Parliament's PAC rejects BJP MP Kirit Somaiya's plea that the briefing be postponed.
'Banking is a business of trust.'
The Rio Olympics' organisers have threatened to cancel the accreditation of India's Sports Minister Vijay Goel if unaccredited people accompanying him do not end their "aggressive and rude" behaviour.
'It is only natural that in such a national crisis, we should lend a helping hand to the less privileged members of our communities.'
The International Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday having received the nomination of former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas for presidency, saying it will now be referred to the world body's Nominations Committee for consideration.
The remark by Agrawal was expunged by the chair even as it came for a strong condemnation from the BJP.
The Delhi high court, on Tuesday, dismissed as "premature" the plea of former Indian cricketers Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi and others seeking a court-monitored probe by CBI or SIT into the alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association.
The Privileges Committee said that 'notwithstanding the overriding effect' with regard to applicability of the Right to Information Act, 2005 vis-a-vis other laws, the right to information accruing to a citizen under the RTI 'cannot abrogate privileges conferred under Constitutional provisions'.
MPs will, however, continue to enjoy facilities like being served tea, coffee and water for free at airports, have free access to the terminal building and enjoy reserved lounge facilities at international and domestic terminals
'The SJM has requested the government to bring a change in the law which will ensure MSP as the floor price for all farmers below which nobody should buy anything from them.'
Domestic cricket will only happen when travelling is safe: Ganguly
Ram Gopal Yadav said that the CBI inquiry was into a "non-existent" issue as the Chief Minister has not purchased any land or property in the past six years.
Vardhan's elevation to the chairmanship of the 34-member World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board comes amid growing calls, including by United States President Donald Trump, to investigate how coronavirus originated in China's Wuhan city and subsequent action by Beijing.
Criticising the decision, the party also said it was a fight between forces 'rejecting democracy' and voices 'rescuing democracy'.
Congress may give a privilege motion notice against the prime minister and Sitharaman.
Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.
The bench said it will take up the matter for hearing on Thursday.
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Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday accepted the resignation of expelled Congress Member of Parliament L Rajagopal, who had created a storm by using pepper spray in Lok Sabha to protest against the Telangana Bill.
Speaker Om Birla he will hold a meeting with leaders of all parties and then take a decision.
Inviting EU lawmakers to J-K is the 'ultimate disrespect' to Indian Parliament's sovereignty, Sharma added.
The BCCI will hold its Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on December 1 to discuss a three- point agenda including the all-important Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the Indian team spanning 2019-2023.
'Every day, when I deliver milk, I talk to the families and find out what is happening in their lives.' 'That is how you get to know the real issues and find solutions.'
He said in some cases we certainly listed the information indicated from Iraqi records
Graciously skirting the controversy surrounding the snub Ravi Shastri received during his job interview, the newly-appointed Indian coach Anil Kumble on Wednesday said it's the players who are the most significant part of the system and no one else.
Modi has appointed P K Sinha, who superannuated as cabinet secretary on Friday, as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), he said.
A team of refugees that will compete at this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics could number as many as 10 athletes, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday.
Congress members repeatedly stormed the well raising anti-government slogans forcing Deputy Speaker P M Sayeed to adjourn the House for the day.
Sujatha Singh claimed that she had actually sought early retirement.
The Question hour in the Lok Sabha was also washed out for the second consecutive day as an aggressive opposition stalled the proceedings over the same controversy.
'Does it mean that till the COVID-19 fight is over, the governor should be non-functional, in sleep mode, and fiddling in the Raj Bhavan while the state is burning?'
"We want good ties with all neighbours including India and Afghanistan," he told the Senators.
The North American bid beat the rival Morocco proposal, winning 134 votes to 65 for Morocco.
The lower house has been witnessing daily disruptions since the winter session began last week. It had passed a bill on transgender rights on Monday.
Duvvuri Subbarao recounts how his tensions with P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee, then finance ministers, over monetary policy spilled over into other issues in the central bank in this excerpt from Who Moved My Interest Rate?, his memoir of his term as Reserve Bank of India governor.
Collingwood, 42, became the first England captain to win a trophy at a global tournament when he guided them to the ICC World T20 in 2010. He was part of three Ashes series wins over Australia before retiring from international cricket in 2011.
Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya.
President Xi Jinping was on Thursday elevated as the "core leader" of China's ruling Communist Party, conferring on him a status similar to that of party founder 'Chairman' Mao Zedong that dilutes the three-decade-old collective leadership principle to avoid personality cult.
Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.
All communication received from Members of Parliament should be promptly responded to and government servants should show courtesy and consideration to the parliamentarians, the Centre has said.
