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...
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...
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.
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...
The Opposition parties demand action against the comments made by Pakistan's National Assembly. In the meanwhile, decision has been taken to discuss the same issue in both the Houses.
BJP asks the government to take strong steps and actions against Pakistan for its resolution condemning India. In the resolution passed yesterday, Pakistan commented on Afzal Guru's hanging and also asked India to return his body to his family. Pakistan also w...
DMK MP TR Baalu brings up the issue of Lankan war crimes against ethnic Tamils in Parliament today. According to Baalu, the government should pass a resolution to ensure action against those responsible for the atrocities against Tamils. He says those who are ...
President Pranab Mukherjee has promised to make amends in the India-Bangladesh border pact. He has assured to introduce a bill regarding this in Parliament. He has also offered financial assistance for the development of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the President ha...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram presents India's 82nd budget in the Lok Sabha, amid concerns over the slowdown in the country's growth. The minister said that getting back to high growth rates of 8-9 per cent is the main challenge before the country. However, h...
D Raja, MP, CPI, urges the government to remain truthful to the people of this country and to international communities. What went on till 2009 in Sri Lanka was 'systematic genocide' of Tamil people. After 2009, it was 'structural genocide', he says.
Delhi's Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna cuts short his visit to the US and returns to India following massive protests against gangrape in the national capital. Tejinder Khanna held meetings with top police officials and women groups today morning to discuss the g...
Traffic snarls were a common scene across the New Delhi district after the Delhi Police closed off all approach roads to India Gate. The prohibitory orders under Section 144 were enforced in the aftermath of violent protests over the weekend at India Gate. How...
Delhi's Lt Governor Tejender Khanna has cut short his visit to the US and has returned to India following massive protests against gangrape in the national capital. Tejender Khanna will hold meetings with the top police officials to arrive at a strategy to cur...
Over the weekend, the Capital of India and iconic India Gate witnessed unprecendented agitations demanding better safety for women. On Monday, the Delhi Police have taken precautionary measures and called for prohibitory orders to close off all roads leading t...
Under intense pressure following Delhi's latest gangrape case, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has been desperately trying to tackle the situation. He announced various measures in Parliament today, to ensure safety of women in the national capital.
There are reports that suggest that the Government is mulling over awarding death sentence for people accused of rape after strong protests across the nation against the government's failure to make the streets of India safe for women. Women MPs have echoed th...
News Night | Parliamentarians lamented about the plight of women in India, demanding stricter laws and speedy trials. These have also accused the government of failing to protect the women in India. But none of the leaders accepted the blame, instead made use ...
There has been an uproar in Parliament over the increasing crimes against women in the country, latest being the gangrape of a medical student in a moving bus in Delhi. MPs, especially the women MPs, have accused the government of failing to aid the women in I...
The Opposition has created a furor in Parliament over the issue of the recent gangrape in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to curb the crimes against women in India. Opposition has also slammed the government over its inability to take immediate actio...
There has been an outrage in Parliament over the gangrape of a girl in Delhi with the BJP demanding capital punishment for rapists. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that she has written to Home Minister and Chief Justice of India to expedite such c...
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit to India and his insensitive remarks on several issues have created an uproar in Parliament with the Opposition demanding answers from the government over its inability to achieve any tangible results with this v...
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's relentless insensitive rants on various issues and the way Indian government has treated him and his blatant remarks have drawn sharp criticism from the Opposition which kicked up a row in Parliament over the entire is...
On the 11th anniversary of the Parliament attack yesterday, the BJP said that the government should announce the date for hanging convict Afzal Guru to pay 'real tribute' to the martyrs of the strike. It has been seven years and the convict has not been execut...
Addressing the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Anant Kumar asks the government that when Ajmal Kasab was executed, why hasn't Afzal Guru been executed yet, inspite of being awarded a death penalty.
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...
The Lok Sabha was adjourned four times today, on the first day of the start of winter session of the Parliament. As expected the government refused to allow a debate and voting under rule 184 on the issue of FDI in retail, which led the Opposition to create a ...
The UPA government received a reprieve of sorts with the Speaker Meira Kumar dropping the no-confidence motion tabled by Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. The TMC has just 19 MPs and its motion was not backed by any party except the Biju Janata Dal.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned three times today over the issue of FDI in retail, with Speaker Meira Kumar finally adjourning it till tomorrow. The Opposition wants a discussion and voting on the FDI in retail bill under rule 184. But the UPA government does not ...
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha pronounced the no-confidence motion tabled by Mamata Bannerjee's TMC as dropped. The Speaker Meira Kumar disallowed voting, and asked for voice vote. With this Mamata's move to seek support for her no-confidence motion has fallen f...
Mamata Bannerjee's notice of no-confidence motion was dropped after it failed to get the required support of 50 Lok Sabha MPs. Her party Trinamool Congress had just 19 MPs, and got support of only the Biju Janta Dal MPs. The BJP and the Left did not support of...
