Congress party is keen on getting the food security bill passed in Lok Sabha at the earliest, but BJP has made it clear that it will not allow the houses of the Parliament to function unless Congress makes Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwani Kumar resign from their...
The Supreme Court has strongly condemned the tampering of the coal scam report by the government. The court has said that it is time that the CBI is made independent of the government so that it is not put under any pressure while investigating. This statement...
BSP leader speaks on rising crimes against women. She seeks tougher laws and speaks on the need of stricter censorship on the mediums of entertainment.
Projections reveal that if the general elections were to be held now, both Congress and BJP will not be able to outdo Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. The battle for UP is certainly going to be between Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav ...
BSP leader Mayawati declines to comment on the Beni Prasad fallout between Samajwadi Party and Congress. She says that Congress and SP would be the best people to comment on this issue as they are the ones involved in the controversy. She also adds that her pa...
The Congress party decides not to continue discussions with DMK over its withdrawal of support from the government at the Centre. The DMK has submitted its resignation to the President late last night at 10.30 PM. The withdrawal of support will not affect the...
The Congress has begun back channel talks with other allies and parties who are supporting the UPA from the outside. The Congress managers are stepping in to gather the numbers. Their key focus is to get a consensus on the resolution. Minister of State for Par...
BSP leader Mayawati in her interview to the media says that the reduction of age of consensual sex to 16 years is regressive and instead of making progressive laws, the government is bringing in detrimental ones. The first round of meeting proved to be inconcl...
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati accuses the ruling party Samajwadi Party of trying to protect Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya for the murder of a Uttar Pradesh DSP. Talking to the media outside Parliament, she says if the Akhilesh Yadav-led government...
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati targets Mulayam Singh Yadav over the lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh after the report of a policeman's brutal murder in the state came to light. She says that Mulayam is not even effective in running Uttar Pradesh, so President'...
Mayawati has questioned the UP government over its inability to arrest former Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya who has been accused of criminal conspiracy in the murder of Pratapgarh DSP Zia-ul-Haq. Raja Bhaiya was forced to resign after the to...
In the wake of the murder charge against him, controversial UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya resigns from the UP cabinet. Wife of slain Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq claimed that her husband was murdered at the behest of R...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati says the budget is going to negatively impact the middle class and the lower middle class. She says every year promises are made that passengers would get better amenities, but they are rarely followed through.
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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has made her prime ministerial ambitions clear during a rally of Bahujan Samaj Party workers. While addressing the rally, she urged her party workers to ensure that she delivers the Independence Day speech from the ...
BSP leader Mayawati makes her prime ministerial ambitions quite clear by stating that her next Independence Day speech would be from the Red Fort. She also urged the party workers to work hard and ensure that the party emerges victorious in the next elections.
It is becoming a nightmare for DMK cadre in Tamil Nadu - the apparent closeness between DMK patriarch Karunanidhi and party leader Khushboo, as also alleged in an recent article in a Tamil magazine. The magazine article said Khushboo had been visiting Karunani...
In a public meeting, the second most powerful politician in Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh cabinet, Mohammad Azam Khan landed himself into trouble of sorts with his comments on Taj Mahal. He said that if people had decided to destroy Taj Mahal instead of the B...
Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan kicks up a controversy with his speech on the Taj Mahal. In a public meeting, he said that if people had decided to destroy Taj Mahal instead of the Babri Mosque he would have led the walk. He added that no one includi...
BSP chief Mayawati says that Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde should have presented the proof before making a statement against the Hindus he has hurt the sentiments of the people.
In a press conference, Mayawati said that Congress is not with the common man. The recent price hike in diesel, LPG, kerosene and railway fares are all against the common man. She also asked for the number of subsidized cylinder to be further increased from ni...
Opposing the government's move to allow oil companies to periodically increase the diesel prices, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said that this decision will adversely affect the poor and middle class in India. Terming the move 'anti-people' she has as...
Parties who do not have any links with Andhra Pradesh have come out in support of Telangana. BSP chief Mayawati has said she is in favour of smaller States and during her time a resolution was passed to divide Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati also added that should the...
Mayawati addresses the media regarding the rise in railway fares. In her address she asked the government to roll back the price rise. She also said that now it was the government's responsibility to look after the families of the martyrs and make sure that th...
BSP chief Mayawati slams the SP government in Uttar Pradesh and says that the law and order situation in the State is laughable. She says that rape cases have increased in the State and instead of providing security for women, the SP government has simply hush...
Another jolt to Narendra Modi's prime ministerial ambitions as Mayawati says she is against him. She says she will try her best to ensure that Modi doesn't become the Prime Minister.
