Dhaka: Bangladesh will get its first ever woman speaker for its parliament as the ruling Awami League parliamentary party unanimously nominated Minister of Women and Child Affairs Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury for the post on Monday evening. reported Xinhua. She is likely to be elected without contest as the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia is boycotting the parliament and so far there was...
03:35 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday accused the UPA government of being "weak and cowardly" over the incursion of Chinese troops in Ladakh and warned that China "is the biggest enemy" of India but "Pakistan is no threat". Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the former defence minister alleged that the Chinese incursion was aimed at annexing Indian territory. "I have been raising this issue for the...
03:10 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Parliament failed to transact normal business for sixth consecutive day on Monday amid protests on the coalgate issue. ...
10:03 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Observing that deployment in counter-insurgency operations was straining the resources of the Army, a Parliamentary panel on Monday said the force should be relieved from these tasks to focus on undertaking its regular conventional duties. In its report tabled on Monday, the Standing Committee on Defence expressed concern for saving lives of soldiers in counter-terrorist operations and slammed the Defence Ministry for its "lackadaisical attitude" for doing away...
06:50 PM, Apr 29, 2013
It was a Parliament washout again on Monday as the opposition kept up the heat on the government in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the 2G and coal allocations controversies. ...
05:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Senior journalist Neena Vyas joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the non-functioning of Parliament. Q. Has non-functioning of Parliament diminished PM's & Govt's image? Asked by: sri A. Sri, Yes, sadly, not only the Prime Minister and the Government but also the opposition and the entire country stand diminished. Please see that our neighbour Pakistan is struggling to bring back to life a functioning Parliament. Q. Is Parliament becoming...
05:08 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: The government's China policy came under fierce attack from the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Opposition MPs led by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh described the government's conduct on the Chinese intrusion into eastern Ladakh as 'cowardly'. "I have never seen a more coward government in Indian history. They cannot say that our armed forces are ready. They are now sending a minister. Is the minister...
02:10 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: There seems to be a breakthrough in the efforts to end Parliament deadlock as the government has managed to get the Opposition on board to pass the Finance Bill. Sources say that the Finance Bill is likely to be taken up on Tuesday along with demands for grants. The demands for grants for four ministries were agreed upon in consultation with opposition parties. This came after Parliamentary Affairs...
12:41 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: 2.04 pm: Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day. 12.19 pm: The all-party meet called by Meira Kumar ends. 12.19 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after uproar over demand for PM's resignation over coal scam. 12.09 pm: "I have been saying that China is preparing to capture Indian territory on the border but the government and the Chair has...
11:39 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: As the deadlock in Parliament continues, Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairperson PC Chacko has said that the government is not stubborn, but too soft on the Opposition. He said that the date for the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the 2G scam will be decided on Monday. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Chacko also said there is no provision to remove the JPC Chairman. This came as Opposition...
11:29 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: A Parliament deadlocked yet again over corruption scandals threatens Finance Minister P Chidambaram's ambitious reform agenda, dealing a harsh dose of political reality on the heels of his North American roadshow to sell the India story. Two long-stalled reforms - one to lift the foreign ownership cap in insurers to 49 per cent from 26 per cent and another that would simplify land acquisition for factories - were...
08:38 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Parliament will resume on Monday after a wasted week that saw adjournments and uproar over various issues such as 2G scam, coal scam and the Delhi minor rape. The opposition, however, is still not in a mood to relent and is all set to attack the government over the coal scam yet again. In a bid to break the deadlock, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is likely to...
07:56 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Last week, Parliament hit a deadlock with no business being conducted after the Opposition raised a furore over coalgate and the JPC draft report on 2G case. Now Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is likely to meet leaders of political parties on Monday. She will appeal to them to allow financial business to be transacted without disruptions. Meanwhile, the demands for grants for four ministries were also agreed...
11:23 PM, Apr 28, 2013
JPC Chairman PC Chacko, whose removal has been sought by some panel members, said he would have considered resigning if the demand had come to him directly instead of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar being approached for his ouster. Chacko was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate and in an interview with embattled...
09:16 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Hyderabad: Some Congress MPs from Telangana region, who have been in the forefront of the campaign for separate statehood, would undertake sit-in on the premises of Parliament house on Monday. Congress Lok Sabha member from Karimnagar Ponnam Prabhakar said MPs from Telangana would observe the sit-in at Gandhi statue in Parliament to highlight their demand. Telangana Congress MPs have been vocal in raising the separate statehood demand, sometimes causing discomfiture...
08:25 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has criticised the government for undue delays in allotment of coal mines through auction route amid dry-fuel crunch faced by the country. "The Committee cannot but deplore these prolonged consultations delaying the allocation through bidding system and strongly recommend the government to complete the process of consultation without any further delay to ensure early allocation of identified coal blocks through competitive bidding process to boost...
01:20 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: JPC Chairman PC Chacko, whose removal has been sought by some panel members, says he would have considered resigning if the demand had come to him directly instead of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar being approached for his ouster. "If they had come and told me 'you resign', then I would have thought of that. But they did not demand. They met the Speaker seeking my removal. I...
10:47 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Ladakh: As China remains inside the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control, CNN-IBN tracked down the brave scouts who stood face to face with the Chinese platoon in the 1962 war. Many from Leh fought the Chinese in the 1962 war and many were taken prisoners of war (PAWs). Till today, Indian Army sees great value in recruiting and training locals to be soldiers and officers. In fact,...
09:26 AM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Pressure seems to be growing on the UPA government from within its own constituents. With the first week of the reconvened session of Parliament almost being a washout, the National Congress Party (NCP) has thrown a sharp hint. It says that any failure to pass the Finance Bill in Parliament this session can bring the UPA government down. The NCP leaders will hold a two-day meet in Mumbai...
09:13 AM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: The government on Friday told a Parliamentary Committee that Chinese troops have pitched tents 19 kms deep inside the Indian territory in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and that efforts are underway to ensure that the status quo is maintained. Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and some other senior officials informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence that India has deployed forces to "keep a close watch...
05:59 PM, Apr 26, 2013
