Union parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said political parties must reach a conclusion on the long-pending women`s reservation bill and attacked the Congress over the alleged remarks of its leaders. Participating in a debat
Delhi assembly on Thursday passed the Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery of Services) amendment bill, which will make government officials liable to automatic deductions from their salaries in case of delayed delivery to average Del
As Kupwara operations entered 15th day today, fresh exchange of fire took place this morning between security forces and militants holed up in a forest in this north Kashmir`s. The operation in Manigah forests was launched on Novemb
The government is planning to set up a high-level panel to effectively deal with the issue of bad loans or the non performing assets (NPAs). "That was discussed at the meeting of the finance minister with the heads of PSU banks
Prime minister Narendra Modi has requested Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh join him over tea and discuss issues regarding bills pending in Parliament. Modi invite to the Congress president and former prime minister is for this
Delhi BJP MLA OP Sharma was suspended for the entire winter session of the Delhi assembly on Thursday for making a sexist remark against AAP legislator Alka Lamba.A resolution on Sharma’s suspension, one of the three Bharatiya Janata Party m
Dialogue between religions is essential to teach young people that violence in god’s name is unjustified. Pope Francis said this today in Kenya on the first day of his African tour. He told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya that th
Alcohol will be banned in Bihar from next year and the state is ready to forget Rs 2,5000 crore revenue. Chief minister Nitish Kumar announced this today and kept his promise he had made to a group of angry women in July. It is not
There has been 14 percent rise in fraud in companies globally, and three quarters of companies (75%) have been a victim of fraud incident in the past year. According to the 2015 Kroll global fraud report the biggest threat to compan
It was a much-hyped and much televised interaction, and it almost went against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. After the watching Rahul’s day with the college students in Bengaluru, one would ask the question whether the Congress leade
In a tribute to BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian constitution, the parliament is having a special sitting today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), marking Constitution Day. The two-day event will be a part of year-long nationwide celebrat
Actor Aamir Khan has issued a clarification on Wednesday saying he had never intended to leave country and that his interview was deliberately distorted. "To all those people who are calling me anti-national, I would like to sa
On the eve of parliament session there is warning again for the political class to act on economic reforms, forgetting party divide. Legislative business has come to halt due to tug of war between the government and the opposition. And it cannot b
Political leaders are crying hoarse; TV debates are causing rage; twitterati and the virtual world of internet are agog with sharp opinions on who is secular and who is not. Suddenly the Indians seem to be at war with themselves. Is it the same on
With the Winter Session of Parliament beginning from Thursday, the Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday morning to reach out to the opposition parties to ensure smooth business in both Houses.Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will
The Indian railways has set up a railway chair at TERI University for the purpose of promoting research on issues of sustainable mobility, use of energy efficient technology and green energy initiatives by the railways. For this, ra
India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more than three billion disaster-affected people between 1995 and 2015, a new UN report has said ahead of the crucial Paris clim
On a complaint by the parents of the December 16 gangrape victim, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the centre and to the Delhi government regarding the juvenile convict in the case. The complaint apprehends threat to soci
Assam is on the horizon for electoral battles next year for the BJP and Manipur is a good beginning. In the by-election results declared today, the BJP made its electoral debut in the Manipur assembly. The party won both by-polls in the north east
Lashing out at Aamir Khan for saying that he and his wife (Kiran Rao) had considered moving out of the country over the alarming rise of intolerance, actor Anupam Kher said that the actor should `spread hope instead of fear`. In a s