BSP leader Mayawati lashed out at the UPA for failing to push through the promotion quota bill in the Lok Sabba. She termed Sonia Gandhi's efforts to get the bill passed as 'just a drama'.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati says that the UPA is not interested in passing the SC/ST promotion quota bill that would benefit the Dalit community. She said that the government had staged a drama on the bill in Lok Sabha and had it been sincere, w...
Former UP Chief Minister Mayawati shares her concern over the rising number of rape cases in the capital. She calls for a much harsher action to be instituted against the rapists; an action so harsh that it will act as a deterrent to those even contemplating s...
The bill to grant SC/STs reservations for promotions in government jobs was passed in the Rajya Sabha. 206 members voted for it, while 10 voted against it. The ten members belonged to the Samajwadi Party which insists on a similar quota for the OBCs. The BJP t...
UPA might have appeased Mayawati on the quota bill in government promotions by introducing it in Parliament, but Mulayam Singh Yadav is not at all happy. The Samajwadi Party chief has now threatened to withdraw support for the government if the quota bill is p...
After the explosive revelations by former CBI director US Mishra, political parties have begun the blame game. Mishra had revealed that he faced political pressure while investigating the Taj Corridor case and the disproportionate assets case against Mayawati ...
Former CBI director US Misra has now admitted that the CBI worked under 'political pressure' when probing Mayawati's disproportionate assets case. He says that the Minister who asked him to go 'slow' during the Taj Corridor investigation is still in power. Ano...
Former CBI director US Misra has now admitted that the CBI worked under the pressure of the government when probing Mayawati's disproportionate assets case. This comment was also backed by another former CBI director, Joginder Singh.
Former CBI director US Mishra has made a startling revelation that political pressure on CBI is routine when probing into high profile cases. He has also claimed that he faced political pressure when probing into the disproportionate assets case against BSP ch...
About 18 lakh employees and officers of UP government, who went on a flash strike yesterday, today boycotted work in Uttar Pradesh, in protest against attempts to get the SC/ST quota bill passed in Rajya Sabha. A demonstration against the move has been held in...
Former director of CBI, US Mishra has revealed that political influence is regular occurrance in cases of high-profile investigation. Mishra said he faced pressure from the government while investigating Mayawati in the disproportionate assets case. He said th...
While high drama prevailed in Rajya Sabha after the introduction of quota bill where Samajwadi Party called the move unconstitutional, near simultaneous strike by government employees in Uttar Pradesh showed public sentiment on the issue. Mayawati might have g...
In her sprightly argument in Rajya Sabha, BSP chief Mayawati says that she is not against offering reservation for people from the upper caste who are economically weak. She claims that her party never opposed quota in promotion to those from the backward clas...
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati says that she was also in favour of giving reservation to people from the upper caste who are economically weak. She further points out that her party was never opposed to quota in promotion to those from the backward classes...
A day after criticising the Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari, BSP chief Mayawati today changed tune and said that she had 'respect' and 'full faith' in the Chair and expressed hope that he will find ways to pass the Quota Bill. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a...
A day after Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati attacked Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari, all members of the Rajya Sabha, including leader of the Opposition in the House Arun Jaitley, and CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury apologised to the Chair and said the dignit...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly spoken to Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari, expressing distress over the accusations levelled against him by BSP chief Mayawati. The statements of Mayawati have now been expunged from the Parliamentary records. The...
The Rajya Sabha Rules Committee meet which is underway is likely to take up the unparliamentary conduct of BSP chief Mayawati. The BSP chief had accused the Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari of being apathetic towards the proceedings in the House. She claimed ...
Several reactions coming in after BSP Chief Mayawati's outburst against the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Congress and the BJP have both condemned the BSP supremo's comments, claiming that the Parliament must be respected. Mayawati ...
BSP supremo Mayawati lashes out at Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari for not doing enough to control the chaos in the House. She says that Ansari is never seen in the House after 12 PM and that the leaders never allow the House to function before that.
BSP Chief Mayawati shocked the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by telling chairman Hamid Ansari that he is 'not seen' in the House in the afternoon after which the House is not allowed to function. The protest by the BSP on the quota issue saw the House being adjourn...
BSP Chief Mayawati today shocked the Rajya Sabha by telling Chairman Hamid Ansari that he is 'not seen' in the House in the afternoon after which the House is not allowed to function. The protest by the BSP on the quota issue saw the House being adjourned twic...
BSP supremo Mayawati has hit out at the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari. Mayawati has accused Ansari of purposely absenting himself from the House proceedings every afternoon. The BSP Chief accuses the Rajya Sabha Chair of being ...
Pressure is mounting on the UPA as Mayawati's deadline on the SC/ST Promotions Quota Bill ends today. The BSP supremo was instrumental in getting the FDI in retail motion passed in both Houses of Parliament. All eyes are now on the UPA as the Congress-led alli...
