JD(S) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has ruled out the possibility of forming a Third Front and has said that the party plans to take up the position of Opposition.
BJP has lost even the chance to play principal opposition party in Karnataka Assembly as the party came only third, behind JD(S). The election results in Karnataka appears to be precursor to what is awaited in the general elections in 2014. BJP's projection of...
News Night | Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has dropped a bombshell when he said that the Opposition is colluding with UPA for the advantage of both the sides. The bonhomie between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj only reign...
Congress has no intention to cave in despite raging protests from BJP both inside and outside the Parliament, demanding resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Congress, stepping up counterattack, says the Opposition's demand for the resignation of...
With just four days left for the session to get over, Congress is working steadily towards bringing in the food security bill ahead of the upcoming 2014 general elections. BJP has said that until the Railway Minister and Law Minister do not resign they will no...
The Budget Session of Parliament may be running out of time to pass crucial bills, such as the one on food security, but that has not stopped the Opposition from continuing its attack on the government, disrupting House proceedings.
Despite all the protests in Lok Sabha, the Congress-led UPA government is determined to get the food security bill passed. The government tabled the report yesterday, but due to the disruption caused by the Opposition, the bill couldn't be taken up for conside...
As BJP continues to demand the resignation of the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, Congress is adamant that their ministers will not resign until the investigation reports on respective scams are submitted. The BJP has made i...
BJP continues to demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal as well as Law Minister Ashwani Kumar. The BJP has threatened to disrupt the proceedings of Parliament if their demands are not met. The Congress government, in order to shift the f...
While the troubled UPA government is trying to push the food security Bill, the Opposition has been relentless, cornering the government on multiple scams and demanding the resignations of the PM and his ministers.
The UPA government is in the dock dealing with multiple scams, latest being the railway bribery case. On Monday, the government tried to push the food security Bill, but the adamant Opposition demanded the PM's resignation.
Newshour | The Opposition condemns the government's attempt to take advantage of the situation in the House and says that the Food Security Bill was brought to deflect attention from various scams. Will the government be able to counter the Opposition charge o...
Newshour | Can the CBI justify allowing the government to alter a report on the massive Coalgate scam? Is the blame to be equally shared between the CBI and the government on the Coalgate cover-up? Arun Jaitley, the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha,...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj leads the BJP's charge against the UPA over Food Security Bill. She says that the BJP wants a detailed discussion on the Bill in the Parliament and condemns the government's attempt to take advantage of the s...
After the CBI filed an affidavit in the Supreme court alleging that the coal block allocation scam report was edited by the law minister, the attorney general and the Prime Ministers Office, the Opposition has been demanding the resignation of the law minister...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj leads the BJP's charge against the UPA over Food Security Bill. She says that the BJP wants a detailed discussion on the Bill in the Parliament and condemns the government's attempt to take advantage of the s...
On a day when the CBI filed a damned affidavit to the Supreme Court, admitting that its coalgate report was changed by law minister Ashwani Kumar and the attorney general, the government has launched a counter attack after BJP criticised it. The government amb...
It looks as if the Opposition is ready to take on every move of the government. The Parliament has witnessed huge uproar after the government decided to move the Food Security Bill despite raging protests. The government appears to be keen to pass the bill as ...
The Opposition is all set to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, demanding a fresh investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The party demands a Supreme Court monitored special investigation team probe into the riots.
The CBI, today, filed an affidavit in the Supreme court alleging that the coal block allocation scam report was edited by the law minister, the attorney general and the Prime Ministers Office. The Opposition has been demanding the resignation of the law minist...
Congress core committee has decided that Union Ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ashwini Kumar do not have to resign. The party has also decided not to give in to the demands set by the Opposition and Left.
The Opposition is gearing up to corner the UPA government in the Parliament. It should be interesting to find out what the Congress' strategy would be to counter the Opposition's unrelenting attack.
Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has outrightly rejected the Opposition demand to remove PC Chacko as the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, probing the 2G scam. She has cited the absence of provisions in any rules. Fifteen members of the JPC had w...
BJP corners Congress-led UPA government in Parliament over several issues, prominent of them being the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan. Ripping into the government, leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley says that the government has fa...
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari hits out at Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for her statements against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Earlier in the day, she had said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her min...
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari hits out at Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj for her statements against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Earlier in the day, she had said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her min...
