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...
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After Monday's proceedings in both houses of Parliament was disrupted by the opposition parties over the recent hike in petrol price, Tuesday's business in Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha, too, looks to go the same way. The question is, will the Opposition re...
MPs, who belong to various political parties, have agreed to work together for the development of the state. Earlier, MPs from the ruling party and Opposition had met Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal separately. MPs who belong to the Left front had also cre...
After the Finance Minister delivered his budget speech in Parliament, reactions from political parties comes pouring in. While the principal opposition party, BJP, calls it verbose and without substance, Left parties call it non-inclusive.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called the Opposition parties for a meeting to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections. The meeting aims at clearing all doubts related to the elections. Morsi had earlier declared that elections will be coducted by the en...
Delhi Chief Minister Minister Sheila Dikshit faces flak from the Opposition parties for asking citizens to consume less electricity if they want to lower power tariff. slamming the Chief Minister, BJP says while the central government slaps the common people w...
A car bomb targeting the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party kills 53 and injures over 200 people in central Damascus last night. No one has taken the responsibility of the blast. Clashes have begun in central Damascus after the explosions. According to...
The imminent Budget session of Parliament is likely to witness dramatic scenes as BJP has vowed to corner the government in the floor of the House on various issues. The principle Opposition party, which took out a march demanding the resignation of Home Minis...
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy says that the party as well as the people in India do not want know about the scrapping of AgustaWestland deal but want to know who stood to benefit from the scam. He promises that the party will take up the issue in the floor of t...
The CPI(M) factionalism in the state intensifies with the official faction firm on taking action against VS Achuthananthan for his recent attacks on the party. The polit bureau is expected to discuss the demands from the state leadership as the state committee...
Although the government has passed the anti-rape law ordinance, it has garnered criticism from the Opposition parties and women's organizations. While women's groups have accused the government of only partially accepting the recommendations proposed by the Ju...
Despite a boycott by the Muslim Brotherhood and Jordan's other opposition groups, the country's first Parliamentary election after the Arab Spring has recorded a high voter turnout, according to election officials. More than 56% of Jordan's 2.3 million registe...
Jordanians are heading for the Parliamentary elections boycotted by its largest Opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood. It's the first time the Prime Minister will be chosen, and not appointed by the King. But the Islamists are promising mass street protests...
The Opposition parties and even some of the UPA allies are up in arms, opposing the railway fare hike. Government's defence that this is the first hike in ten years has failed to cut any ice with the political parties which are demanding an immediate rollback....
The Venezuelan opposition is biding its time, waiting for the opportunity to remove incumbent President Hugo Chavez from office. The Venezuelan ruling party has hinted that the swearing-in ceremony of Hugo Chavez is likely to be delayed as the socialist leader...
JDU chief Sharad Yadav has become the latest politician to join the sexist bandwagon with his remark that women eloping from homes are as good as dead for families. His remark has drawn flak from the Opposition parties and social activists who have accused him...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently battling cancer, might be too sick to attend his own swearing-in ceremony on Thurday. Although he has already named his successor in Vice President Nicolas Marduro in case of any unforeseen eventuality, the Ve...
In spite of the brilliant win in Gujarat, Modi's name as the prime ministerial candidate is still not confirmed. A lot would depend on internal politics in BJP as well as the NDA allies. But on the other side, all the leaders of the Congress are trying to just...
Delhi is still far for Modi. The opposition that Modi faces is not just from BJP's allies in NDA but from some politicians within his own party. But whatever said and done about Modi, one thing that holds true is that he knows how to judge the mood of the audi...
Looking at the current political trends, 2014 may indeed be a clash of titans. While Congress is seen to be getting Rahul Gandhi ready for the Prime Ministerial elections, on the other side the whispers to make Modi stand for the post of Prime Minister is gath...
Amid heated exchange of words between the Opposition and treasury benches on the Promotions Quota Bill, Samajwadi Party MP Yashveer Singh snatched the bill from the hands of MoS V Narayanasamy and tore it. Other SP MPs stormed into the well of the House and st...
The introduction of SC/ST quota in government job promotions led to more than 60 per cent of Uttar Pradesh's government employees go on flash strike. The 18 lakh striking employees said it was unfair of the government to play caste politics at a time when Indi...
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat inaugurated the Scheduled Castes Colony Association, which was formed by the CPI(M) when an internal study found that the party had lost its influence among the Scheduled Castes. This study was commissioned by the party a...
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...
CPIM Kerala state general secretary Pinarayi Vijayan took a potshot at VS Achuthanandan and said that leader of the Opposition is decided by the party high command. Pinarayi was criticising VS's allegation that the land allotment case against him was a conspir...
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,...
News Night | In what is being billed as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath's 100-mark noose for NDA, the UPA is set to prove to the opposition parties that no matter how hard hard they try to bring the government down, they are not going to succeed. Wha...
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...
Opposition slams SP and BSP for bailing out the government by staging walkout prior to voting on FDI. Claiming that the UPA government failed to prove its majority although it has won the numbers game, Opposition parties vow to continue opposing FDI in multi-b...
