New Delhi: After much delay and uncertainty, the landmark Food Security Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha today which seeks to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 crore people in the country, ushering in the
New Delhi: All constructive suggestions which have come from different sections would be "positively" considered when the food bill is implemented, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said Monday.Replying to the discussion on the historic legislation in
New Delhi: Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav Monday supported the food security bill but cautioned against putting any burden on the state governments.Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the landmark legislation, Sharad
New Delhi: Minutes after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi spoke on the food bill, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav expressed support for the legislation but with some reservations."Who will foot the financial burden for the
New Delhi: Stating that India's goal must be to banish hunger, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged parliament to take a "historic step" by legislating a bill which seeks to ensure subsidized food to the
New Delhi: With the Food Security Bill pending in Parliament, government today reached out to various political parties hoping for a smooth functioning of both the houses.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told reporters at the
Chennai: Charging the Congress-led UPA government for not incorporating the amendments suggested by her in the Food Security Bill, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday said her party AIADMK will vote against it in
Chennai: Expressing partial satisfaction on the amendments made in the National Food Security Bill, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa urged the centre to address other outstanding issues so the nation is assured of food
New Delhi: Food Security Bill, which could not be taken up despite being listed in Lok Sabha'a agenda since Monday, will not be part of business tomorrow as members want to go out of station.Parliamentary
New Delhi: Arun Shourie, a key minister of erstwhile Vajpayee govt, wants the Food Security Bill to be stopped for restoring investor confidence and bringing the economy back on track.Speaking to a leading newspaper, the
New Delhi: Government today reached out to opposition JD(U) as continued disruptions in Parliament blocked passage of UPA's ‘game changer' Food Security Bill that aims to provide food grains at cheap rates to 67 per
New Delhi: The legal right to food security is "unparalleled" in the world and will ensure that no poor in India remains hungry, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday while launching the ambitious food
New Delhi: The government Tuesday said it will "try its level best" to secure the passage of the Food Security Bill in parliament.The Food Security Bill, expected to be a game-changer for the ruling Congress
New Delhi: Putting conditions for extending support for passage of the Food Security Bill, Samajwadi Party today said it will back the legislation provided amendments suggested by it are accepted.”I have moved amendments, we will
New Delhi: Congress today reached out to Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for his support for passage of the Food Security Bill which is expected to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow coinciding
Jaipur: Describing the UPA government's ambitious legislation on food as “vote security bill”, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said it is “more of laws” and will not fill bellies of poor.The bill does not
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed anguish over the loss of Navy's frontline submarine INS Sindhurakshak in an accident in Mumbai in which 18 soldiers are feared to have lost their lives.“We
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hoped that the food security bill will soon be passed by parliament."We have recently issued an ordinance towards food security law. The food security bill is now before
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hoped that the food security bill will soon be passed by parliament."We have recently issued an ordinance towards food security law. The food security bill is now before
Ahmedabad: Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the proposed Food Security Bill, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the bill, in its current form, will push the country toward "malnutrition".In a letter to
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