Earlier this week, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held a series of meetings, including with Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and Janata Dal-United president Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan.
The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the grand old party, passed a resolution to this effect. The CWC, chaired by Sonia Gandhi earlier discussed the issue along with that of the farmers' agitation and the COVID-19 vaccination drive and passed three resolutions on each of them.
Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday referred the issue of some Trinamool Congress members allegedly accepting bribe, as shown in a purported sting operation, to the Ethics Committee, asking the L K Advani-headed panel to examine and investigate the charges.
Alleging that American cola majors Coca Cola and PepsiCo were "playing" with the health of the public, pro-RSS Swadeshi Jagran Manch
Insurance coverage for deposits in non-banking finance companies is unlikely to be provided as Reserve Bank of India has expressed reservations over the move.
Softdrink major Pepsi Co on Tuesday withdrew from the Delhi high court the petition filed by it challenging the controversial report of Centre for Science and Environment
The monsoon session of Parliament was on Monday adjourned sine die four days ahead of schedule in the shadow of the government-Opposition stand-off on the Indo-US nuclear deal that disrupted proceedings from day one
The Indian Parliament will introduce a constitutional amendment bill on Tuesday that seeks to hold Lok Sabha and state assembly elections simultaneously. The bill, popularly known as "one nation, one election", will be introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and is likely to be referred to a joint committee of both houses for wider consultations. The bill also aims to align elections in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, and the NCT of Delhi. The move has been met with mixed reactions, with some supporting the idea of reducing election-related expenses and others expressing concerns about its impact on democratic processes.
The Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, and Central Food Laboratory, Kolkata, were on Monday asked by JPC to explain why their sample test results on pesticide residues in soft drinks were at variance
Noting the benefits of Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between India and Mauritius, the SC recently said the recommendations of JPC for incorporating built-in safeguards in the treaty to check tax evasion was for the Parliament to take note of.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee set up to probe allegations of pesticides in soft drinks has expanded its ambit to cover juices, iced tea, milk and milk products, liquor and even bottled water.
The government on Thursday paved the way for corporatisation of bourses through amendments in Securities Contract Regulation Act in line with the suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Government and Securities and Exchange Board of India have taken a number of measures to further enhance the efficiency and safety of the markets and ensure investor protection, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Reserve Bank of India's supervision as "weak and inefficient", the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which probed the stock scam on Thursday said timely action.
They have been pointing out that he is yet to cleared by the commission probing irregularities in defence deals.
Referring to the 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite educational institutions, Kalam said this could be tackled by increasing seats in medical and management colleges.
The government on Wednesday rejected in the Lok Sabha the demand for setting up of a joint parliamentary committee into the collapse of Global Trust Bank
Modi can abandon the path of Hindutva only at risk to his position within his own fraternity. But if he pursues a hard line, he faces the risk of being hauled up by his coalition-partners. For the first time in a decade, Modi is not in enviable situation, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
However, even 10 days after Modi took the nation by surprise by announcing demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, his rivals continued to aggressively target him
The government on Tuesday gave a clean chit to former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha in the multi-crore stock markets scam of 2001
He said the CBI would go into all aspects of the bribery allegations.
"I do not think there is any need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the expose as demanded by many political parties, Tehelka Managing Editor Tarun Tejpal said.
A Twitter spokesperson said they remain committed to working with the Government of India and that they respect the sensitivities involved, duly acknowledging the letter.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Friday virtually gave the clean chit to the NDA government over the sale of the Centaur Hotel at Juhu in Mumbai, saying that there have been no serious irregularities noticed in the deal of the hot
The tax department has slapped a whopping demand of Rs 1,385 crore on Big Bull Ketan Parekh and his group entities.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the issue of pesticides in colas is likely to recommend stringent norms for soft drinks to safeguard the health of the people, when it presents its report in Parliament on February 5.
Sources stated that a discussion is likely on the changed geopolitical situation in wake of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan and the drawdown of the US forces from the region.
A legal notice was served to Pepsi and Coca-Cola asking them to immediately stop their sales in India or else face $10 billion in damages on the grounds of causing health hazards.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the NCP may have its view but 19 like-minded Opposition parties are convinced that the "PM-linked Adani Group" issue is real and very serious.
The meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill took an ugly turn as the Trinamool Congress MP smashed a glass water bottle and threw it towards panel chairman Jagdambika Pal of the Bharatiya Janata Party during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a former Calcutta high court judge.
