Monday, November 26, 2012

FDI in retail: All-party meet ends without consensus

FDI in retail: All-party meet ends without consensus


FDI in retail: All-party meet ends without consensus

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:00 AM PST

FDI in retail: The all-party meeting called to break the deadlock in Parliament over the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in retail ended without any breakthrough. The BJP-led ...


Nitish Kumar supports vote on FDI

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:27 AM PST

With Parliament adjourned for the third day over FDI issue, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday supported the Opposition demand for a discussion on it in Parliament under a rule having provisi...


Sukhdev Singh Namdhari expelled from BJP

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:06 AM PST

Sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Commission Chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, arrested recently in connection with Ponty Chadha murder case, was on Monday expelled from the BJP.


Arrested for Facebook posts on politicians, they spent 12 days in jail

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:02 AM PST

After the controversy surrounding the arrest of Air India cabin crew members Mayank Mohan Sharma and KVJ Rao over a Facebook post, they have been asked to resume work.


Nitish Kumar supports appointment of new CBI chief

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:38 AM PST

Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:27 AM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), India's newest political party, was on Monday formally launched by activist Arvind Kejriwal in the presence of thousands of supporters.


Government suggests debate without voting at all-party meeting

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:04 AM PST

The government appears to have succeeded in gathering the numbers to beat a vote in Parliament on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. But it is so far relucta...


Did Gujarat Congress' advertisement 'lift' UN image?

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:56 PM PST

A political controversy has broken out over a Congress advertisement ahead of the next month's crucial elections in Gujarat. The advertisement which talks about the malnutrition figures also shows a p...


Facebook arrests: Decision on police probe report today, says Prithviraj Chavan

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:18 PM PST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that the state government will today take a decision on the police's probe report on the arrest of two girls from Palghar near Mumbai for a post o...


Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets 10 Indian posts

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:16 PM PST

Violating the ceasefire yet again, Pakistan troops targeted 10 Indian forward posts by firing over 6000 rounds from heavy weaponry along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch district.


Parliament pays tributes to 26/11 martyrs, victims

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:05 PM PST

Parliament on Monday paid tributes to victims of Mumbai terror attack on this day four years ago with members in both Houses observing silence as a mark of respect to those killed.


Remembering 26/11: Families of 88 out of 164 killed yet to receive compensation

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:58 PM PST

With the execution of Ajmal Kasab last week, a protracted four-year-long wait for justice finally saw a satisfying culmination for some. For many families who lost their loved ones to the carnage, how...


Supreme Court relief for Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:37 PM PST

In what can be seen as relief for Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt, the Supreme Court today stayed all proceedings against him in an FIR filed by Gujarat advocate general Tushar Mehta.


Why can't the two Chief Ministers sit together? Supreme Court asks on Cauvery dispute

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:09 PM PST

The Supreme Court today asked the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to meet and arrive at an amicable solution to the "sensitive" Cauvery water dispute.


BSP creates ruckus in UP Assembly over corruption, power crisis

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:58 PM PST

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned till 11:30 am today after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators protested in the well of the house on the issue of law and order, power crisis and corruption i...


After Jethmalani, BJP might suspend Shatrughan next, warning for Yashwant Sinha: sources

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:51 PM PST

The BJP's top leadership will meet today to discuss growing rebellion in the party, a day after it suspended Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani for his vocal dissent, first on party president Nitin Gad...


2G row: DMK gives notice for discussion in Lok Sabha

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:48 PM PST

As a reluctant government prepares to face vote in Parliament on the contentious Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail issue, there is more ally trouble.


Gujarat polls: Nitin Gadkari in Surat for campaigning

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:46 PM PST

Setting aside speculations whether the Gujarat BJP wanted him to campaign for the next month's crucial assembly polls, BJP president Nitin Gadkari arrives in the state today to address few election ra...


Arvind Kejriwal to formally launch Aam Aadmi Party today

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:09 PM PST

All-party meet begins; will the government agree to a vote on FDI in Parliament?

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:09 PM PST

A reluctant government is prepping to face a vote in Parliament on the contentious Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail issue. As a first step, it has listed a bill on reservation in...


Four years on, India remembers 26/11 victims

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:25 PM PST

On the fourth anniversary of the 26/11 attacks today, the city of Mumbai along with the whole country paid tribute to those killed by 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the country's financial cap...


PM to chair meeting today to finalise Aadhar-based cash transfer

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 06:10 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will today chair the first national committee meeting to review and finalise the roll-out roadmap of UPA's flagship programme - direct cash transfer through Aadhaar.


Mamata Banerjee intolerant, wants only yes men: Markandey Katju

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 10:11 AM PST

Terming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as "intolerant", Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju today said she only wants "yes men" around her. However, he praised her for feeling ...


Mumbai to remember 26/11 victims on Monday

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:33 AM PST

On the fourth anniversary of 26/11 on Monday, Mumbai will pay tribute to those who were killed by 10 Lashar-e-Toiba terrorists in the country's financial capital.


Retired CAG officers ready for debate on 2G spectrum report

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST

Joining the controversy over the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation, retired senior officers of the public auditor have expressed their keenness to debate the issue with government functionary on an...


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