Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the ninth day without having conducted normal business, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted with its protest over allocation of coal blocks.

Parliament was adjourned on Tuesday after uproar over coal block allocation and other issues. BJP disrupted the proceedings for the sixth day by pressing for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Amid differences among allies, the government defers a decision on the changes in the crucial Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011.

Racing against time, the government may be introducing the much-awaited Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, a day ahead of the conclusion of the Monsoon Session.

Expressing hope that the Companies Bill, 2009, will be passed by Parliament in 2011 itself, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said his ministry was ready with the Cabinet note for the legislation.

Expressing hope that the Companies Bill, 2009, will be passed by Parliament in 2011 itself, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily says his ministry was ready with the Cabinet note for the legislation

State Bank of India and its associates have Rs 279.7 crore unclaimed deposits, followed by Canara Bank at Rs 274.6 crore and Union Bank of India at Rs 163.6 crore.

Hitting out at the Congress, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha alleged that government policies have helped the profiteers, blackmarketeers and the corrupt to \"loot\" the common man.

\"Once recommendations formally reach my table, we will take early and appropriate policy decision,\" Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in Rajya Sabha.

\"Air India doesn't have resources to pay salaries...The government will find ways and means and ensure that wages and salaries are paid,\" Manmohan Singh said in the Lok Sabha.

A Bill amending the old landacquisition law is slated for introduction in the forthcoming monsoon sessionof Parliament. BT examines key issues the amended legislation mustaddress.

The finance ministry is likely to have a relook at the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, which has suggested hiking the FDI limit in insurance from 26 per cent to 49 per cent.

The 30-share index, which had lost 227.94 points in the previous session, shot up by 1.2 per cent, that's 218.09 points to 18,216.50 points in the first five minutes of trading. Nifty also rose by 1.1 per cent when it gained 60.30 points to trade at 5,469.00 points.

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