President gives nod to Land Acquisition Bill

The Land Acquisition Bill, passed by Parliament during the Monsoon Session to replace a 119-year-old legislation, became a law with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to it on. "The Right to......

Centre to enact new Land Acquisition Bill: Moily

Against the backdrop of rising protests from farmers over acquisition of their land, the Centre has decided to bring in a new legislation governing the exercise with a focus on farmers' welfare,......

MUST READ: Monsoon session most disrupted since 1952

Almost no legislative business was transacted making it the worst session of Parliament ever. Devika Malik lists the options out of the current impasse Another session of Parliament is set for a......

Parliament's monsoon session to commence on July 21

The monsoon session of parliament is all set to begin on July 21, but it will be a truncated three-week affair. The cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs is learnt to have recommended the......

FM pitches for GST, land bill passage to boost investment, growth

Says govt is creating conditions for greater private investment Amid the likelihood of a stormy Parliament session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today made a strong case for passage of GST and......

Land bill: Rajya Sabha names 10 members to Joint Committee

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and Trinamool Congress's Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land......

Economy likely to grow 6% in FY14: Chidambaram

India's economy is likely to grow at 6 per cent or slightly more for the current fiscal year to March 2014, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday. He further added that it was not possible......

PM promises to help states in agriculture

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......