The three Yadavs continue to play truant. Right from the start of today`s proceedings, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, SP chief Mulayam Singh and RJD chief Lalu Prasad led the agitation inside Lok Sabha against the womens reservation bil
Observing that voting percentage among the educated section was far lower than that in the lower rungs of society, senior BJP leader L K Advani has favoured compulsory voting as a remedial measure. "If a survey is taken of the
The government on Monday blamed the socio-economic conditions unique to India for its failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions to ban child labour. "Compelling conditions force children to seek employment
Lok Sabha member from Northeast and MoS for Rural Development Agatha Sangma supports the demand for a separate time zone for the region. Here is what she told Governance Now: "A separate time zone is a genuine demand by the people of
India and China have formally backed the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year calling for voluntary cut in greenhouse gas emissions. Both the countries on Tuesday submitted official letters to the UN Climate Ch
The government has decided to get security check done on all telecom equipment in a specialised laboratory before they can be imported by telecom service providers in the country. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by
Central government’s ambitious plan to connect all rural habitations by the end of year 2012 seems unlikely to materialize. The rural development ministry admitted in the parliament on Monday that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadaj Yojna (PMGSY),
Medical colleges in India may soon have a revised curricula for the post-graduate medicinal and surgical courses. Medical Council of India’s member Dr. Vedprakash Mishra said, “We are revising the curricula for 33 post-g
The government may approve this week the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency - aimed at building Rs 74,000-crore market for energy efficient products - this week, according to Ajay Mathur, the bureau of energy efficiency director.
Describing the Women`s Reservation Bill as a "giant step" towards the empowerment of women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said in the Rajya Sabha that the measure was not anti-minority and anti-scheduled caste and scheduled tribe.
In a surprise move, two members of the Trinamool Congress joined 12 of the BSP in walking out of the house before the women`s bill was put to vote. The UPA ally said it was unhappy with the way the bill was pushed through ignoring its dema
With a view to eliminating age fraud in sports, the government has issued guidelines to Sports Authority of India, National Sports Federations and the state governments for the issuance of identity cards to athletes participating in age-restricted
National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) is expected to incur a loss of Rs.5400 crores approximately during the year 2009-10. It had incurred a loss of Rs 2,226.16 crores and Rs 5,548 crores during the financial years 2007-08 and 2008-09
RJD chief Lalu Prasad and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had threatened to move a no-confidence motion against the government, have now declared that they would not do so as they lack numbers. Rajya Sabha created history yesterday when
That if the Supreme Court of India thinks the Chief Justice should not be covered under the Right to Information Act because he is the pater familias (or the father figure of the family of judges of
6.35 pm: PM says it is historic and a giant step towards empowering women and a celebration of their rights 6.30 pm: Women`s bill put to vote in Rajya Sabha 3. 36 pm: Six of 7 susp
Chairman of Rajya Sabha Hamid Ansari was so upset at the unruly behavior of the protesting MPs in the house on Monday that he almost quit, taking it as an insult to him. Agitated members of Samajwadi Party and RJD not only climbed u
A big question mark hangs on the fate of the Women`s Reservation Bill after the government failed to pilot it in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to mark the international women`s day. What looked like a simple exercise until Monday morning, seems as dau
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has accorded approval for conducting genetic engineering tests on genetically modified (GM) crops. They include cotton, rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut, tomato, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard
Ganga Jal Biradri, an NGO has written to the minister of environment and forests to sign a memorandum of understanding to compensate the government if it dismantles the Loharinag Pala dam on the Ganga. In a letter written to Jairam Ramesh on March
