Everything you need to know about Bhavar Nath: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bhavar Nath: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday suggested it is time to project Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress Party for the 2014 elections.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to find out if fruits, especially mangos, contain pesticides by carrying out surprise inspections in fruits and vegetables markets.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Police commissioner to reconsider its circular relating to the inhuman working conditions of station house officers (SHO) here.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath and Netherlands Minister for Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in the field of "Spatial Planning, Water Management , and Mobility Management" at the Hague, Netherlands, today.
Agartala, May 14 (IANS) Despite the Reserve Bank of India asking nationalised banks to improve their credit flows to the industry-starved northeast, the credit-deposit ratio in the region has remained static during the past many years, Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chaudhury said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the police commissioner on a PIL seeking direction to the Lieutenant Governor to comply with the recommendations of the Lokayukta on the issue of graft of former municipal councillors.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Disappointed by the poll verdict in Karnataka, the BJP Wednesday sought to downplay the impact of the results on the momentum of its campaign against the UPA government and said it will work on correctives.
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday called the Congress Party's resounding win in Karnataka an "innings defeat for the BJP".
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday appealed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to allow parliament to function and pass important legislations like food security and land acquisition bills.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Slamming the opposition for not debating and letting the Food Security Bill pass by repeatedly stalling the Lok Sabha, the Congress said Tuesday that the opposition was making the poor suffer for its political gains.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the Congress and the opposition over the National Food Security Bill that the government tried its best to debate in the LOk Sabha and get passed Monday.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A CBI affidavit Monday admitted "certain changes" were made at Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's instance in its status report on the allocation of coal blocks, leaving the opposition fuming and demanding the government's resignation, while the Congress-led UPA retorted "don't lecture us".
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday told the BJP not to "lecture" the Congress on corruption and said Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar would not resign.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): An Expert Committee on leveraging Panchayat Raj institutions for the more efficient delivery of public good and services called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The government on Friday ruled out the sine die adjournment of Parliament before the scheduled end of the Budget Session, and expressed its determination to go ahead with key bills, including the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress MP Thursday asked for a CBI probe into the chit fund scam saying the national agency was best suited to investigate the issue which involved multiple states.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 on the Delhi government after it failed to file a comprehensive report on the number of child labourers rescued and action taken against their employers since 2009.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Delhi Police commissioner on a plea seeking withdrawal of police circulars relating to inhuman working conditions of station house officers (SHO) here.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Accusing Congress president Sonia Gandhi of inciting MPs for disrupting her speech, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Tuesday said that her party would not be attending any meetings called by Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval resigned on Tuesday in the wake of the controversy generated by a letter he had sent to Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati with regard to controversial investigations of coal block allocations made by the government.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) From the Supreme Court and the opposition, it was an embarrassing cleft-stick of censure for the Manmohan Singh government Tuesday. While the apex court rapped it in the sternest terms for interfering in the CBI probe into coal block allocations, the BJP said in a no-holds-barred attack that the countdown to the end had begun.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The UPA government was the most corrupt since Independence, the opposition parties, including the BJP, said Tuesday while contending that they were not responsible for parliament failing to transact any business.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Signifying a "total breakdown", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced it would not be attending any meetings called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar or the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till May 2 on account of May Day which falls on the first of May 1 on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The Government on Tuesday sought to downplay the political storm created by Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval's letter accusing Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati of trying to interfere in Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) probe report on coal bloack allocation scam.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): Proccedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till noon on Tuesday after the opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trooped into the Well of the LOwer House, demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over his alleged role in the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The key Finance Bill is likely to be passed in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with a temporary truce achieved between the treasury and opposition benches on clearance of all money-related bills.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till Tuesday as the BJP Monday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the contentious issue of coal blocks allocation.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The government Monday appealed to the opposition to allow parliament to function and said it was the right forum to discuss all issues.
