BJD, BRS to abstain from vice president's poll, decision helps BJP

Odisha's and Telangana's principal opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi, on Monday announced that their MPs will abstain from voting in the vice presidential......

Can This Man Improve India-US Relations?

The fact that Sergio Gor has President Trump's ear makes him an extremely valuable commodity for India -- he represents both a challenge and an opportunity, points out Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE:......

SEBI chief Buch skips PAC summons; BJP miffed at panel chair

SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch skipped a Parliament's Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday, prompting panel head K C Venugopal to postpone the sitting, with NDA members accusing him of......

Tension in UP's Fatehpur as Hindu groups claim mausoleum was temple

Members of Hindu right-wing outfits allegedly created ruckus at a mausoleum in Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday as they demanded permission to offer prayers there, claiming that a......

Subbarao appears before PAC

Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao on Thursday appeared before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probing the 2G spectrum scam to explain his position during his term as the......

What questions did PAC ask on note ban?

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi on demonetisation if it is not satisfied with the answers given by top finance ministry officials and the RBI......

PAC wants firms to pay for 2G loss

The draft report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is understood to have asked the UPA government to quantify the loss to the exchequer from the 2G scam and recover it from......

FinMin disagrees with PAC's views on interest on tax refund

Disagreeing with the observations of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Finance Ministry on Saturday said it has followed standard practice and has not violated any Constitutional provision by......