After securing the UPA's victory in Parliament over FDI in retail, BSP Chief Mayawati has threatened the government to take a tough stand on Quota Bill. BSP supremo Mayawati has put the onus on the UPA to ensure that the Promotions Quota is discussed in the Pa...
After bailing out the government on FDI in retail in Parliament, BSP chief Mayawati has asked the government to take a tough stance on SC/ST promotion bill. Taking on the BJP, she has accused the party of leading anti-quota lobby.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after an uproar over the Constitution amendment bill for SC/ST quota in promotions in government jobs and after BJP raised questions on the reports of global retail giant Walmart lobbying US lawmakers to get ...
The Bahujan Samaj Party members are gearing up to demand a passage in the constitutional amendment bill for providing a reservation in jobs in the Rajya Sabha today. The Samajwadi party is likely to protest against it, while the Minister for Urban Development ...
After winning the FDI vote in Parliament, the government will introduce more bills in the coming session covering the insurance, and pension sectors. With these new bills, the governemnt not only hopes to attract more foreign investment but also wants to ensur...
Once again BSP chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav came to the rescue of the UPA government, bailing out the Congress-led government in the Upper House too. The government had a convincing victory in Rajya Sabha on FDI in retail as S...
Following a confusion about the number of votes in the Rajya Sabha, the deputy Speaker orders a recount. The confusion ensued after the total number of votes exceeded the number of people present in the House. The recounting will happen after the House is adjo...
SP and BSP come to the rescue of the UPA government once again as the UPA garners 123 votes versus the 109 for the Opposition's motion. The FDI in retail policy has been passed in the Rajya Sabha as well. BJP and Left leaders expressed disappointment.
The Samajwadi Party stages a walkout from the Rajya Sabha minutes before the FDI in retail vote, leading the UPA to a victory. The BSP had earlier agreed to vote for the UPA government a day ago. With the FDI in retail hurdle finally crossed, the UPA governmen...
Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said that he is surprised and unhappy that BSP leader Mayawati who was until now speaking against the FDI retail has suddenly decided to vote in favour of it. He suspects that the Congr...
After winning the FDI debate in Lok Sabha yesterday, the UPA government is confident about its win in the Rajya Sabha today where it needs the support of 123 members in the 244-member house to defeat the motion brought by the opposition. Speaking to reporters,...
It seems that UPA doesn't have to worry about the FDI vote in Rajya Sabha after Mayawati declared in Parliament that she will vote with the government on FDI in retail. Not only that, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief has made Mulayam redundant on the matter and t...
Mayawati and her BSP says that she will support the UPA government in the Rajya Sabha during the FDI in retail vote. Now, will this change the power equation in the coalition politics? Will Mulayam Singh's SP become redundant?
SP announces that it will abstain from voting in the Rajya Sabha during the FDI in retail vote. SP had undertaken the same strategy in the Lok Sabha, inviting the wrath of the BJP. SP announced that it has no idea what the BSP will do, but the party will defin...
The Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha has now asked the government to reconsider its policy on FDI in retai. The party says that it will not benefit the common man or the farmer in any way. It will destroy the traders and small-time retailers, the party state...
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad questions BSP's decision to suddenly vote for the UPA government after walking out of Lok Sabha just a day earlier. He demands to know what had changed her mind in just one day. Mayawati had announced earlier that she would vote ...
The debate on FDI in multi-brand retail begins in the Rajya Sabha. The opposition is attempting to convince the government to rethink its stand on FDI in retail. Following the debate, the matter will go to a vote. Without a clear majority, the government needs...
Despite the Congress-led UPA Government emerging victorious on the FDI vote in the Lok Sabha, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja says it is a huge moral defeat for the Government as 14 parties voted against it. The motion which was moved by Sushma Sw...
After winning the FDI debate in Lok Sabha yesterday, the UPA government hopes to do the same in the Rajya Sabha today where it needs the support of 123 members in the 244-member house to defeat the motion brought by the opposition. The Congress with its allies...
Congress MP Lada Gopal Raj, BJP MP Kalikesh Singh Deo and RLD MP Jayant Choudhury justify their party's stand in the Parliament. In a test of conviction for Mulayam and Mayawati, the UP leaders hold the final say in the crucial FDI vote in Parliament. Although...
Congress MP Lada Raj Gopal defends the UPA government's determined stand to guide the FDI in retail policy through Parliament. With the FDI in retail vote looming large, the government is headed to a comfortable win over the BJP-led opposition. The vote in bo...
Headlines Today political editor Javed Ansari, CPI leader D Raja and senior journalist Sanjeev Srivastava talk about the various outcomes of the FDI debate in Parliament. The vote in both the Houses boils down to the decisions taken by either Mayawati or Mulay...
