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Will be at Ramlila once LS poll announced: Hazare

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he would again launch a massive movement in Delhi once the...

Presidential polls: Sangma plays `Obama card`

Sangma pinned his hopes on big number of `hidden votes` and equated himself to the `black man` Barac...

AP bypolls: 431 nominations filed

As many as 431 nominations were filed for June 12 bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly constitue...

‘Speaker`s foreign visits were official`

The foreign visits undertaken by Meira Kumar were part of her official responsibilities and not to h...

Kannauj Lok Sabha bypoll is slated for June 24

Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency will go for a bypoll on June 24.The votes would be counted on June 27...

Bypoll for Kannauj Lok Sabha seat on June 24

Bye-election to Kannauj Lok Sabha seat vacated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will b...

LS adjourned after uproar on CAG report

Opposition uproar over a train accident in Andhra Pradesh that claimed 15 lives and a government aud...

LS nod to Bill for national importance status on youth institute

The Lok Sabha on Monday presented a picture of sportsmanship.

Meira Kumar took abroad visit every 37 days

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has undertaken as many 29 foreign trips in 35 months since assuming th...

Govt admits to encroachments near ammunition dumps

Pallam Raju conceded in LS that the minimum buffer zone around ammunition depots was getting comprom...

Pak violated Indian air space twice this year

Pakistani military planes violated Indian air space twice this year and a total of 23 such incidents...

Bill in LS to set up varsities focussed on research

A bill which seeks to provide for establishment of universities focussed on innovation and research ...

Bill in LS to modify SC list

A bill to modify the list of scheduled castes in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura and Sikkim ...

11 rights violation cases against defence since 2009

Defence forces are investigating 11 cases of human rights violation registered against their personn...

‘Discrimination against SC, ST, OBC docs in AIIMS’

Members from various parties alleged in LS that discrimination was being meted out to SC, ST and OBC...

Speaker raps Kirti Azad

Azad crossed the floor between the Chair and Anand Paranjpe (Shiv Sena) who was asking a supplementa...

Naqvi hints at early LS polls

Hinting at early LS elections, Naqvi said the main contest in the battle would be between the BJP-le...

BSP not keen on Third Front: Mayawati

BSP indicated that it would not be aligning itself with any Third Front in the President`s election ...

Govt mulling widening scope of Indecent Representation Act

Krishna Tirath said the NCW had recommended several amendments in the Indecent Representation of Wom...

Multiple entries by doctors in MCI register: Azad

It took a Lok Sabha question for the government to wake up to the problem of multiple registration b...

Lok Sabha nod to 2G JPC term extension

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) looking into the 2G spectrum issue was today granted a secon...

Chidambaram stuns LS, speaks in Bhojpuri

Home Minister P Chidambaram stunned the Lok Sabha Thursday when he addressed the house in Bhojpuri.

Corruption, Haj quota issues raised during Zero Hour

Several issues, ranging from CBI probe into corruption in CCL to raising the Haj pilgrims quota from...

DU takes steps to check fake documents

Last year a number of students were charged for forging marksheets and submitting fake documents to ...

`Pak is part of India`, says MP quoting textbook

Pakistan is a part of India and PV Narasimha Rao is PM, this is being taught to students in some sta...

49 complaints against CISF from 2009-12: Govt

The govt said it has received around 50 complaints since 2009 against CISF, which provides security ...

Govt could file petition on KVs admissions: Sibal

Sibal said the petition could seek MPs recommending admission in KVs in a neighbouring area if there...

Bill to exempt institutes from implementing quota

The amendment, already approved by RS, is applicable to institutions where implementation of the Act...

Giving up nuclear power `harmful`, says PM

Making a strong pitch for nuclear energy, PM said it would be "harmful" if the country gave up the o...

‘LS MPs get special treatment at Parl functions`

Rajya Sabha members Wednesday alleged that their counterparts in Lok Sabha get preferential treatmen...

LS nod to bill to give reservation benefit to K’ta

The Lok Sabha approved a bill to grant scheduled tribe status to `Medara` community in Karnataka.

`New state only if consensus in the parent state`

The government on Tuesday said a new state can be created only when there is a broad consensus over ...

Empower ministry to act against TV ads: Soni

Soni made this appeal in LS as she was flooded with demands for action against television channels s...

Lok Pal Bill may come in RS this session

Government is planning to bring the Lok Pal Bill in the Rajya Sabha in the current session of Parlia...

MPs seek reservation benefits to more communities

Members in the LS transcended political barriers to pitch for a comprehensive Constitutional amendme...

Public procurement bill to check corruption

Public Procurement Bill 2012 seeks to regulate award of government contracts of over Rs 50 lakh to e...

NC MP strikes discordant note during cartoon debate

National Conference member struck a discordant note saying politicians themselves were giving cartoo...

Concern in LS over plight of Indians in Angola

The plight of about 1,200 Indians working in Angola, with their passports being taken away by their ...

LS condoles killing of 6 CISF men in Maoist attack

A CISF patrol party was ambushed in Kirandul town of Dantewada by armed Maoists in which six personn...

Ambedkar cartoon row: Textbooks to be reviewed, says govt

Pranab Mukherjee said that all text books will be reviewed and if any inappropriate content is found...

Parliament in 1950s and now: Sittings have shrunk

According to figures collated by PRS Legislative Research, an independent think tank, in the 1950s t...

Keishing asks MPs to follow footsteps of leaders

Rishang Keishing, who has the rare distinction of having been a member of the first Lok Sabha in 195...

1st Lok Sabha started with 2-minute silence

The first sitting of Lok Sabha on May 13, 1952, had opened with observance of two minute silence and...

Parl`s anniv, a moment for introspection: Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said it was an occasion for members to introspect and think about the ...

Parliament resolves to uphold, maintain dignity

Parliament on Sunday resolved to uphold and maintain its dignity, sanctity and supremacy to make it ...

Anna Hazare led civil society under attack in LS

RJD chief Lalu Prasad saying any design to target the Constitution and Parliament should be thwarted...

‘Regional parties to play key role in LS polls’

RJD chief Lalu Prasad claimed regional parties will play a key role in the coming Presidential elect...

Mamata`s LS poll remark: Mixed reactions from Cong, BJP

BJP said if "Mamata Banerjee can get this country free of this government early, it is even better".

Congress reacts to Mamata’s remarks, says LS polls on time

Congress spokesperson Rashi Alvi promised that UPA-II will complete its full term.

Be ready for early LS polls: Mamata to her cadre

Mamata Banerjee claimed she has information that a political party in Delhi had held a meeting to ad...

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