Wednesday, December 5, 2012

FDI vote: Why Mayawati's BSP might bail out the government in Rajya Sabha

FDI vote: Why Mayawati's BSP might bail out the government in Rajya Sabha


FDI vote: Why Mayawati's BSP might bail out the government in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 03:26 AM PST

Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is said to be leaning towards voting in favour of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail in the Rajya Sabha, to save the day for the Manmohan Singh...


UPA ready to sacrifice country for Walmart: CPI

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 02:58 AM PST

The government's firm stand on bringing in FDI in multi-brand retail is a "signal to make India the most favoured destination for foreign multinationals", said CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta.


President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Haridwar

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 02:34 AM PST

Lok Sabha disrupted over Lalu Prasad's remarks

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 02:31 AM PST

FDI in retail: BSP likely to vote for government, say sources

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 01:57 AM PST

FDI in retail debate: Will Mayawati bail the UPA government out on FDI in multi-brand retail in the Rajya Sabha? Sources in her party say the BSP's 15 MPs could vote in favour of FDI in the Upper Hous...


Centre clears land for B R Ambedkar memorial in Mumbai

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 01:11 AM PST

The Centre today cleared the decks to transfer land in Mumbai for constructing a memorial for B R Amedkar. And Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has hailed the decision.


Will take fight against FDI in retail to streets: CPI-M

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 01:07 AM PST

Asserting that foreign investment in multi-brand retail was not in the interest of the country, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday said it would take its fight on the issue to t...


Reconsider FDI decision, JD(U) tells government

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 12:59 AM PST

Urging the government to reconsider its decision on foreign investment in retail, NDA convenor and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the UPA may win ...


FDI in retail vote: Govt placates Telangana MPs with meeting on statehood issue

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 12:52 AM PST

The government has called a meeting of political parties from Andhra Pradesh on December 28 to discuss Telangana statehood. This appears to be a move to placate Congress MPs from Telangana and ensure ...


BJP accuses Govt of staging disruptions in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:56 PM PST

After repeated adjournments by the SP and the BSP, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today. The Upper House will begin debating the FDI issue tomorrow and a voting will take place on Friday. L...


Sahara gets more time to repay bond investors

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:57 PM PST

The Supreme Court gave the Sahara conglomerate more time to repay billions of dollars it had raised from investors through bond sales that were later ruled to be illegal.


Indian state official takes on corruption in Mumbai

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:43 PM PST

The units in an apartment building being built in the upscale Mumbai neighborhood of Juhu promised to be both dazzling and odd: Each of the 33 homes in the 11-story building would come with a private ...


Curfew lifted in Srinagar

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:17 PM PST

Life returned to normal in Srinagar on Wednesday as curfew was lifted from parts of the old city and tension eased following last week's sectarian clashes.


Supreme Court upholds Pranab Mukherjee's election as President

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:51 PM PST

The Supreme Court today upheld the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President and dismissed former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader PA Sangma's petition against him. The verdict was delivered by...


Remove liquor vends from religious towns: Haryana khaps

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:27 PM PST

Having strongly raised their voices for amending the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages within the same gotra and same village, Haryana's khap panchayats have now decided to launch a campaign to get ...


FDI in retail debate: Roll back FDI or you will be rolled back, JD(U) warns Government

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:09 PM PST

FDI in retail: How will Mulayam Singh Yadav vote this evening on the BJP's motion opposing the government's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail? The Samajwadi...


Vote on FDI: How the numbers add up

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:39 AM PST

A day after it began discussing the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail, the Lok Sabha will continue debating the issue followed by a vote today. The UPA govern...


India, Bangladesh to sign extradition treaty

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 11:05 AM PST

Norway child abuse row: couple sentenced to jail

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 10:33 AM PST

The Indian couple facing child abuse charges in Norway has been sentenced to jail. An Oslo District Court found them guilty on several counts of child abuse and ordered that Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni...


Jubiliant Energy denies Arvind Kejriwal's graft charges

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

Jubilant Energy, in a statement issued on Tuesday, denied accusations by Aam Aadmi Party founder and activist Arvind Kejriwal alleging a gift of 10 per cent participating interest in the K.G. Deendaya...


Narendra Modi, UPA are Arvind Kejriwal's latest targets

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:21 AM PST

Activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal has accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of favouring the Adani Group by buying expensive power from the firm and giving it cheap land in Kutch for i...


Adani Group statement refuting Arvind Kejriwal's allegation

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:19 AM PST

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of favouring Gujarat-based business house Adani Group on power purchase and land allotment besides giving ga...


Telecom regulator asks mobile operators to test data services quality

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 09:11 AM PST

To ensure that mobile operators meet quality of service benchmark for wireless data, telecom regulator TRAI on Tuesday asked them to put in place a test set-up comprising of servers and test probes co...


Pakistan Senate Chairman to visit India

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:30 AM PST

Don't take any coercive measure: India to Maldives on GMR row

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 08:24 AM PST

India has told Maldives that no arbitrary and coercive measure should be taken pending the outcome of the legal proceedings and that the resort to any such action would inevitably have adverse consequ...

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