Govt fails to attract FDI in defence
H Siddiqui / New Delhi In the last two years since the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in the Defence sector was liberalised, the government’s expectations have been belied, with…
Uproar in Lok Sabha over lynching, suspension of 6 MPs
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Opposition members from Congress, Trinamool Congress and other parties protested in the Lok Sabha today over incidents of lynching and expulsion of six congress members…
Opposition protests against suspension of six MPs from Lok Sabha
Opposition leaders Tuesday staged a dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament House complex protesting against the suspension of six Congress members from the Lok Sabha for five…
37 lakh IT jobs at risk, says K T S Tulsi in Rajya Sabha
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi The noted jurist and nominated Rajya Sabha MP K T S Tulsi said in Rajya Sabha that India’s Information Technology (IT) sector was on the…
Workshop on Raising Matters of Urgent Public Importance in Parliament
Our Correspondent / New Delhi A Workshop on “Raising Matters of Urgent Public Importance” was organised under the auspices of the Speaker’s Research Initiative (SRI) in Parliament Library Building today.…
Issue of non-acceptance of coins raised in Rajya Sabha
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi Small coins of rupees one, two and five denominations were not being accepted by shopkeepers and even banks in many parts of the country, a…
Speaker suspends 6 Congress MPs from Lok Sabha
Our Correspondent /NEW DELHI Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suspended six Congress Members from the House for five days for their ‘unparlimentary behaviour’. These members are – Gaurav Gogoi,…
Centre asks High Courts to give due consideration to SCs, STs,OBCs in appointments
AMN The Centre has requested the Chief Justices of High Courts to give due consideration to suitable candidates from other backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities and women while…
Rajya Sabha adjourned for lack of quorum
Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned for the day due to lack of quorum. During the post lunch session on Friday, when Minister of State for Transport and Highways, Mansukh…
BJP’s Vinay Tendulkar wins Rajya Sabha seat from Goa
BJP’s Vinay Tendulkar has won Rajya Sabha seat from Goa defeating Shantaram Naik of Congress. 38 MLAs cast their vote in the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat today…