Defending the government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma says that this was not an overnight decision. He claims that the government has arrived at this decision after consulting with the representat...
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 ...
News Night | The Parliament is all set to vote on FDI in retail as both the government and the Opposition parties listed pros and cons of retail FDI respectively. The government, it appears, is confident of getting its numbers while the opposition parties have...
The winter session of the Parliament turned stormy when the Opposition parties joined together to oppose the FDI in retail. BJP has demanded a separate debate on Foreign Exchange Management Act amendment which is imperative to bring in FDI in retail. Left lead...
The Election Commission is set to meet to discuss the government's replay on the direct cash transfer scheme. Defending the scheme, the government had said that there were references to this specific scheme in the budget and that there is no violation of norms...
In an attempt to end the constant disruptions in Rajya Sabha over the issue of FDI in retail, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has convened an all-party meet. Following the government's decision to accede to the Opposition parties, the functioning of Lok Sabh...
Twin car bombs kill 54 and injure many in a Damascus surburb that is mostly populated by President Assad's supporters. Syrian Social Club's Ammar Waqqaf says this is an effort by the rebels to garner support and a civil war tactic. Meanwhile, on the Syria-Turk...
Insisting on the Opposition parties' stand on the FDI in retail, CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury asks the government if it is confident of numbers, why is it hesitant on having the debate under Rule 184, which also entails voting. He claims that the government ha...
Opposition parties continue disrupting the Parliamentary proceedings, raising slogans against the FDI in retail. Following the uproar the Parliament was adjourned.
The Opposition parties continue to disrupt the proceedings of the Parliament, raising slogans against the FDI in retail. Meanwhile the government plans to bring on board all its allies on the issue of FDI. One of the major concerns for the government is to get...
The BJP's crucial meet to decide on its strategy on FDI has ended. The BJP remains adamant on having a voting debate on the issure of FDI in retail. Meanwhile, the DMK has pledged its support to the ruling UPA government, if the FDI debate boils down to a vote...
Government plans to launch a counter attack on the Opposition parties over FDI in retail. Government reportedly is preparing a folder of all the correspondence with the Chief Ministers of the Opposition parties on the issue of FDI in retail. The government is ...
Government plans to launch a counter attack on the Opposition parties over FDI in retail. Government reportedly is preparing a folder of all the correspondence with the Chief Ministers of the Opposition parties on the issue of FDI in retail. The government is ...
News Night | Proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament were stalled over the issue of FDI in retail. While Opposition parties continue their demand for debate and vote under Rule 184, government insists that there should be only debate. Both the parties app...
NDA convener and Janata Dal(U) chief Sharad Yadav calls for support to oppose the FDI in retail on the floor of the House. The winter session of the Parliament has ended on a stormy note as the Opposition parties created a rucks, demanding a debate and vote un...
In an attempt to end the logjam in Parliament over the issue of FDI in retail, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has called for an all-party meet on November 26. Parliament was forced to adjourn following a massive uproar by the opposition parties against the UPA ...
There has been a stormy start to the winter session of the Parliament, as expected, over the issue of FDI in retail. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee pushed for a no-confidence motion, but Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had to dismiss it owing to lack of numbers. The ...
The winter session of the Parliament has been disrupted over the issue of FDI in retail. Even though TMC's no-confidence motion against the government has been rejected, Opposition parties created a ruckus, halting the proceedings of both the houses. While the...
The monthlong winter session of the Parliament has begun. TMC is expected to move a no-confidence motion against the government even though it has not been successful in gaining support for its proposal. The Opposition parties are expected to demand a debate a...
The winter session of the Parliament, which is set to begin, is expected to be turbulent as the Opposition parties are bent on opposing FDI in retail. Left leader Basudeb Acharia says that the Left parties have no intention to support the no-confidence motion ...
UK and France are two of the nations that are willing to consider the Sryrian opposition. They may also supply arms to the Syrian rebels. Middle East commentator and blogger Karl Sharro talks about these developments.
Foreseeing a stormy winter session of the Parliament, government is attempting to reach out to the Opposition parties. The government is planning to meet the Opposition parties over a dinner. The Opposition parties have not yet responded to the olive branch ex...
Stepping up the attack on the Opposition party, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tiwari calls BJP hypocritical and accuses the party of adopting double standards.
Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan confirms that CPM has not changed its stand on the Kovalam Palace and the surrounding land. The party is of the opinion that the palace and the surrounding land should not be given to private parties.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has suffered a massive blow from his own party. which revolted against the country's funding of the European Union. Party sceptics joined hands with the opposition and approved the motion, which called for the UK's cash-flo...
Centre Stage | In what appears to be a demotion of sorts, Union Minister Jaipal Reddy has been transferred from Petroleum Ministry to Science and Technology Ministry. Opposition and India Against Corruption have attacked the government, alleging Reddy has been...
Several top leaders within the BJP are opposing the second term being given to party president Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari's first term as party president ends in January. Even the RSS says giving a second term to Gadkari would weaken its and the BJP's attack on th...
