Close X
Thursday, November 14, 2024
ADVT 
India

Ambika Soni, Balwinder Singh Bhunder Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha

Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Jun, 2016 11:51 AM
    Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Ambika Soni and Akali Dal leader Balwinder Singh Bhunder were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab on Friday, officials said here.
     
    The Rajya Sabha term of both leaders was to end on July 4 this year.
     
    Soni was felicitated by senior Punjab Congress leaders, including leader of opposition Charanjit Singh Channi, following her re-election.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    JNU Rusticates Umar Khalid And Anirban, Kanhaiya Kumar Fined Rs 10,000

    Two months after they were sent to jail on charges of sedition, the JNU on Monday fined student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and rusticated three students for taking part in an event to commemorate parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. 

    JNU Rusticates Umar Khalid And Anirban, Kanhaiya Kumar Fined Rs 10,000

    Case Against BJP's Roopa Ganguly For Assaulting Woman Voter

    A police case was registered against the BJP's star candidate Roopa Ganguly on Monday for assaulting a woman voter and preventing her from casting her ballot in the West Bengal assembly elections, a police officer said.

    Case Against BJP's Roopa Ganguly For Assaulting Woman Voter

    I Resent What Hindutva Is Doing To Hinduism: Nayantara Sahgal

    I Resent What Hindutva Is Doing To Hinduism: Nayantara Sahgal
    We need a debate on why Hindutva is becoming like the IS. The Hindu right wing is talking in the same criminal language as IS. 

    I Resent What Hindutva Is Doing To Hinduism: Nayantara Sahgal

    India Revokes Vijay Mallya's Passport

    India Revokes Vijay Mallya's Passport
    Industrialist Vijay Mallya's passport has been revoked after he failed to turn up for a probe into a Rs.9,000 crore default of loans from Indian banks, the government said on Sunday, setting in motion the billionaire's possible deportation from Britain.

    India Revokes Vijay Mallya's Passport

    Kanhaiya Kumar Predicts 'Social Revolution' In India

    Kanhaiya Kumar Predicts 'Social Revolution' In India
    JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday predicted a "social revolution" in the country when hunger and deprivation will unite the masses irrespective of their caste, creed or religion.

    Kanhaiya Kumar Predicts 'Social Revolution' In India

    Navjot Singh Sidhu Makes Political Comeback With Rajya Sabha Nomination

    Navjot Singh Sidhu Makes Political Comeback With Rajya Sabha Nomination
    Sidhu, who was sidelined in the party apparently due to his critical views on the Shiromani Akali Dal, had preferred to lie low over the past year in an apparent strategic move. 

    Navjot Singh Sidhu Makes Political Comeback With Rajya Sabha Nomination