Farm laws designed to benefit 3-4 crony capitalists, says Rahul Gandhi“This country is now owned by 3-4 people, whom I call crony capitalists,” Gandhi alleged while addressing media persons at Congress headqua...
19 Jan, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Tamil Nadu gets full-time Governor in Banwarilal Purohit; 4 other states get new governorsAdmiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi will be the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in place of Mukhi, a press release issue...
30 Sep, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Development suffers due to destructive agenda in Parliament: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviUnion Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said "destructive" agenda sometimes dominates legislative business in Parliament and development suffers...
05 Mar, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Will seek broader consensus on GST: Naidu ahead of all-party meetThe Budget session of Parliament is expected to be very stormy. The govt requires the opposition's support in the Rajya Sabha to pass key l...
22 Feb, 2016, 03.27 PM IST
Congress doing destructive politics: Prakash JavadekarAccusing the Congress of engaging in "destructive" politics, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said it was trying to stall development.
24 Dec, 2015, 07.51 PM IST
After Parliament truce, government hopeful of passing pending bills barring GSTOn Tuesday, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya will move The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill that seeks to amend the Payment of Bonus Act...
20 Dec, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Make hoax call punishable offence: Parliamentary panel on anti-hijacking billThe proposed anti-hijacking legislation should make hoax calls a punishable offence and provide adequate compensation for victims of hijack...
11 Mar, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
Lok Sabha worked for 98% of winter session, Rajya Sabha barely 59%Lok Sabha did not disappoint when it came to handling legislative business either. Both Houses passed 11 bills in this session.
24 Dec, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
Bill in Rajya Sabha to provide for death penalty for hijackersThe Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2014 was introduced by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju after he withdrew a similar bill of...
17 Dec, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Crucial Insurance, Companies Bills to come up in ParliamentWith the Lok Sabha already having passed 13 Bills and the Rajya Sabha clearing nine, the ongoing winter session of Parliament is set for go...
14 Dec, 2014, 03.01 PM IST
Union Cabinet grants approval for Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi granted its approval for introduction of the comprehensive Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014, official rel...
02 Dec, 2014, 09.48 PM IST
Keen to push through bills, government ready to give opposition its say in HouseVenkaiah Naidu has assured opposition parties that all matters they want raised in the House will be accommodated during the winter session.
01 Dec, 2014, 11.34 AM IST
Anti-hijack bill in next session of ParliamentA bill to award death penalty to hijackers is likely to be brought in Parliament in the next session.
20 Aug, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
- Anti-Hijacking Amendment Bill likely to be brought to Parliament
Officials of the Civil Aviation Min are in parleys with the Law and Justice Ministry to take forward the much-delayed Anti-Hijacking (Amend...
03 Aug, 2014, 11.47 AM IST
Eight BJP MLAs set to cross over, claims JD(U)Bihar BJP on Sunday suspended its MLA Amarnath Gami, who had rebelled against senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi
22 Jul, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
- New law to be enacted to prosecute sea pirates: Govt to SC
The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all...
12 Apr, 2013, 05.14 PM IST
- House panel for death penalty for hijackers
The amendment Bill seeks to bring conspirators and abettors of hijacking also into the ambit of Anti-hijacking Act, 1982, and include `deat...
02 Mar, 2011, 04.36 AM IST