Sri Lanka may announce fresh elections
Sri Lankan President may dissolve the present parliament and announce fresh elections immediately upon the passage of the 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Electoral Reforms. Speaking to the press in…
Britain goes for poll to elect parliament
Voting for general election in United Kingdom is going on at around 50,000 polling stations across the country today. A total of 650 MPs will be elected, with about 50…
Rahul attacks govt on cancellation of Mega Food Park in Amethi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi tried to corner the government in the Lok Sabha today on the issue of cancellation of Mega Food Park in his Parliamentary constituency Amethi in…
Rajya Sabha expresses concern over phone tapping
Several members in the Rajya Sabha today expressed concern over the issue of phone tapping terming it as a blatant breach of privileges. As soon as the House met for…
Molestation Bus : HC issues notice to Punjab govt, Orbit bus company
AMN The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to the Punjab government and the Orbit bus company for next Friday in the Moga Bus incident. A teenaged girl…
Sonia Tears Apart Modi ‘Good Governance’
ANDALIB AKHTER Congress President Sonia Gandhi Wednesday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his NDA government for ‘non performance’ and also blamed it for ‘total lack of…
Rajya Sabha passes bill to swap territories with Bangladesh
ANDALIB AKHTER IN A RARE GESTURE OF magnanimity the Rajya Sabha today unanimously passed a historic bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that provides for exchange of…
Maharashtra plans separate marriage law for Buddhists
Maharashtra government has proposed formulation of a separate law for marriages in the Buddhist community, the draft of which will be ready by the end of this month. A Social…
Rahul Gandhi accuses Govt of trying to scrap RTI Act
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused the NDA government of trying to scrap the RTI Act and working for a handful industrialists. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Gandhi…
Embarrassing moments for BJP in Lok Sabha
The government today faced some embarrassing moments in Lok Sabha as 12 BJP members voted against a clause of the GST Bill, instead of voting in favour. The 12 ruling…