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MDT/PTI 19 December 2012
Shocked by Yashveer Singh's action, which caused commotion in the House, some Congress members led by Sonia Gandhi immediately came to the Well to stop him, which created a near scuffle like situation New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a Samajwadi Party (SP) member stunned the Lok Sabha...

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MDT/PTI 17 December 2012
The final phase of balloting in 95 of Gujarat's 182 seats saw a huge voter turnout to decide the electoral fate of 822 candidates including Narendra Modi and Shankar Singh Vaghela Ahmedabad: An estimated 68-69% of 1.98 crore electors on Monday cast their votes in the second and final...

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MDT/PTI 17 December 2012
A determined Opposition had blocked the proceedings of the legislature seeking an inquiry by SIT into a multi-crore scam in various irrigation projects, particularly in the drought-prone Vidarbha region Nagpur: Maharashtra government on Monday announced a probe by a Special Investigation...

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MDT/PTI 17 December 2012
Shinde, addressed Hafiz Saeed, the key conspirator of the Mumbai terror attacks, as 'Mr' and 'Shri' twice each during the course of a statement on the visit of Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik New Delhi: Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed may be the key conspirator of the Mumbai...

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The ground-level infrastructure for Aadhaar-linked direct cash transfer is not yet ready. The base for this scheme, the UID project is surrounded with controversies. And yet the UPA government is pushing hard both the UID and the direct cash transfer scheme with an aim to lure voters for next...

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MDT/PTI 13 December 2012
The apex court dropped the CBI probe against Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav, saying that she was not holding any public office and she was only a private person holding no position New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to go...

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MDT/PTI 11 December 2012
Referring to the vote in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the issue of FDI in retail, CPI-M leader Yechury said it has to be found whether Wal-Mart financed this majority too   New Delhi: Accusing Congress of "manufacturing majority" in Indian Parliament on teh issue of foreign direct...

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MDT/PTI 10 December 2012
The Bill seeks to convert any part of debt into shares of defaulting company by the asset reconstruction Company   New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday approved an amendment bill to make easier recovery of bad loans by banks amid walkout by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Left and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 December 2012
People with dubious political antecedents are seen jumping on to the AAP bandwagon. Unless Kejriwal and team find a way to deal with such situations, some of these unguided enthusiasts or maybe even deliberately planted infiltrators can do a lot of damage to the AAP   The newly...

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MDT/PTI 07 December 2012
The defeat of the motion in the Rajya Sabha came two days after the Lok Sabha voted out a similar motion, paving the way for entry of global supermarkets like Walmart into the country   New Delhi: the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Friday won the approval of...

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Mathew Thomas 07 December 2012
FDI in retail is an example of deregulation, devoid of any safety net for its after-effects. Would the government consider the Parliament Committee report or treat Parliament with disdain?    Here is a simplified explanation, sans economic jargon, to help understand FDI (foreign...

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MDT/PTI 07 December 2012
Ever since the white paper gave a virtual clean chit to Ajit Pawar, the chorus for his return had been growing louder and it was only a matter of time before the nephew of NCP chief was brought back as deputy chief minister   Mumbai: A week after a Maharashtra government white paper...

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MDT/PTI 05 December 2012
With SP and BSP members staging a walk out, passing the motion for FDI in retail was a piece of cake for the UPA government The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Wednesday survived the attack from Opposition over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail. The motion brought...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 December 2012
Arvind Kejriwal alleged that in Gujarat elections, Modi and Congress 'appear' to be politically pitched against each other but documents reveal that behind the curtains, they are happy doing business with each other and with same set of people   Arvind Kejriwal, the IRS officer-turned...

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MDT/PTI 04 December 2012
Sushma Swaraj maintained that the concept of large supermarkets has failed in Western economies and wondered how the government was claiming it would create jobs in India   New Delhi: Slamming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for allowing foreign direct investment...

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MDT/PTI 04 December 2012
The Election Commission also expressed concern over the announcement and expected the union government to avoid doing so during the operation of model code of conduct New Delhi: Voicing concern over announcement of direct cash transfer scheme during the operation of Model Code of...

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MDT/PTI 29 November 2012
Lok Sabha Speaker announced her decision to allow a debate on FDI in multi-brand retail under Rule 184 which entails voting ending the logjam of over four days    New Delhi: Logjam over foreign direct investments (FDI), which led to wastage of four days in Lok Sabha, ended on Thursday...

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MDT/PTI 28 November 2012
In Lok Sabha, the UPA government appears to be comfortably placed in the numbers game with promise of support from SP and BSP and DMK's open backing   New Delhi: An end to the logjam in Parliament over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail appeared in sight on Wednesday with the...

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MDT/PTI 26 November 2012
The government had taken the decision to allow 51% FDI in multi-brand retail in November last year but put it on hold following strong objections from parties, including the then UPA constituent Trinamool Congress New Delhi: Consensus eluded an all-party meeting called on the foreign...

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MDT/PTI 26 November 2012
While Lok Sabha could not transact any official business because of uproar over FDI issue, the Upper House was stalled by UPA ally Samajwadi Party over the issue of reservation for SCs/STs in government job promotions New Delhi: The storm over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail...

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