18th useless day as Parliament's adjourned again over JPC call
New Delhi: Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon for the 18th successive day on Tuesday over the opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G s
BJP forced to demand JPC probe: Advani
New Delhi: BJP leader L.K. Advani today said his party was forced to press for a JPC probe into corruption issues after Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj was not allowed to speak in Lok Sabha on it.
NDA's 'special session' to make up for lost Parliament time
New Delhi: The NDA today said it was ready for a five-day special session to compensate for the loss of work due to the current deadlock in Parliament provided the government concedes to the Oppositi
Lok Sabha adjourned for 17th day over JPC demand
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the 17th consecutive day on Monday as Opposition MPs continued to press for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Govt to release more spectrum, notices to errant telcos soon
Mumbai: The government says it plans to release more spectrum for the telecom sector soon and that notices will be sent to errant companies that secured the licences along with 2G spectrum despite the
'Oppn causing Rs 78 cr loss to Parl a day'
Puducherry: Union Minister of state for Parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy today accused the opposition of causing a loss of Rs 78 crore a day to the Parliament, by not creating an atmosphere for d
BJP has no right to talk on moral issues: Pranab
New Delhi, Dec. 3: As the Winter Session of Parliament draws to a close, the government and the Opposition continue to blame each other for the current impasse in the two Houses that began from Novemb
FM appeals to Opposition to let Parliament function
Ruling out a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday appealed to the Opposition parties to let Parliament function so that a
SP supremo accuses UPA of shying away from JPC
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday accused the UPA of shying away from a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam and causing the stalemate in Parliament to continue.
Par nod to Rs 45,000 cr without debate
New Delhi: Parliament today permitted the government to withdraw an additional Rs 45,000 crore from the exchequer with the Rajya Sabha returning related appropriation bills without debate amidst din