West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee calls an all-party meet to arrive on a consensus on how to handle the Saradha chit fund crisis. The TMC, Left and Congress have been at loggerheads over the issue, blaming each other. West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan has als...
In context with the Joint Parliamentary Commission report on the 2G spectrum allocation, a political storm has emerged between the Congress and the BJP. The BJP has asked the Speaker to remove PC Chacko as the chairman of the JPC. The members of the Opposition...
Opposition meets Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, seeking removal of JPC chairman PC Chacko. Fifteen members of the Opposition presented a memorandum expressing 'no confidence' in Chacko. They are accusing Chacko of being biased to protect the government and lea...
Opposition decides to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, seeking removal of JPC chairman PC Chacko. Fifteen members of the Opposition will present a memorandum expressing 'no confidence' in Chacko. They are accusing Chacko of being biased to protect the gover...
DMK and the Left have moved a Privilege motion against Joint Parliamentary Commission chairman PC Chacko. Chacko says that the demand for his resignation is a political move. The DMK has alleged that he had leaked the panel's draft report on the 2G spectrum al...
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...
Vice President Hamid Ansari calls an all-party meet ahead of the second half of the Budget session. Pointing out that several mikes and chairs were broken during the Budget session, Ansari said that unruly behaviour will not be pardoned and that MPs who misbeh...
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.
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...
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.
Maharashtra speaker apologises to the police after assistant police inspector Sachin Suryavanshi was beaten up by several MLAs inside the Maharashtra Assembly. The Speaker hits out at the MLAs and says an inquiry would be constituted. The assault was caught on...
As the Assembly convenes to discuss and debate the Budget that has been presented, there are indications that the Assembly is likely to witness dramatic scenes over the controversial statement by chief whip PC George. Speaker has assured that disciplinary acti...
India has drafted a counter resolution against Pakistan's similar one that condemns Afzal Guru's hanging. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday moved resolution against Pakistan's resolution on Afzal Guru and said that the House rejected Pakistan's interfere...
Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh talks about the army's role in nation building at the India Today Conclave. The decorated general, in his 'General's Brief' talks about a gamut of issues, including those that plague the Indian Army. As the conclave...
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi party, which moved a no-confidence motion against Kiran Kumar Reddy government in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, has asked all Opposition parties to unite and support the motion. TRS MLA KT Rama Rao also blasted the Telugu Desam Par...
Speaker Meira Kumar allows a debate on the Italian marines crisis during the Zero Hour. The BJP demanded that a debate be allowed on this issue and how India is going to deal with the country.
Deputy speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly, Narayan Chandel, lands in trouble after the 21-year-old girl, who was mowed down by his pilot vehicle, died. The fact that the deputy speaker is not qualified to have a pilot vehicle further adds to his woes. Chandel, h...
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supports jailed leader A Raja in his decision to depose in front of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The former telecom minister had written to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, as well as the J...
The all party meeting called by the Speaker of Lok Sabha, ahead of the Budget session, will be held in Delhi today. The Budget session is likely to be stormy with the BJP firm on raising Sushil Kumar Shinde's controversial comments and the VVIP chopper scam in...
Ahead of what is expected to be a very stormy Budget session, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, convenes an all-party meet. She will appeal to the parties to peacefully enable the proceedings of the House and not involve in petty gimmicks to garner attention. The...
Even as the AgustaWestland defence scam threatens to derail the functioning of the Budget session of the Parliament which is all set to begin, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened an all-party meeting to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament. A...
DMDK leaders heckle a rebel MLA in the Assembly, resulting in their mass eviction. Rebel Thittakudi MLA Tamilazhagan's remarks during the Assembly session, provoked the DMDK leaders who then came to blows and created a ruckus. Speaker P Dhanapal condemned thei...
The Speaker of Kerala Assembly, G Karthikeyan, reprimands four woman MLAs, who made a dash towards the Speaker's podium shouting slogans on Thursday. The Opposition MLAs KK Lathika, KS Saleekha, Aisha Potti and Jameela Prakasam scaled the podium during the pro...
Crisis refuse to die down for the Karnataka BJP as 13 BS Yeddyurappa loyalist MLAs have tendered their resignations to the Speaker. Even as the MLAs have decided to tender their resignations, BJP has filed a petition to the Speaker, asking him to disqualify th...
The political crisis in Karnataka takes a turn for the worse, with 13 BJP MLAs submitting their resignations to the Speaker. These MLAs are Yeddyurappa loyalists and the rebels have challenged to bring down the BJP government in the State.
