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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Congress core committee met here Friday to discuss the ways to pass the food security bill, said party sources.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Congress core committee is likely to meet Friday to discuss the current political situation, including the passage of the food security bill and a likely cabinet reshuffle, a party source said.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The government, which showed a sense of urgency by seeking to bring UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's pet food security bill to fruition through a decree, deferred the proposal Thursday and gave one last chance to bring both allies and the opposition on board in supporting its flagship welfare legilation.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Keeping in mind the reservations of the Samajwadi Party, the Left parties and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday deferred a proposal to consider the ordinance route to give effect the food security bill, informed sources said here.
New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday insisted that there should be a prompt passage of the Food Security Bill by the Parliament or else the government may be compelled to enact it through an ordinance.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The proposed third front as an alternative to the UPA and the NDA is not of much credence in the 2014 general elections, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Delhi High Court Monday asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to keep a seat till the disposal of a plea seeking direction for reservation for OBC category in Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) course commencing July.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Congress Friday said there were no differences with Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar, who said that the National Food Security Bill should be debated in parliament even as the government weighed the pros and cons of bringing it through an ordinance.
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) The toll due to severe heatwave conditions in Odisha has mounted to eight with the authorities Wednesday confirming another death in Kendrapada district.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Congress Party on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for delaying the passage of the Food Security Bill in Parliament and politicising the matter.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The government has remembered the food security bill just as elections have neared, the BJP said Tuesday while stressing that it was opposed to an ordinance and wanted an early monsoon session to debate the issue.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): The Central Government will hold an all-party meeting this week to finalise a strategy to resolve the Maoist problem decisively as the UPA expressed serious concern over May 25 audacious attack in Chhattisgarh that killed 28 people including three prominent Congress leaders.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): The Central Government is likely to bring an ordinance on Food Security Bill at the Cabinet meet today.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government has decided to call an all-party meeting to fine tune its strategy to deal with the Maoists in the wake of brutal attack on a Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said Monday.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Congress Monday expressed hope of an early consensus on the passage of bills after BJP chief Rajnath Singh said his party wanted the monsoon session of parliament to be advanced to debate and pass the food security and land acquisition bills.
Vrindavan, June 2 (IANS) Rukraksh trees are to be planted in a big way this monsoon in Vrindavan, the land of Lord Krishna.
Bhopal, June 1 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan should take responsibility of the scam, which rocked the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi government can establish a pesticide residue management cell (PRMC) on issues related to pesticide residue in food articles, an expert committee told the Delhi High Court Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and the city governments on a petition seeking directions to ensure that the national flag and the national emblem are respectfully displayed at all occasions and places.
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Embattled BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to quit Saturday as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket.
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Embattled BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to quit Saturday as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket.
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday highlighted the need for a stringent anti-fixing law to tackle dishonest practices in sports.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Saturday said BCCI chief N. Srinivasan should quit following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL spot fixing scandal.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday suggested it is time to project Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress Party for the 2014 elections.
Pilibhit, May 21 (ANI): At least six people were killed and 20 other injured when a bus carrying them fell in Khannaut river in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to find out if fruits, especially mangos, contain pesticides by carrying out surprise inspections in fruits and vegetables markets.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police commissioner to reconsider its circular relating to the inhuman working conditions of station house officers (SHO) here.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Netherlands Minister for Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in the field of "Spatial Planning, Water Management , and Mobility Management" at the Hague, Netherlands, today.
Agartala, May 14 (IANS) Despite the Reserve Bank of India asking nationalised banks to improve their credit flows to the industry-starved northeast, the credit-deposit ratio in the region has remained static during the past many years, Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government on a PIL seeking direction for it to adopt blood screening methods that eliminate the possibility of infections through blood transfusion.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the police commissioner on a PIL seeking direction to the Lieutenant Governor to comply with the recommendations of the Lokayukta on the issue of graft of former municipal councillors.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Disappointed by the poll verdict in Karnataka, the BJP Wednesday sought to downplay the impact of the results on the momentum of its campaign against the UPA government and said it will work on correctives.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday called the Congress Party's resounding win in Karnataka an "innings defeat for the BJP".
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday appealed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to allow parliament to function and pass important legislations like food security and land acquisition bills.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Slamming the opposition for not debating and letting the Food Security Bill pass by repeatedly stalling the Lok Sabha, the Congress said Tuesday that the opposition was making the poor suffer for its political gains.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the Congress and the opposition over the National Food Security Bill that the government tried its best to debate in the LOk Sabha and get passed Monday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A CBI affidavit Monday admitted "certain changes" were made at Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's instance in its status report on the allocation of coal blocks, leaving the opposition fuming and demanding the government's resignation, while the Congress-led UPA retorted "don't lecture us".