The hungama by the NDA parties over the issue of FDI in retail sector led to adjournment of both the Houses of Parliament. Samajwadi party added the issue of inflation, while the BSP demanded the dismissal of the UP government.
The Opposition wanted discussion on the issue of FDI in retail under Section 184 by doing away with the Question Hour. But after being disallowed the motion, they raised a hungama, that forced both Houses of the Parliament to be adjourned. Mamata Banerjee's Tr...
A constitutional amendment bill to ratify the India-Bangladesh border agreement will come up in the Parliament in this winter session. The agreement, signed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bangladeshi premier Shiekh Hasina last year, cannot be impl...
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.
Stepping up his attack against the government, former Army Chief Gen VK Singh has announced that he will lead a Parliament gherao on December 4th. The UPA government has not yet reacted to this announcement by the former Army Chief. Rejecting the Rangarajan Co...
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has challenged Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid to come out for a debate. IAC has extended the protests to various parts of the nation including UP and Chennai. In Delhi, the activists have staged protest in ...
Congress MP and owner of Jindal Steel and Power Naveen Jindal, who has been in the eye of the storm ever since the CAG report on coal block allocation was tabled in the Parliament, has defended himself saying that the fact that he is a Congress MP has gone aga...
Activists have presented a petition with 500 signatories to the Chief Justice of India against Karnataka High Court Justice Bhaktavatsala who made sexist remarks during a case hearing. The petition demands the cases are reviewed to ensure the judge's biased vi...
The Congress plans to launch a counter-attack on CAG and the Opposition after the Parliament's September session. It will be led by top UPA ministers and other key leaders.
Arvind Kejriwal and his India Against Corruption team go to the police station on Parliament Street demanding that police stop the harassment of its activists. Kejriwal says police have lodging cases against its supporters who participated in the August 26 aga...
Police has clamped down a security blanket on the roads around the Parliament in Delhi view of the agitation planned by Arvind Kejriwal's India Against Corruption organisation. The Sansad Marg leading to the Parliament has been barricaded.Banket of security at...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has refused to be drawn into a war of words with the BJP over the Coalgate scam. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from the NAM summit in Tehran and speaks to the media onboard Air India One. Making it clear that he has to mai...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from the NAM summit in Tehran and speaks to the media onboard Air India One. Making it clear that he has to maintain the dignity of his office, the Prime Minister makes it clear that he will not exit office over baseless ...
Congress takes a blind leap and prepares for the possibility of a trust vote. All eyes will be on Mulayam Singh, Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati. Mulayam is likely to support Congress while Mamata and Mayawati have remained tight-lipped. Shiv Sena, SAD and AIADMK...
Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal says most of the coal blocks allotted to private companies were located in areas which were forested and where law and order was a problem, therefore it was unfair to compare them with coal being mined by the government-owned C...
BJP spokesperson Arun Jaitley insists on PM Manmohan Singh's resignation as he was the Coal Minister for five of the eight years when the coal allocation caused a huge loss to India. He says BJP is not willing to compromise on this. Reports also say that the B...
The Rajya Sabha adjourns as the Opposition demands PM Manmohan Singh's resignation over the Coalgate scam. BJP leaders are shocked by the scams unearthed. The PM is yet to make a statement. The Congress party is willing to discuss the coal allocation issue.
The CAG report states that scam in allotment of coal blocks between 2005 and 2009 is worth over Rs 1.86 crores. And this is bigger than the 2G spectrum scam. And the man who was in charge of coal ministry then was the Prime Minister himself. The CAG report tab...
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasamy attempts to downplay the report, deeming it a mere draft that still needs to be cleared by the Public Acounts Committee. The government's spokesperson then goes on to say that the Comptroller and Auditor Gener...
The Opposition led by the BJP corners the government, particularly the Prime Minister, on the coal allocation scam that has come to light due to the CAG report. The Opposition claims that the Prime Minister's Office must be held accountable, especially given t...
The shocking CAG report that accuses the government of the biggest scam in history, is countered by an equally shocking response. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs V Narayanasamy attempts to downplay the report, deeming it a mere draft that still needs to be ...
The controversial CAG report that brings to light one of India's biggest scams, to the tune of 1.86 lakh crore, is tabled in the Upper House of the Parliament. The CAG report clearly states that there was a lack of objectivity and transparency in the allocatio...
The government is preparing itself for the CAG storm as three crucial reports by the government's auditor are going to be tabled in the Parliament. Pawan Kumar Bansal is going to brief the MPs on these three CAG reports. The UPA is likely to take an aggressive...
Three crucial CAG reports will be tabled in Parliament. The reports on the coal allocation scam, the Delhi airport scam and a report on the performance of the independent power producers will be discussed in Parliament today.The audit reports on the allocation...
