Harikishan Sharma

Venugopal pointed out that Sitharaman was not present in the House.

Targetting government over allegations of financial misconduct against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, the Congress on Monday asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman why action has not been taken against her, and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe.

The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing said that seasonal incentives given to farmers should be extended to tenant farmers and farm labourers.

In a report tabled in Lok Sabha on December 16, the country's top auditor highlighted policy deviations, reduced penalties, and violations of transparency norms in four national highway widening projects in Maharashtra.

MGNREG Scheme commissioners of five states—Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha and Haryana— were also in attendance, said a source.

C R Patil said the Narendra Modi government has been in power for only 10 years and has successfully lifted 25 crore people out of poverty.

The move is being seen as a big push to the implementation of the scheme that aims to provide ‘Record of Rights' to owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages, and issue legal ownership rights through property cards or title deeds.

The KBLP envisages transferring water from the Ken river to the Betwa river, both tributaries of the Yamuna.

The Ken Betwa Link Project envisages transferring water from the Ken river to the Betwa river, both tributaries of the Yamuna. Here's why this was needed, who the project will help, and concerns about its impact on the Panna tiger reserve.

The post of the Higher Education Secretary fell vacant after K Sanjay Murthy was last month appointed as Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG).