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March 16, 2016 1:10 PM

Naqvi expresses satisfaction over first part of budget session

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has expressed satisfaction over transaction of business during the first part of budget session. Mr Naqvi told reporters outside Parliament that some key legislations were passed. He said, discussion on several issues concerning the cou...

March 16, 2016 1:10 PM

LS speaker refers sting operation against TMC MPs to Ethics Committee

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today referred the issue of sting operation by a news portal allegedly showing Trinamool Congress leaders, including some MPs, accepting bribes in return for favours to a fictitious company to Ethics Committee of the House. The Committee is headed by senior BJP lead...

March 16, 2016 1:08 PM

Security forces kill 3 militants out of 10 who infiltrated into Guj from Pak

Security personnel have killed three of the 10 terrorists who infiltrated into Gujarat by sea route from Pakistan recently. Quoting government sources, UNI reports that these terrorists were killed somewhere in western India last Friday. A senior government official said yesterday that security agen...

March 16, 2016 1:03 PM

New technology developed to detect adulterated milk: Govt

The government has said that a new technology has been developed to analyze and detect adulteration in milk. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Science and technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said this was developed by Pilani-based CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute....

March 16, 2016 1:00 PM

LS speaker refers sting operation against TMC MPs to Ethics Committee

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumita Mahajan today referred the issue of sting operation by a news portal allegedly showing Trinamool Congress leaders, including some MPs, accepting bribes in return for favours to a fictitious company to Ethics Committee of the House. The Committee is headed by senior BJP leade...

March 16, 2016 12:58 PM

BJP slams Cong for displaying Kanhaiya, Vemula's photos in poll bound Assam

BJP today came down heavily on Congress for displaying the photos of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and the Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide, in its posters in the poll bound Assam. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, senior party leader and Union Minister Ve...

March 16, 2016 12:17 PM

AIADMK, DMK demand Centre's intervention to save fishermen arrested by Lanka

AIADMK and DMK members demanded intervention of the Centre to save the lives of Tamil fishermen, apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy, the fourth incident this month. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Tiruchi Shiva of DMK said, 28 fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy recently and s...

March 16, 2016 12:12 PM

LS approves Constitutional Amendment Bill empowering States to modify SCs list

A bill to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order 1950 was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday. The Constitution Scheduled Castes Order Amendment Bill, 2016 seeks to give effect to proposals of Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal to modify the list of Scheduled Castes. <br/&...

March 16, 2016 12:03 PM

BJP delegation to meet EC for free and fair polls in Kerala

BJP delegation will today meet the Election Commission in New Delhi at 1:00 PM for holding free and fair elections in the Kerala. Party leader Rajiv Pratap Rudi yesterday expressed concern over deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

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