Oppn's nationwide strike over fuel price hike begins
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 15:58Many flights were cancelled and trucks stayed off the roads in India on Monday in response to a day-long strike called by opposition parties to protest fuel price hikes they say will add to double-digit inflation.
Sushil Modi stays away from tour, Nitish retaliates by cancelling march
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 16:43PATNA :The rift between Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) widened Sunday, with Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi boycotting a joint march in rural Patna and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar quickly hitting back by cancelling a similar event here later in the day.
Cong divided on tackling Naxals, says Yashwant
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 13:31NEW DELHI : With the Dantewada massacre triggering uproar in both Houses of Parliament, the main Opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that the ruling Congress party was a divided house on tackling the Maoist menace.
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Babri demolition: Cong reacts cautiously to testimony of IPS officer
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 14:24NEW DELHI: The Congress party has reacted with caution to the deposition of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anju Gupta, who was L K Advani's security officer during the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
Polling for two Rajya Sabha seats begins in Assam
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 14:12GUWAHATI: Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam began Friday amid charges and counter-charges of horse-trading, even as the ruling Congress claims it will win both the seats with at least 11 opposition legislators vowing to vote against their own party-backed candidate.
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Centre unfazed by opposition to Women's Reservation Bill
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:01NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday expressed the hope that the Women's Reservation Bill, 2008 would be passed in the current session of Parliament despite opposition from some political parties.
Uproar over fuel price hike in Parliament, both Houses adjourned
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 13:37NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday after disruption in proceedings due to Opposition's protest over the issue of hike in fuel prices.
Rumblings in Goa government, Congress says all is well
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 15:07PANAJI: Some legislators and ministers in the Congress-led coalition government in Goa are unhappy with the way the administration is being run and a few are even tentatively seeking a change of leadership.
Gujarat assembly polls: Counting of votes begins
Submitted by pawan rana on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:54AHMEDABAD: Counting has begun for the seven Gujrat assembly byelections for which polling was held on September 10 in the state.
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