Government policies

Lokpal meet: Government to offer sops, but will opposition play ball?

14 Dec 2011

Cabinet to finalise food subsidy, other bills today

13 Dec 2011

Lokpal bill: PM works overtime to get allies on board

13 Dec 2011

India, US discuss civil nuclear and other issues

13 Dec 2011

Government sets up 6 panels to monitor performance of textiles sector

12 Dec 2011

Congress girds up to face Anna onslaught

12 Dec 2011

Stage set for showdown in Parliament over lokpal

12 Dec 2011

Holdback of retail FDI disappoints corporate India

07 Dec 2011

Parliament works at last after retail FDI put on backburner

07 Dec 2011

Parliament today functioned normally for the first time since the start of the winter session two weeks back, after the government and the opposition finally reached a compromise on the issue of FDI in retail

Sibal vows regulation to prevent websites from publishing ‘objectionable’ content

06 Dec 2011

The proposed regulation would provide for penalties on publishers if they fail to remove the “objectionable” content immediately after getting a complaint.

Human Rights Commission pulls up MP government

06 Dec 2011

Government may ask SU-UTI to borrow to buy PSU shares

06 Dec 2011

Parliament panel seeks time to clear Lokpal bill

06 Dec 2011

The committee, headed by Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress, was expected to submit its report before Parliament by 7 December.

Parliament unlikely to transact any business today

06 Dec 2011

Arun Jaitley, you are wrong on all counts

05 Dec 2011

Coming from a seasoned politician who still claims 'It is good to be a reformist', BJP leader Arun Jaitley's arguments against allowing foreign investment in organised retail are unconvincing and untenable. By Shivshankar Verma

Pranab to officially cancel retail FDI on Wednesday

05 Dec 2011

Retail FDI on hold; government to rejig policy

05 Dec 2011

The Congress Party has, meanwhile, issued a whip directing all its MPs to be present in Parliament on Wednesday.

Bihar governor clears lokayukta bill; ‘too weak’ says opposition

03 Dec 2011

Retail FDI: Traders asked to submit written suggestion in a week

03 Dec 2011

RIL’s plan for $1.53 billion investment in KG-D6 block rejected

02 Dec 2011

The rejection of the proposal for raising gas output at the KG-D6 field by 10 million cubic metres a day comes after RIL slapped arbitration notice on the government

Pranab, Sharma defend retail FDI decision

02 Dec 2011

Houses adjourned on Day 9 over retail FDI; MPs get 4-day holiday

02 Dec 2011

With nine days already wasted, Parliament has only 12 days of the winter session left to consider 31 scheduled bills, including the vexed lokpal bill for a strong anti-corruption watchdog

US ambassador's comments on retail FDI slammed

01 Dec 2011

PM meets allies as Houses adjourn for eighth day amid FDI din

01 Dec 2011

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned again without transacting any business today, the eighth consecutive day since the winter session began, over the issue of foreign direct investment in retail

Parliament’s panel on Lokpal bill concludes deliberations

01 Dec 2011

There are sharp divisions in the panel over three key issues including that of bringing the prime minister under the ambit of the ombudsman