Government
Houses adjourned on Day 9 over retail FDI; MPs get 4-day holiday
02 Dec 2011
With nine days already wasted, Parliament has only 12 days of the winter session left to consider 31 scheduled bills, including the vexed lokpal bill for a strong anti-corruption watchdog
PM meets allies as Houses adjourn for eighth day amid FDI din
01 Dec 2011
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned again without transacting any business today, the eighth consecutive day since the winter session began, over the issue of foreign direct investment in retail
Parliament’s panel on Lokpal bill concludes deliberations
01 Dec 2011
There are sharp divisions in the panel over three key issues including that of bringing the prime minister under the ambit of the ombudsman
Houses adjourned yet again amid FDI ruckus
30 Nov 2011
There is no end in sight to the logjam as the opposition is adamant in its stand against foreign capital in retail, while the ruling coalition is unwilling to put the matter to a vote
Houses adjourned amid FDI din as Bulgarian delegates watch
28 Nov 2011
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned at noon today as the opposition kept up a relentless ruckus over the government’s decision to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail
Houses erupt over retail FDI; Sharma left speechless
25 Nov 2011
Joining the opposition outcry against the move were UPA government's own alliance partners Trinamool Congress and the DMK
Opposition MPs disrupt both houses of parliament on third day of winter session
24 Nov 2011
Both houses of parliament were disrupted for the third day of the winter session on Thursday, with opposition members refusing to allow the chambers to function
MPs owe state-owned telecom firms Rs9 crore
23 Nov 2011
Lok Sabha adjourned as opposition stalls proceedings
22 Nov 2011
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on the opening day on Tuesday, with angry opposition members demanding the resignation of home minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in the 2G telecom scam
Lokpal may get power to probe MPs, bureaucrats sans permission
21 Nov 2011
There is a strong consensus in the parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill that prior sanction should not be required for prosecution of public servants like bureaucrats and MPs in criminal cases.
Punjab CM Badal faces land grab probe
16 Nov 2011
End policy paralysis: India Inc to government
14 Nov 2011
Expressing fears about policy paralysis due to political constraints, Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries said one should not justify it by saying that this was the price one paid for democracy
President calls for multi-pronged strategy to root out corruption
29 Oct 2011
Both central and state governments should work together to create an effective deterrence against terrorist activities, the President said.