As soon as Lok Sabha assembled, Bahujan Samaj Party members trooped into the well protesting the Home Ministry proposal and shouted slogans. They alleged that such moves were part of 'a conspiracy' to get the leaders killed.
Members of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party on Thursday forced the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for an hour, over the alleged inflammatory remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bahuguna Joshi, against state Chief Minister Mayawati.Unrelenting BSP and SP members continued to raise the issue and the Left parties too supported them. As the din continued, Ansari adjourned the house till 12 pm.
A policy is being framed to give equal fiscal treatment to all fibres so that common man gets clothing at competitive price, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
To checking human trafficking, the government plans to introduce biometric passport system that will include finger-printing, by 2010, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. Stating that there was a nexus of recruiting agencies and employers in human trafficking, Mukherjee added that Indian workers fall for the lure of more money and resort to illegal migration and end up being harassed and exploited.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, he said India needs to become a world class educational hub for which 'we need to access' global institutions.
Opposition parties, comprising of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Samajwadi Party, sought a statement from the government on Thursday on the cooperation extended by the US in investigating the role of terror suspect David Coleman Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The government,on Monday, ruled out induction of women into combat duties in the defence forces as of now but said the streams for women officers are being expanded continuously.
There was an under reporting of Rs 1000 crore (Rs 10 billion) to Rs 1500 crore (Rs 15 billion) by the telecom firms, to avoid payment of licence fee, and the government may have lost about Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5 billion) because of this, telecom minister A Raja said during Question Hour.
The government on Thursday said it wants to make the country free of slums in the next five years through a housing scheme for urban poor.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy said a housing scheme for the urban poor has been envisaged to help people living in slums get their own houses.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, minister for micro, small and medium industries Mahavir Prasad said the RBI had in September 8, 2005 issued guidelines relating to debt restructuring mechanism for SMEs, based on the 'policy package for stepping up credit to SMEs' announced by the Centre the same year.
Was the railways responsible for some members of Lok Sabha being absent from the House on Monday that led to collapse of Question Hour and triggered a controversy?
Investment made by a domestic company in which foreign firms might hold a small stake but the majority 51 per cent shareholding and managing control is with Indians, will not be treated as foreign direct investment for the purpose to calculating the sectoral cap.
Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said one of the primary focus areas of Digital India is Pillar 5: eKranti - electronic delivery of services.
Different investigating agencies -- Securities and Exchange Board of India, Registrar of Companies and Serious Fraud Investigation Office -- are looking into the fraud and 'I assure you that those found guilty would be meted out severe punishment.'
Pakistan on Friday made it clear that it will not "extradite" alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and said that more information on him has been sought from India.
India earned over Rs 3.22 lakh crore (Rs 3.22 trillion) worth of foreign exchange through tourism.
As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana' for providing affordable houses to the urban poor.
The issue of alleged bugging at Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence rocked Parliament on Wednesday with Congress alleging that the methods used in Gujarat to keep tabs on ministers and MPs were being employed at the Centre, a charge stoutly rejected by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rare unanimity was witnessed as the members passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014.
Union Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said it was "unfortunate and painful" that 70 per cent of the defence equipment was still being imported and informed the Lok Sabha that government was working towards manufacturing state-of-the-art equipment indigenously.
VDS schemes in the past offered amnesty to people declaring black money and paying tax. This policy has been criticised as it amounted to penalising honest tax payers by asking them to pay tax at higher rates.
The downward slide in Indian exports following recession in major markets of the United States and Europe, has been arrested, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, civil aviation minister Praful Patel said, "full service airlines earlier used to offer five per cent commission to travel agents on basic fare." "From November 1, 2008, Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher abolished the agency commission and introduced transaction fee model... (however) Jet and Kingfisher have started paying commission on basic fare and fuel surcharge.
Though the exact number of people who have returned is not available, there are reports which indicate that between 16,000 to 20,000 Indians have come back here after the economic slowdown, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
The government is considering bringing in legislation to forfeit the Rs 8,804 crore (Rs 88.04 billion) in frozen demat accounts, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.
If the LPG consumer does not have an Aadhaar number, he can directly receive subsidy in his bank account without the use of Aadhaar number
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, corporate affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta said while the Serious Fraud Investigation Office under his ministry had been given three-months to wrap up its probe into the Satyam scam, no time-frame has been set for CBI.
Modi attended the House during Question Hour as Thursday is the day of questions listed against the PM's name.
India's exports grew marginally by 0.88 per cent.
The high speed bullet train is expected to cover 508 km between in about two hours.
As many as 322 swine flu cases have been reported in the country so far, with 234 of them being treated and discharged compared to 200 deaths reported in the United States, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday.
NDA ally, the TDP continued to disrupt the both Houses of the Parliament over demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh.
To say that airports of India are not changing or to say that infrastructure at airports has not changed in the last few years would be unfair, says Praful Patel.
India has plans to more than double the number of Russian-made Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft in Indian Air Force fleet to 230 by 2015, Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The government today said it will look into the matter relating to a ship named SS Oceanic carrying 250 tonnes of asbestos, which is reported to be heading towards the Alang shipbreaking yard in Gujarat.
A sample study conducted for the period August-October 2008 by department of commerce for 121 export related companies also revealed loss in export orders to the tune of Rs 1792 crore (Rs 17.92 billion), he said during Question Hour in Lok Sabha.
In view of financial constraints, government has taken a policy decision to open new post offices, wherever necessary, by redeployment of existing employees and within the available resources with the department, minister for communication and IT A Raja said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
Such employees will get an allowance in cash equal to half of their wages computed on the basis of average salary for their entire service, labour minister Oscar Fernandes said during the question hour. Such employees will get an allowance in cash equal to half of their wages computed on the basis of average salary for their entire service, labour minister Oscar Fernandes said during the question hour.
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