Rajya Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a historic bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that provides for exchange of territories to settle the 41-year border issue.
The government is open to extending the first half of the ongoing Budget session by two days if need be and Parliament can meet on March 23 and 24 to pass key reform bills on coal and mines and minerals. The first half of the session is otherwise slated to end on March 20.
Hitting the streets against the controversial land bill, Congress on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of being "anti-farmer" and "pro-corporate" and vowed to take the battle across the country but both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were conspicuous by their absence.
The much-anticipated cryptocurrency bill, however, is missing from the list, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
Justice V Gopala Gowda's name has been considered positively by the Trinamul Congress as well as the Left.
Flagging the challenge of raising foodgrain production, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday promised all assistance to states for improving agricultural growth.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday discussed the strategy to be adopted in the monsoon session of the Parliament on issues such as Telangana and proposed amendments in the Right to Information Act.
'The so-called economic reforms are for the rich.' 'The government should not facilitate and entertain this kind of lust for land by the capitalists.'
This time, the global appetite for risk is in favour of India.
Hours after taking charge as CM, Mamata had announced returning 400 acres to 'unwilling' land-losers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an Aam Aadmy Party rally against the land Bill at Jantar Mantar and might also lead a march to Parliament on April 22.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Wednesday lead a protest rally against the Narendra Modi government's land bill at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. However, the common man's minister, who in the past turned down security, has asked the Delhi police to keep the media at bay during the rally, said sources.
The Congress is strongly opposed to the three Central legislations which were signed into laws by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs staged a walkout ahead of the voice vote.
The government is considering enacting a law making it mandatory for industries to rehabilitate the displaced people before developing projects under the special economic zones.
Lack of numbers would upstage it in Rajya Sabha
The Gandhi scion can't be central figure on land bill debate unless he completely changes the way he functions and immerses himself in politics 24/7
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe explains BJP's strategy.
BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday as he attacked former PM Manmohan Singh over a string of scams that took place under his watch.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appeared to rule out early Lok Sabha polls, saying "our aim is to go till the very end".
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Anna Hazare, who shook the then United Progressive Alliance government three years ago with his anti-corruption crusade, was back in New Delhi on Monday on a two-day dharna protesting against the land ordinance promulgated by the Modi government, accusing it of being pro-corporate.
In an apparent attack on Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the opposition leaders only make tall claims and work for the rich while his party has stood by the poor and believes in helping them realise their dreams.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday the plea of farmers' organisations challenging legality of the fresh promulgation of the land acquisition ordinance by the Narendra Modi-led government.
Rajan's remarks come as the Modi-led government completes one year.
Maharashtra has the opportunity to solve all these problems by voting for the Congress and NCP, he said.
Sangh affiliates believe the government's apparent anti-poor message led to their loss
Arun Jaitley rejected the charge that the government is pro-rich.
Housing minister in the previous West Bengal government, Gautam Deb discusses the reasons behind the party's rout and the policies of the new government led by Mamata Banerjee.
Only national service can save the nation, and not politics: Modi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a long sabbatical, is likely to return on April 15 ahead of Congress' proposed Kisan rally in New Delhi on April 19 against the Land Acquisition Bill brought out by the Narendra Modi government.
The Gandhian activist threatened to go ahead with a nation-wide 'jail bharo andolan' if the government does not pay heed to the demands.
Investors lost Rs 2 trillion as Sensex crashed on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi has made it easier for businesses to buy farm land.
US State Department's report said that this has resulted in many investors retreating slightly from their once forward-leaning support of the BJP-led government
High drama was witnessed in Lok Sabha on Thursday as an exasperated government brought a motion to suspend 11 members from Andhra Pradesh, including seven from Congress, for protesting over Telangana issue, but an aggressive opposition scuttled the move.
Despite the incessant disruptions and bitter clashes between political parties witnessed in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, lawmakers from across the political spectrum will display rare unanimity in the coming days to pass two bills aimed at protecting their interests.
"We (at the cabinet) discussed the hijab row, but as the high court is hearing the matter, we felt it is not appropriate for the cabinet to take any further decisions on the issue today. It was decided to wait for the court's verdict before taking any decision," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
FMCG giant Unilever CEO Paul Polman and technology major Intel President Renee James on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a slew of global corporatehonchos continue to line up to express their intention to invest in India.
