Monsoon session of Parliament likely from July 20

The session -- during which important bills like GST and the land acquisition bill will be passed -- is likely to last for 20 days, possibly till August 14. The Monsoon session of Parliament is......

Parliament's monsoon session extended to Sept 6

To make up for time lost due to disruptions, the government on Monday decided to extend the monsoon session of Parliament till September 6 and hopes to pass key Bills relating to food security,......

Monsoon session of Parliament to begin on Aug 5

The Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from August 5 to 30 during which the ordinance on Food Security Bill will come up for ratification and other import economic legislations like the......

Centre to enact new Land Acquisition Bill: Moily

Against the backdrop of rising protests from farmers over acquisition of their land, the Centre has decided to bring in a new legislation governing the exercise with a focus on farmers' welfare,......

FM pitches for GST, land bill passage to boost investment, growth

Says govt is creating conditions for greater private investment Amid the likelihood of a stormy Parliament session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today made a strong case for passage of GST and......

Economy likely to grow 6% in FY14: Chidambaram

India's economy is likely to grow at 6 per cent or slightly more for the current fiscal year to March 2014, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday. He further added that it was not possible......

Markets to eye macro data, Parliament functioning

Investors will keenly watch out for the Futures & Options expiry for July on Thursday Benchmark indices ended the week one per cent lower on muted earnings posted by blue-chips amid weakness among......

Passing GST Bill in its present form makes no sense: Moily

The Congress party on Thursday said the National Democratic Alliance government’s Goods and Services Tax Bill was a ‘distortion’ of the legislation drafted by the United......