Jammu, April 28 ( ANS) Narendra Nath Vohra's appointment as governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a second successive term is a distinction none of his predecessors was conferred with ever since the title of "Sadr-e-Riysat", styled for the head of the state, was abolished in 1965.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has re-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra for another term, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Narinder Nath Vohra as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for a fresh term on the expiry of his present term.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has extended the term of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Saturday.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has rejected demands for his resignation as well as that of Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar on the issue of alleged interference in the preparation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) status report in the coal scam.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Setting off a political storm and putting the government on the backfoot, the CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that its status report on investigations into coal blocks allocation was "shared" with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar and senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office and the coal ministry.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): The Congress Core Group meeting has begun at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here over the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit in the Supreme Court on the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): The Congress Core Group will meet at Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's official 7, Race Course Road (RCR) residence here this evening, and is likely to discuss the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit in the Supreme Court on the coal blocks allocation issue.
New Delhi, Apr. 26 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Friday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation on the coal scam issue, saying the opposition's demand is unreasonable.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said there was no question of the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday held discussion with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies to find ways to break the logjam in parliament over various issues.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Thursday said he is confident that members of the Joint Parliament Committee on the 2G spectrum allocation will display correct judgement irrespective of their party affiliation.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Tuesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation saying that he had not done his job and was guilty of "dereliction of duty".
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha saw ruckus over a variety of issues Monday as members demanded a debate on the coal allocation scam, the leakage to the media of the draft JPC report on 2G allocation, and cases violence against women and girls.
Panaji, April 18 (IANS) Former union commerce minister Kamal Nath had overruled his ministry's secretary and favoured denotification of three special economic zones (SEZ) in Goa in 2008, suggest recently unclassified diplomatic cables available on Wikileaks.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Political parties have agreed to bring the Land Acquisition Bill in second half of Parliament's Budget Session beginning on Monday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) There was broad consensus on the contentious land acquisition bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said after an all-party meeting on the issue Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today submitted a fresh mercy plea to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking commutation of death sentence of condemned prisoner Devender Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment.
Washington, April 18 (IANS) All the eight Indians who participated in the ill-fated Boston Marathon escaped unhurt from the deadly twin blasts at the finish line with one hailed as a hero for acting as saviour to the victims.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday blamed lack of professionalism and shortage of skilled manpower for the slow implementation of city modernisation projects in some states under a central scheme.
New Delhi, Apr. 10 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that there is a huge shortage of skilled manpower in the country resulting in slow progress of Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects in some states.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18. A minister said there "was a little progress" at the discussion during the day.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Consensus eluded an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill Tuesday, forcing the government to fix another meeting April 18.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): An all party meet convened to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition Bill remained inconclusive on Tuesday with no headway being made at all.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The all-party meeting on land acquisition Tuesday failed to arrive at a consensus forcing the government to fix another meeting on April 18.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday said the Congress-led UPA government will complete its full term and the general elections will be held as per schedule in 2014.
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Tripura's dissident Congress leader Subal Bhowmik Wednesday launched a new party and blamed the central and state party leaders for the Congress' humiliating defeat in the Feb 14 assembly polls.
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) The central government is providing financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for preparing a comprehensive mobility plan for monorail projects in tourists resorts Shimla and Dharamsala, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday distanced the Congress-led UPA Government from the CBI raid conducted at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's Chennai residence, saying he was upset over the entire incident and would find out the details.
Chennai, Mar. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M. Karunanidhi on Thursday said the raid conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at his son Stalin's residence 'may or may not be a political vendetta'.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The DMK and AIADMK were virtually isolated Wednesday after all other parties opposed any move to condemn Sri Lanka in Indian parliament over rights abuses.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) No consensus emerged at an all-party meet Wednesday on the resolution on Sri Lanka to be moved in Indian parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it will move amendments to the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC by sending a "resolute message" and denied New Delhi diluted the US-sponsored motion denouncing Sri Lanka over alleged rights abuses.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said that the government was stable despite the withdrawal of support by the DMK, and it will continue to push for legislations.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it was talking to political parties on a resolution concerning the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in parliament, but the move was not linked to the withdrawal of support by the DMK to the UPA.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday confirmed that the government was in the process of consulting political parties on the possibility of formulating and passing a country-specific resolution on Sri Lanka, and said that he wanted to 'reiterate' that the Congress-led UPA was not a 'lame duck' government.
