Logjam persists in Parliament amid ruckus over Manipur

Parliament proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday following protests by the opposition which has been demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the House on the Manipur......

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......

Ruckus over Manipur claims Day 1 of Parliament's monsoon session

The Manipur violence issue rocked both houses of Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon session on Thursday with opposition members creating uproar, demanding a discussion on the situation in......

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to take over Competition Appellate Tribunal's duties The government plans to dissolve eight appellate tribunals......

The 'rights' and 'wrongs' of a controversial Bill

The Supreme Court denies the Copyright Board the power to grant temporary licences.Ever since arts and music left the privileged precincts of temples and palaces, they have become crassly......

32 Bills to be tabled during Budget session

The UPA government has decided to introduce two contentious bills -- the Goods and Services Tax Bill and the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill -- in the budget session of Parliament that kicks off......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

You've Never Seen Kangana Like This!

Dhaakad is the first Indian film shot by Japanese Cinematographer Tetsuo Nagata who has made Ms Ranaut look like she has never looked before. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut on the Dhaakad poster. Kangana......

'Let them have a secret police to censor films!'

'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!' *IMAGE: 'The idea of censoring films was instituted by the British our colonial masters who never trusted......

How Tenet changed Dimple Kapadia

'I was always a reluctant actor.''I kept putting things off and not doing them.''But Tenet has really changed that for me.' IMAGE: Dimple Kapadia in Tenet. Working on Director Christopher Nolan's......

The Disciple review

The Disciple is an ode to music and a salute to Mumbai.The city can be harsh, but it also lets the voices of struggling classical musicians exist, although often they live on the edge of society,......