Karnataka Speaker KG Bopaiah will meet BS Yeddyurappa loyalists today after two BJP MLAs filed a petition against them for anti-party activities. Last week, 13 BJP MLAs submitted their resignation to the state Governor as the Speaker was not in town. Bopaiah s...
Speaker KG Bopaiah has another hurdle to cross, as BJP MLAs are strongly demanding disqualification of 12 MLAs who attended the December 9 rally of Yeddyurappa in Haveri. Bopiah will meet the loyalists tomorrow and have a discussion. Ever since Yeddyurappa for...
Karnataka Speaker KG Bopaiah has finally spoken up about the ongoing political crisis in the state. According to him, he will review the resignations of the MLAs before taking a decision and will have to review the letters of resignation given by the 13 BJP ML...
The BJP in Karnataka has launched a counter-attack against revolting BS Yeddyurappa loyalists. According to sources, the party will file an official complaint with the Speaker, against the 13 MLAs who resigned last week citing anti-party activities. Karnataka ...
In Karnataka, the ruling BJP will seek immediate disqualification of the 13 rebel MLAs who handed their resignation to the party last week. Office bearers of the BJP will meet the Speaker at the Vidhana Soudha with their application, seeking removal of the dis...
BJP-led government in Karnataka was able to keep the crisis at bay so far as the Speaker was unavailable to accept the resignations of rebelling MLAs. However, with the return of the Speaker to the state, the crisis in Karnataka BJP has come to the fore again....
Karnataka governor HR Bharadwaj has summoned chief minister Jagadish Shettar and the speaker to discuss the ongoing crisis in the ruling party. The BJP enjoys a thin majority in Assembly after 13 more MLAs quit the party to join BS Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Jana...
Najam Sethi, leading political commentator and TV journalist from Pakistan, speaks against the proposition. Salman Raja, for the proposition, interjects him.
Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Indian diplomat turned politician, speaks against the proposition. Wajahat S Khan, journalist from Pakistan, interjects on behalf of those in favour of the proposition.
After a lively exchange between Javed Jabbar and Kabir Bedi, Salman Raja, eminent Lawyer and a a graduate of Harvard Law School, speaks for the proposition.
VS Shivakumar, Minister for hHalth answers the questions raised during the Question Hour. During the Question Hour the members ask questions on every aspect of administration and governmental activity. Every Minister whose turn it is to answer questions has to...
The Opposition raised a ruckus and staged a walkout when Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was clarifying the Government's stand on the TP Chandrashekharan murder case and the case in which CPM leader MM Mani is believed to have been involved. Despite ...
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy stated in the Kerala Legislative Assembly that Kerala was facing a severe drought following Tamil Nadu's violation of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project water sharing agreement. The State had to face losses of Rs 1995 crore on account...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Opposition Leader Sushma Swaraj, senior BJP leader LK Advani, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and other Parliamentarians pay tribute to ...
Several reactions coming in after BSP Chief Mayawati's outburst against the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Hamid Ansari. The Congress and the BJP have both condemned the BSP supremo's comments, claiming that the Parliament must be respected. Mayawati ...
BSP supremo Mayawati has hit out at the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari. Mayawati has accused Ansari of purposely absenting himself from the House proceedings every afternoon. The BSP Chief accuses the Rajya Sabha Chair of being ...
The Opposition staged a walkout in the Assembly after an emergency motion to discuss the false implication of Opposition leaders in graft cases was turned down by Speaker G Karthikeyan. Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan replied that the Government woul...
The cap on subsidised cooking gas came into limelight again as the BJP as well as the Trinamool Congress asked the government to increase the quota on gas cylinders per year. The TMC wants the quota to be two cylinders per month for each family, while the rest...
Newshour | Mulayam Singh Yadav is traditionally known for changing his stance at the drop of a hat. However, the UPA seems to have silenced SP and secured its vote in the FDI in retail issue. What deal has the government struck with the party? Parliamentary Af...
The first four days of the winter session was nothing to write home about, however the Opposition has now let the Parliament function in peace. This comes after the UPA agreed to a debate and vote on the FDI in retail issue.
After days of bickering about voting on FDI in retail, the government has finally agreed for a vote following a debate in both houses. The Opposition had been adamant on vote following a discussion in the house under Rule 184. Four days of Parliament's winter ...
Congress leader Rashid Alvi says it is best left to the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament to decide if a discussion and vote under rule 184 was necessary over the issue of FDI in retail. The Parliament will reconvene tomorrow after repeated hungama forc...
The Opposition refuses the government's demand for an FDI in retail debate without voting. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, asks why the UPA government is hesitant to go for a vote when the numbers are on their side.
According to sources in the government, a discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail will take place early next week. Now, with DMK announcing its support for the FDI policy, the UPA has a newfound confidence and has agreed to debate the issue under any rule.
Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, meets DMK chief Karunanidhi to thank him for his support on the FDI in retail issue. DMK had earlier expressed reservations about FDI but had agreed to vote on behalf of the UPA.
Achil Vandhavai | The FDI in retail battle rages on paralyzing the Parliament. However, now with the DMK agreeing to vote on UPA's side in case there is a vote for FDI, the UPA seems more confident about the debate.
The all-party meet on retail FDI ended with the onus falling on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to decide on the debate and vote process. The parties have decided to entrust the Speaker with the responsibility of approving a debate and vote or just a debate on th...
At the beginning of Day Four of Parliament Winter Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar welcomes the Hungarian Parliamentary delegation which is visiting India to see Indian legislative proceedings. The Speaker and the House also observed a minute of silence ...
Newshour | The long all-party meet on retail FDI comes to an end with the onus falling on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to decide on the debate and vote process. BJP still stands firm on its demand for a debate under rule 184 that entails a voting in the end. T...
In a tit-for-tat action, TMC suddenly has a change of heart and says that they are alright with just a discussion on FDI in retail and not necessarily a vote. This can be seen as a revenge tactic as the BJP did not support TMC's ill-conceived no-confidence mot...
The long all-party meet on retail FDI comes to an end with the onus falling on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to decide on the debate and vote process. BJP still stands firm on its demand for a debate under rule 184 that entails a voting in the end.
The long all-party meet on retail FDI comes to an end with the onus falling on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to decide on the debate and vote process. The parties have decided to entrust the Speaker with the responsibility of approving a debate and vote or just...
Brandon Rice visits the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow, a four-day extravaganza for technologists with conferences, speakers, exhibitors, and the Tex Success Awards ceremony to recognise small and medium sized businesses. Brandon checks out an eye drop formu...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath says that the claims by former CAG auditor RP Singh will be taken up by the Business Advisory Committee in the presence of the Speaker in Parliament. He claims that the members are agitated about the allegations made b...
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 ...
Congress is leaving no stone unturned to have a smooth running session of Parliament, including dinner diplomacy. The Prime Minister has invited the BJP to a dinner to ensure support and cooperation on the floor of the house. The last Parliament session was th...
An all-party meet convened by Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar ends ahead of the winter session. The BJP remains adamant over demanding a vote for FDI in retail and the remaining Opposition parties seem to support it. While the Opposition has agreed not to rake u...
Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar has called for a meeting with all the leaders of various political parties on Wednesday to ensure that the winter session of Parliament, due to begin on November 22, goes smoothly.
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visits India after many years. She will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss political developments in Myanmar. She will also meet Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Lok Sabha speaker Meena Kumari.
Minister of State V Narayanaswamy denies that the CAG will be made into a multi-member body. Former CEC SY Quraishi backs this move though many others have slammed this possibility.
Pollachi Jayaraman was elected the Deputy Speaker in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and was sworn-in on the first day of the TN Assembly by the CM Jayalalithaa. AIADMK had nominated Pollachi Jayaraman as the party's candidate for the post several days ago, and since...
Pollachi Jayaraman becomes the Deputy Speaker in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and will be sworn-in at an official function tomorrow. AIADMK had nominated Pollachi Jayaraman as the party's candidate for the post several days ago, and since no other party came forwa...
The Kerala Legislative Assembly is all set to become environment-friendly in two years, making it the first in the country to do so. The Honourable President of India Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the start of the procedures for making it environmentally fr...
With the Opposition still adamant about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram be examined by the panel, uncertainty continues to loom over on whether BJP in the JPC studying the 2G spectrum allocation, will attend today's meeting.
AIADMK has nominated Pollachi Jayaraman as the party's candidate for the Deputy Speaker post in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The post of Deputy Speaker has fallen vacant following the resignation of P Dhanapal, who has since been elected as the Speaker of the TN A...
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 TRS MLA from Kortula, K Vidyasagar Rao, has been arrested in Bhikanur mandal. This is part of general preventive arrests being made by the police to prevent the arrival of people for the September 30 Telangana March in Hyderabad. The MLA has refused to be ...
The CBI special court will hear the petitions filed by Crime Magazine editor TP Nandakumar, and advocate P Nagaraj seeking further investigation into the SNC-Lavalin case. The CBI report, which was submitted to the court earlier this month, had said that CPM s...
When the Congress general secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs lands in Hyderabad, leaders of all shades and sizes troop to register their grouses with this emissary from the High Command. Ghulam Nabi Azad was in Hyderabad. It is now learnt that at le...
