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JD-U sees itself as regional parties’ leader
With poll fever catching up with political parties much ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, NDA alliance partner JD(U) has apparently begun positioning itself as a possible leader of the regional p
BSP MPs look at options if denied LS ticket
With the BSP chief Mayawati busy finetuning poll strategy for the Lok Sabha elections, a number of party MPs are looking at other political parties in the event they are denied tickets.
Land bill to go before Cabinet
After clearing key financial reform legislation, the Union Cabinet is likely to take up the controversial land bill at its Thursday meeting to fast-track execution of the promise AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi had made to farmers. The government is keen to pass the land bill in the coming Winter Session of Parliament.
Sharad: Winter Session will function smoothly
In an hint that Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee may not be getting enough support in her bid to move a no-confidence motion against the UPA government, JD(U) president Sharad Yadav has said that the Winter session of Parliament would function smoothly.
False ad claims? Celebs may land in trouble
Celebrities endorsing brands and products need to check the claims better, as they could be punished if claims made in the advertisements turn out to be misleading and false.
Caste census not to be over till ’13
Even though most of the political parties had demanded caste census, the Socio-Economic and Caste Census is nowhere completion despite missing the December 2011 deadline.
Mamata threatens to move no-trust
Claiming she has “heard of general elections in March next year”, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee upped the ante against the UPA government on Monday saying her party “could move a no-confidence motion on the floor of the Lok Sabha if need be”.
Mandays to increase from 100 to 150
With about `12,000 crore lying unspent since the last financial year under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which has another `33,000 crore in this year’s budget, the ministry of r
Service tax mess looms on trains
The move to charge service tax on AC rail tickets starting October 1 seems to have caught the Indian Railways off guard, and it is flummoxed on how to collect this amount from lakhs of passengers travelling with tickets bought in advance.
Fate of Duronto seems uncertain
Following the exit of the Trinamul Congress nominee Mukul Roy as the minister for railways, the fate of Duronto Express appears to be uncertain.
Duronto Express was launched when TMC chief Mamata Ba
