BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao and Congress leader Rashid Alvi, along with journalist Navika Kumar debate on whether a national leader can make an impact in state elections. They also debate on who is more corrupt. Is really corruption an issue?
The UPA tried to get its food security bill passed in the Lok Sabha, but the BJP is in no mood to relent. According to the BJP, it will not allow any bill to be passed, unless Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resign over the b...
BJP appears to be in no mood to relent its attack on the government as the party continues to demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal over bribery allegations. The party has expressed its readiness to go any extend, including stalling the...
The Trinamool Congress has decided to support the UPA in passing of the food security bill. This comes after the Left parties said that they would be supporting the bill.
Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari says that the UPA believes that hunger should be removed and food security should be ensured, but certain sections of the Opposition believe that it is not the hunger but the hungry who should be removed. Tri...
As BJP continues to protest and demand the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, the Lok Sabha had to be adjourned till 1 PM.
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.
The BJP has laid down an ultimatum before the government and has said that it will cooperate in passing the Food Security Bill, only if the law and railway ministers are sacked. The government is still confident of passing the Bill, with the support of BSP and...
BJP's top leaders are meeting at the Annexe building of Parliament House to discuss their strategy for cornering the government in Lok Sabha, during the ongoing budget session. The discussion will primarily focus on the fresh revelations on the coal scam and R...
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...
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has backed the food security bill, which is Congress president Sonia Gandhi's pet project. Sen says that the current version of the Bill is moderate and it will lead to a substantial enhancement of entitlement for the poor. He hit ou...
After tabling the ambitious Food Security Bill in Parliament yesterday, the government is getting ready to get it passed in the Lok Sabha today. The Opposition has hit back at the Centre, saying that they will not allow the Bill to be passed without a proper d...
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 Lok Sabha extended the term of the 2G JPC till the monsoon session. This means that the time for submission of the report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation has also been extended. The resolution was passed in Pa...
Even as the government battles with the taints of coal scam and Opposition's attack, the UPA tabled its very ambitious food security bill in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage. However, the bill will be taken up for voting only on Tuesday.
BJP held a crucial meet to chalk out strategies to take on the government. The party plans to hold nation-wide protests as soon as the Parliamentary session ends. BJP is going to make corruption a big issue and demand for the resignation of the Prime Minister.
BJP holds a crucial meet to chalk out strategies to take on the government. The party plans to hold nation-wide protests as soon as the Parliamentary session ends.
BJP continues the protest, which it began inside the Parliament demanding the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, outside Bansal's residence. Police have resorted to the use of force to disperse the riotous crowd. Meanwhile the party intend to ...
Sources reveal that the House could be adjourned Sine Die tomorrow or day after. They further reveal that the government will be bringing in ordinance on the Food Security Bill. The Opposition claims that it wants a proper debate on the Bill in the Parliament ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is caught in the eye of the coalgate storm. The CBI filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court today, saying the status report was vetted by the Minister and the PMO, among others. The CBI has also put forth the changes made to its...
Angry Sikh protesters reached the Rashtrapathi Bhavan to protest against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. The Delhi police have been trying to stop them. The protests are unprecedented while the Parliament is in session. Victims of the 1984 anti-...
The Sikh protesters reached Parliament protesting the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. They have been demanding strict punishment for Kumar, who was accused of inciting violence in Delhi Cantt which lead to the death of five people. The p...
BJP has decided that it will not keep quiet on the coalgate report scandal as well as the railway scam and will bring up the issue in both the Houses of the Parliament today. They have been demanding the resignations of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar as well as Ra...
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...
The proceedings in the Lok Sabha were stalled when members stormed to the well of the House, chanting anti-Pakistan slogans. The Speaker at the chair adjourned the House till tomorrow. No business was conducted today, in both the House of the Parliament.
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...
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj launched a direct attack on Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of betrayal. She accused Sonia of 'breach of trust' and 'disrespecting the constitution'. She was miffed after Congress MPs staged ...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj says that the current government is the most corrupt. She said that the BJP is forced to disrupt the Parliament over massive issues of corruption. She attacked the government's controversy surrounding CBI's C...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj says that the current government is the most corrupt. She said that the BJP is forced to disrupt the Parliament over massive issues of corruption. She attacked the government's controversy surrounding CBI's C...
