With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Rajya Sabha tenure expiring on June 14, fresh elections are expected to take place. Along with Manmohan Singh, Asom Gana Parishad's (AGP) Kumar Deepak Das' term is also expiring. The Election Commission has announced bienni...
Congress is moving towards a single party majority in Karnataka while BJP has slid to the third spot in the state. While on the other hand, both the houses of the Parliament faced disruptions as the Opposition continued to demand the resignation of Law Ministe...
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 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.
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...
Both houses of the Parliament were disrupted following uproar over coal block allocation scam and 2G scam. The Opposition kept the heat on the government, calling for PM's resignation. However, there seems to be consensus on the Finance bill, which will be tak...
Despite an all-party meeting called before the sessions began in both the Houses of the Parliament, the Opposition leaders made sure that the proceedings were disrupted. They continued to shout slogans demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, following...
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.
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.
Tempers run high in the Parliament as crimes against women are discussed. Opposition debates the need of death penalty for rapists. Shiv Sena demands tougher laws and action against rapists.
BSP leader speaks on rising crimes against women. She seeks tougher laws and speaks on the need of stricter censorship on the mediums of entertainment.
Opposition debates the need for death penalty for rapists. As the common man's anger rises after the brutal rape of a five-year-old in Delhi, Parliament debates the issue. Congress accuses Opposition of politicising the issue.
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.
Suryanelli rape case | More trouble for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien as an Idukki court accepts a petition by the gangrape victim, seeking that Kurien be named an accused in the case. The court has sent a notice against Kurien and five others in this ...
Thodupuzha Sessions Court is set to consider the petition by Suryanelli gangrape victim, demanding the inclusion of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in the list of the accused.
Since the time Rajya Sabha convened at 11.00 AM, the Speaker has not got even one minute of respite. DMK ministers have been cornering the government on the alleged political vendetta being carried out on MK Stalin.
Two days after it was passed in the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, too, cleared the anti-rape bill. The bill will replace the ordinance announced by the government for women's safety. Key provisions of the bill are inclusion of imprisonment for acid attack and ch...
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 ...
Congress President Sonia Gandhi meets Samajwadi leader Mulayam Singh Yadav to discuss Beni Prasad Verma's comments. She assures him that the party does not have the same opinion as him. Mulayam Singh Yadav expressed his displeasure at the terror comments made ...
DMK leader Vasanthi Stanley faints at the well of the Rajya Sabha, while shouting slogans and protesting against the government over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. The house has been adjourned and she has been rushed to the hospital.
Samajwadi Party once again changes its stand regarding the Beni Prasad issue in both the houses today. Yesterday SP leaders said that the bigger person always forgives and Mulayam Singh has taken the path of forgiveness but today the leaders protested in both ...
Samajwadi Party escalates the demand for the resignation of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, who accused SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav of having links with terrorists. The SP MPs stage protest in Rajya Sabha, demanding the ouster of the Union Minister. Is the ...
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 Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, which was passed in the Lower House amid much drama and with major amendments being negated, will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha.
The diluted anti-rape bill, which received a nod from Lok Sabha, is set to be tabled in Rajya Sabha. Nonetheless, what was disconcerting was many of the politicians who promised to end crimes against women, chose not to attend the Lok Sabha on the day when the...
Newly elected Pope Francis will officially take over as the pontiff of the Roman Catholic church today. The ceremony will begin with a holy mass in which 10 lakh believers are expected to take part. The holy mass will be celebrated in Latin. MP Jose K Mani and...
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...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde gives a bizarre explanation why the five CRPF jawans, who were killed in the suicide attack on a training camp in Bemina yesterday, were not armed. According to Shinde, security forces in Kashmir have been told to use lathis (...
BJP activists protest outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against the death of five CRPF jawans in a fidayeen attack in Bemina, Srinagar. As the protests turn violent police resort to action against them, even as the Home minister makes a statement regardin...
Even as BJP leader Arun Jaitley criticises the UPA government for its soft approach towards terrorism, in the wake of a suicide attack on CRPF training camp in Srinagar yesterday, Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde makes his statement on the attack in the...
Both the Houses of the Parliament did not transact any business as the issue of land deals allegedly involving Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils disrupted its proceedings.
BJP and the Opposition parties bring up the case of land deals which allegedly involves Robert Vadra who is the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The stir caused by the Opposition party in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha led to the Speaker adjo...
News Hour | After his stunning speech in Lok Sabha, Manmohan Singh takes sharp aggression into the Rajya Sabha as well. Why has Manmohan Singh suddenly become so aggressive? Is it a UPA strategy to stun the BJP into silence in Parliament? PM takes on BJP and A...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the Rajya Sabha said that the Congress always worked for the benefit of the country and the economy. He said that Congress was the party that opened up the economy to the world in 1992. He also defended the gover...
In his address to the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that his party was responsible for the growth in the country. In 1991 the Congress party opened the Indian Economy to the world and made sure that India attained high GDP. He also defend...
Even as the Prime Minister assures action on the CAG report, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar insists there are no irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme. The minister says there is no misappropriation in the implementation of the scheme. The CAG repor...
I&B minister Manish Tewari, talking to the media, says that the government is ready for a joint parliamentary committee to probe into the alleged discrepancies in the farm loan waiver scheme of his government. Tewari responds to the Opposition demands over UPA...
Opposition parties created a furore in both houses of Parliament over the discrepancies reported by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India about UPA government's farm loan waiver scheme. Opposition parties demand an immediate debate over the alleged scam...
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the irregularities found in the farm loan waiver scheme of the UPA creates an uproar in both houses of Parliament. Opposition parties in both houses make their outrage known over the discrepancies reported by the...
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...
Phone spying attempt on Arun Jaitley snowballed into a huge political controversy, even though Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde tried to defend the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party cornered the government, backed by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj...
News Night | In this episode of the show, watch the three big stories of the day. Firstly, violent protests break out in Delhi after a seven year old girl is raped in a municipal school at Mangolpuri. Secondly, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde commits yet anot...
After Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde made a monumental gaffe in Parliament by naming the three rape victims of Bhandara, he withdraws his statement and his remarks were expunged from Parliament records. Outside the House, when cornered by the media, Shinde ...
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde courts yet another controversy after naming the three minor victims of rape in Rajya Sabha. However, explaining to the media he says that he has withdrawn his statement as well as ordered the Home Secretary to inquire into thi...
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley points out that Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde names the three underaged victims of rape in the document presented on the Floor of the House and asks him to correct the statement.
Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, points Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's mistake by identifying the three minor victims of rape. Shinde, in his statement presented in the Parliament about the Bhandara rape and murder case, names the three ...
Opposition party members in the Rajya Sabha question government's inaction and police lethargy in the investigation of the rape and murder of three minors in Bhandara, Maharashtra. Vir Singh and Smriti Irani are particularly short with the Home Minister and de...
Amidst uproar in Parliament over the phone tapping controversy, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde makes his statement on the Floor of the House. As the BJP seeks answers to the news of phone tapping of Arun Jaitley, Shinde says that the government did not auth...
Defence Minister AK Antony guarantees that he will take action against the culprits behind the chopper scam, adding that it is his responsibility. He said that cancellation of the AgustaWestland defence deal will not affect the modernization process of the def...
It began with AIADMK leader V Maitreyan accusing the UPA of not being sensitive enough to the Tamil people. He then launched into the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal debate, calling the government the 'fountain-head of scams'. Following his lead, TDP...
Heated debate takes place in Parliament over the issue of war crimes committed by Sri Lankan Army. Opposition asks government to clarify what stand it will take on UNHRC resolution on Sri Lankan war crimes. Speaking about the issue, External Affairs Minister S...
Government appears to be ready to counter the attacks by Opposition in Rajya Sabha over the AgustaWestland defence scam. While Prakash Javadekar is set to open the debate from BJP, Natchiappan and Pradeep Bhattacharya is to lead the government's defence. Meanw...
Debate over the alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka rocks Rajya Sabha with AIADMK MPs demanding an independent probe into the alleged atrocities by Sri Lankan Army. CPI MP D Raja demands the government to take a fresh look at its policy to Sri Lanka.
BJP leaders brought up the Arun Jaitley phone tapping case in the Rajya Sabha and demanded answers from the Government. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde assured the Opposition that the Government had no hand or role in the phone tapping case and they have lau...
Parliament is likely to witness dramatic scenes as the AgustaWestland defence deal will be discussed in Rajya Sabha. BJP rejects government's offer for a JPC-led probe into the scam, saying that such a probe is meaningless. Meanwhile, CPI leader D Raja says th...
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha. This Bill will allow working women to breath a sigh of relief at their work places. The bill looks into the protection of women against s...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath defended PJ Kurien, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, saying that he was exonerated by investigative teams and the Hon Supreme Court in the Suryanelli case. He said that it was a few political parties and the media t...
The government has come out and defended Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien for his involvement in Suryanelli rape case. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has said that the Supreme Court has exonerated Kurien of all charges and that the government h...
Kerala High Court will consider the Suryanelli rape case on Monday. The case will come up before a Division Bench following the Supreme Court order that quashed the High Court’s order. Meanwhile, sources say that the case will not come up before the Special ...
While addressing the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley says that the government has failed to prepare machinery to tackle terror in the country. He also says that there should cooperation between the Centre and the state government on sharing inte...
Giving a new twist to the Suryanelli rape case, the victim will file a complaint today at a police station against PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The victim decides to file a case under the clauses of the new Ordinance passed by the central governm...
The government will address the PJ Kurien issue in Parliament today. Parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath will make a statement on the controversy surrounding Kurien, who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Parliament will also witness a discussion on ...
Reports claim that the Central government would be defending Deputy Chairman of the Parliament PJ Kurien in his alleged involvement in the Suryanelli rape case. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath will be making a suo motto statement on Kurien in the Raj...
PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, who is under fire for his alleged involvement in the Suryanelli case, finds some relief. The Samajwadi party supports Kurien saying there is no case against him at present and he doesn't need to resign. Samajwadi Party l...
Potesting against Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and senior Congress member PJ Kurien, activists of several women's rights groups gather outside the Parliament. The women protesters demand Kuriens' resignation over his involvement in the Suryanelli gangrape ca...
It appears that Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien, who was allegedly involved in the Suryanelli gangrape, has managed to buy time. Kurien, who met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and clarified his stance, will retain his post despite the demands to oust him...
I was only joking, she is like my mother, and it is better to forget the issue, says Vayalar Ravi. This 75-year-old, and one of the senior ministers in UPA, made lewd remarks against a woman journalist who asked him about the role of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairpe...
Union Minister Vayalar Ravi has been caught on camera, intimidating a journalist who tried to ask him about Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien’s alleged involvement in Suryanelli gangrape case. The Union Minister has also accused the journalist of having ...
Opposition MLA VS Sunil Kumar slams the government for not re-investigating the Suryanelli case. He says that the Supreme Court, in four previous cases, has made it clear that a case can be registered based on the victim's statement. He said that on the basis ...
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien, who is embroiled in the Suryanelli gangrape controversy, has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Chairman of the Upper House Hamid Ansari claiming that he is the victim of a political conspiracy hatched ...
A Kottayam court issues arrest warrant against SS Dharmarajan, absconding Suryanelli gangrape convict who claimed that Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien too had molested the girl. In an interview to a Malayalam news channel, Dharmarajan had reveled ...
Stepping up the attack against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien who is embroiled in the Suryanelli gangrape controversy, Left leader Sitaram Yechury says that Kurien has no moral authority to sit on the chair.
She has waited 17 years for justice, and it has still eluded her. The Suryanelli rape case victim now has shot off a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, asking her to remove PJ Kurien from the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman. According to the victim...
Congress, it appears, does not want to equip the Opposition with ammo to attack it during the Budget session of Parliament. The party is mulling action against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien who has been named as one of the accused in the Suryanelli gan...
Giving strength to the collective cry for his resignation, the sole convict in the Suryanelli gangrape case has named Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien as one of the assaulters of the victim. According to the victim, too, Kurien was one of the men who sexu...
The key accused in the 1996 Suryanelli gangrape case has raised serious charges against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien. Dharmarajan alleges that Kurien was involved in the gangrape case. He said that Kurien had travelled with him to the Kumili guesthous...
Even as the Left parties are demanding immediate resignation of PJ Kurien, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who is embroiled in the Suryanelli rape case controversy, Congress has said that the decision on his resignation will be taken by party high comm...
As the Left-led Opposition in Kerala steps up its attack on Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson PJ Kurien, there is more trouble for the beleagured politician. A BJP MLA, and a key witness in the Suryanelli rape case, KS Rajan has retracted his statement that had b...
PJ Kurian, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, says that he is facing media trial in the Suryanelli case. He accused investigative officer KK Joshua of taking revenge on him. PJ Kurian said that Joshua levelled charges against him merely on the basis of a witness ...
The Lokpal Bill, intended to fight corruption at high posts in the government, was cleared by the cabinet on Thursday but the draft was silent on the contentious issue of the CBI chief's appointment. The bill will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha, where its...
The amendments made to the Lokpal and Lokayukta bill have been cleared by the Union Cabinet. The amendments to the Lokpal bill is based on the select committee recommendations. Fourteen out of 16 recommendations of the Select committee have been approved. The ...
The Union Cabinet has cleared amendments to the Lokpal bill and the bill is now expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha in the upcoming Budget session. The Cabinet clearance comes amidst serious charges made against the government as this revised version is b...
The Union Cabinet has cleared the amendments suggested in the Lokpal Bill and it is likely to be presented in the Rajya Sabha in the coming session. One of the key amendments to the Bill is that the anti-corruption wing of the CBI will not be merged with the L...
The Union Cabinet will meet on Monday to discuss the amendments to the Lokpal Bill. The eleven key amendments to the bill were proposed by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, which was formed to look into the recommendations of members from the Upper House fo...
Another incident of sycophancy has been reported in Uttar Pradesh. Senior superintendent of police Ajay Mohan Sharma was caught on camera, touching general secretary of Samajwadi Party Ram Gopal Yadav's feet today, during an eye camp at district panchayat prem...
The JMM Chief Shibu Soren along with his party leaders has met the Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed in Ranchi today. The JMM Chief has submitted a letter to withdraw support from the Munda-led government in the state. He had earlier drafted a letter to the govern...
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, has sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention to ask the government to call a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue of rapes and atrocities committed on women. However, the government has re...
As the 23-year-old gangrape victim battles for her life at the Safdarjung hospital, a protest march is all set to take place in Delhi. The victim was gangraped and later flung off a moving bus, along with her male friend, on Sunday night. She has undergone fiv...