Venkaiah Naidu
Vice president of India from 2017 to 2022
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Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet.
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Venkaiah Naidu to PM: Talk to Opposition, clear misunderstandingsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet political leaders more often from all sides: Ex-vice president Venkaiah Naidu to PM ModiIndiaTimes - Published | |
Issue of freebies should be decided by elected representatives, not judiciary: Venkaiah NaiduIndiaTimes - Published | |
After Venkaiah Naidu's exit, Jagdeep Dhankhar set to take oath as 14th Vice President of India todayNDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar emerged victorious in the Vice Presidential elections 2022 held this month, defeating candidate Margaret Alva.DNA - Published | |
'Freebie culture draining financial health of states': Outgoing VP Venkaiah Naidu ahead of Gujarat, Himachal pollsOutgoing VP Venkaiah Naidu said that freebie culture can be harmful to the monetary and financial health of many states.DNA - Published | |
Tale of two V-P farewells: PM Modi praised Venkaiah Naidu, mocked Hamid AnsariThe five-year term of M Venkaiah Naidu as vice-president and ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha on Monday came to an end with senior leaders heaping lavish praise on him. Prime Minister Narendra..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Opposition lavishly praises Venkaiah Naidu as he ends term as Rajya Sabha chairTrinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien took a swipe at the government during his farewell speech for outgoing Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu in the Rajya Sabha as he raised the issue of Upper House..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Need tolerance, treasury benches should let the other side have its say, says Venkaiah NaiduRajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, in his "last remarks" in the House after members from across parties delivered emotional speeches, said, "People want the House to Discuss, Debate and Decide - 3Ds...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rajya Sabha has right to pass, reject, tweak bills, but not to stall them: PM ModiIn his farewell speech for Venkaiah Naidu, PM Modi hinted the opposition was stalling legislative business in Rajya Sabha. "This House certainly has the right to agree or disagree to the bills referred..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Constantly disrupted, monsoon session of Parliament ends four days earlyThe monsoon session which ended on Monday was to conclude on August 12. It witnessed the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passing seven and five bills respectively. While the Lower House saw a total of 16..IndiaTimes - Published | |
People will keep calling him for something or other: PM at Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu's farewellAddressing an event at the Parliament House complex organised by members of Parliament to bid farewell to Naidu, he said a collection of good words was in order to carry forward the legacy of Naidu who..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Venkaiah Naidu lived up to the motto he coined: Reform, Perform, TransformIndiaTimes - Published | |
'His legacy will guide the nation for years': PM Modi bids farewell to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in ParliamentPM Narendra Modi bid farewell to outgoing Vice President Venkaiah Naidu during his speech in the Parliament, praising his legacy and tenure.DNA - Published | M Venkaiah Naidu's tenure saw key rise in Rajya Sabha productivityVice-president M Venkaiah Naidu, who demits office on August 10, will leave behind a legacy of having bumped up the performance of Rajya Sabha as its chairman on several counts, improving productivity..IndiaTimes - Published |
Jagdeep Dhankhar is India's new Vice President, defeats opposition's Margaret AlvaNDA candidate and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar comfortably won the vice-presidential election on Saturday with 528 votes, beating opposition-backed candidate Margaret Alva who got 182...IndiaTimes - Published | Venkaiah Naidu: MPs don't enjoy immunity in criminal casesRajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that members of Parliament do not enjoy any immunity from arrest in criminal cases when the House is in session and that they cannot avoid..IndiaTimes - Published |
MPs cannot avoid summons of law enforcement agencies: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah NaiduIndiaTimes - Published | Raghav Chadha gives suspension of business notice in Rajya SabhaIn a letter to the Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, the Aam Aadmi Party leader wrote, "I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noonChairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he has rejected notices given under Rule 267 seeking setting aside of the business of the day to discuss the issue. But Shiv Sena MPs and some other opposition members..IndiaTimes - Published | Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu expunges Nirmala Sitharaman's references to Sonia Gandhi in Rajya Sabha last weekIndiaTimes - Published |
Perform, reform and transform: Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu to newly-elected MPsIndiaTimes - Published | Naidu tries to broker peace, hints at Rajya Sabha discussion on price rise next weekRajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday tried to broker peace during a meeting with Opposition leaders, assuring them that a discussion on price rise is likely next week. It came a day after..IndiaTimes - Published |
Venkaiah Naidu wants community service made compulsory in schools, collegesAddressing a gathering at the release of 'Sing, Dance and Pray: The Inspirational Story of Srila Prabhupada', a biography of the Iskon founder, he said the Indian civilisation stands for universal..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi reappoints Union Minister Piyush Goyal as Leader of House in Rajya SabhaCommunication regarding the same has been sent to the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.DNA - Published |
