Wal-mart Parliament

• Probe report on graft charges against Walmart by April: government

  A government appointed one-man committee that is investigating alleged corruption charges against the retail giant Walmart in India will submit its report by April, Parliament was informed today.

• Retired judge to head inquiry into Wal-Mart lobbying

  A retired judge will head an inquiry to determine whether government officials were bribed to help retail giant Wal-Mart gain access to Indian markets.

• Hamid Ansari calls rules committee meeting to break Rajya Sabha deadlock

  Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has called for a meeting of the Rules Committee today to try and get the House to function again and conduct the Question Hour smoothly. After many days were lost to the deadlock over Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail till last week, parties are now disrupting proceedings over the Wal-Mart lobby...

• Opposition demands a parliamentary committee to investigate Wal-Mart lobbying

  The government said today that it is willing to commission an investigation to determine if retail giant Wal-Mart lobbied in India for access to the country's vast retail sector.

• Wal-Mart under fire in India, government signals probe

  Opposition uproar over the issue has repeatedly caused Parliament to be adjourned in recent weeks.

• Shouting MPs provoke strong reprimand from Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari

  Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has called for a Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday to discuss repeated disruptions of House proceedings. This follows a fierce admonition from Mr Ansari today, provoked by the customary shouting and indiscipline that was witnessed inside the House. "A situation has arisen in which the Chair has to watch helpless...

• Govt says it's open to inquiry on Wal-Mart lobbying, Opposition demands probe by parliamentary panel: 10 developments

  The government said today that it is willing to order an inquiry to determine if Wal-Mart lobbied in India for access to the country's vast retail sector. There were multiple disruptions in the Lok Sabha today before the house discussed the issue at 2 pm this afternoon.

• Blog: Wal-Mart lobbying report - the panic is unfounded

  The media controversy over the issue of Wal-Mart's lobbying for FDI in India, citing disclosure reports filed by the company with the US Senate, reflects a poor understanding of how business and politics work in the United States. The media has chosen to sensationalise the issue, instead of placing these disclosure reports in context.

• Retail FDI win opens way for more reforms in Parliament: Kamal Nath

  The government's double victory in parliament votes on retail reform opens the way for financial sector reform bills to be taken up in parliament next week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.

• Government wins vote on FDI in retail in Rajya Sabha

  The government's double victory in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail opens the way for financial sector reform bills to be taken up in Parliament next week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.

• India's economic reforms face test with parliament vote

  The government's stuttering economic reform programme faces a key parliamentary test this week on whether to let foreign supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart Stores set up shop, in a vote that could pave the way for further measures to revive the economy.

• Economic reforms face test with Parliament vote

  The government's stuttering economic reform programme faces a key parliamentary test this week on whether to let foreign supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart Stores set up shop, in a vote that could pave the way for further measures to revive the economy.

• Sensex, Nifty end flat as Parliament logjam continues

  As the stalemate continued in the Winter Session of Parliament for the second consecutive day, market sentiment took a hit and closed marginally lower. Investors are nervous about the ability of Parliament to pass key reform bills related to foreign direct investment in insurance, pending and retail sectors.

• Government obliged to seek vote on FDI in retail, says opposition; DMK opts for 'suspense'

  FDI in retail to rock Parliament? BJP to unite opposition, ally DMK won't commit support

• Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors; will these big bang reforms pass the Parliament test?

  Soon after the Union Cabinet approved opening up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors last evening, Finance Minister P Chidambaram reached out to the Opposition saying he was optinistics that the opposition,"especially the principle opposition," or the BJP, would help pass the new Bills through discussion and negotiaton. The Manm...