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Arvind becoming movement’s face

While Gandhian activist Anna Hazare appears to have taken a backseat, Mr Arvind Kejriwal is now becoming the face of the movement, with the likes of Ms Kiran Bedi, former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh H

Bengal aid holds key to land bill?

After Trinamul Congress nominee Mukul Roy sought more time to form a view, the Union Cabinet on Thursday deferred a decision on the contentious Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LA

Didi may meet PC today on package

A 17-member delegation of Pakistani parliamentarians, led by senator Mohammad Jehangir, arrives through the Wagah border

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee may meet finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday to discuss the issue of financial package for her state.

Trinamul unlikely to soften its stand

Even though the Centre appears gearing up to push FDI in multi-brand retail, key UPA ally Trinamul Congress is readying itself for another round of confrontation with the government. Trinamul Congress sources said that the party will confront the UPA government on key economic issues in the coming days both inside Parliament and outside.

Contingency plan in place: PMO

Seeking to allay concerns arising out of a deficient monsoon so far, the Centre on Monday said that it has put in place “extensive plans” to deal with rainfall shortage in some parts of the country.

Food Bill hits Pawar wall

Even while the Centre appears keen to push through the Food Security Bill with some key changes, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is learnt to have raised questions about the viability of the s

TMC pressure forces scheme amendment

Giving in to the opposition of the Trinamul Congress-led West Bengal government, the Centre appears open to amend its proposal for a new version of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY 2.0) for

Centre mulls excluding 33% people from ambit

Growing pessimism within the government over the fate of the ongoing Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) appears to be pushing the Centre to explore alternatives for the Food Security Bill.

Rahul lauds Youth Cong for ‘job well done’

“Mission accomplished and it’s time to say goodbye”, appears to be the message of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Team Youth Congress.

Akhilesh will lead team at Plan panel meet

After a gap of five years, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister will attend the annual meeting at the Planning Commission on Wednesday.

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