Monsoon Parliament session: All-party meeting on July 17; VP Naidu, LS speaker Birla to meet flood leadersLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with floor leaders on Saturday, while Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu would do so on Sunday.DNA - Published | Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis call on PM ModiShinde and Fadnavis, who assumed office on June 30, a day after the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray quit in the face of a massive rebellion, are also expected to make courtesy calls on President..IndiaTimes - Published |
Vice President Naidu meets top Qatar leaders but no meeting with deputy AmirAs India struggled to contain the diplomatic fallout of the controversial remarks by BJP functionaries targeting the Prophet, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a series of meetings with Qatar leaders..IndiaTimes - Published | Inflammatory remarks fallout: Qatar summons Indian envoy, Grand Mufti of Oman calls for boycottThe inflammatory remarks made by BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal have caused an uproar in the Arab world where hashtags calling for the boycott of Indian products are trending on..IndiaTimes - Published |
Senegal is India's 'natural development partner', says VP M Venkaiah Naidu in SenegalIndiaTimes - Published | KK death: VP Venkaiah Naidu, HM Amit Shah, Union Minister Anurag Thakur show grief over singer's demiseVice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Amit Shah and Anurag Thakur, and several other political figures conveyed their condolences on the demise of KK.DNA - Published |
Venkaiah Naidu unveils 16 ft tall Karunanidhi statue in TNKarunanidhi rose to iconic stature by his efforts and never failed to promote Tamil language and culture, Naidu said, even as he urged people to learn their mother tongue and that they should not..IndiaTimes - Published | Modern India must have police force which meets democratic aspirations of people: NaiduVice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asserted that a progressive, modern India must have a police force which meets democratic aspirations of the people and called for a renewed thrust to..IndiaTimes - Published |
VP Naidu bats for amending anti-defection law to plug loopholesVice President Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday expressed concern over the loopholes in the anti-defection law, saying it paved way for wholesale defection and pitched for amendments to the legislation to make..IndiaTimes - Published | Vice President cautions general public against person impersonating as Venkaiah Naidu, sending WhatsApp messagesIndiaTimes - Published |
M Venkaiah Naidu adjourns Rajya Sabha without closing remarkIndiaTimes - Published | Rajya Sabha fails to equal record of witnessing 13 full sittings without forced disruptionsSources said the run of 12 consecutive full sittings of the Upper House of Parliament without forced adjournments due to disruptions was interrupted on Tuesday when the House was adjourned by chairman..IndiaTimes - Published |
What’s wrong with saffron education, asks VP, pans ‘Macaulay system’Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu called for Indians to “give up their colonial mindset” and instead “take pride in their own identity.” “Education in English-medium schools has given rise to a..IndiaTimes - Published | Vice President Venkaiah Naidu arrives in Sikkim on two-day visitIndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka Hijab Row: VP Venkaiah Naidu slams controversy, says 'students should be guided by uniform'Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has slammed the unnecessary controversy around the Karnataka hijab row, urging students to follow the uniform code.DNA - Published | Basant Panchami 2022: President Kovind, PM Modi greet people on Saraswati PujaPresident Ram Nath Kovind, VP Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Basant Panchami.DNA - Published |
Examining privilege motions on IT min over Pegasus: M Venkaiah NaiduIndiaTimes - Published | Rajya Sabha productivity falls to 47.9%, Venkaiah Naidu calls for introspectionNaidu expressed his concern and unhappiness over the functioning of the House. In his brief valedictory remarks, Naidu urged the MPs to collectively reflect and individually introspect on the way the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Winter session: Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, Chairman laments below potential functioning of HouseBefore adjourning Rajya Sabha sine die on Wednesday after it clocked a productivity of just 48% due to frequent disruptions over suspension of 12 members, Chairman Venkaiah Naidu urged all RS MPs to..IndiaTimes - Published | President, PM, CJI attend wedding reception of VP M Venkaiah Naidu's granddaughterThe reception at the Upa Rashtrapati Nivas was hosted by the Vice President and his spouse, Usha Naidu, for their granddaughter Niharika whose marriage took place recently, a release said. Those who..IndiaTimes - Published |
Venkaiah Naidu disappointed over stalemate on suspension issue; calls for discipline, decorum in HouseIndiaTimes - Published | Eradication of illiteracy should become a people's movement: VPPointing out that India still has the largest number of illiterate persons in the world, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the literacy drive should become a people's movement.IndiaTimes - Published |
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu calls for ‘objective’ re-evaluation of Indian historyAt a time when demands are being raised from some quarters for changing the history books, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called for an “objective” re-evaluation of Indian history..IndiaTimes - Published | 75 years of Constituent Assembly’s first meeting: PM Modi urges youth to know more about itPrime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla have paid rich tributes to the leaders who were part of the Constituent Assembly which met for the first..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Nation has lost one of its bravest sons': President Kovind, VP M Venkaiah Naid, PM Modi condole General Rawat's demisePresident Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across the political spectrum condoled the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and..IndiaTimes - Published | President Kovind, PM Modi, parliamentarians pay tribute to BR Ambedkar on his death anniversaryPresident Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 65th death anniversary which is observed as "Mahaparinirvan Diwas". Vice President M..IndiaTimes - Published |
