Politics

Its statement said that US companies are required to disclose the expenditures associated with lobbying on a quarterly basis.

Lobbying is nothing but a benign form of bribery, said BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Sonia Gandhi said that the Gujarat government was using government machinery for political purpose.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that FDI in retail should be put on hold and the reports on Walmart should be probed.

The BJP government in the state is in minority after ex-party strongman BS Yeddyurappa's withdrawal of support.

Sushma Swaraj downplayed the Congress general secretary's praise saying he had an old habit of creating disputes.

The House broke into laughter as Sushma took a dig at Deepender Hooda for allegedly promising to harvest two-feet long potatoes.

Gurudas Dasgupta said FDI in retail, with its huge international resources, will impact the country economically.

Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia assured that if the party came to power, then big corporates would take a back seat.

The Congress on Monday took a dig at Modi as he released BJP's election manifesto, asking why his government did not undertake this in the last ten years.

Police said that they are yet to trace the Internet Protocol address to ascertain who made the fake accounts.

Prithviraj Chavan had said last week that the government would not do anything in violation of the law with regard to Sena's demand to set up the memorial at Shivaji Park.

On Samajwadi Party indicating support to UPA over FDI issue, he said "Let's wait for the voting."

The court will now hear Samir Ahluwalia and Sudhir Chaudhary's bail plea on Monday.

Chidambaram had said on Tuesday that food and fertiliser subsidies were not sought to be covered under the direct cash transfer scheme.

The said plots were allotted by the authority as per the prescribed procedure at the rate of Rs 1,07,003 per square metre, Yadav said.