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj slams the government and holds it responsible for a string of corruption cases, "each bigger than the other". She contended that if the 15th Lok Sabha had gained the dubious distinction of being the worst...
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 Opposition, which has been relentlessly attacking the government in Parliament over coal block allocation scam, 2G scam, Sarabjit Singh issue and China's incursion, is likely to continue cornering the government in the days ahead. The Budget Session, thus,...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar calls an all-party meet to resolve the logjam in the Parliament. Following the meeting, the Opposition has agreed to let the House function in peace. The Food Security bill is expected to be passed during this session of the House...
Sources claim that the BJP will stage a walkout in the Parliament tomorrow, when the finance bill is tabled. Sources further claim that BJP leader Sushma Swaraj will make a short speech at around 12:15 tomorrow, after which she will be leading the charge for t...
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says that the BJP will continue protesting against the coal and 2G scams in both the Houses. Sources claim that party leader Sushma Swaraj will be leading the charge in the Parliament tomorrow, after her speech.
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says that the BJP will let the Finance Bill pass, but continue protesting against the coal scam and the 2G scam in both the Houses. Sources claim that party leader Sushma Swaraj will be leading the charge in the Parliament tomorrow...
Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi slams the Opposition saying that the BJP and other parties are stalling the session of the Parliament, but are blaming the government. Parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath asks the Opposition to let the Parliam...
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.
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The second half of the Budget session has been tumultuous. For the last five days, the Opposition has been up-in-arms against the coal scam report, demanding that the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar be removed for tampering with the CBI investigation.
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...
The Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has attacked the Indian government's stand on China. Mulayam has demanded that India should raise the issue of LAC violations with force so that the Chinese army personnels can be thrown out of the Indian territo...
The CBI's affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court today claims that the agency's earlier report on coal allocation scam was vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Prime Minister's Office.
Backing his Cabinet colleague Ashwani Kumar, Union Minister Kamal Nath says there is no question of the Law Minister's resignation now. The CBI has stated in its affidavit that only the draft report was discussed with the Law Minister and the PMO, not the fina...
Following protests by the Opposition on the coal scam and 2G spectrum scam, the Houses of the Parliament had to be adjourned again today. While the Lok Sabha began with a prayer to the Bangladesh building collapse victims, peace quickly deteriorated as the BJP...
The CBI's affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court today claims that the agency's earlier report on coal allocation scam was vetted by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and the Prime Minister's Office. CPI leader Atul Anjaan says this is a clear violation of law.
The CBI has finally submitted its affidavit to the Supreme Court saying its earlier report on the coal block allocation scam was vetted by a political executive.
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.
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha filed a two-page affidavit in Supreme Court claiming the Law Minister and the Prime Minister's Office had vetted the agency's draft report on coal block allocation.
Both the Houses of the Parliament were adjourned following a massive uproar by the Opposition. They demanded a probe into the coalgate scam and the alleged leak of the JPC report to the media. BJP even decided to move a breach of privilege motion.
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.
The BJP demands Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation in connection with the JPC report on 2G scam saying there is no question of the PM getting a clean chit in the multi-crore scam.
While women MPs brought forward their worries regarding the state of the society and the condition of women in the country, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was caught smiling at their reactions. On the other hand, the five-year-old girl's condition is improvi...
The protests across the nation and a stronger anti-rape law passed in Parliament have done nothing to prevent crimes against girls as more more stories of brutality against small children have emerged from various parts of the nation. How long can India tolera...
Scores of people have taken to the streets of Delhi demanding justice for the five-year-old who was brutally raped. BJP leaders marched towards the Parliament today, seeking the resignation of Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit. Water cannons were brought to control prot...
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...
BJP leaders in Delhi stage protest in the wake of the rape of a five-year-old girl, demanding answers from the Congress-led state government. The area surrounding the Parliament has been cordoned off and security has been beefed up as the protesters decided to...
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.
Protests continued in Delhi over the horrific rape of a five-year-old girl. There was also uproar in the Lok Sabha. Speaker Meira Kumar said law and order alone can not do it and there is a need for a change in attitude too to end violence against women and ch...