Eminent panelists discuss the incident that got lot of attention today. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj accused UPA chief Sonia Gandhi of 'betrayal'. She said that the UPA chairperson has no respect for democratic institutions and incited her ministers to disturb her...
The Finance Bill is likely to be passed in the Parliament today as the Opposition has agreed to allow passage of the bill in the all-party meet summoned by Speaker. Opposition has been continually cornering the government and stalling Parliament over several i...
The 15th Lok Sabha has gained the dubious distinction of being the least productive House in the Indian political history thanks to frequent disruptions and tantrums of our MPs.
The deadlock between the government and the Opposition may keep the Parliament paralysed. However, the Opposition has relented just enough to allow the Finance Bill to pass today.
The meeting at the Speaker's chamber has ended. The deadlock has broken to let the financial Bills to be passed tomorrow. The BJP has agreed to let the Railway Budget, the Finance Bill and the demand for grants to be passed tomorrow.
The Opposition remained adamant on Monday by not participating in the Budget session proceedings. Party members kept sloganeering, seeking the Prime Minister's resignation.
Opposition leader Yashwant Sinha in an interview to the media said that he has no hope left in the Prime Minister. He said that Manmohan Singh remains silent on all major issues hence China and Pakistan continue to take advantage of the situation. He also blam...
Following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's defense of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, the Opposition goes up-in-arms. BJP leader Arun Jaitely openly accused the UPA of interfering with the investigations of the coal allocation scam.
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley has hit out at the government by asking them to answer key questions that were posed on the coal scam status report. He also presses for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and law minister Ash...
Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley has hit out at the government by asking them to answer key questions that were posed on the status report. He also presses for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and law minister Ashiwini Kuma...
And yet again, the Opposition cooked up a storm in Rajya Sabha over the coal block allocation report, ignoring Vice-President Hamid Ansari's attempts to conduct a peaceful session.
In context with the Joint Parliamentary Commission report on the 2G spectrum allocation, a political storm has emerged between the Congress and the BJP. The BJP has asked the Speaker to remove PC Chacko as the chairman of the JPC. The members of the Opposition...
Opposition meets Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, seeking removal of JPC chairman PC Chacko. Fifteen members of the Opposition presented a memorandum expressing 'no confidence' in Chacko. They are accusing Chacko of being biased to protect the government and lea...
Opposition decides to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, seeking removal of JPC chairman PC Chacko. Fifteen members of the Opposition will present a memorandum expressing 'no confidence' in Chacko. They are accusing Chacko of being biased to protect the gover...
Trinamool Congress leaders have requested the government to postpone the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting to another day as a TMC MP Ambika Banerjee passed away earlier this morning. The TMC leaders said that they would not like to discuss political matte...
Opposition disrupts the functioning of both the Houses of Parliament over the coal block allocation scam, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar over the matter. It appears the Budget Session of Parliament is ...
The Opposition disrupt proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament. The Opposition is questioning the government over the 2G scam report and the coalgate scandal. The Houses have been adjourned due to the protest in the well of the House.
Former Telecom Minister A Raja may not have got a chance to depose before the JPC in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. Nonetheless, he has challenged the findings of the JPC, with a point-by-point rebuttal of the report. This move from Raja comes even as t...
Senior Opposition leader Sushma Swaraj has lashed out at the government, accusing it of being inactive. She says that the government has not been honest with their intentions, whether it is about the 2G spectrum allocation, coalgate scam or the justice for the...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath calls for cooperation from the Opposition in the Budget session that reconvened today. He says that asking for the law minister's resignation is not a valid demand as the CBI has said that they were not pressurized. He...
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is expected to present the report on the recent brutal rape of a minor in Delhi's Gandhinagar area. But the Opposition seems in no mood to allow the proceedings in the House to happen as they shout slogans against the governmen...
Vice-President Hamid Ansari sought to calm RS members as the Opposition tried to corner the government over the JPC report on 2G scam and the coalgate issue.
In the wake of the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, political parties demand capital punishment for rapists as they believe only death penalty could act as a deterrent. The Opposition is expected to raise this issue in the Parliament too. Even as ...
The apology offered by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and a one-day fast have failed to yield any results as the Opposition continues to demand his resignation. Pressure now mounts of Pawar as the Opposition has threatened to stall the proceeding...
