The Delhi assembly which held 74 sittings over its five-year term, met for an average of 15 days a year.On the days it met, the assembly sat for an average of three hours. IMAGE: Former Delhi......
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday announced in Wardha that he would set off on his ‘pad-yatra’ (foot-march) against the land bill on March 25 from Sevagram. Hazare on......
The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
'Re-issuing ordinances is against convention. Courts have said that re-promulgation of an ordinance is against the Constitution.' What happens if the land acquisition bill is not passed in......
Faultlines in the National Democratic Alliance on the land bill are visible with three of Bharatiya Janata Party allies -- Shiv Sena, Shiromani Akali Dal and Swabhimani Paksha -- red-flagging a......
Speaking to Business Standard about the Land Acquisition Bill recently cleared by the Cabinet, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said though the farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh......
The proposed modification of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill is likely to throw the industrialisation drive in West Bengal out of gear, if state governments are given the power to determine......
The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted with an overwhelming majority a more consultative process of acquiring land - but also more rigorous and time-consuming — to replace an antediluvian law......
We need a new land bill because the present one suffers from various shortcomings, says Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, below, left. The principle objective of the Bill is......
The government will withdraw the contentious Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015, during the Budget......
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Australia and India, in Perth, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket with team-mates. Photograph: Kind......
'I was irregular for practice because I had to drive the autorickshaw to sustain my daily expenses in Mumbai and also to send money to my mother back in Kannauj, so I could not miss even a day of......