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra group of industries, Tuesday demanded justice for his nephew, killed in a road accident in Goa a day earlier.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till 2 p.m. Tuesday as DMK and AIADMK members vocally raised the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Tuesday after the DMK quit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the Sri Lanka issue.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the amendments to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 keeping the age of consent for sex to 18 instead of 16.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): The all-party meeting on the proposed Criminal Law Amendment Bill on strengthening anti-rape laws has ended with a broad consensus, with leaders expressing reservations on the age of consent for sex and demanding safeguards against misuse of the proposed law.
Senior SP leader Chandra Nath Singh was released in Uttar Pradesh on Monday after the young girl who had accused him of molesting her withdrew her complaint amid reports of political pressure to do so.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday that he was still quite optimistic about the new anti-rape bill being passed by parliament, despite an all-party meeting not arriving at a consensus during their first interaction here this morning.
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): An all-party meet on the anti-rape bill, which seeks to provide stricter punishment for crimes against women, has ended inconclusively.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) An all-party meet to discuss the controversial anti-rape bill failed to reach a consensus Monday following differences over lowering the age of consent to 16 years, and making stalking and voyeurism punishable under the law.
Ghaziabad, March 16 (IANS) India has the largest aspirational society on the plant that will be engaged in generating economic wealth and creating social harmony to build an India of the 21st century, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has said.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The government Wednesday hoped that the anti-rape bill could be approved by the union cabinet Thursday if a group of ministers (GoM) was able to resolve the differences over the issue, sources said.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has said that Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will build one lakh houses a year for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The UPA government is committed to getting the parliamentary nod for the anti-rape ordinance by March 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said Thursday.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) There was no consensus at an all-party meet, called by the government, on the proposed land acquisition and rehabilitation bill, opposition members said Thursday.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kamal Nath has asked for adopting best practices in contract management and execution in the construction sector.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) will probe the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters, it was decided while Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday promised to punish the guilty for the alleged kickbacks. The opposition parties, however, walked out of the Rajya Sabha alleging inaction for over a year.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) will probe the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters, it was decided while Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday promised to punish the guilty for the alleged kickbacks. The opposition parties, however, walked out of the Rajya Sabha over the issue.
New Delhi, Feb. 27 (ANI): At the end of a long heated debate and despite the opposition walk out from the Rajya Sabha over the alleged corruption in the Rs.3,600-crore Agusta Westland deal for 12 VVIP helicopters, the house adopted the motion moved by the government to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the matter.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After a walkout by several opposition parties, the Rajya Sabha Wednesday adopted a motion for the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to probe the deal for purchase of VVIP helicopters.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The government Wednesday proposed a JPC probe into the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath moving a motion on this in the Lok Sabha. The BJP, however, rejected the move.
New Delhi, Feb. 27 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday lashed out at the UPA Government after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath defended Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien in connection with the Suryanelli rape case.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Rejecting the government's offer for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the VVIP helicopter deal, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) said Wednesday this was aimed at scuttling the investigations as the current Lok Sabha's term will end next year.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The government Tuesday came out in defence of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien in the 1996 Suryanelli rape case with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath asserting that inquiries had cleared him of charges.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) After the Congress, the government Sunday said Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had not apologised for linking the BJP and the RSS with terrorism but only expressed regret, which the opposition party had accepted.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) With the opposition set to raise issues such as the VVIP chopper deal and allegations of rape against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman P.J. Kurien, the Congress and the government Thursday sought the cooperation of all parties in smoothly running parliament during the budget session.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is likely to make a statement Friday in the Rajya Sabha on the controversy surrounding P.J. Kurien, deputy chairman of the upper house, sources said Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): The Budget Session of Parliament began on Thursday with President Pranab Mukherjee addressing both Houses.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday arrived in parliament to deliver his address to the two houses at the start of the budget session.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Wednesday to discuss the current political situation and the strategy for budget session starting Feb 21, with the government hoping to pass key bills and the opposition set to raise contentious issues.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hoped that parliament's budget session beginning Thursday would run smoothly even as the BJP demanded an end to the row over Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's "saffron terror" remark.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hoped that parliament's budget session beginning Thursday would run smoothly even as the BJP demanded an end to the row over Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's "saffron terror" remark.
New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said the government is open to any kind of investigation on the VVIP chopper deal.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The VVIP chopper deal is a "slur on India" and should be probed thoroughly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said Wednesday.
