Land bill: NDA may favour withdrawal of contentious amendmentsThe NDA government is likely to favour withdrawal of all major contentious amendments in the land acquisition act of 2013.
30 Aug, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Government did not apply its mind on land bill and GST, says Veerappa MoilyOn the GST bill, Moily said, "We are supporting it with modification we suggested... it is premature to say whether proposed changes will b...
29 Jul, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee promulgates ordinance on cheque bounce casesThe President has promulgated an ordinance that will allow filing of cheque bounce case at the place where the cheque was presented for cle...
17 Jun, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
PMK slams Centre for re-promulgating Land OrdinanceNDA constituent PMK today slammed the Centre for re-promulgating the land ordinance, with party founder S Ramadoss alleging that the govern...
04 Apr, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi slams Narendra Modi government on land bill, says being pro-farmer not anti-growthIn reply to Gadkari letter on land bill, Cong president accuses govt of bending backwards to favour industrialists Vinod Kumar.
28 Mar, 2015, 03.27 AM IST
Land bill: Government mulling various options like issuing ordinance by proroguing one of the HousesFor the time being, Govt is sticking with nine amendments that it had brought in the bill during its passage in Lok Sabha earlier this mont...
25 Mar, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
Government ready to discuss, debate ordinances issue: Venkaiah NaiduParliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Niadu said it was the first full fledged budget session of the NDA government and the people have...
23 Feb, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Narendra Modi defends NDA's ordinance decisionsRuling out that the new land law was meant to benefit the industry, he said land will be acquired only for the welfare of villagers not for...
03 Feb, 2015, 07.20 PM IST
Government has no desire to issue ordinances: Venkaiah NaiduNaidu today said government has "no fancy for issuing ordinances" and that the Opposition should allow the Parliament to function properly.
01 Feb, 2015, 08.47 PM IST
Government to explain to public importance of recent ordinancesNaidu also briefed his colleagues about details regarding ordinances issued since 1952 by various governments led by Congress and the Unite...
21 Jan, 2015, 10.48 PM IST
Congress attacks govt on land ordinanceCongress today launched a sharp attack on the Modi government against land ordinance and accused it of effecting a "clampdown" on expenditu...
14 Jan, 2015, 08.52 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi targets PM Modi, slams NDA government's 'dictatorial' tendenciesSonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and charged that the NDA government has "dictatorial" tendenc...
14 Jan, 2015, 04.48 AM IST
Ordinances bad for democracy but opposition disrupters are worseOrdinances look like they are becoming a standard Modi strategy to overcome opposition obstructionism.
04 Jan, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Discrimination against Dalits in giving Bharat Ratna: Mayawati"Kanshi Ram should have been honoured keeping in mind his sacrifices and contribution. Similarly, Jyotiba Phule, who belonged to a backward...
03 Jan, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
Opposition slams NDA government over land ordinance, "anti-farmer, unjust""NDA is a Government of Ordinances. Apparent now whom they represent. Amending Land Acquisition Act is Anti Farmer and BJP is Anti Farmer,"...
30 Dec, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
Union Cabinet approves ordinance on arbitrationThe govt hopes this would send a strong signal about India’s intent to improve ‘ease of doing business’ and create favourable environment t...
30 Dec, 2014, 05.03 AM IST
Government mulls ordinance to up Insurance FDI capSenior ministers had even late last week played down the likelihood of an ordinance to push key economic legislation in the hope they would...
23 Dec, 2014, 05.02 AM IST