Beginning with the ceremonial Guard of Honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan, British Prime Minister David Cameron had a packed schedule throughout Thursday, visiting Commonwealth Games village, the National Stadium, besides paying homage to the Father of the Nation at Rajghat. He did not visit the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue for the Commonwealth Games.

The visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday asked India to further open up sectors like financial services and retail.
“Just as we in Britain are a very open economy, welcoming investment, you too are here in India. In banking, insurance and retail, there are further opportunities for openness that will benefit both the countries,” said the British Prime Minister.

British Premier David Cameron ended his India visit just the way he began: on a candid note. He told Pakistan “clearly and plainly” that it needs to crack down on and eliminate terrorist groups which target not just India but also Afghanistan, the streets of London and elsewhere — in remarks that brought home the extent of the threat

Amidst the din created by the Opposition over price rise, the Parliament on Thursday approved imposition of President’s Rule in Jharkhand without any debate. A statutory resolution approving the central rule was adopted by a voice vote in both the Houses.

It seem that the strategy of the Samjawadi Party and the RJD has confused the Oppostion and the ruling UPA. They are raising the vocie against the governemnt on the price rise inside and outside Parliament, but their priorities are different. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav views that the action against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s tursted colleague Amit Shah would help his party more in the Bihar polls than the price rise issue.

The Samajwadi Party and the RJD continues to launch a scathing attack on the UPA government over the price rise issue. The two parties staged protests within the Parliament complex after the two Houses were adjourned.

JD(U) president and Opposition NDA convenor Sharad Yadav on Thursday tried to make light of the prevailing situation in the Lok Sabha by claiming that Speaker Meira Kumar has more “affection” for finance minister Pranab Mukherjee than the Opposition.

The deadlock in Parliament over price rise issue continued on Thursday with a determined Opposition, including supporting parties like SP and RJD, stalling both the Houses and almost no business could be transacted for the third consecutive working day of the ongoing session. Both the Right and the Left wings of the Opposition took the protest even outside the Parliament.

In an effort to implement the Right To Education Act, the revolutionary law guaranteeing education as a right for children between six and 14 years, the government has reworked the share of the Centre and the state towards the cost of implementing the law.

Shahabuddin Yaqub Quraishi is all set to take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Friday. His predecessor Navin Chawla demits office after having presided over the commission for little more than a year.