House logjam: Sonia hugs Sushma, triggers rumours of talks

New Delhi, May 7: Sonia Gandhi surprised Sushma Swaraj with a hug at Parliament's Central Hall this morning soon after the BJP had stalled the Houses again demanding the heads of two controversy-hit ministers.

All eyes on HMEven as President Mr Pranab Mukherjee took over the podium in the historic central hall of Parliament for his first address to the joint session of the two Houses of Parliament, all eyes were riveted on Home Minister Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde as he ...

The coffin of Baroness Thatcher rests in the crypt chapel of St Mary Undercroft, beneath the Houses of Parliament in central London, yesterday. Photo: PA Family, friends and close political colleagues of Baroness Thatcher paid their respects to the ...

NEW DELHI Turmoil continued in Parliament on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalling both houses demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Ministers PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar. The BJP said it would not allow the ...

Clashes broke out between protesters and riot police near France's lower house of parliament late on Tuesday just hours after the country legalized gay marriage, with opponents of the law hurling projectiles at police, who responded with tear gas.

New Delhi: A demand was made in the Rajya Sabha to set up a monument in Parliament House at the spot where Bhagat Singh had thrown bombs inside the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929. Making the demand during Zero Hour, KC Tyagi (JD-U) said there ...

HAPPIER TIMES! Mr and Mrs Kweku Ricketts Hagan celebrating after vetting at Parliament House President John Dramani Mahama seems to be in a fix over whether or not to drop one of his appointees, who doubles as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape ...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets 20-month-old Annabel Foote, at Parliament House. Picture: ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN Perhaps the threat of losing office is doing Wayne Swan some good. The Treasurer's traditional post-budget speech, ahead of what could be ...

Zeman: solar power support biggest robbery in history of state In a 50-minute address to the lower house of the Czech Parliament on Tuesday, President Miloš Zeman said that a system to support solar power had amounted to the greatest robbery in the ...