Ahead of the assembly polls due in Karnataka early next year, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has sharpened her attacks on BJP, accusing the Opposition party of spreading lies against the party with the intention of defaming it. She has claimed that the Congress i...
Ahead of the assembly polls due in Karnataka early next year, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has sharpened her attacks on BJP, accusing the Opposition party of spreading lies against the party with the intention of defaming it. She has claimed that the Congress i...
IAC member and activist Anjali Damania says that BJP chief Nitin Gadkari should have done something when she approached him about the irrigation scam. 'He said he couldn't do anything about the irrigation scam,' she says. Gadkari's name came up two times and s...
The Opposition party asks Congress to stop defending Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid and order a probe into the alleged irregularities in the 'Trust' run by Khurshid and his wife. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad remarks that it is a shame that the Cong...
UK Prime Minister David Cameron insists that he will hold firm on further austerity, and there's bad news for anyone expecting him to loosen up in the near future. The International Monetary Fund has already warned the UK that it will miss its deficit targets ...
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered his closing remarks at the annual Conservative Conference, in an effort to drum up support amid plummeting public confidence. The ruling party is trailing behind the Labour Party in opinion polls as it braces for a...
Newshour | After exposing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's dubious deals, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has said that he will expose a top leader from a political party. There are indications that he is planning to ex...
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has ordered a Parliamentary election eight months before its scheduled time. Netanyahu is allegedly banking on the swift poll to gain a majority for his party and be re-elected to office. The Israeli Prime Minister is ...
The Opposition Labour Party in the UK has made it clear that the measures pushed by the British government are putting an unbearable burden on ordinary people. The Opposition is giving ear to the anti-austerity cry of the people, claiming that the government i...
Taking on the government over its latest reforms, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman claims that the Opposition party is protesting against the reforms not because the party is anti-reforms but because the government is bringing in reforms at a time when unem...
Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal defends raising the cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance from 26 percent to 49 percent and the opening up of investment in the pension sector. Commenting on BJP's reaction to the recent reforms proposed by the Cong...
A landslide in China kills elementary school students in southwest China. In Jordan, the stage is set for peaceful rallies as supporters of King Abdullah and the opposition, Muslim Brotherhood party, plan to converge at the same venue before the elections. The...
Taking on the BJP over FDI in retail, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia accuses the chief Opposition party of adopting double standards on the issue. He says that the government has taken this decision after much deliberati...
The Jammu and Kashmir opposition has created a ruccus in the Assembly, demanding an immediate roll-back in the diesel prices. The opposition stalled proceedings and stormed the well of the House, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the session.
The Bharat bandh called by the Opposition and the parties opposing the latest reforms by the UPA government like the FDI in retail, cap on LPG cylinders and diesel price hike appears to be a success as it has stalled the nation. But despite these protests, the...
The Samajwadi Party (SP) announces that it is opposed to FDI in retail and demands that the government rollback the diesel price hike. Stating that it is an alarming situation for the country more than the government, the party will join the Bharat bandh on Se...
Aditya Thackeray leads the young guns of the Shiv Sena and protests against the unprecedented hike in diesel prices. Even though many Opposition parties have condemned the price hike, Shiv Sena remains the only party to have taken to the streets in protest.
Aditya Thackeray leads the young guns of the Shiv Sena and protests against the unprecedented hike in diesel prices. Even though many Opposition parties have condemned the price hike, Shiv Sena remains the only party to have taken to the streets in protest.
Newshour | The war over the diesel price hike and cap on LPG cylinders has spilled to streets. Widespread protests have been staged across the country demanding rollback. The Opposition parties and even the allies have deserted the Congress. Can Congress stick...
An organisation called the 'Association for Democratic Reforms' has revealed the source of large amounts of money funnelled by political parties and big corporates. The Congress party, it says, managed to secure over Rs 2000 crore over the last nine years, und...
Another shocking case of sexual assault on woman has been reported from West Bengal. A 17-year-old girl from Durgapur district of West Bengal has alleged that she has been gang raped and the medical reports has confirmed the same. This has come as a huge setba...
The coverage on the Coalgate scam began with the delay in tabling the CAG report on coal allocations in Parliament. This was followed by a 1000-page expose on the Screening Committee's report on the matter. In time, the links of nepotism and impropriety were u...
Facing the heat over Coalgate, so far the government's defence has been that the critical decisions regarding the controversial coal block allocations were being taken in continuation of the policies of previous governments including the NDA government. Howeve...
Hour by hour, session by session, the entire Monsoon session is washed out due to the Coalgate debate. The ruckus and disruption in Parliament have cost the taxpayer an additional 30 crore rupees, if the 1.87 lakh crore rupees loss estimated in the coal alloca...
The Congress is turning the Coalgate heat back on the Opposition. While the BJP continues to stall the Parliament for the third consecutive week, the Congress is taking the protest to the opposition ruled states. Hundreds of Congress workers attempted to ghera...