Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley on Wednesday on in an attempt to break the deadlock in Parliament over FDI in multi-brand retail. Congress MP Rajiv Shukla was also present at the meeting. ...
01:15 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Parliament will not convene on Wednesday owing to Guru Nanak Jayanthi, but the four-day long deadlock over the FDI issue seems to have ended. This as the UPA has agreed for a vote on FDI. The Opposition led by the BJP has been demanding for a vote for the past one week. ...
08:40 AM, Nov 28, 2012
The government is prepared for voting on FDI in multi-brand retail in Parliament as it does not want a washout the winter session even though many UPA constituents are not in favour of the move. Sources say that the UPA government wants to put up a brave front over the issue by showing that it is not running away from voting. ...
06:36 PM, Nov 27, 2012
While Parliament continues to remain stalled, the UPA is putting up a united front on FDI in multi-brand retail. After the UPA coordination committee meet on Tuesday in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said the decision on FDI vote will be taken by the Speaker. He said that the sense of the House was not for voting, but a discussion on FDI, which will be conveyed to the...
02:56 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said that the allegations by CAG principal auditor RP Singh against its 2G report will be discussed in Parliament. ...
10:50 AM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi of the BJP on Friday refuted charges by ex-CAG audit officer RP Singh that he had influenced the agency's report on 2G spectrum, saying that they were baseless. Speaking to reporters, Joshi said that the government was merely trying to defame CAG. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, ex-CAG principal auditor RP Singh had alleged that the CAG's 2G report had been...
10:40 AM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: With major Opposition parties like BJP and the Left demanding discussion on FDI in retail under rules that entail voting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has convened a meeting of all party leaders of both Houses of Parliament on Monday to discuss the issue. "The Parliamentary Affairs Minister informed us in the Rajya Sabha Business Advisory Committee (BAC) that he will convene an all-party meeting on Monday. He...
04:30 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called an all-party meeting on Wednesday to chalk out an agenda for Parliament's smooth functioning during the winter session. The speaker will also urge the leaders to ensure smooth functioning of the lower house of Parliament given the fact that 13 out the 20 working days in the previous monsoon session were lost to disruptions by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over...
06:31 AM, Nov 21, 2012
As the Winter Session nears, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath talks about the tough road ahead for the government. ...
10:48 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said that the government will try and build consensus with all parties, including the BJP. ...
03:51 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for lunch on Sunday. The power lunch comes ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, when the UPA government is expected to face a combined opposition onslaught on various fronts, that begins later in November. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath was also present at the lunch. Meanwhile, on Saturday night the Prime Minister had...
01:20 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to host BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for lunch on Sunday. This comes ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament that begins later this month. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is also expected to attend the lunch. Earlier, in a breather for Mayawati, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a public suit seeking her...
09:53 AM, Nov 11, 2012
London: India will spend $ 1 trillion on infrastructure development in the country over the next five years and 40 per cent of it will come from the private sector, Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs said on Tuesday. "The Cabinet has approved an expenditure of $ one trillion in the next five years on Infrastructure Development and 40 per cent would come from private sector,"...
09:16 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: 7.30 pm: Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is likely to make a comeback in the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. However, it is not yet known as to which portfolio Tharoor might get. 6.55 pm: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which is slated to take place on...
10:40 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: From Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to celebrities like Nandita Das and Imtiaz Ali, the Dawat-e-Walima (wedding reception) of star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor here Thursday saw the who's who from politics and Bollywood in their finery. Dressed in elegant sherwanis and colourful ghararas, lehengas and saris, some of the country's noted personalities attended the grand event,...
11:54 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to examine certain provisions of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill met in New Delhi on Thursday but no decisions were taken in the meeting. "We will decide next time. This week, I am going to Vietnam and I will be back on October 4. After that, we will meet. Three members gave their views. No decision happened today," Agriculture Minister and GoM...
09:20 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: The long wait of thousands of home buyers to possess flats in Greater Noida finally could be nearing an end as a statutory on Thursday approved the Draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) officials on Thursday said that in its Statutory Committee meeting here "the Draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021 was considered and recommended for consideration of the NCR Planning Board."...
08:25 AM, Jun 29, 2012
Tokyo: The Delhi Metro's expansion plans got a boost with Japan keen to participate in its future projects as well as carry out feasibility study for the capital's mono rail systems and urban transportation. "We met the Japan International cooperation agency (JICA) officials yesterday and talked about participation in metros, also to look if they can do a study for mono rail systems and urban transportation," visiting Urban Development minister...
04:11 PM, May 24, 2012
The Rajya Sabha suffered from an unusual issue on Thursday as it was adjourned after MPs complained about a foul smell in the House. ...
04:57 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to discuss who she will be backing for the President's post. The UPA has been reaching out to its allies over the past few days to build a consensus on the matter. The West Bengal Chief Minister is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister on Friday, that's...
06:24 AM, May 03, 2012
