Friday, December 7, 2012

Government wins vote on FDI in retail in Rajya Sabha

Government wins vote on FDI in retail in Rajya Sabha


Government wins vote on FDI in retail in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:16 AM PST

The government won a second parliament vote on Friday on allowing foreign supermarkets into the country, paving the way for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press ahead with more reforms, including fr...


Sushil Kumar Shinde to look at Afzal Guru's mercy petition after Parliament session

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:39 AM PST

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday said he will have a look at the mercy petition of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru only after the Winter Session of Parliament.


FDI vote: Mayawati, Mulayam help Govt win in Rajya Sabha too

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:28 AM PST

The government today won the vote on its controversial decision to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. Out of the 232 members present and voting, 123 voted with the governmen...


Indians should discuss issues like FDI themselves: US

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:07 AM PST

Observing that India is a strong and vibrant democracy, the US has said that it is only fitting that Indians would discuss issues like FDI and all of its possible ramifications and its impact on their...


Bihar: Patna High Court quashes Vice Chancellors' appointment made by Governor

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:55 PM PST

FDI will help farmers: Ram Vilas Paswan

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:25 PM PST

UPA identifies itself with multinationals: D Raja

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:09 PM PST

The UPA government has created "myths" of foreign investment in multi-brand retail being good for job creation as well as for farmers and consumers in order to push its economic agenda, Communist Part...


Blog: The return of Ajit Pawar

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:39 PM PST

The powerful Ajit Pawar is back in the government after much drama; and everyone in Maharashtra knew what the climax would be. His comeback was not surprising and neither was the white paper issued by...


FDI in retail: Lone Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram not to vote for UPA

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:37 PM PST

Ahead of FDI vote in Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma spars with Arun Jaitley

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:27 PM PST

The Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in favour of the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. This could help the government scrape thro...


Stalked and harassed, 15-year-old girl commits suicide in Thane

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:41 PM PST

Airport contract row: GMR on the brink of Maldives exit

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:19 PM PST

The deadline for Indian company GMR Infrastructure to hand over the international airport to the Maldivian government expires at midnight tonight. The Maldivian government and GMR representatives will...


Train carrying fuel wagons catches fire in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:12 PM PST

Ajit Pawar back, says on the basis of PILs, even the PM may have to quit

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:36 PM PST

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar today made a controversial return as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, riding on a White Paper that gave him a clean chit in the Rs 70,000-cr...


Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Gujarat today, address two rallies

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:34 PM PST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will campaign in Gujarat today. She will address two rallies - one near Gorsamba village in Surat district and the second in Keshod town of Junagadh district, party sou...


FDI vote in Rajya Sabha today; Govt likely to sail through with Mayawati's support

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:08 PM PST

The Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in favour of the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. This could help the government scrape thro...


Arrested for video on Facebook, three men in Jammu and Kashmir spend over 40 days in jail

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:01 AM PST

In Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, three men have spent over 40 days in jail. Their crime - they were tagged in an allegedly blasphemous video on Facebook and one of them had commented on it.

Low intensity earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST

FDI vote in Rajya Sabha: how the numbers add up

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

Government gives details of Ajmal Kasab's expenditure

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:06 AM PST

Both Maharashtra and the union government spent Rs 28.46 crore to provide food, security, medicines and clothes during Ajmal Kasab's confinement in Arthur Road Central prison here and at Yerwada jail ...


Cauvery row: Karnataka Chief Minister to meet PM today

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:03 AM PST

In the wake of Supreme Court directing Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has said he would lead a MPs team from the Cauvery Basin today to meet Prime Mi...


Long-term relationship with India is priority: US commander

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

ArcelorMittal pulls French bid for European Union steel project

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:00 AM PST

A politically charged deal between the French government and ArcelorMittal to preserve jobs at an ailing steelworks looked at risk of unravelling on Thursday after the global steel giant ditched a bid...


India eminently suited for permanent UN Security Council seat: President

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 08:11 AM PST

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that India was "eminently suited" for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, having the capacity to shoulder the responsibilities of the post.


BJP is bigger evil than Congress, JDS: BS Yeddyurappa

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:42 AM PST

A week after snapping his four decade old association with the BJP, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today dubbed it 'a bigger evil' than Congress and Janata Dal Secular (JDS) and vowed ...


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