It's a crucial day for the UPA government in Parliament as three crucial Bills are likely to be tabled in Parliament. One of the bills is pertaining to the inaccuracies in the coal block allocation spotted by the CAG, which allegedly caused a massive loss to t...
The Congress-led UPA government has prepared its shock absorbers to handle the tirades thrown by the Opposition in the Parliament. Three important CAG reports on the 'Coalgate' are scheduled to be tabled in the Parliament today. The audit reports on the alloca...
The CAG report on coal block allocation is set to be tabled in the Parliament today. Three important CAG reports on the 'Coalgate' are scheduled to be tabled in the Parliament today. The audit reports on the allocation of coal mines, diversion of excess coal f...
After facing repeated attacks from anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, the UPA government now braces for a battle in the Parliament on the alleged 'Coalgate'. Three important CAG reports are scheduled to be tabled in the Parliament today. The audit reports on the...
The CAG report on coal block allocation is set to be tabled in the Parliament today. The Opposition is ready to corner the UPA for what is likely to be a stormy session in the Parliament. The government has prepared an elaborate defense to counter the oppositi...
Allegedly India's biggest scam, the 'Coalgate' report put forward by the CAG is set to be tabled in Parliament. The government is now placing its battlements in order, as it prepares to defend against a barrage of questions from the opposition. The Congress sp...
Even as the persecution faced by the minority communities have created a furore in Indian Parliament, Pakistan government continues to be in the denial mode and claim that India is responsible for this large exodus. Meanwhile more families from Pakistan have a...
Even as the persecution faced by the minority communities have created a furore in Indian Parliament, Pakistan government continues to be in the denial mode. Meanwhile more families from Pakistan have arrived at India and have expressed their unwillingness to ...
Clearly on the backfoot, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeals to the opposition to 'cooperate' with the government in order to ensure smooth functioning of the monsoon session. Claiming that the government is willing to answer any query in the proper forum at...
Cricketing genius Sachin Tendulkar and actress Rekha seem to be taking their obligations in the Upper House of the Parliament seriously. Sachin and Rekha were seen together at the Rajya Sabha, casting their vote in the Vice Presidential polls. UPA candidate Ha...
UPA candidate Hamid Ansari is all set to sail through the Vice Presidential polls, which is currently underway in the Upper House of Parliament. Ansari is expected to get 500 votes, more than sufficient to help him gain an upper hand over NDA candidate Jaswant...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders are seen casting their votes in the 14th Vice Presidential polls in the Rajya Sabha. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jasw...
Polls for electing the 14th Vice President of India are underway in the Rajya Sabha. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jaswant Singh are the prime candidates. The numbers look stacked in favour of Hamid Ansari. In an unprecedented move, the incumben...
Polling has begun in the Rajya Sabha, as Mps in the Upper House gather to choose the next Vice President of India. UPA candidate Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Jaswant Singh are contesting in the polls. The numbers look stacked in favour of Hamid Ansari. In an...
Watch the entire swearing-in ceremony of India's 13th President Pranab Mukherjee. The ceremony begins with Pranab arriving at Rajghat and then heading to the Central Hall of Parliament. The oath is administered by Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia in the pres...
Pranab Mukherjee has sworn in as the 13th Indian President at a grand ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. In the swearing-in ceremony which was marked by a lot of tradition and pomp, Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia administered the oath to Mukherjee....
Pranab Mukherjee takes oath as President. Chief Justice SH Kapadia read out the oath and Pranab repeated after him. The event took place inside the Central Hall of the Parliament.
President-elect Pranab Mukherjee, who is all set to swear in as India's 13th President, reaches Shakti Sthal before heading to Parliament. The swearing in ceremony will be marked with a lot of tradition and pomp and will take place in the Central Hall of Parli...
President-elect Pranab Mukherjee, who is all set to swear in as India's 13th President, leaves for Rajghat. The swearing in ceremony will be marked with a lot of tradition and pomp and will take place in the Central Hall of Parliament. Chief Justice of India S...
Pranab Mukherjee is all set to swear in as India's 13th President. He will take oath in the Central Hall of Parliament. Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee. In order to ensure a safe swearing in ceremony, 1,100 personnel fro...
Another anti-India acitivity in Pakistan comes to light. A terror rally conducted by LeT perpetrator Hafiz Saeed and Hamid Gul was organised in the Pakistani capital. Provocative speeched were made in Pakistan's red zone close to its Parliament.
Will the new CEA act destroy the medical profession? Doctors to go on nation-wide strike on June 25 to protest against the tough Clinical Establishment Act that is to be tabled in the Parliament. The boycott work call has been given the Indian Medical Associat...
Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar talks to the media after taking oath and says that he is 'honoured' by the position and promises to fulfill his duty to all sports in India.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha over the financial situation in India, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, says the Sensex and the Rupee are on the slide because of the Eurozone crisis.