Kharge slams party MP for 'separate country' remark

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday sought an apology from the Congress for the controversial statement by party MP that suggested a call for a separate south nation over fiscal injustice, but......

17th Lok Sabha to meet for final session, interim budget on Feb 1

The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of the Lower and Upper Houses, and the government......

PIX: Bidding farewell to old Parliament building

Dressed in colourful attire, members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday got their group photograph clicked in the old Parliament building, hours before legislative proceedings shift to......

Omar Abdullah to contest LS poll from Baramulla

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest elections from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, the National Conference announced in Srinagar on Friday. IMAGE: National......

FDI in retail: Sharma reaches out to MPs

In the face of stiff opposition in Parliament to foreign direct investment in retail, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday sought to reach out tomembers of Parliamentand state......

Rajeev Chandrasekhar to head Ficci

One of the country's largest industry associations, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry will elect a new president to lead its activities in 2008-09. The election will be......

Congress to play bigger WTO role

The Congress party, ruling NDA's main opposition in Parliament, is going to play a larger role in preparing India's strategy for next month's World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in......

With Cong on board, govt set to fast-track GST

The Congress, however, said it wanted to see the final print on the wording of the dispute resolution mechanism before committing its support to the Bill The government has reached an agreement......