"Unacceptable": Sushma slams Naresh Agarwal's comments while joining BJP

Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Agarwal on Monday created a furore in the Bharatiya Janata Party minutes after joining it with comments belittling actor-politician Jaya Bachchan as someone “who used to......

SP leader's sexist rant: Officers scared to appoint women as PAs

In remarks that could stoke a fresh controversy, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday said that officers are "scared" to appoint women as their personal assistants after the passage......

16 out of 31 MPs on Waqf bill JPC are from NDA

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.......

Samajwadi Party to strongly oppose Lokpal Bill

The Samajwadi Party on Friday said it will strongly oppose the Lokpal Bill in Parliament, holding it was against the very basis of democracy."We are strongly opposed to the very concept of Lokpal.......

Money from EPFO invested in 'safe' funds: Govt

'There is no question of diverting funds. This government is pro-poor, pro-worker and pro-progressive...We have made (investments) in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and not in share markets.'......

Will Tatas buy majority stake in Jet Air?

However, any progress on the deal depends upon Naresh Goyal giving up control of the company. Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal met senior representatives of the Tata group in London last week in......

Real Estate Bill cleared; Home buyers to get a fair deal

The bill would prohibit unaccounted money from being pumped into the sector and as now 70 per cent of the money has to be deposited in bank accounts through cheques. A bill seeking to regulate the......

Madhya Pradesh: Quite a few scores, but many misses, too

While the government claims big successes in agriculture, rural roads & investment scenario, detractors say the rosy numbers hide a lot. Growing table-grapes was not a profitable business for a......