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May 22, 2012 5:57 PM

Both Houses of Parl adjourned sine die

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die today. In hervaledictory remarks in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Meira Kumar said theHouse had 34 sittings during the budget session. She said 21 government bills were introduced and in all, 20 bills were passed. She said some of the important bills in...

May 22, 2012 4:02 PM

Death toll in AP train accident mounts to 22

The death toll rose to 22 in the Humpi Express accident took place in the wee hours today at Penukonda in Ananthpur district of Andhra Pradesh. According to railway authorities, 13 charred bodies were recovered from the sleeper coach next to engine while 8 bodies were taken out from general coach. O...

May 22, 2012 1:53 PM

Parl uproar over alleged scam in coal block auction

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned till Noon over alleged scam in the auction of coal blocks in the country. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for 15 minutes as the BJP-led members demanded the suspension of question hour. Quoting newspaper report, they said the exchequer had lost over 10.67 l...

May 22, 2012 1:45 PM

Death toll in AP train accident rises to 19

The death toll has risen to 19 in the Hampi Express train accident which took place early this morning at Penugonda in Ananthpur district of Andhra Pradesh. Railway officials say that the death toll may go up. Over 40 people have been injured, 36 of them seriously.Railway Spokesperson Anil Saxena sa...

May 22, 2012 1:43 PM

Several steps taken to augment forex, stem rupee decline: Pranab

The government today said it has taken a number of steps to augment the supply of foreign exchange to stem decline of rupee and foreign direct investment, FDI for infrastructure development. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said these steps include liberalizat...

May 22, 2012 1:41 PM

Several steps taken to augment forex, stem rupee & FDI decline: Pranab

The government today said it has taken a number of steps to augment the supply of foreign exchange to stem decline of rupee and foreign direct investment, FDI for infrastructure development. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said these steps include liberalizat...

May 22, 2012 1:34 PM

Parl adjournment over alleged coal block allotment scam

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned till Noon over alleged scam in the auction of coal blocks in the country. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for 15 minutes as the BJP-led members demanded the suspension of question hour. Quoting newspaper report, they said the exchequer had lost over 10.67 l...

May 22, 2012 1:02 PM

BJP demands court-monitored CBI probe into coal block allotment

The BJP today demanded a CBI probe into the allotment of coal blocks and monitoring of the probe by a court. Talking to reporters outside Parliament BJP leader Prakash Javdekar said the coal allotment scam is a major scam and court monitored CBI probe should be ordered to probe the alleged irregular...

May 22, 2012 12:39 PM

Toll rises to 19 in AP train accident; Rly inquiry ordered

The death toll has risen to 19 in the Hampi Express train accident which took place early this morning at Penugonda in Ananthpur district of Andhra Pradesh. Railway officials say that the death toll may go up. Over 40 people have been injured, 36 of them seriously. Railway Spokesperson Anil Saxena s...

May 22, 2012 11:59 AM

Toll rises to 16 in AP train accident; Rly inquiry ordered

in AP train accident; Rly inquiry ordered The death toll has risen to 16 in the Hampi Express train accident took place early this morning at Penugonda in Ananthpur district of Andhra Pradesh. About 50 others have been injured. According to railway authorities, 25 seriously injured persons were admi...

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