Lok Sabha passes amended OBC quota bill
May 16th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday passed a bill which will give higher education institutions three more years to fill up the 27 percent seats reserved for other backward ... Read more...
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Pranab misses parliament photo session
May 16th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The absence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday from a group photo session of parliamentarians here surprised many.A source said Mukherjee's staff, in the ... Read more...
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Raja attends Lok Sabha
May 16th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Former telecommunications minister A. Raja attended parliament Wednesday, a day after he was released from Tihar Jail after getting bail in the 2G spectrum case.The ... Read more...
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NGO moves apex court against curtailed RTI access, high fee
May 16th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) An NGO Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking the quashing of the rules framed by the Allahabad High Court restricting access to information under the ... Read more...
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32 tiger deaths so far in 2012
May 15th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Even as India is striving hard to save big cats, about 32 tigers have died so far this year - nearly half them victims to ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel under ED scanner for money laundering
May 15th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is probing telecom service provider Bharti Airtel for money laundering, Parliament was informed Tuesday."Directorate of Enforcement is investigating cases under the provisions ... Read more...
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Privilege notice served against Ajit Singh
May 15th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Opposition parties Tuesday served a privilege notice against Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh for "making policy statement outside when parliament is in session".The notice ... Read more...
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Rekha takes oath in Rajya Sabha
May 15th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Veteran film actor Rekha Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.The actor, who was April 27 nominated by the president to ... Read more...
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Kerala EC wants photo-ID cards for local polls too
May 14th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) The Kerala State Election Commission (SEC) Monday decided to request the state government to amend the laws and make photo-ID cards mandatory for the electorate in ... Read more...
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MPs should live up to standards of founding fathers: Sonia (Lead)
May 13th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said that integrity and independence of parliament must be protected at all cost and the the conduct of MPs ... Read more...
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Parliament light pillar of democracy: Meira Kumar (Lead)
May 13th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Terming parliament as the "light pillar" of democracy, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday said the two houses of parliament were custodians of the ... Read more...
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Parliament worked smoothly back then, says oldest member
May 13th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Lawmakers should utlise parliament's time instead of wasting it, said one of India's first members of parliament, 92-year-old Rishang Keishing."In those days, every thing was ... Read more...
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Sridevi makes special appearance on Aamir’s show
May 13th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Aamir Khan brought up the issue of child sex abuse in the second episode of "Satyamev Jayate" Sunday. Yesteryears screen diva Sridevi made a ... Read more...
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India is a great and successful democracy: Advani
May 13th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that the biggest achievement of the country over the past six decades is that India ... Read more...
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We must have right to disagree in democracy: JD-U MP
May 13th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A day after a cartoon featuring B.R. Ambedkar was withdrawn following uproar in the parliament, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Shivanand Tiwari Sunday said taking away ... Read more...
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MPs should live up to standards of founding fathers: Sonia
May 13th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) MPs should live up to the ideals of the founding fathers of the constitution, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Sunday, adding the 60th anniversary ... Read more...
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Make 100 sittings mandatory for parliament: Yechury
May 13th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Emphasising on the time lost by parliament due to disruptions, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Sunday said 100 sittings per year ... Read more...
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Social justice, terrorism major challenges: Arun Jaitley
May 13th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Sunday said that social justice and terrorism were among the major challenges faced by Indian democracy ... Read more...
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People deserve credit for democracy’s success: Meira Kumar
May 13th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday congratulated Indians on the 60th anniversary of parliament and said they deserved the real credit for success of ... Read more...
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India has repeatedly reposed faith in democracy: PM
May 13th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India's unflinching commitment to democracy is the reason behind India's growing global stature, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday during a special sitting ... Read more...
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Omar ‘proud’ to attend special session of Parliament Sunday
May 13th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is keenly looking forward to attend the special session of Parliament Sunday to mark 60th anniversary of its ... Read more...
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Parliament factfile [To go with Parliament fractious, state issues pervasive' (May 13 is 60th anniversary of Indian parliament)]
May 12th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Here is a brief factfile of the Indian Parliament:* First chairman of Rajya Sabha - S. Radhakrishnan.* First Speaker of Lok Sabha - G.V. Mavalankar.* First Lok Sabha meeting ... Read more...
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‘Parliament fractious, state issues pervasive’ (May 13 is 60th anniversary of Indian parliament)
May 12th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Has the quality of debates in parliament declined over the decades and is politics no longer a mission to serve the people? Are MPs ... Read more...
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Demand for mobile handsets likely to reach 250 mn in 2014
May 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The demand for mobile phone handsets in the country is likely to reach 250 million in 2014 with an estimated value of Rs.54,000 crore, Minister ... Read more...
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Sibal apologises after Ambedkar cartoon row rocks parliament (Third Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A cartoon on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar in an NCERT textbook rocked both houses of parliament Friday, prompting the government to apologise and order ... Read more...
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30 percent shortage of IAS officers: Government
May 10th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) There is a shortage of nearly 30 percent officers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), parliament was told Thursday.Minister of State for Personal V. Narayanasamy ... Read more...
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Four BSP bungalows in Lutyens Delhi have unauthorised constructions
May 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Four government bungalows allotted to
the Bahujan Samaj Party in the heart of the national capital have unauthorised constructions and party chief and former Uttar ... Read more...
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2G case: Citing parity, Raja seeks bail (Third Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A day before his 49th birthday, former telecom minister A. Raja Wednesday moved a bail application in a special CBI court after the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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BJP slams Sonia Gandhi’s comments
May 9th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed as a reflection of the Congress's frustration its party chief Sonia Gandhi's statement that it had ... Read more...
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Additional $1.3 billion for defence communication network
May 9th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A proposal is being processed for a Rs.5,236 crore ($1.3 billion) exclusive pan-India optical fibre cable (OFC) for the defence forces to enable them to ... Read more...
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Tibetan parliament congratulates France, Russia
May 9th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 9 (IANS) The Tibetan parliament-in-exile Wednesday congratulated France's Francois Hollande and Russia's Vladimir Putin for winning their presidential elections.In the letters sent to Putin and Hollande, parliament speaker ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM faces possibility of disqualification: court
May 9th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani faces the possibility of being disqualified as a member of parliament for five years following his conviction of contempt ... Read more...
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Putin signs decree appointing Medvedev PM
May 8th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) Russia's new President Vladimir Putin Tuesday signed a decree appointing Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister, within an hour after Russia's State Duma, or lower house of ... Read more...
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Government hasn’t directed reopening Vodafone-type cases: Palanimanickam
May 8th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The government has not directed the income tax department to reopen cases similar to Vodafone's, parliament was informed Tuesday."The decision to reopening or not reopening ... Read more...
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Indian position on Siachen unchanged: Antony
May 8th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) There has been no change in India's position on the withdrawal of forces from Siachen, the world's highest and coldest battlefield, and talks are scheduled ... Read more...
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