India Today Group's Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2012 will take place today. The theme is 'Be the Best You' and encourages the courage to stand by one's true instinct and live one's passion. Kalli Purie, Group Chief Synergy Officer, promises an exciting event with ...
Theme for this year's India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit is 'Be The Best You'. There is an impressive line up of speakers at the Summit, some even from Pakistan. Around 1500 youngsters are expected to attend the event.
Despite criticism from various corners and the order by the Speaker against 'study tour', Karnataka MLAs plan to go ahead with another study tour. As if the inaction against the 'study tour' was not enough, the government has even attempted to justify the tour...
Headlines Today exposes the massive hole in the government's 'zero-loss' theory with regard to the coal allocation scam. Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram questioned how any loss could be incurred if not even a single block of coal had been mined. This expo...
The CBI probe unearths documents into the coal allocation scam that have raised many political eyebrows. All coal block allocations made during the UPA government's tenure in 2004, were reportedly signed off by the then Coal Minister, Manmohan Singh. Prime Min...
The Congress-led UPA government seems to have pulled off a masterstroke as far as the SC/ST reservation in promotion Bill is concerned. The quota Bill is scheduled to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha again tomorrow. The Congress is attempting to put the BJP on...
A new revelation into the Coalgate probe has raised eyebrows. All coal block allocations made during the tenure of the UPA government's tenure in 2004, were reportedly signed off by the then Coal Minister, Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was...
The Congress has also called for a probe into the allegations made by the BJP. the Congress MPs are expected to approach the Central Vigilance Commission with a petition soon. The Congress has now sought an expansion of the CBI probe now going on in the alloca...
The Rajya Sabha is adjourned yet again as the BJP holds the Parliament hostage until their demands, in connection with the coal allocation scam, are met. The impasse in Parliament now enters the third consecutive week. The BJP and the Congress have both harden...
In an attempt to end the logjam in both Houses of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is now taking matters into his own hands. The Prime Minister has called a meeting with all senior UPA leaders to formalize a strategy to combat the BJP's stubborn attit...
BJP Spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad reiterates the opposition's stand against the government in connection with the coal block allocation scam. The BJP has three demands. They have called for the resignation of the Prime Minister because he was the Coal Minist...
BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad claims that the Opposition is not to blame for the logjam in Parliament. He blames the arrogance of the UPA government for the washout of the entire monsoon session of Parliament. The BJP has three demands. They have called for th...
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has condemned the scuffle that took place between Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Aggarwal and Bahujan Samaj Party MP Avtar Singh Karimpuri, terming the entire incident unfortunate. He has further said that he is deeply co...
The CBI teams fanned out in over ten cities raiding those companies named in their primary FIRs, which are said to have illegally benefited from nepotism in coal block allocations. Meanwhile, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal reiterated that the policy fo...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj takes on the government for being 'stubborn' and not conceding its 'obvious' role in the massive coal allocation scam. The Opposition continues to stall proceedings in the Parliament, as the standoff enters the third consecutive week....
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal addresses a press conference and rebutts some of the charges made by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj. The BJP-led opposition continues to hold the Parliament hostage, creating an uproar in the Parliament as...
BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar lashes out at the Congress government in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the Centre for the misuse of law and order personnel. The BJP demands an answer from the Congress, as to why the Telangana protestors were lathicharged ...
The BJP-led opposition continues to hold the Parliament hostage, creating an uproar in the Parliament as the impasse enters the third consecutive week. The BJP and the Congress have both hardened their stand on the issues brought to light by the controversial ...
Over a 100 MLAs in Karnataka are looting the public exchequer of crores in the name of 'study tours'. Although a great part of Karnataka is reeling from drought and a lack of produce, the MLAs of the state are whiling away the hard-earned taxpayers money on se...
A major part of Karnataka is reeling under severe drought, but that has not stopped more than 100 MLAs from the state from undertaking foreign tours. Under the questionable banner of 'study tours' the drought-hit state of Karnataka has spent over eight crore r...
BJP MP Kirti Azad meets UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the impasse in the Parliament. This meet took place just hours after Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition, met Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. These frantic meetings take place in the backdrop of a Parlia...
The BJP General Secretaries meeting is underway in LK Advani's office as the party plans their next course of action. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar are still discussing the escalating disagreement between BJP and Congress in the Pa...
Power minister Veerapa Moily is set to meet power regulators to discuss the amendment of the Electricity Act. He speaks about coal regulators, allotment and power generation. As the BJP-Congress stand-off continues, Congress President Sonia Gandhi meets Samajw...
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj meets Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in what seems to be an effort to break the deadlock. It is likely that the monsoon session of the Parliament will be closed, soured by the stand-off between BJP and Congress.