The DMK has moved a privilege notice, on the leakage of the Joint Parliamentary Committee report, against JPC chairman PC Chacko. The party has sort the resignation of Chacko in the matter. The party has submitted the notice to the Speaker and will be taking u...
The Parliament, which reconvenes today, is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the NDA and the Left are planning to corner the government over the issues of JPC draft on 2G which exonerated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and ...
The Parliament, which reconvenes today, is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the NDA and the Left are planning to corner the government over the issues of JPC draft on 2G which exonerated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and ...
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 has questioned the JPC report on 2G scam which gave clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and has asked all the NDA allies to reject the report. The NDA has decided to oppose the JPC draft when it comes up in Parlia...
Despite the raging protests against crimes against women and the strong laws passed in the Parliament to deter the crimes, there seems to be no end to the atrocities committed against women and children. The plight of the five-year-old Delhi girl is merely tip...
The government may have successfully managed to pass anti-rape law bill in Parliament but the crimes against women are ever on the increase. A TMC leader has shamed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by allegedly raping a woman in Jalpaiguri district. ...
Amidst sloganeering and general ruckus, Speaker Meira Kumar adjourns Lok Sabha till April 22. External affairs minister Salman Khurshid's statement about Italian marines' return was also not made due to the ruckus.
Samajwadi Party Parliamentary Committee meet has decided not to disrupt the proceedings of Parliament over the remarks of Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma against SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. The party has also said that the minister need not tender an ...
Government has failed to get a consensus at the all-party meet on tabling the Sri Lankan war crimes resolution in Parliament as SP, JD(U) and BJP opposed the resolution. India is likely to vote against Sr Lanka, in favour of the UN-sponsored resolution over th...
Government has failed to get a consensus at the all-party meet on tabling the Sri Lankan war crimes resolution in Parliament. India is likely to vote against Sr Lanka, in favour of the UN-sponsored resolution over the war crimes against Tamils. However, it rem...
After pressure from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Beni Prasad Verma expressed regret over his controversial comments on Mulayam Singh Yadav. But the SP chief has said that a decision on Beni would be taken after a Samajwadi Party parliamentary meet tomorrow. ...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath says that there is an impact on the Sri Lankan issue on the floor of the House. The Speaker has called for a meeting with several parties to discuss this impact and how it should be broken. With regard to Beni Prasad V...
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for an hour as the Samajwadi Party created an uproar in the House over Beni Prasad Verma's comments on Mulayam Singh Yadav and the party. The SP leaders demanded the resignation of Beni Prasad.
Both the Houses of the Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, have been adjourned for an hour each as the DMK party protested over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and the Samajwadi Party leaders brought up the Beni Prasad issue. The Samajwadi party is demanding the...
The Congress High Command has issued a whip to all its MPs to be present in the Parliament over the next few days as the House takes up discussion and voting on several crucial bills.
Sources have revealed that the government is planning to consult major political parties over the resolution on Sri Lankan war crimes to be tabled in Parliament. There are indications that the government has second thoughts on the resolution as DMK, which was ...
DMK ministers, who withdrew support to the UPA government, are all set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to submit their resignations. Meanwhile there are indications that the government is planning to move a resolution in the Parliament over the Sri Lanka...
The government will bring a resolution in the Parliament on Sri Lanka. Sources claim that the resolution may not exactly be in line with what DMK wants, but it will be in line with the national interest. The government doesn't want a resolution which impinges ...
After days of consultations and discussions, the anti-rape bill was presented in the Lok Sabha today. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde moved the bill in the House. The bill calls for stringent provisions with regard to crime against women, specially those rela...
External affairs minister Salman Khurshid, in a last-ditch attempt to appease key ally DMK, says that the government will ask for an independent probe into the alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka. The DMK has been threatening to pull out of the govern...
The much awaited Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament today. Following the immense political pressure, the government has caved in and increased the age of consensual sex from 16 to 18. The government has also acceded to certain dema...
The attempts by top Congress leaders to pacify its Southern ally, the DMK, have failed to cut any ice as DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, who threatened to pull the plug on the UPA government remains defiant, reiterating his demands. The DMK chief has further demand...
The much awaited Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament today. Following the immense political pressure, the government has caved in and increased the age of consensual sex from 16 to 18. Meanwhile, members of the Justice Verma Committ...