Sachin Tendulkar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar took oath as member of the Rajya Sabha making it clear that his focus would be cricket and hinting at concentrating on Parliament work after he stops playing the game. Sachin Tendulkar However, More...
India can’t be allowed to become a tax haven
In a strong message to multinationals campaign against taxing Vodafone, Government ruled out any rethinking on the issue making it clear that India cannot be a tax haven just to attract foreign investment. Pranab More...
Pak cleric warns NGOs against sending woman staff
A cleric in northwest Pakistan has warned non-governmental organisations that any woman staff sent to work in the Kohistan region will be married to local men, a media report said on Sunday. Maulana Abdul Haleem, More...
Anna, Ramdev to hold joint fast on June 3
Social activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev declared that they would go on fast together on June 3 to press their demands for strong action against corruption. Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev The one-day fast More...
Kabul attacked: Taliban targets Afghan Parliament
Heavily-armed Taliban suicide bombers unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks in Afghanistan with several explosions and gunfire rocking the diplomatic area and Parliament in Kabul and three other cities but no More...
How can I respect MPs who are criminals?
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal struck a defiant note replying to privilege notices for “insulting” Parliament, asking how can he respect the House which has 162 MPs with criminal background. Arvind More...
Coal block loss report ‘exceedingly misleading’: CAG
An initial audit report estimating Rs 10.67 lakh crore loss to the exchequer on account of allotment of coal blocks during 2004 to 2009 without auction caused an uproar in the Parliament Thursday and was described More...
Eco Survey pegs India’s growth at 7.6% next fiscal
Suggesting a rebound, the government has projected the economy to grow by about 7.6 per cent in the next fiscal, up from 6.9 per cent estimated in 2011-12 on the back of declining inflation and softening interest More...
Budget Session from tomorrow, portends tough time for govt
The Budget session of Parliament beginning on Monday portends a tough time for the government against the backdrop of reverses the Congress suffered at the Assembly elections and the possibility of issues like federalism More...
Black Money Issue to Figure in Budget Session
The issue of bringing back Indian black money stashed abroad is likely to figure prominently in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Monday with BJP leader L K Advani saying that the Opposition was eager to More...