In the wake of the allegations that Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar interfered with the CBI report into coal scam, Opposition has questioned the autonomy of CBI and has demanded an SIT probe. Meanwhile, reports reveal that CBI is gearing up to file an affidav...
There is fresh controversy in the coal block allocation scam as a media report has brought fresh embarrassment for the UPA government. A media report shows that the law ministry, under the UPA government, vetted the coal scam probe status report before its sub...
The UPA government is facing major embarrassment over the allegations that the law minister and officials in the Prime Minister's Office had reviewed and altered the probe status report submitted by the CBI to the Supreme Court, about the coal block allocation...
The law ministry is now in a huddle after reports came out how law minister Ashwani Kumar forced the CBI director Ranjit Sinha to water down the coal scam probe report. Attorney General GE Vahanvati meets with the law minister, who refuses to respond to any me...
Hitting back at BJP's accusations about the government trying to influence the CBI, Congress leader Rashid Alvi says that the investigating agency has always functioned independently and there has been no outside influence by the central government. Alvi was r...
Congress leader Rashid Alvi, speaking out about the latest revelation that the UPA government had vetted the coal scam investigation status report before it was submitted in the Supreme Court, says the CBI has always functioned independently and there has been...
Training his guns on the UPA government, BJP's leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley says that the government is trying to save Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. According to a media report, the UPA government had vetted the coal scam investig...
The apology offered by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has failed to appease the Opposition which continues to demand his resignation over his crass, distasteful remarks. Nonetheless, the NCP has thrown its weight firmly behind its leader.
KB Ganesh Kumar domestic abuse row has rocked Kerala Assembly once again with the Opposition staging walkout over the issue. Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan has accused Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of turning his official residence into a family court.
Question Hour is underway in Kerala Assembly. Ministers, who handle various portfolios, answer questions paused by the MLAs from the Opposition regarding various issues concerning governance.
Under pressure, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has offered an apology admitting that he has made the biggest blunder in his career. However, the Opposition continues to demand his resignation over his insensitive and distasteful remarks. All eyes...
Ajit Pawar made an absolutely shameful remark on the water crisis in his state. Now an all-out political war has broken out in Maharashtra as the opposition demands his resignation.
Father of Kiliroor sex scandal victim has come out claiming that the silence of Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan over the scandal is dubious. Further on, he has claimed that VS, who appears to be vehemently demanding justice for the Suryanelli rape victim, s...
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar faces the wrath of Opposition and people for making fun of the drought situation in Maharashtra. The apology of Pawar and his assurance that his government is committed to drought relief have failed to cut any ice a...
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has stirred a hornet's nest with his crude humor and distasteful remarks. The Deputy CM, who trivialized drought in the state with a joke that sounded more insensitive than funny, has also offered a bizarre theory f...
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi addresses the Confederation of Indian Industry. He began his speech by saying that he is honored to address the gathering. He spoke about a train journey he took to discover the real India. He said that India is an optimis...
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes will be on Rahul Gandhi as this would be the first time that he would address a gathering, after he took over the new role. What is his model for developmen...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will address the Confederation of Indian Industry today. All eyes are on him, as until now Rahul has always avoided addressing key issues. Will Rahul Gandhi provide solutions to address the problems that Indian economy is f...
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan tears into UDF leadership, accusing Chief Minister Oommen Chandy of protecting resigned Forest Minister KB Ganesh Kumar despite complaints by his wife Yamini Thankachi that he had been physically harassing her. Further on, he...
The Opposition appears to be attempting to gain maximum political mileage from KB Ganesh Kumar domestic abuse row both within the state Assembly and outside. Disruptions in the House is likely to continued even today. Meanwhile, there are widespread protests p...
The Gujarat Assembly has passed the Lokayukta bill. The passage of passing the bill was not smooth as the Opposition staged a walkout amidst claims that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi watered down the institution of the Lokayukta and that the anti-graft ...
Maharashtra is the pitch for IPL's latest controversy, this time over the usage of water for the maintenance of pitches. Maharashtra Opposition leader Vinod Tawde has objected to the use of water in stadiums in the drought-hit state.
UK government now fears that British Muslims residents, who are fighting for the rebels in Syria, will bring terror home. According to a statement released by the government, there is a risk that the Muslim population, using their training done overseas, might...
Russian criticized the Arab League's move to recognise Syrian opposition as the sole representative to the war-torn country, saying the move effectively kills all efforts to negotiate a peaceful end to the civil war in Syria.
Congress leaders have said that if the party wins 150 seats or more they will make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister and at the same time if they winless than 150 seats, they would rather sit in the Opposition than form a coalition government.
BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has lashed out at the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh claiming that murders, shootouts and gangrapes happen on a daily basis and mostly Samajwadi workers are involved.
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan skips the two-day long CPI(M) state committee meet in which several crucial issues concerning the party and the current political scenario in the state will be discussed. One of the crucial issues which will be discussed in t...
The two-day long CPI(M) state committee meet is all set to begin. Politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai will be part of the meet. However, Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan is unlikely to be part of this meet too.
The two-day long crucial CPI(M) state secretariat meet is underway in AKG centre. Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan will skip the meet today too. VS has made it clear that he would not attend any of party's meets until P Karunakaran report against him is with...
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan skips the CPM state leadership meet which will last for five days. The meet will discuss the current political scenario in the state and the continued defiance of VS Achuthanandan.
BJP president Rajnath Singh says that the Opposition played an important role in the return of Italian marines to stand trial in India. According to him, it was the government's failure to stand strong that led to the Italian marines running away in the first ...
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's argument that KB Ganesh Kumar-Yamini Thankachi row is merely a family issue has failed to cut any ice as the Opposition has claimed that the issue was raked up by government chief whip PC George. The Opposition has alleged that t...
The two-day Politburo meet in Delhi is set to discuss several crucial issues including the date for the central committee meet in which the Opposition leadership of VS Achuthanandan will be discussed.
The meeting called to iron out the differences over the anti-rape bill ends on an inconclusive note. The parties continue to remain upset with certain provisions in the bill. BJP and SP have opposed the bill saying that women can misuse the provisions. Along w...
The meeting called by Congress to discuss the opposition against the anti-rape bill proves to be inconclusive and a second round of discussion has been scheduled for 12.30 PM. The BJP and SP have opposed the bill saying that women can misuse the provisions. Al...
Question Hour is underway in the Kerala Assembly. Various ministers answer to questions posed by Opposition MLAs on different issues regarding governance, recently presented Budget and the projects undertaken by the government.
The government will call a meeting to discuss the reservations about the anti-rape bill. Opposition parties like BJP, SP and Trinamool Congress have expressed their reservations about certain provisions in the bill. The main bone of contention is lowering of t...
Newshour | Objecting to Pakistan National Assembly's resolution condemning the execution of Parliament attack conspirator Afzal Guru, the government and Opposition joined hands to pass a unanimous resolution in Parliament. However, as the House assembled the B...
Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitely questions the Indian foreign policy. In his address in the Rajya Sabha he said it was high time that India rethinks its foreign policy in the light of the recent happening both from across the border as well as in the Italian ...
The recent terror attacks and the Italy marines' case has rocked both the Houses with BJP questioning India's foreign policy. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arum Jaitely, says that it is high time India rethinks its foreign policy. He said that now its P...
Kerala finance minister KM Mani presents the state budget for fiscal year 2013-14. In this segment he talks about the budget allocation for agriculture, welfare schemes, research and other grants provided by the state government. Also featuring state pension a...
Kerala finance minister KM Mani presents the state budget for fiscal year 2013-14 amidst strong protests from the Opposition. The state Assembly budget session began today with Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan making his displeasure known about chief governm...
Pakistan's interference into Indian's internal matters has once again exposed their unhealthy interest. Recently, the Pakistan National Assembly issued a statement condemning Afzal Guru's death and they have also asked India to return the body to his family. P...
The terror attack on Srinagar's Police Public School has taken on a political twist with the Opposition parties disrupting the proceedings in both, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was not allowed to complete his statement in Lok...
The discussion over yesterday's terror attack in Srinagar took a turn for ugly when the leaders of Opposition brought up the issue in the both the Houses. They BJP leaders went on to say that the attack on the jawaans was not tolerable.
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan asks the government to take the necessary steps to end encroachment in Munnar. He demands that a team of leaders from various political parties led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandi should visit Munnar to take stock of the situ...
The Kerala Fishermen Association protests against the Italian government's refusal to hand over two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. In Kerala, lawmakers, especially the Opposition, are up in arms against this Italian deceit as the Ker...