New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today expressed hope that the long-pending and controversial Insurance Amendment Bill, that seeks to raise FDI in the sector from existing 26% to 49%, will get Parliament nod in
New Delhi: Winter session of Parliament will start from November 24 and conclude on December 23 during which a heavy legislative agenda is on the cards. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by Home
New Delhi: The long wait for the finalisation of the seating arrangement in Lok Sabha is expected to be over next month, almost six months after the constitution of the new House."We expect the arrangement
New Delhi: Government is likely to unveil the structure of the new official think tank that would replace the Planning Commission before the forthcoming winter session of Parliament in November."The government may form the new
On Board PM's Special Aircraft: Ahead of the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York, India today said it will make another attempt to get the Land
New Delhi: The government will push for passage of a long-pending bill to provide statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the winter session of Parliament.“We will bring the National Identification
New Delhi, Dec 21: Despite several disruptions over FDI in retail and promotion quota bill issues, the winter session of parliament (Nov 22-Dec 20) was better than the previous monsoon session, during which 13 out
Lucknow,Dec 17: Employees and officials of various departments of Uttar Pradesh government continued their strike to protest against the constitutional amendment bill for reservation for SC/ST in promotion.“Nearly 18 lakh employees and officers of various
New Delhi, Nov 22: As the Winter Session gets underway, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought the cooperation of the Opposition in smooth running of Parliament, which has a heavy legislative agenda before it.Against the
Chennai, Nov 20: Adopting a wait and watch approach, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said the AIADMK stand on TMC leader Mamata Banerjee proposed no-confidence motion against UPA Government would be decided based on
New Delhi, Nov 15: Bracing up for an opposition onslaught in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host dinner for UPA leaders tomorrow to firm up a joint strategy on various issues like FDI that
Gurgaon, Oct 28: Dismissing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet reshuffle as "nothing much", Janta Dal-United president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said here Sunday that the next session of parliament may be its last."The next
New Delhi, Oct 25: The month-long Winter Session of Parliament is expected to begin on November 22 and continue till December 20.The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, at a meeting chaired by Defence Minister A
Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 27: BJP today said it will take its fight against FDI in multi-brand retail to Parliament in the Winter session as the party feels the policy will hurt small traders and is
New Delhi, Dec 30: Putting up a brave front after it failed to muster the numbers in the Rajya Sabha, Government today said the Lokpal Bill will “definitely” be brought before the Rajya Sabha during
New Delhi, Dec 15: A day after the all-party meeting, government today indicated that the Lokpal Bill will be brought next week and the session would be extended by a day, if needed.Parliamentary Affairs Minister
New Delhi, Nov 27: Anna Hazare has been given permission by the local civic body to stage protest at the Ramlila Maidan here from December 27 if a strong Lokpal Bill is not passed by
New Delhi, Nov 24: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today warned politicians that they may be targeted like Sharad Pawar if Lokpal Bill is not passed in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.“Pray proper Lokpal
New Delhi, Nov 24: Notwithstanding reports of a government-BJP thaw, Parliament was disrupted for the third consecutive day today over price rise and other issues with no signs of normalcy returning tomorrow.The issue of separate
New Delhi, Nov 23: Government on Tuesday assured Anna Hazare that a “strong” Lokpal bill will be brought in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. This was conveyed to Hazare in a letter written by
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