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No foreign influence in UPI fee: Govt clarifies amid Opposition outcry over 'US pressure'

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Union finance ministry on Wednesday clarified that no foreign influence was behind the decision to impose a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs.2,... Read More


Rahul meets Cong secretaries to assess responsibilities amid rejig buzz

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Congress secretaries to know the details of their work and the issues faced by them ahead of an organisational ... Read More


Rahul Gandhi meets Congress secretaries to assess responsibilities amid rejig buzz

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Congress secretaries to know the details of their work and the issues faced by them ahead of an organisational ... Read More


Jagdeep Dhankhar yet to get an official retirement home

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- More than a year after he resigned as vice-president, Jagdeep Dhankhar is yet to shift to a government accommodation and continues to live in a private farmhouse owned by Indian ... Read More


Amid tussle, Punjab Cong looks at a third option

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Amid the ongoing feud between former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and the Congress' state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, a section of the Punjab Congress had as... Read More


Lok Sabha Om Birla urges Opposition to end Parliament logjam

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday appealed to the Opposition to cooperate in the smooth conduct of proceedings after the government offered to debate the students' issues with... Read More


Centre nears completion of its legislative agenda amid Opposition din

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Union government has almost entirely cleared its legislative agenda, taking advantage of the Opposition-sponsored protests, getting seven bills passed in the Lok Sabha and six... Read More


New bill against paper leaks will have stricter punishments, faster trial: Govt

New Delhi, July 25 -- The Centre's new bill against exam paper leak that will be tabled on Monday, aims for stricter punishment, increasing the minimum jail term and higher fines, and speedy trials by... Read More


New bill against paper leaks will have stricter punishments, faster trial

New Delhi, July 25 -- The Centre's new bill against exam paper leak that will be tabled on Monday, aims for stricter punishment, increasing the minimum jail term and higher fines, and speedy trials by... Read More


Opposition plans offensive over paper leaks, donation theft in monsoon session of Parliament

New Delhi, July 7 -- Opposition parties are set to corner the Narendra Modi-led central government in the monsoon session of Parliament, from July 20 to August 13, over paper leaks, the Ayodhya Ram Te... Read More