Lok Sabha passes bill on 'terrorist act' amid oppn

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill that seeks to expand the definition of 'terrorist act' to include offences that threaten the country's economic security, amid protests from some members who......

Poverty figures: Opposition brings Lok Sabha to a standstill

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday following uproar over fresh poverty estimates released by the Planning Commission, which pegged the poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily consumption in......

'How will govt deal with Trinamool-Maoist nexus?'

Six parties, including four from the Left, on Thursday asked the Manmohan Singh government to decide whether it wanted to continue its alliance with Trinamool Congress, whose 'collaboration' with......

MPs condemn 'forcible' land acquisition in UP

Members in the Lok Sabha,on Tuesday,condemned the "forcible" acquisition of land in Uttar Pradesh and firing on protesting farmers prompting the government to state that a comprehensive bill in......

MPs raised issues over Jet-Etihad deal with PMO

Members of Parliament (MPs) across the political spectrum have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), seeking a probe into a stake sale deal......

How Sachin Tendulkar helped a tribal village school in Bengal

To his die-hard cricket fans, Sachin Tendulkar is 'God', something a tribal village in West Bengal swears by after the Rajya Sabha MP intervened to fund the reconstruction of a 51-year-old......