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): An Expert Committee on leveraging Panchayat Raj institutions for the more efficient delivery of public good and services called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The government on Friday ruled out the sine die adjournment of Parliament before the scheduled end of the Budget Session, and expressed its determination to go ahead with key bills, including the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress MP Thursday asked for a CBI probe into the chit fund scam saying the national agency was best suited to investigate the issue which involved multiple states.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 on the Delhi government after it failed to file a comprehensive report on the number of child labourers rescued and action taken against their employers since 2009.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Delhi Police commissioner on a plea seeking withdrawal of police circulars relating to inhuman working conditions of station house officers (SHO) here.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Accusing Congress president Sonia Gandhi of inciting MPs for disrupting her speech, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Tuesday said that her party would not be attending any meetings called by Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval resigned on Tuesday in the wake of the controversy generated by a letter he had sent to Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati with regard to controversial investigations of coal block allocations made by the government.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) From the Supreme Court and the opposition, it was an embarrassing cleft-stick of censure for the Manmohan Singh government Tuesday. While the apex court rapped it in the sternest terms for interfering in the CBI probe into coal block allocations, the BJP said in a no-holds-barred attack that the countdown to the end had begun.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The UPA government was the most corrupt since Independence, the opposition parties, including the BJP, said Tuesday while contending that they were not responsible for parliament failing to transact any business.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till May 2 on account of May Day which falls on the first of May 1 on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The Government on Tuesday sought to downplay the political storm created by Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval's letter accusing Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati of trying to interfere in Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) probe report on coal bloack allocation scam.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Proccedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till noon on Tuesday after the opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trooped into the Well of the LOwer House, demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over his alleged role in the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The key Finance Bill is likely to be passed in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with a temporary truce achieved between the treasury and opposition benches on clearance of all money-related bills.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Monday said they will allow the Finance Bill 2013-14 to be passed in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, as they did not want a "constitutional crisis" to arise.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till Tuesday as the BJP Monday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The government Monday appealed to the opposition to allow parliament to function and said it was the right forum to discuss all issues.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were again disrupted Monday, losing the crucial question hour, as opposition members created a ruckus over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.
Jammu, April 28 ( ANS) Narendra Nath Vohra's appointment as governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a second successive term is a distinction none of his predecessors was conferred with ever since the title of "Sadr-e-Riysat", styled for the head of the state, was abolished in 1965.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has re-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra for another term, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Narinder Nath Vohra as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a fresh term on the expiry of his present term.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has extended the term of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has rejected demands for his resignation as well as that of Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on the issue of alleged interference in the preparation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) status report in the coal scam.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Setting off a political storm and putting the government on the backfoot, the CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that its status report on investigations into coal blocks allocation was "shared" with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office and the coal ministry.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): The Congress Core Group meeting has begun at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit in the Supreme Court on the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): The Congress Core Group will meet at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here this evening, and is likely to discuss the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit in the Supreme Court on the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Friday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation on the coal scam issue, saying the opposition's demand is unreasonable.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said there was no question of the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday held discussion with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies to find ways to break the logjam in parliament over various issues.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Thursday said he is confident that members of the Joint Parliament Committee on the 2G spectrum allocation will display correct judgement irrespective of their party affiliation.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Tuesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation saying that he had not done his job and was guilty of "dereliction of duty".
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha saw ruckus over a variety of issues Monday as members demanded a debate on the coal allocation scam, the leakage to the media of the draft JPC report on 2G allocation, and cases violence against women and girls.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government said Thursday there was broad consensus on the land acquisition bill, paving the way for its introduction in parliament in the second half of the budget session, resuming Monday.
Panaji, April 18 (IANS) Former union commerce minister Kamal Nath had overruled his ministry's secretary and favoured denotification of three special economic zones (SEZ) in Goa in 2008, suggest recently unclassified diplomatic cables available on Wikileaks.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Political parties have agreed to bring the Land Acquisition Bill in second half of Parliament's Budget Session beginning on Monday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) There was broad consensus on the contentious land acquisition bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said after an all-party meeting on the issue Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today submitted a fresh mercy plea to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking commutation of death sentence of condemned prisoner Devender Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment.
Washington, April 18 (IANS) All the eight Indians who participated in the ill-fated Boston Marathon escaped unhurt from the deadly twin blasts at the finish line with one hailed as a hero for acting as saviour to the victims.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday blamed lack of professionalism and shortage of skilled manpower for the slow implementation of city modernisation projects in some states under a central scheme.
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that there is a huge shortage of skilled manpower in the country resulting in slow progress of Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects in some states.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18. A minister said there "was a little progress" at the discussion during the day.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): An all party meet convened to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition Bill remained inconclusive on Tuesday with no headway being made at all.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The all-party meeting on land acquisition Tuesday failed to arrive at a consensus forcing the government to fix another meeting on April 18.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday said the Congress-led UPA government will complete its full term and the general elections will be held as per schedule in 2014.
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Tripura's dissident Congress leader Subal Bhowmik Wednesday launched a new party and blamed the central and state party leaders for the Congress' humiliating defeat in the Feb 14 assembly polls.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) "Tum hi ho", the title track from Mohit Suri's forthcoming romance-action drama "Aashiqui 2", is a hit on YouTube and it has crossed over 1,852,947 hits within 10 days of its launch.
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) The central government is providing financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for preparing a comprehensive mobility plan for monorail projects in tourists resorts Shimla and Dharamsala, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday distanced the Congress-led UPA Government from the CBI raid conducted at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's Chennai residence, saying he was upset over the entire incident and would find out the details.
Chennai, Mar. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said the raid conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at his son Stalin's residence 'may or may not be a political vendetta'.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The DMK and AIADMK were virtually isolated Wednesday after all other parties opposed any move to condemn Sri Lanka in Indian parliament over rights abuses.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) No consensus emerged at an all-party meet Wednesday on the resolution on Sri Lanka to be moved in Indian parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it will move amendments to the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC by sending a "resolute message" and denied New Delhi diluted the US-sponsored motion denouncing Sri Lanka over alleged rights abuses.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said that the government was stable despite the withdrawal of support by the DMK, and it will continue to push for legislations.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday confirmed that the government was in the process of consulting political parties on the possibility of formulating and passing a country-specific resolution on Sri Lanka, and said that he wanted to 'reiterate' that the Congress-led UPA was not a 'lame duck' government.
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra group of industries, Tuesday demanded justice for his nephew, killed in a road accident in Goa a day earlier.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till 2 p.m. Tuesday as DMK and AIADMK members vocally raised the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Tuesday after the DMK quit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the Sri Lanka issue.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the amendments to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 keeping the age of consent for sex to 18 instead of 16.
