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AMU mulls banning bikes, tea stalls

AMU mulls banning bikes, tea stalls

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

Setting up an in-house radio station for enhanced communication between students and the authorities, removal of overnight tea stalls and eateries inside the campus were some of the other steps spelt out by the vice chancellor of the university.

Govt can no longer be trusted: CPI

Govt can no longer be trusted: CPI

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

"The government is hobnobbing with the BJP Don't worry, we are at the end of the journey. We don't trust this government any more," party leader Gurudas Dasgupta said.

Lucknow University to stay closed: VC

Lucknow University to stay closed: VC

Rediff.com11 Dec 2006

He reiterated that he will not reopen the varsity until 'criminal elements were flushed out'.

Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed amid din

Winter session of Lok Sabha ends, 13 bills passed amid din

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

In the session which concluded on Wednesday, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan preferred to carry on with the listed business even as protesting Congress members stormed the Well and shouted slogans, many times walking out of the House for the day.

Cabinet meets, but no word on ordinance

Cabinet meets, but no word on ordinance

Rediff.com23 Mar 2006

The ordinance did not come up at the Cabinet meeting.

Monsoon session ends

Monsoon session ends

Rediff.com10 Sep 2007

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

Governor will decide fate of Karnataka government

Governor will decide fate of Karnataka government

Rediff.com28 Jan 2006

The Speaker told reporters later that the chief minister failed to seek the trust vote.

Monetary policy specialist Patra is new RBI dy guv

Monetary policy specialist Patra is new RBI dy guv

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

Patra, as executive director of the central bank, was the principal advisor to the Monetary Policy Department since July 2012.

BCCI AGM postponed till SC gives its verdict on Srinivasan

BCCI AGM postponed till SC gives its verdict on Srinivasan

Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

The Annual General Meeting of the BCCI which was scheduled to be held on September 27 in Kolkata has been indefinitely postponed as the parent body awaits Supreme Court verdict on whether former president N Srinivasan can be allowed to attend meetings.

India warns China: Bids to alter status quo will have repercussions

India warns China: Bids to alter status quo will have repercussions

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

The only way to resolve the current military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh was for Beijing to realise that trying to 'change the status quo by resorting to force or coercion, is not the right way forward', India's ambassador to China Vikram Misri said in a hard-hitting interview to PTI.

BCCI AGM begins in Kolkata

BCCI AGM begins in Kolkata

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

All three observers appointed by Kolkata high court -- K N Singh and M M Punchi and S C Sen -- were present at the meeting.

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Working Committee meet adjourned over Srinivasan's presence

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

High drama was witnessed at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's crucial Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on Friday over the presence of Narayanswami Srinivasan, prompting president Jagmohan Dalmiya to adjourn it sine die over lack of legal clarity on the sidelined former chief's status.

Budget session 2 in numbers: 5 bills passed, 250 hours wasted

Budget session 2 in numbers: 5 bills passed, 250 hours wasted

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

While Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked the protestors not to make the House a "clog in the wheel" of progress, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said they should keep in mind the larger interests of the nation.

Bill against ponzi schemes gets Parliament nod

Bill against ponzi schemes gets Parliament nod

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

The bill provides for severe punishment ranging from 1 year to 10 years and pecuniary fines ranging from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 50 crore to act as deterrent.

Monsoon session of Parliament ends

Monsoon session of Parliament ends

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

The Lok Sabha had a total of 21 sittings, spread over 113 hours.

Parrikar discharged from hospital, presents budget in assembly

Parrikar discharged from hospital, presents budget in assembly

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

Parrikar was being treated in Mumbai for pancreatitis since February 15.

Raje takes MLAs for movie and dinner

Raje takes MLAs for movie and dinner

Rediff.com6 Feb 2004

She watched Khakee on the recommendation of Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani.

PM on holiday after birthday

PM on holiday after birthday

Rediff.com24 Dec 2003

He turns 79 on December 25. He will leave for Rajasthan after spending his birthday in Delhi.

Kerala assembly adjourned indefinitely amid demand for finance minister's sacking

Kerala assembly adjourned indefinitely amid demand for finance minister's sacking

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

With the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Democratic Front Opposition continuing its stir against Finance Minister K M Mani, facing bribery charges in bar scam, the Kerala assembly on Monday adjourned sine die on a stormy note after passing the finance and appropriation bills without a discussion.

20 bills passed by both houses; most productive for LS since 2000

20 bills passed by both houses; most productive for LS since 2000

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session has been "more productive and satisfactory" than the previous Budget Session and last year's monsoon session.

