BJP ready for special House session, Cong yet to finalise dates

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology for examination amid demands by a section of members to set up a Joint Committee.A Parliament ...

A parliamentary panel has slammed the discriminatory policy adopted by countrys premier investigative agency CBI in promotion of officers joining on deputation basis and members of its own cadre who, it said, are kept at "disadvantageous position" in career ...

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Road Transport Ministry to seek "enhancement of gross budgetary support" in mid-term review of 12th Plan.

A Parliamentary committee has expressed anguish at the tardy progress in the implementation of a scheme to compensate victims of sexual offences, saying the government has made "no sincere and visible" efforts in this regard.

Citing an increase in crimes committed by minors against women, a Parliamentary Committee has recommended lowering the age of male juveniles from 18 to 16 years and suggested a serious debate on remedial measures to check the trend.

Kamal Nath Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath bowled another googly to stump his political opponents. At a time when the BJP led oppositions was determined not to let the Parliament function over the resignations of railway minister Pawan Bansal and ...

Noting that the allocation for Tribal Affairs Ministry for 2013-14 is "less than half of the projected requirement", a Parliamentary Committee has made a strong recommendation to "substantially" augment its budget for effective implementation of welfare ...

A parliamentary panel today pulled up the state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for delay in implementation of its ongoing expansion and modernisation plan, resulting in almost stagnant production for the last four years.

A Parliamentary panel has accused the Coal Ministry of "sleeping over" the controversial issue of coal block deallocation and swinging into action only after the CAG report.