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The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh's plea seeking permission to participate in West Bengal Assembly debates, holding that grievances over speaking opportunities must be resolved within the House. The court cited Article 212, which bars judicial interference in legislative proceedings

The Lok Sabha House Committee, which oversees residential accommodation and related amenities for MPs in Delhi, is awaiting reconstitution after its one-year term ended on July 3. The Speaker appoints the committee, which typically serves for one year

The Calcutta High Court questioned the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s authority and procedure in deciding between conflicting Leader of Opposition nominations from the same party. Hearing a challenge by TMC MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, the court sought clarity on resolving such unprecedented disputes

Protesting against the Speaker's decision, the BRS members staged a walkout even as Harish Rao repeatedly appealed to the Speaker to provide them with an opportunity to speak. Qutbullapur MLA KP Vivekanand also approached the well seeking an opportunity to speak

In a case filed by the BRS seeking the disqualification of MLAs for defecting to the Congress, the High Court has directed the Assembly Secretary to submit a status report within four weeks. If the report is not filed, the Court will consider reopening the case on its own initiative.

With this victory, Birla became the first BJP leader to hold the prestigious position for a second consecutive term.

Ayyannapatrudu’s election was a mere formality as no other MLA filed a nomination for the Speaker’s post to challenge him

The UK's Guardian reports that Democrats, alleging Jim Jordan's political extremism and his connection to the January 6 insurrection, are planning to campaign for a House majority takeover next year, according to a memo they claim to have obtained in their "US Politics Live" blog.

Speaker Om Birla has warned the BJP Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bidhuri of strict action if such behaviour is repeated again in future.

TEDx Hyderabad announced its speaker lineup for the year 2023, featuring a group of 12 individuals who are pushing boundaries.

Kevin McCarthy from California, the House Republican leader since 2019, fell short of the necessary votes to take the gavel in five more rounds of voting Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday, Birla, without naming anyone said that as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha he gave all the MPs a chance to speak in the House but some members resorted to Twitter to allege the opposite.

Hyderabad: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla lauded Indian women handball team for clinching the gold medal in the 16th Asian Women”s Handball Championship held at Almaty, Kazakhstan from March 7 to 14. He also appreciated and expressed his best wishes to the team. With this win, the Indian team also qualified fir the first time […]

In a letter to her colleagues sent on Sunday, Pelosi said the House Democrats will introduce a resolution on Monday urging Vice President Mike Pence to "convene and mobilise the Cabinet to activate the 25th Amendment

LG said an artificial human, named Reah Keem, will deliver a three-minute presentation at its press event for the all-digital Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 on Monday.