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TMC sounds out 'federal' parties in unity push
5 March 2018 11:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid a fresh unity bid by the Opposition to take on the BJP, the Trinamool Congress on Monday said its chief Mamata Banerjee had reached...
Prez approves 19 Bills in two months
26 Feb 2018 10:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Within a period of less than two months, President Ramnath Kovind has given assent to as many as 19 Bills of different State governments,...
Oppn boycotts RS, claims voice being muzzled
6 Feb 2018 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: A letter from the office of West Bengal Governor directing top police officer to attend a meeting has sparked furore in the Rajya Sabha on...
India, World Bank ink $375 mn deal to develop country's 1st waterway
4 Feb 2018 10:06 PM IST New Delhi: The Union Government and the World Bank signed a $375 million loan agreement to support India develop its first modern inland water...
A rare show of oppn unity
2 Feb 2018 11:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi appealed for unity among the opposition parties to face the ruling party on the issues of...
PM asks political parties to help pass triple talaq Bill
30 Jan 2018 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fresh pitch for early passage of the bill to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq by...
'Ramayana troupes' to connect ASEAN countries with India
10 Jan 2018 11:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: As Ramayana remains a powerful, enchanting and popular epic tale to date in almost all ASEAN countries, the forthcoming ASEAN-India Summit...
Naidu steps in to end Rajya Sabha logjam
26 Dec 2017 11:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu once again on Tuesday initiated efforts to end the logjam in Parliament and end...
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas meet to have a special class of PIOs: Parliamentarians of Indian Origin
23 Dec 2017 12:17 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Reaching out to the international community, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has planned a global conference of Parliamentarians of...
India announces $25 m for Rohingya refugees
21 Dec 2017 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: While keeping up pressure on the Myanmar government to act on Rohingya refugees, India on Thursday announced an assistance of $25 million...
FRDI Bill shelved as House panel needs time for study
21 Dec 2017 12:12 AM ISTNEW DELHI: The controversial Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017, has now been put on hold, with the Chairman of the Select...
Govt to bring in amendments to acquisition of property Act
15 Dec 2017 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the counting day of Gujarat and Himachal assembly polls, the government will try to pass a bill providing for amendment to the...