‘No decision yet on Kashmir interlocutors’ report: Government
August 8th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government has not taken any decision on the interlocutors report on Jammu and Kashmir submitted last year and is not planning any mechanism to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Meira Kumar completes two years as Lok Sabha speaker (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Meira Kumar, the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, Thursday completed her two years of running India's highest democratic institution during which the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Meira Kumar completes two years as Lok Sabha speaker
June 2nd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Meira Kumar, the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, Thursday completed two years of running India's highest democratic institution during which the house ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
17 days of parliament deadlock costs nation Rs.132 crore
December 6th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The non-functioning of parliament is proving very costly for the nation. With the expenditure for each day lost estimated at Rs.7.8 crore, the cumulative loss works ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Speaker’s lunch diplomacy fails to end parliament logjam (Lead)
November 30th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's lunch diplomacy to end the stalemate in parliament over demands for a parliamentary probe into the 2G spectrum scam failed Tuesday ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Talks and biryani on menu, speaker hosts lunch to end logjam
November 30th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Hoping to end the stalemate over demands for a parliamentary probe into the allotment of 2G spectrum, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday hosted an elaborate ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Lok Sabha Secretariat celebrates 81st anniversary
January 16th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Parliament Secretariat, set up in the British era, turned 82 Saturday and to mark the occasion Speaker Meira Kumar presented awards for meritorious service to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Shhh! There’s nobody in the Parliament House library
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid the noisy scenes, which are almost a routine in the two legislative houses, there is one place in Parliament House where you can hear ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Meira Kumar to meet party leaders Thursday
November 11th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will meet the leaders of various political parties in the Lok Sabha Thursday, ahead of the winter session of parliament next ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Hindi website of Lok Sabha launched
January 7th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Wednesday launched the Hindi website of the lower house.Addressing the launching ceremony at Parliament Library Building, the speaker said the launch of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
PM releases stamp on late Congress leader Rajesh Pilot
June 12th, 2008 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday released here a commemorative postal stamp on the late central minister and Congress veteran Rajesh Pilot. Remembering his association with Pilot, who ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Talk to Tibetan leaders, India urges China
April 23rd, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Nearly a week after the smooth passage of the Olympic torch here, India Wednesday urged China and Tibetan leaders to resolve issues between them "through dialogue and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Iran N-programme not US responsibility: Pranab
April 23rd, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Advising the United States not to take upon itself the task of determining whether Iran was pursuing a nuclear weapons programme, India Wednesday pointed out that it ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |