Keith Vaz re-elected chair of UK Parliament committee

Keith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP was on Thursday re-elected as chair of the British Parliament's influential Home Affairs Select Committee, even as a controversy rages over his......

UK interior minister resigns over immigration scandal

IMAGE: Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd outside Downing Street, London. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd on Monday resigned after admitting that she had......

Keith Vaz elected chairman of top UK committee

Keith Vaz, leading NRI Labour MP from Leicester East, has been elected chairman of Britain's Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons. According to an official announcement, 50-year-old Vaz......

With RS nod, Parliament passes bill favouring L-G over CM

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the bill giving primacy to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government after high drama in the House that saw uproar by the opposition and a......

Aadhaar's allocation is Parliament's contempt

i) The governemnt ignores the PSC of Finance 42nd report of Dec 2011 and demonstrates contempt for parliament.ii) Increased fund allocation in Union budget 2013-14 to Aadhaar/UID by Rs 14,232 crore......

Competition panel decision put off

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday deferred a decision on the appointment of a chairman to the Competition Commission, while it approved amendments to the Banking Regulation Act to give powers to the......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

'BCCI should have own TV channel'

Anil Yeola1> A person if elected to board should only be allowed to continue to its member for 3 terms. After third term he shouldnt be eligible for being member third time.2> BBCI should be......