Labour panel pitches for enhancing old age pension

Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 21:19

Besides, some Members of Parliament on the panel suggested that stringent provisions be made to ensure that workers get their minimum wages as per the law.

Black money: HSBC bosses say sorry for 'unacceptable' practices

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 09:29

HSBC bosses on Wednesday apologised for "unacceptable" failings at the banking giant's Swiss division when they were grilled by British MPs over allegations it had helped rich clients dodge taxes.

Treat MPs as VIPs, DGCA tells private airlines

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:50

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday asked all private airlines to treat and offer special privileges to Members of Parliaments (MPs) as VIPs.

Two Independent LS members join BJP

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 16:01

BJP got a shot in the arm Monday with two sitting Independent members of the Lok Sabha from Bihar- Putul Kumari and Om Prakash Yadav- joining the party ahead of the General Elections.

Sebi attaches MPS Greenery shares to recover investor funds

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:29

In fresh action against West Bengal-based MPS Greenery Developers for running fraudulent investment schemes, Sebi today ordered attachment of its share holdings in eight group firms for failing to refund Rs 1,520 crore with returns to affected investors.

Chaos in Andhra Assembly, bandh in Seemandhra over bifurcation

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:35

Three Congress MPs from Seemandhra region began a two-day fast here Friday demanding the central government stop the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

Congress MPs write to Shinde, seek probe into Modi snoopgate case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:49

Congress MPs have written to Sushilkumar Shinde demanding the setting up of a commission headed by a retired SC judge to inquire into the case of illegal snooping in Gujarat.

31% Lok Sabha MPs face criminal charges: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 23:02

Some 31 per cent of MPs in the Lok Sabha have criminal cases pending against them, and their pay package is 68 times higher than the national per capita income, according to the National Social Watch Report on Governance and Development-2013 released here on Tuesday.

SC turns down pleas on its July 10 order on lawmakers

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:53

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea seeking that its order on disqualification of convicted MPs and MLAs be effective even in case of lawmakers who were held guilty of serious offences before the judgement.

UK MPs to get `honesty` training

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:13

Britain`s new MPs will be given compulsory "honesty" training to teach them how to behave in a public office after a series of scandals have left the public "jaundiced" and disillusioned with politics.