Seattle City resolution seeking ban on caste discrimination sparks heated debates among Indian-AmericansA resolution moved by an upper-caste Hindu official in the Seattle City Council to bring in an ordinance banning caste-based discrimination...
21 Feb, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Triple talaq ordinance a huge step towards women empowerment: BJPThe Union cabinet cleared an ordinance to make the practice of instant triple talaq a penal offence on Wednesday.
19 Sep, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
Home buyers get more say in insolvency processThe tag of financial creditors will allow buyers of apartments in Jaypee Infratech and Amrapali projects to have a say in ensuring that the...
07 Jun, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
Govt not to rush to ratify President's rule in Arunachal PradeshUnlike other Presidential proclamations, government will not rush to ratify President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh in the Budget session of ...
09 Feb, 2016, 10.18 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Election Commission seeks nod for delimitation in enclavesOther than the 14,000 people of the 51 enclaves that became part of India, about 921 who came from Bangladesh have became Indian citizens.
05 Jan, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
Just-concluded Parliament session one of most productive in 15 yearsIn RS, 31% of the scheduled questions were answered orally which is the highest ever in the last 10 years, while in LS 22% questions were a...
14 May, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Congress recovers in Rajasthan with impressive win in civic bodies pollsOf the state's 33 zila parishads, the BJP won 11, but the Congress was not too far behind, leading in 8 zila parishads.
06 Feb, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Face-off: Is govt right in using the Ordinance route? (Readers React)Is GoI's Ordinance-issuing spree a strategy to undermine parliamentary debate? Or is it the only way to push through reforms in FACE-OFF th...
17 Jan, 2015, 05.47 AM IST
- Polling in Rajasthan for 1st phase of local body polls
The elections are being held amid a controversy over an ordinance issued by the state government fixing educational qualifications for the ...
16 Jan, 2015, 10.19 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
ET Awards 2014: We are committed to reforms, says Power & Coal Minister Piyush Goyal'I see no problem in getting it resolved. The Lok Sabha will clear it in the next few days, while the Rajya Sabha understands that the powe...
05 Dec, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
Protection of Pakistan Ordinance gives draconian powers to Army; may impact ties with IndiaThe Protection of Pakistan Ordinance was presented in the country’s Senate last week amid strong protests from opposition parties.
22 Apr, 2014, 07.05 PM IST
Cabinet clears OBC quota for Jats, special status for Seemandhra, President’s fear kills Rahul ordinancesCabinet on Sunday abandoned the plan for bringing ordinances on anti-corruption Bills that Rahul Gandhi had been pushing for.
03 Mar, 2014, 04.06 AM IST
Right to reject introduced for the first time by Narendra Modi: Vijay GoelWelcoming the SC verdict on voters right to reject all candidates in a constituency, Delhi BJP claimed it was first introduced in Gujarat b...
28 Sep, 2013, 09.30 PM IST
May hear plea after ordinance on convicted lawmaker passed: Supreme CourtThe court said that it cannot hear the plea when the ordinance in question was in the process of being promulgated.
27 Sep, 2013, 04.02 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee clears Ordinance on Food SecurityPranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on Food Security to give two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month.
05 Jul, 2013, 05.36 PM IST
- SLR Ordinance expected by Jan-end
An ordinance empowering RBI to cut SLR below 25% will be brought in by January end or early February.
17 Jan, 2007, 04.15 PM IST