The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land can be acquired forcibly, was passed by the Lok Sabha with......
Most Congress leaders felt the government should introduce an ordinance so that the party can get the credit for the legislation that will provide food security to millions in the country, reports......
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in "shout and scream" practices to disrupt Parliament, Union Minister Sachin Pilot has said government is more than willing to "walk the half way"......
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appeared to rule out early Lok Sabha polls, saying "our aim is to go till the very end".She initially tried to steer clear of the question when asked by......
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday expressed anguish over the gruesome gangrape of a 23-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai. "It is a heinous crime. I am saddened and pained over the gang......
Indian economy will accelerate in the short term as it benefits from low commodity prices, but in longer term, speed and scope of reforms remain a key uncertainty, a global research firm has said.......
This is another blow to Modi's ambitious economic reform agenda that has been stalled by a logjam in parliament Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to drop politically unpopular clauses from a......
Flagging the challenge of raising foodgrain production, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday promised all assistance to states for improving agricultural growth. "It's a challenging job to......
All the sectoral indices received a battering, with banking, metal, oil and capital goods indices shedding a whopping 3%-4% each. The markets went into a tailspin, with both the Sensex and Nifty......
During 2014, the ministry announced creating a shelf of ready-to-launch projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion). Setting himself a target of building 30 kms of roads a day, the 'flyover......