a speech in flawless Urdu laced with couplets
Speaker angry over disorder in LS, adjourns House till noon
Angered over unruly behaviour of some members on the farmers' issue, Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday adjourned the Lok Sabha till noon.
Soon after she had called for Question Hour, TDP members rushe
All-party meet on Women’s Bill fails to make progress
Yet another effort to reach a consensus on the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to make any progress with two major political parties staying away from an all-party meeting here on Wednesday and others opposed to the measure sticking to their guns.
Corruption should end: Meira Kumar
Ahead of Yoga Guru Ramdev’s proposed agitation against corruption, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday said said all possible steps should be taken from everyone to root out corruption.
