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Abhishek Bhatnagar also shared an unboxing video that showed a properly packed Sonos speaker box inside the sealed Flipkart carton. The clip, however, does not show the Flipkart customer, opening the Sonos box.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Displays Anger Over Mic Controversy Says “ Have No Control” over It

During the Lok Sabha session on July 1, Speaker Om Birla addressed the ongoing controversy regarding the alleged switching off of microphones for MPs. He lambasted the Opposition and said that the speaker has no control over the mic. Birla was reacting to Rahul Gandhi who had raised the issue on the floor of the house.

Union Ministers Hit Out At Opposition Over Conditions For Parliament Speaker and Deputy Speaker Positions

Union Ministers Ram Mohan Naidu and Kiren Rijiju criticized the Opposition for failing to agree on the appointment of a Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha. “Democracy does not work on conditions," stated TDP's Ram Mohan Naidu, while Kiren Rijiju highlighted that the Congress's nomination for the Speaker's post was a mistake.

Rahul Gandhi: INDIA Bloc agreed to a BJP candidate speaker, but Dy Speaker should be Opposition

Rahul Gandhi said that, 'PM Modi asked Opposition to cooperate with the government constructively. Entire Opposition said that we would support the Speaker. The convention is that the Deputy Speaker post should be given to the opposition. PM Modi is asking for cooperation from Opposition but our leader is getting insulted'. Watch.

Issues should be discussed in assemblies, Parliament but there should be no disruption: Om Birla

Om Birla's remarks came in the backdrop of the ongoing impasse in Parliament over the Manipur issue.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for day

As the Lok Sabha reconvened at 2:30 pm after an earlier adjournment, sloganeering from the opposition benches continued and Speaker Om Birla tried to calm them down. Shah said he was unable to understand why the opposition was not allowing a discussion to take place as the government was ready for it

Adhir writes to Speaker seeking debate in Lok Sabha on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

He said Naranbhai Kachhadiya, the BJP MP from Amreli in Gujarat, was not disqualified from Parliament in 2016 despite being awarded a three-year jail term for offences under IPC sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 186 (voluntarily obstructing public servant from discharge of duty), and 143 (punishment for member of an unlawful assembly).

Betty Boothroyd, first female UK Commons speaker, dies at 93

Boothroyd, who presided over the Commons’ often raucous debates with no-nonsense humour between 1992 and 2000, died Sunday at a hospital in Cambridge, southern England.

Kevin McCarthy fails for 3rd long day in GOP House speaker fight

Pressure was building as McCarthy lost seventh, eighth and then historic ninth, 10th and 11th rounds of voting, surpassing the number 100 years ago, in a prolonged fight to choose a speaker in a disputed election. By nightfall, despite raucous protests from Democrats, Republicans voted to adjourn and return Friday to try again.

Five-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania to be next speaker of Himachal Assembly

Three sets of nomination papers were filed for him. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu proposed Pathania's candidature and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur seconded it.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted': Spokesperson

US House Speaker Pelosi was not in the residence at the time. Hammill said the assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation.

Like Father-in-Law, Like Son-in-Law: BJP’s Reliable Rahul Narwekar Is Maha Speaker Ahead of Trust Vote

In another first, Ramraje Nimbalkar, Narwekar's father-in-law and a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, is the chairman of the Legislative Council

MP CM Kamal Nath forwards governor's letter on floor test to Speaker

In his letter to the governor on Tuesday, the CM said, "Keeping into account all facts, I have forwarded your direction to me to the Assembly Speaker for an appropriate action".

Disqualification of lawmakers: SC asks Parliament to rethink powers of Speaker in deciding pleas

The suggestion for devising an independent mechanism to deal with disqualification pleas against lawmakers came in a judgment by which the top court asked the Manipur Assembly Speaker to decide within four weeks the plea of a Congress leader seeking disqualification of BJP lawmaker and Manipur Forest Minister Th Shyamkumar.

Congress moves privilege motion on Rafale deal in Lok Sabha; Speaker says matter under consideration

The party has given a notice of breach of privilege in the Rajya Sabha as well, demanding an explanation from the government on why it provided the Supreme Court "wrong" information on the Rafale deal. During the Zero Hour, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said she has received a notice for privilege motion and the matter is "under my consideration".

Karnataka Polls 2018: KG Bopaiah - A BJP MLA with a chequered past who has been named pro tem speaker

The newly appointed pro tem Speaker has had a controversial political history and has earned the ire of the Supreme Court in the past.

Winter session to start today, Govt to focus on GST Bill

The opposition attack is set to gain momentum from next Monday when the government brings its legislative agenda on the table after a two-day special sitting to discuss Constitution and its maker B R Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary. The government has called an all-party meeting today.

Congress bleeds support, gets isolated in monsoon session

If the Congress-backed alliance manages to win in Bihar then the party might just find a new lease of life. Rahul Gandhi may have emerged victorious after the battle of the monsoon session, but then winter is still coming.

Is the April 2016 GST dream over?

Aimed at creating a customs union for India's 1.2 billion people, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is the biggest revenue shake-up since independence from Britain in 1947. Supporters say it will add up to two percentage points to economic growth.

Congress holds protest against the suspension of party MPs

Congress workers, led by senior vice-president of the state unit Sham Lal Sharma and other leaders, took out a protest march from outside the party office. However, they were halted by the police as Section 144 has been imposed in Jammu.

TMC not to attend LS from tomorrow to protest suspension

"For the greater interest of Parliamentary democracy, we are opposed to suspension of 25 Lok Sabha MPs. We are not attending Lok Sabha from tomorrow," Bandyopadhyay said in a statement.

Delhi govt to table eco survey on Day 2 of Budget session

On day one of the Budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raked up the issue of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar‘s fake degrees. Following ruckus in the floor of the House, BJP‘s OP Sharma was marshalled out of the Assembly.

GST moved in Lok Sabha amid stiff Opposition resistance

Members of Congress, led by Sonia Gandhi, along with those of TMC, Left and NCP staged a walk out after their plea for referring the Constitution Amendment Bill to the Standing Committee was not accepted. AIADMK and BJD also opposed its consideration but did not walk out.

Opposition creates uproar in Lok Sabha over land bill

Agitated members of Congress, Left, TMC, SP, RJD and others stormed the Well of the House as soon as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy laid a copy of the Ordinance, promulgated by the President on April 3.

Crushingly bad jobs number spooks markets

March's report of just 126,000 nonfarm payrolls-about 120,00 less than expected-signals the potential for a rocky start to trading Monday.