Parliament to take up Delhi services bill this week

The monsoon session of Parliament which saw many disruptions since it began on July 20 over the Manipur violence issue, is set to become more turbulent with the government likely to introduce a......

Will Monsoon Session Be Another Washout?

The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal.The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours). IMAGE: Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway......

Monsoon session of Parliament begins today, set to be stormy

The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Thursday amidst outrage over the situation in Manipur with the Opposition demanding a statement from the prime minister. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath......

Demand to discussion Manipur in Parliament non-negotiable: Jairam

The opposition's demand for discussion on issues such as Manipur and price rise during the Monsoon Session is 'non-negotiable', senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday, asserting......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

Why SoftBank's Deep Nishar is bullish on Snapdeal

IMAGE: Deep Nishar. Photograph: Courtesy, Deep Nishar's LinkedIn page. ‘Saying that Snapdeal is not doing well is beyond premature. Suggesting that someone has won or lost is myopic,’......

SBI's merger plan may lead to a banking meltdown

'SBI is already too big. Too big to fail.''It already is a moral hazard. What will it do with 20,000 branches that it cannot do with 14,000, especially in these days of online and mobile banking?'......

Volkswagen's US recall could be thwarted by reluctant diesel owners

In the three states with the most VW diesel cars caught up in the emissions scandal, only California withholds registration renewals from cars that fail to comply with recalls.   As......