Meira Kumar House

From one of the most predictable elections of all, one out of six seats from West Bengal to the Upper House of parliament has suddenly put several political parties in a spin. The Bihar drama is only adding to the confusion over that seat. The other five are virtually in the bag for the Trinamool, given its huge majority in the state Assembly.

Ram Nath Kovind, who has been chosen by the BJP for the post of President, filed his nomination papers in Parliament House in Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied the 71-year-old Mr Kovind along with many Chief Ministers, who have arrived in the national capital to support him.

The NDA's presidential pick, Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament house at 11 am today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the other parties supporting his candidature.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has not been invited for a lunch hosted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi's at Parliament House on Friday when leaders of opposition parties will meet to informally discuss a joint candidate for President to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee.

The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...

Pro-tem speaker Kamal Nath set the ball rolling for the 16th Lok Sabha by swearing in Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a member of the House. Clad in a sparkling white kurta and jacket, the 63-year-old BJP leader took the oath in Hindi. The House had been adjourned yesterday after paying tributes to Union Rural development Minister Gopinath Munde, ...

The Lok Sabha ran for a mere 15 minutes today before raucous Andhra Pradesh lawmakers, shouting slogans in favour of and against the proposal to create Telangana, forced its adjournment for the day. The House of People was a bit luckier yesterday. It functioned for 34 minutes before Speaker Meira Kumar called it a day.

A Parliamentary panel opposed on Friday new bank licences to corporate houses and voiced concerns over the discretionary power vested with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for applying 'fit and proper' criteria for deciding on applications.

Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned today till noon amidst noisy protests by the BJP over IAS officer Ashok Khemka's allegations in land deals involving Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and riot-hit Kishtwar town in Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj announced a "total breakdown" of the relationship between her party and the government, and said the BJP will not attend any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.

This morning, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

The government will have to take a vote in the Lok Sabha on its politically contentious decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote, which will take place most likely early next week. With its allies pledging their s...

Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...

Parliament on Monday paid tributes to victims of Mumbai terror attack on this day four years ago with members in both Houses observing silence as a mark of respect to those killed.

Parliament may have a new building in place of the existing 85-year-old heritage structure with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar giving approval for setting up a high-powered committee to suggest an alternative complex.

From one of the most predictable elections of all, one out of six seats from West Bengal to the Upper House of parliament has suddenly put several political parties in a spin. The Bihar drama is only adding to the confusion over that seat. The other five are virtually in the bag for the Trinamool, given its huge majority in the state Assembly.

Ram Nath Kovind, who has been chosen by the BJP for the post of President, filed his nomination papers in Parliament House in Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied the 71-year-old Mr Kovind along with many Chief Ministers, who have arrived in the national capital to support him.

The NDA's presidential pick, Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament house at 11 am today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the other parties supporting his candidature.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has not been invited for a lunch hosted by Congress president Sonia Gandhi's at Parliament House on Friday when leaders of opposition parties will meet to informally discuss a joint candidate for President to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee.

The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...

Pro-tem speaker Kamal Nath set the ball rolling for the 16th Lok Sabha by swearing in Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a member of the House. Clad in a sparkling white kurta and jacket, the 63-year-old BJP leader took the oath in Hindi. The House had been adjourned yesterday after paying tributes to Union Rural development Minister Gopinath Munde, ...

The Lok Sabha ran for a mere 15 minutes today before raucous Andhra Pradesh lawmakers, shouting slogans in favour of and against the proposal to create Telangana, forced its adjournment for the day. The House of People was a bit luckier yesterday. It functioned for 34 minutes before Speaker Meira Kumar called it a day.

A Parliamentary panel opposed on Friday new bank licences to corporate houses and voiced concerns over the discretionary power vested with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for applying 'fit and proper' criteria for deciding on applications.

Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned today till noon amidst noisy protests by the BJP over IAS officer Ashok Khemka's allegations in land deals involving Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and riot-hit Kishtwar town in Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj announced a "total breakdown" of the relationship between her party and the government, and said the BJP will not attend any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.

This morning, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

The government will have to take a vote in the Lok Sabha on its politically contentious decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote, which will take place most likely early next week. With its allies pledging their s...

Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...

Parliament on Monday paid tributes to victims of Mumbai terror attack on this day four years ago with members in both Houses observing silence as a mark of respect to those killed.

Parliament may have a new building in place of the existing 85-year-old heritage structure with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar giving approval for setting up a high-powered committee to suggest an alternative complex.