Divestment Minister Arun Shourie informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that during April 1991 and March 2003, Rs 29,487 crore (Rs 294.87 billion) have been realised as divestment proceeds.
The rupee closed 2 paise lower at 60.13 on Wednesday as a sudden demand for the US currency emerged at fag-end of trade.
The currency got support from dollar flows into local equities and greenback sales from state-run lenders.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 66.24/25 per dollar after hitting a record low of 66.30, and down 2.9 per cent from its close of 64.30/31 on Monday.
In New York Market, the US dollar rose against the Australian dollar on Tuesday as gold futures dropped more than two per cent and investors anticipated Chinese data that is likely to show a slowing of growth.
India will benefit hugely if the representation of women in Parliament is increased to a just level.
Batra Hospitality Private Ltd broke no ground rules while disposing off its shareholding in Centaur Hotel Mumbai to Sahara Group, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday bowed to the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party combine's demand to install a portrait of freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in the central hall of the state legislature in Mumbai.
Once it gets the nod of the President and becomes an Act, the law would require Indian carriers to pay compensation amount that is equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts.
'The chair is a referee in a match, whether this side is playing better or that side is playing worse is no concern of the chair.'
Seeking to clear the statute books of antiquated laws, Parliament on Thursday cleared a bill to repeal 36 redundant acts, including one which amends the marriage laws.
As soon as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took up the Question Hour, members from these parties trooped into the Well holding placards.
Opposition charged the government with making Parliamentary Standing Committees irrelevant.
The government will press ahead with its stalled privatisation programme and sell stakes in two refiners, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, Divestment Minister Arun Shourie said.
The Telangana Bill will not come up in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with the House secretariat on Monday seeking clarifications from the Union law ministry over whether or not it is a money bill.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday night decided to recommend re-promulgation of the land acquistion ordinance incorporating nine amendments that were part of the bill that was passed in Lok Sabha earlier this month.
Congress's K R Ramesh Kumar will be the speaker of Karnataka's Vidhana Soudha (assembly), while the deputy speaker will be appointed from the JD-S.
Congress members created an uproar over a range of issues, including remarks made by certain Bharatiya Janata Party MPs against its leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and the revocation of suspension of six of its members.
Such an exercise was earlier undertaken in 2001, when 357 such laws were repealed.
The conditions are related to Pakistan's support to terrorists and terror outfits.
