Project Rahul Gandhi for PM, Manmohan Singh has done his 10 years: Kamal Nath
Sunil Prabhu | Wednesday May 22, 2013
On the fourth birthday of the UPA 2, the government's crisis manager and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has suggested it is time to project Rahul Gandhi as the ruling party's candidate for Prime Minister in the next general elections now months aw...
Highlights: Rahul Gandhi should be projected as UPA's PM candidate, Kamal Nath tells NDTV
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Wednesday May 22, 2013
On the fourth anniversary of the UPA II, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi should replace Manmohan Singh as the prime ministerial candidate of the UPA in the next general elections. Here ar...
Tribute paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 22nd death anniversary with leaders paying homage at his memorial in Delhi.
Congress pushes for Food Security Bill, BJP stalls Parliament
Reported by Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2013
With the BJP making it clear that it will not let the Parliament function till Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign, the Congress Core Group met to discuss the Parliament impasse. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, p...
Food Security Bill tabled in Parliament amid uproar
Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013
Amid uproar over several scams, government today sprang a surprise over the Opposition in the Lok Sabha by taking up the ambitious National Food Security Bill for consideration despite protests.
Government placates Mulayam Singh Yadav who attacked it over China incursion
Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday May 3, 2013
The government sent out top trouble-shooters to placate crucial ally Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has today said that it now seems serious about tackling the Chinese incursion into Indian territory in Ladakh.
Opposition agrees that Finance Bill can be taken up tomorrow in Parliament
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday April 29, 2013
As expected, there was total chaos in both Houses of Parliament this morning, with the Opposition shouting angry slogans against the government and demanding the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar for trying to influence the CBI's inquiry into...
Parliament logjam: Kamal Nath to meet Sushma Swaraj today; BJP blames govt for impasse
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday April 29, 2013
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is expected to meet Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today to try and ensure that Parliament functions and the government is able to push important legislation in the last two weeks of the ...
Coal-gate: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar won't resign, Congress backs him
Edited by Mala Das | Friday April 26, 2013
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar today said that he will not resign from office despite the CBI admitting that he asked to see a copy of the report on its coal investigation before it was submitted to the Supreme Court.
Parliament logjam: Kamal Nath reaches out to opposition, meets LK Advani
Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday April 26, 2013
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today held talks with the BJP's senior most leader LK Advani and is also expected to meet Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Monday to try and ensure that Parliament functions and the gove...
Coal scam report: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar won't resign, Congress backs him
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Friday April 26, 2013
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar today said that he will not resign from office despite the CBI admitting that he asked to see a copy of the report on its coal investigation before it was submitted to the Supreme Court.
Coal scam: Opposition wants PM, Law Minister to resign - Who said what
Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday April 26, 2013
After the CBI has admitted to the Supreme Court that the report on its coal investigation, submitted to judges last month, was seen in advance by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, and bureaucrats in the Coal Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office. The La...
Coal scam: CBI says report was shared with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, PMO
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday April 26, 2013
Coal scam: The CBI has admitted to the Supreme Court that a version of the report on its coal investigation, submitted to judges last month, was seen in advance by Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, and bureaucrats in the Coal Ministry and the Prime Ministe...
Coal scam report: PM must resign, demands opposition; let them ask, retorts Sonia Gandhi
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday April 23, 2013
There was chaos in Parliament today as the BJP demanded that the Prime Minister should resign for his government's alleged attempt to influence the CBI's report on its investigation into how coal fields were allotted.
Breakthrough in Land Acquisition Bill; BJP agrees
Reported by Sunil Prabhu; edited by Mala Das | Thursday April 18, 2013
The Land Acquisition Bill will finally be tabled in Parliament in this session, with the government managing a "broad consensus" at an all-party meeting today; the BJP has said it will back the bill to keep the land mafia out.
