Bangalore | 1 day ago
Karnataka BJP government safe, for now
Bangalore, May 14 - Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party government is safe for now as former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday announced that he has temporarily put off the decision to quit the party.I had decided to quit. This was my decision at 12 noon. But I am putting it off by a few days in view of appeal by party president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader Arun Jaitley and several religiou ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Aircel-Maxis deal: Government denies wrongdoing
New Delhi, May 14 - Amidst allegations from opposition over Home Minister P. Chidambaram's involvement in the 2006 Aircel-Maxis telecom deal, the government Monday denied any wrongdoing in the deal.Chidambaram gave a clarification in the Rajya Sabha after fresh opposition uproar, while Mukherjee read out an identical statement in both houses.Opposition alleged the company of the home minister's s ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Parliament turns 60, MPs urged to introspect
New Delhi, May 13 - The Indian parliament Sunday celebrated 60 years of its existence with leaders, mainly from the ruling Congress, calling for an end to frequent disruptions and the need for parliamentarians to introspect over their behaviour.Both houses of parliament held day-long special sittings with party leaders recalling India's freedom struggle and the nation becoming the largest democrac ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
We're committed to democracy despite odds, say India's leaders
New Delhi, May 13 - India's success as a parliamentary democracy was hailed by leaders across party lines at a special meeting of parliament Sunday to celebrate 60 years of its first sitting with some members also raising concern over the repeated disruption of proceedings in the two houses.Leaders from all political parties recounted resilience of the country's pluralistic democracy and pointed t ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Social justice, terrorism major challenges: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, May 13 - 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 as the nation celebrated 60 years of parliament.Social justice, elimination of poverty, healthcare, women's empowerment, these are all greater challenges in the decades to come, Jaitley said while speaking in the upper hous ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
Government steps up efforts for consensus on Lokpal
New Delhi, May 11 - Government is trying to build a consensus on the Lokpal Bill and will discuss the issue with some key political parties during the weekend, a senior minister said Friday.Janata Dal-United -, Bahujan Samaj Party -, Samajwadi Party - and Rashtriya Janata Dal - are among the parties with whom government representatives will hold meetings over the weekend, the minister said, as the ... read more

Chandigarh | 4 days ago
BJP wing to hold Kisan parliament in Delhi Saturday
Chandigarh, May 11 - The Bharatiya Janata Party's - Kisan Morcha will hold a two-day farmers' parliament Saturday and Sunday in New Delhi to discuss the issues faced by the agriculture sector, a party functionary said Friday.Kisan Morcha national president O.P. Dhankar said the issues related to agriculture, especially the increasing number of farmers' suicides, would be discussed at the special K ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Amicus curiae's report does not matter: BJP
New Delhi, May 8 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - Tuesday rubbished arguments that the Supreme Court amicus curiae's report on the post-Godhra riots is an indictment of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the SIT closure report giving him a clean chit was filed after reviewing the former report.The closure report was filed by the SIT - after seeing the report of the amicus curiae, party spokes ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Defence preparedness should be on par with threat: BJP
New Delhi, May 8 - India's defence preparedness should be on par with the threats it faces in a 'difficult neighbourhood', Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Tuesday said Tuesday, accusing Defence Minister A.K. Antony of not taking bold steps in this direction.Participating in the debate on the working of defence ministry, the BJP leader said India 'stood at risk and the threat shoul ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Parliament remembers Tagore
New Delhi, May 8 - Parliament remembered Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 151st birth anniversary Tuesday.Among those who paid floral tributes to the 'great son of India' in the Central Hall of parliament were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and United Progressive Alliance chairperson ... read more