Prez rejects mercy plea; HC gives Nirbhaya convicts 1 week deadline

Prez rejects mercy plea; HC gives Nirbhaya convicts 1 week deadline

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

The high court also faulted the authorities concerned for not taking steps for issuance of death warrant after the rejection of appeals of the accused by the Supreme Court in 2017.

Protests intensify in Arunachal over PRC, dy CM's house vandalised

Protests intensify in Arunachal over PRC, dy CM's house vandalised

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

The protesters set ablaze the private residence of the deputy chief minister at Niti Vihar and ransacked the office of the deputy commissioner of Itanagar.

Rajya Sabha session ends, 19 hours lost due to disruptions

Rajya Sabha session ends, 19 hours lost due to disruptions

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The session of Rajya Sabha came to an end on Friday after passing 12 bills and wasting 19 hours due to disruptions over various issues like imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand and AgustaWestland helicopter deal controversy.

Communal, Telangana bills to be tabled in next session: Shinde

Communal, Telangana bills to be tabled in next session: Shinde

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

The controversial Communal Violence Bill and the bill for creation of Telangana will be tabled in the next session of Parliament, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday.

Citizenship amendment bill, triple talaq bill set to lapse on June 3

Citizenship amendment bill, triple talaq bill set to lapse on June 3

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

The Opposition had been opposing provisions of the two bills in Rajya Sabha where the government lacks numbers.

Stormy monsoon session ends, key legislations delayed

Stormy monsoon session ends, key legislations delayed

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

The stormy monsoon session of Parliament came to an end on Thursday, becoming a virtual washout and delaying legislations which could not be passed because of continuous acrimony.

Lok Sabha adopts Kashmir resolution; 'will restore confidence of youth'

Lok Sabha adopts Kashmir resolution; 'will restore confidence of youth'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

The resolution asserted that the House "is of the firm and considered view that there cannot be any compromise on unity, integrity and national security.

CGAS conundrum

CGAS conundrum

Rediff.com26 Jun 2004

Manjhi targets Nitish, says 'our legislators received death threats'

Manjhi targets Nitish, says 'our legislators received death threats'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Jitan Ram Manjhi, who stepped down as the chief minister of Bihar on Friday, alleged that his legislators and ministers were given death threats ahead of the trust vote.

Budget, the other casualty of COVID-19

Budget, the other casualty of COVID-19

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

'Even before the outbreak of the flu, it had become clear that the tax revenue numbers for 2019-2020 were overestimated,' observes A K Bhattacharya.

How corrupt are India's contract labour laws?

How corrupt are India's contract labour laws?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Labour

Recommend reforms in BCCI, Verma tells Lodha Committee

Recommend reforms in BCCI, Verma tells Lodha Committee

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

Livid over Narayanswami Srinivasan attending the Board of Control for Cricket in India's working committee meeting, Cricket Association of Bihar secretary Aditya Verma shot off a letter to the Justice Lodha Committee, requesting it to recommend administrative reforms in the cricket board.

Trying to stop formation of Telangana is useless: TRS

Trying to stop formation of Telangana is useless: TRS

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Hitting out at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for rejecting the AP Reorganisation Bill, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Thursday said the move cannot stop formation of Telangana.

LS to be adjourned on opening day after tributes to Munde

LS to be adjourned on opening day after tributes to Munde

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

The first sitting of the 16th Lok Sabha on Wednesday will be adjourned for the day after paying tributes to Union minister Gopinath Munde who died in a road mishap on Tuesday.

Monsoon session ends: 7 things you should know

Monsoon session ends: 7 things you should know

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Passage of the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill and a unanimous resolution on Kashmir were the highlights of the "highly productive" Monsoon session of Parliament which was adjourned sine die on Friday after 20 sittings.

'I feel like resigning', says Advani over deadlock in Parliament

'I feel like resigning', says Advani over deadlock in Parliament

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

The veteran parliamentarian gave vent to his pain and anguish soon after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House for the day amid trading of charges between the government and the Opposition on smooth functioning of proceedings.

2 killed in police firing as protests escalate in Arunachal over PRCs

2 killed in police firing as protests escalate in Arunachal over PRCs

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Police opened fire when protesters tried to attack the private residence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu at ESS sector in Itanagar in the afternoon.

In his final address to 16th LS, Modi mocks Rahul over Rafale, hug

In his final address to 16th LS, Modi mocks Rahul over Rafale, hug

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Modi said the House did not witness any earthquake, an apparent reference to claims of Rahul Gandhi that his revelation on Rafale would create tremors.

Pak PM Sharif likely to raise Kashmir issue at UN meet

Pak PM Sharif likely to raise Kashmir issue at UN meet

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to raise Kashmir issue during his address at the UN General Assembly, a senior diplomat in Islamabad said on Thursday.