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Rajya Sabha to sit Extra Time for Coal, Mines Bills
With the government woefully short of a majority in Rajya Sabha, the house will sit beyond 7 p.m. from Monday for passing the mines and minerals and coal mines bills cleared by the Lok Sabha.
Last week, the Rajya Sabha decided to send…
Congress condemns Delhi Police queries about Rahul Gandhi
The Congress party on Saturday condemned Delhi Police's "unnecessary and weird enquiries" about party vice president Rahul Gandhi and termed it "political espionage". Police denied "snooping" charges and said it was a routine enquiry.…
PM Narendra Modi wants Strong Ties with Sri Lanka
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gently nudged Sri Lanka to reach out to its Tamil minority and branded the the vanquished Tamil Tigers terrorists as he outlined his determination to build a stronger economic relationship with…
Document Leak Case: Finance Ministry Official held
The CBI on Friday arrested a finance ministry official and another prison while it conducted raids at two places in Mumbai and recovered several government files in its ongoing probe into the leakage of some documents of finance and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Sri Lanka
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on Friday and was received by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Ministry of external affairs spokesman Syed Akbaruddin tweeted: "Never to early to receive a friend.…
Corporate Espionage: CBI raids 8 Places, 3 Arrested
The CBI on Thursday raided eight places, including offices of various ministries and private establishments, in New Delhi and Mumbai in another case of leakage of confidential government documents and arrested three people, an official…
After Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha approves Insurance Bill
Marking a major milestone in the government's reform programme -- and despite opposition protests, parliamentary approval was on Thursday accorded to the insurance law amendment bill, with the Rajya Sabha adopting the measure seeking a hike…
Smriti, Najma dropped from BJP National Executive
BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday reconstituted the party's national executive, but union ministers Smriti Irani and Najma Heptulla did not find a place in it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior party leader L.K. Advani were among…
India, Mauritius will work to avoid Tax Treaty Abuse: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured that India would work with Mauritius to avoid the "abuse" of the double taxation avoidance agreement and added that the destinies of both nations are "linked by the currents of the Indian…
Congress Party throws Weight behind Dr. Manmohan Singh
In a show of support, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday led a march expressing solidarity with former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and said he was a man of "integrity" and had the "unstinting support" of the party.
The BJP on…