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Rajya Sabha faces adjournment over National Herald issue

December 11, 2015 5:57 PM

Rajya Sabha faces adjournment over National Herald issue

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 3.30 PM. When it re-assembled at 2.30 after four adjournments over the National Herald case, the opposition members objected to extending the House beyond 5 PM to consider listed legislative business. They wanted that Chair should take the sense of the House whethe...

Govt to bring new Crop Insurance Scheme for farmers next year

December 11, 2015 5:57 PM

Govt to bring new Crop Insurance Scheme for farmers next year

The government will bring a new Crop Insurance Scheme for the benefit of farmers in the next financial year. Replying to a debate on drought situation in different parts of the country, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said in the Lok Sabha, the government will ensure that the farmers pay less...

CBI not acting as political tool: Anil Sinha

December 11, 2015 4:45 PM

CBI not acting as political tool: Anil Sinha

CBI Director Anil Sinha today sought to dismiss claims that the premiere investigating agency of the country was acting as a political tool and asserted that during his tenure no political leader had contacted him to seek any favour. Participating in a private news channel program in New Delhi, Mr S...

LS Speaker greets President on his birthday

December 11, 2015 4:41 PM

LS Speaker greets President on his birthday

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan greeted President Pranab Mukherjee on his birthday today. In her message, Mrs Mahajan wished him good health and many more years of service to the nation and the society.

Ansari leaves for Turkmenistan, to attend TAPI event

December 11, 2015 4:40 PM

Ansari leaves for Turkmenistan, to attend TAPI event

Vice President Hamid Ansari today left on a three-day visit to Turkmenistan where he will attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the ambitious TAPI natural gas pipeline. Last month, energy-rich Turkmenistan's President had ordered the start of construction on the 7.6 billion dollars pipeline ca...

Odd-even formula may make people to buy two cars: NGT

December 11, 2015 2:25 PM

Odd-even formula may make people to buy two cars: NGT

National Green Tribunal today questioned Delhi government's odd-even formula for vehicles to check pollution, saying it may not achieve desired results. The Tribunal said the odd-even formula may make people buy two cars. <br/><br/>The NGT has ordered that no new diesel vehicles wou...

Congress calls National Herald issue a manufactured case

December 11, 2015 2:09 PM

Congress calls National Herald issue a manufactured case

Congress has termed National Herald case as manufactured one. Talking to media in New Delhi, party leader and former Union Minister M. Veerappa Moily alleged that government is using Subramanian Swamy as a front man in the case. <br/><br/>He said, the case comes under the domain of Corpo...

Opposition walks out from LS over derogatory remarks by BJP member

December 11, 2015 1:28 PM

Opposition walks out from LS over derogatory remarks by BJP member

The Congress,TMC, RJD and JD(U) today staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha in protest of the alleged derogatory remarks by BJP member against some Congress leaders. During the question hour, Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge requested the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to ask the BJP member Virendra Singh to...

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