Ruhi Tewari

The 30-member body with the aim to reach a consensus regarding the Land Bill has to give its report to Parliament on the first day of the Monsoon Session.

The Congress claims that Smriti Irani “contradicted” her own statement on the International Institute of Technology Research Academy in Mauritius.

While the future path remains unclear, the BJP leadership does not seem keen on relenting significantly on its Bill , whose passage is being viewed as a test of the Modi government’s reform mettle.

Details of the Choice Based Credit System that the higher education watchdog wants. Critics fear another FYUP-like disaster.

The document also stresses on the government’s philosophy of “seamless governance”, “Jan Bhagidari”, “transparency and openness driven accountability”.

Data shows that while a total of 30,400 days of unemployment allowance had been approved for the last financial year at the national level, none of it has been paid so far.

Aadhaar the basis of several fresh proposals, including introducing Aadhaar-based biometric systems in all Central government offices.

The rural development ministry, that promises 100 days of guaranteed employment to those issued job cards, has sought to address both concerns in the current fiscal.

The I&B Ministry has asked all ministries to furnish success stories from states over the last one year in the flagship schemes implemented by them.

The PMRDF, announced in September 2011, inducted its first batch of Fellows in April 2012.

The term of the previous CEGC expired in mid-2012, and the new council has not been notified since.

Our effort will be to put pressure on the Centre as we have no faith in the Punjab government, said Bittu.

LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan agreed with the opposition that the govt had brought in several amendments to Finance Bill at last minute.

Rudy, meanwhile, sought to clarify and said the bills will be brought to the Lok Sabha only after the BAC allocates time.

Focusing on the death of a farmer during an AAP rally in Delhi, the CPI’s New Age says it brought people’s attention back to the “distress” faced by the agriculture sector.

The ministry had issued a showcause notice to Singh on March 17, detailing its allegations against him.

Congress, prompted by Sonia Gandhi, objected to the order. Mallikarjun Kharge said Mann’s remark was neither unparliamentary nor against the rules.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said “the crowd was clapping and raising slogans, it was 'unfortunate and shameful incident'.

Politburo pushed for Pillai, Central Committee prevails

Talking about possibility of a merger with the CPI, he said the agenda is greater cooperation and unity among our mass organisations in joint struggles.

The 62-year old CPM general secretary, has an approach to politics that is often described as far less rigid than that of his predecessor Prakash Karat.

Within the party, Yechuri will need to win over the confidence of the dominant faction, which wanted S Ramachandran Pillai as the new secretary.

Since its inception in 1964, the party has never had an election for the post, with the general secretary always being picked through consensus.

Rajya Sabha MP P Rajeev proposed an amendment to the party’s constitution to ensure that at least 10 per cent of the members of any committee in the party are under the age of 40.