Lalit-gate

Sonia Gandhi today made a rare dash towards the Speaker's Chair in the Lok Sabha to join her Congress lawmakers in protest after a BJP lawmaker alleged that the Indian Premier League or IPL involved her family's black money - the term given for untaxed money parked in foreign accounts.

Union Minister Smriti Irani sneered at Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi today saying they are "not used to working in the sun to earn money," unlike Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who, she said, had worked hard to earn a living.

Rahul Gandhi must apologise for saying that Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had committed a "criminal act", the ruling BJP today said.

Four minutes after it convened this morning, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday, a fourth day of work lost in the lower house this monsoon session. The Rajya Sabha saw repeated adjournments, finally for the day amid slogan shouting and protests by Opposition lawmakers.

Rahul Gandhi's aggressive strategy against the government in Parliament saw him attending a coordination meeting with one of his sharpest critics - the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

As the ruling BJP, cornered by a united opposition, launched counter-attacks on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for parliamentary debate on Thursday saying, "People have a lot of expectations from MPs, we need to work towards fulfilling those.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon soon after Parliament proceedings began today, the third day of the Monsoon Session. In the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley led an aggressive counterattack on the Congress-led Opposition, before the Upper House too was adjourned.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's bio on twitter no longer mentions her designation. According to her ministry, nothing should be read into it.

With the opposition unbending on its demand for the resignation of three top BJP leaders, Parliament was disrupted and adjourned for the day this afternoon, even as Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj once again made it clear that she is ready to make a statement on 'Lalit-Gate': the scandal centered on the assistance provided to tainted cricket mogul L...

As the opposition blocks Parliament from functioning with aggressive demands for the resignations of a trio of BJP leaders attached to controversies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his party's lawmakers this morning and warned that they must "speak to leaders before making public comments".

The opposition Congress did not hold a protest by lawmakers at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House that it had planned for this morning to highlight its demand for action against three top BJP leaders. But Congress MPs trooped into Parliament wearing black bands, led by party president Sonia Gandhi who told NDTV, "Let them say what they want we w...

The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to come to a close. Both Houses of Parliament are to be adjourned sine die before 2 pm. The government is expected to soon decide whether or not to call a special session to pass the GST Bill.

Sonia Gandhi today made a rare dash towards the Speaker's Chair in the Lok Sabha to join her Congress lawmakers in protest after a BJP lawmaker alleged that the Indian Premier League or IPL involved her family's black money - the term given for untaxed money parked in foreign accounts.

Union Minister Smriti Irani sneered at Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi today saying they are "not used to working in the sun to earn money," unlike Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who, she said, had worked hard to earn a living.

Rahul Gandhi must apologise for saying that Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had committed a "criminal act", the ruling BJP today said.

Four minutes after it convened this morning, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday, a fourth day of work lost in the lower house this monsoon session. The Rajya Sabha saw repeated adjournments, finally for the day amid slogan shouting and protests by Opposition lawmakers.

Rahul Gandhi's aggressive strategy against the government in Parliament saw him attending a coordination meeting with one of his sharpest critics - the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

As the ruling BJP, cornered by a united opposition, launched counter-attacks on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for parliamentary debate on Thursday saying, "People have a lot of expectations from MPs, we need to work towards fulfilling those.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon soon after Parliament proceedings began today, the third day of the Monsoon Session. In the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley led an aggressive counterattack on the Congress-led Opposition, before the Upper House too was adjourned.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's bio on twitter no longer mentions her designation. According to her ministry, nothing should be read into it.

With the opposition unbending on its demand for the resignation of three top BJP leaders, Parliament was disrupted and adjourned for the day this afternoon, even as Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj once again made it clear that she is ready to make a statement on 'Lalit-Gate': the scandal centered on the assistance provided to tainted cricket mogul L...

As the opposition blocks Parliament from functioning with aggressive demands for the resignations of a trio of BJP leaders attached to controversies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his party's lawmakers this morning and warned that they must "speak to leaders before making public comments".

The opposition Congress did not hold a protest by lawmakers at the Gandhi statue in Parliament House that it had planned for this morning to highlight its demand for action against three top BJP leaders. But Congress MPs trooped into Parliament wearing black bands, led by party president Sonia Gandhi who told NDTV, "Let them say what they want we w...

The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to come to a close. Both Houses of Parliament are to be adjourned sine die before 2 pm. The government is expected to soon decide whether or not to call a special session to pass the GST Bill.