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Monsoon Session: AAP MP Sanjay Singh suspended from Rajya Sabha for week over uproar in the House

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday has been suspended from the Upper House. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Politicians react to Pauline Hanson's walkout during Acknowledgement of Country

Senators in the Upper House condemn Pauline Hanson for walking out of the chamber on only the second sitting day of the 47th Parliament.

ABC News

Parliament Monsoon Session Updates | July 27, 2022

Here are the latest updates from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during day eight of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament

The Hindu

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Ilaiyaraaja takes oath of affirmation in Rajya Sabha

He took the oath in Tamil and in the name of God

The Hindu

Din in Rajya Sabha over private member bills on Places of Worship Act, Uniform Civil Code

The Upper House discussed the Right to Health Bill, 2021 moved by Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Manoj Kumar Jha in one of the previous sessions.

The Hindu

Parliament adjourned on first day of Monsoon Session over Agnipath, inflation and GST

The disruption came a day after Venkaiah Naidu sought the co-operation of the floor leaders for a productive session as his farewell gift

The Hindu

Parliament Recap | A look at the Bills introduced in the last session

The important provisions and status of the Bills introduced in the Parliament during the March-April session

The Hindu

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Abe's death may give Japan scope to curb stimulus

The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could eventually allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to phase out Abe's government spending and monetary stimulus.

Bangkok Post

Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and the world

Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. He was campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the Upper House elections due on Sunday, in the city of Nara in western Japan, when he was shot from behind with an apparently home-made sawn-off…

The Conversation

Japan election: what you need to know

A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a powerful predecessor and define his premiership.

Reuters

Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election

(Corrects year of establishment of DPFP to 2020 from 2000 in July 6 story)

Reuters

In over 110 years, Congress goes without representation in UP Legislative Council

Motilal Nehru was Congress' first MLC in the House in 1909

The Hindu

Factbox: Main parties contesting Japan's upper house election

Japan holds an upper house election on Sunday that is key to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's attempt to gain firmer control of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to enable it and its Komeito junior partner to push through legislation.

Reuters

Factbox: The numbers to watch in Japan's upper house elections

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is aiming for a convincing win in upper house of parliament elections on Sunday to enhance its ability to push through policies to tackle rising prices and bolster defence.

Reuters

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Analysis-Inflation, not deflation, is now Japan's political hot potato as election looms

The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan's upper house election this weekend, as opposition parties peg blame for recent price hikes on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's policies.

Dynamite News

24 Rajya Sabha members to take oath on Friday

Twenty-four newly-elected members of the Rajya Sabha will take oath on Friday in the chamber of the Upper House of the Parliament. Read more on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Japan coalition headed for election win, LDP seen gaining seats -poll

Japan's ruling coalition is headed for victory in a July 10 upper house election, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party likely to extend the number of seats it holds on its own, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.

The Hindu

A steep decline for JD(S) in Council in two years

The party has lost seven seats since November 2020

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One Nation's Pauline Hanson wins Queensland Senate seat, Amanda Stoker out

Pauline Hanson retains her Senate seat for another term, with the Australian Electoral Commission officially declaring she has finished fifth in Queensland's upper house race.

The Hindu

With majority in Council maintained, BJP govt. gets set to clear anti-conversion Bill

BJP will have 39 members in the 75-member Upper House

Newcastle Herald

Medicinal cannabis inquiry looks at driving exemption

Medicinal cannabis users face discrimination at roadside drug tests, compared to other prescription drug users.

The Hindu

Keen battle for four Legislative Council seats today

Bengaluru

The Hindu

Explained | The battlefield for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections

The biennial Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled for June 10 and a close contest is expected in Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka

ABC News

Former Liberal MP Phil Edman denies hindering WA Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry

Phil Edman will fight allegations he hindered a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation into his alleged misuse of parliamentary expenses, including travel for sex and paying for strippers.

Newcastle Herald

Court rules on plan to burn wood chips in Hunter power station

The NSW Land and Environment Court has rejected Verdant Earth Technologies' appeal to establish a biomass power station near Warkworth.

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