Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician and the current Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, in office since 11 August 2017. Previously, he served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet. A prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he also served as its national president from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He took the oath as Vice-President of India and the Chairman of Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2017. He served as President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Chancellor of Panjab University, Delhi University, Pondicherry University and the President of the Indian Council of World Affairs in his capacity as Vice President.
"Through their overwhelming response to the prime minister's call, the people of India have once again reasserted the country's steely resolve to overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic," an.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged 130 crore Indians to express solidarity with "the frontline warriors in the battle against the pandemic" when they light Diyas and lamps tonight at 9 pm.. IndiaTimes - Published
President of India Ram Nath Kovind along with Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday through video-conferencing held a meeting with all the governors, lieutenant Governors and.. DNA - Published
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought leave from Rajya Sabha citing ill health, which has been granted by the House. This was mentioned by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu in the House on Monday. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of leaders of various parties on Monday to take a call on the continuation of the Budget Session in view of the coronavirus outbreak, sources.. IndiaTimes - Published
Trinamool Congress MPs on Sunday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu over the denial of the request to defer the working of Parliament as COVID-19 cases.. IndiaTimes - Published
As Gogoi’s name was called by chairman Venkaiah Naidu for the oath, MPs in the opposition benches started chanting slogans like “shame on you” with some trooping into the well or crowding the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday decried attempts by certain international agencies and bodies to "interfere" in India's internal affairs and described their actions as "unwarranted". IndiaTimes - Published
"I have to make an observation. The other day...the Minister for Health had made a detailed statement about the steps that are being taken, were taken or will be taken with regard to the spread of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The two dozen department-related parliamentary standing committees, with 244 MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, considered Demands for Grants of all the ministries during the three-week recess.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu visited the Hunar Haat at the Rajpath here on Thursday and interacted with the participating artisans and craftsmen from various parts of the country. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid speculation surrounding the whip issued by the BJP in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said it is for the health of the House as attendance is normally very less on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a rare move, a word from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Rajya Sabha was expunged from records. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expunged the word used by Modi on Thursday during his.. IndiaTimes - Published
Kovind, Modi, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and former prime minister Manmohan Singh offered floral tributes at Gandhi's memorial Rajghat where an interfaith prayer was held. Congress president.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has called all the floor leaders of the Upper house for a meeting at his residence on January 31, ahead of the budget session of the Parliament. The Union Budget.. IndiaTimes - Published
Earlier on Saturday, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu greeted the nation. While Kovind invoked Mahatma Gandhi, Naidu reminded Indians of discharging Indians their.. IndiaTimes - Published
A parliamentary committee has started working on legislative impact assessment, days after Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu pitched for it, official sources said on Monday. Legislative impact.. IndiaTimes - Published
Days after the Jawaharlal Nehru University was rocked by violence, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said educational campuses must not become safe havens for the politics of hate and violence.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended new year greetings, hoping aspirations of everyone are fulfilled in 2020. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said there was a need for an enlightened and constructive debate on issues such as Citizenship Amendment Act and National Population Register and stressed that.. IndiaTimes - Published
Naidu had arrived at Raipur in Chhattisgarh from Delhi on Thursday. He was scheduled to take a chopper from Raipur to Bolangir on Friday morning to inaugurate a new LPG bottling plant of BPCL, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
" He said that the cross-border militancy has spoiled the prospects of an entire generation of bright local youth. "We cannot let this continue. It [Article 370] was a temporary provision that has long.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said one of India's neighbours deliberately wants to create more trouble in the country, especially in Jammu and Kashmir. Interacting with 30 girl students.. IndiaTimes - Published
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will give away the National Film Awards at a formal ceremony in the national capital on December 23. Last year, President Ram Nath Kovind had presided over the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The historic 250th session of the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu summed it up as one marked by 'seriousness and brevity'. IndiaTimes - Published
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