After a massive showdown in the Lok Sabha over the introduction FDI in multi-brand retail, a crucial vote on the matter has been scheduled for today. With Kapil Sibal leading the government in the FDI debate against the BJP's Sushma Swaraj, the government expe...
The government and the opposition are gearing up for Day 2 of the debate on FDI in retail. The debate will be followed by the all-important vote in both Houses of Parliament. The voting is likely to take place post 6pm, after the BJP tables its motion against ...
Even as the government is fire-fighting the FDI debate in Parliament, the Election Commission is meeting to review the government's latest direct-cash-transfer scheme. The EC has questioned the timing of the scheme, given the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election...
Parliament reconvenes and proceedings continue without a ruccus for just the second time in this Winter session. The key debate on FDI in retail, which will be followed by a vote, is likely to begin at noon. While the Trinamool Congress has made a decision to ...
The big question still looming large over the government is whether it will cross the halfway mark in the Parliament today. The UPA government faces one of its biggest tests in recent times, with the FDI in retail discussion and vote imminent in the Lower Hous...
The Election Commission's full-bench meeting has begun on the government's reply to the direct-cash-flow allegations. This is the second meeting held by the Election Commission to find out whether any election code was violated by the UPA government in introdu...
BJP Spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad reiterates the BJP stand to vehemently oppose the FDI in retail bill in the Parliament. While the Trinamool Congress has made a decision to vote against the government, the SP and the BSP are still sitting on the fence, caus...
There will be a debate on allowing FDI in retail in the Lok Sabha starting around 2 PM today, followed by a vote tomorrow. While the Government is confident about the outcome of the vote, with the SP, BSP, and the DMK throwing their weight behind the Bill, the...
BSP chief Mayawati held a press conference today to make her views known on the issue of FDI in retail. She placed both the disadvantages and advantages of the proposal on the table, but stopped short of spelling out which way she and her party would vote on t...
BSP chief Mayawati speaks on FDI in retail, says she is not sure if FDI in retail would be beneficial to all, and says it could destroy the local retailers. She did not say what her party would do when the bill comes to vote in the Parliament, except for the f...
BSP chief Mayawati speaks to the media on the issue of FDI in retail. She outlines the disadvantages of the proposal but stops short of making clear her stand on which way her party would vote when the bill would come for discussion tomorrow under rule 184.
BSP chief Mayawati is demanding her pound of flesh for supporting the UPA on its FDI in retail bill proposal. Mayawati had told the UPA that it should introduce the SC/ST promotion quota bill first before the FDI in retail debate. The Samajwadi party if of cou...
The FDI logjam has finally come to an end. The government is ready for voting on the FDI in retail debate in both Houses of the Parliament. The breakthrough reportedly came about after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath met with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira ...
Senior BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad slams the UPA government's 'double standards'. The Congress-led ruling government has agreed to go ahead with the debate and subsequent voting on the issue of FDI only in the Lower House of Parliament. The BJP is adamant th...
After a deal is reportedly struck between the Congress government and the BJP-led opposition, the Parliament witnesses its first working day. The government is ready for voting on the FDI in retail debate in both Houses of the Parliament. The breakthrough repo...
Samajwadi Party Leader Ram Gopal Yadav has confirmed that the ruling party of Uttar Pradesh will not back FDI in retail. Meanwhile, the BJP has moved a mandatory voting clause condition under rule number 184. This means that the BJP and the Left insist on comp...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks the cooperation of all political parties ahead of the Winter session of Parliament. Stating clearly that the government is willing to discuss any issue in the Parliament, the Prime Minister calls for calm in the House. He as...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks the cooperation of all political parties ahead of the Winter session of Parliament. Stating clearly that the government is willing to discuss any issue in the Parliament, the Prime Minister calls for calm in the House. He as...
Trinamool leader Saugata Roy confirms reports that the Mamata Banerjee-led party will bring about a no-confidence motion against the ruling government. The key contentious issues include the FDI in retail and the Lokpal bill. Meanwhile, the BJP has moved a man...
The BJP has moved a mandatory voting clause condition under rule number 184. This means that the BJP and the Left insist on compulsory voting immediately after the FDI debate, while the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party is yet to take a call on which side of th...
It's a cold November in the capital city of New Delhi and the Winter session of Parliament seems to be beckoning a mighty storm. The key contentious issues include the FDI in retail and the Lokpal bill. Ally-turned-opponent Mamata Banerjee wants to move a no-...
BSF chief Mayawati attended a luncheon meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. She says there was nothing unusual about it and that it should not be linked to the Parliament session.
BSP chief will attend the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has intiated the dinner meet between the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA allies to establish stability in the UPA government. Mulayam Sing...
A day after she got relief in the Taj Heritage Corridor scam case from the High Court, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati landed in fresh trouble with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government deciding to conduct an inquiry by Lokayukta into...