PMO lodges protest with Washington Post over story against PM
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has lodged a formal protest with Washington Post newspaper for an article critical of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, terming it as 'unethical and unprofessional' c
Washington Post admits error, publishes correction
The Washington Post on Thursday admitted certain parts of its controversial article on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were taken from one-year-old edition of an Indian magazine as the PMO slammed the w
Eleventh day of Parliament impasse over coal allocation issue
Parliament was disrupted for the eleventh day on Wednesday following uproar over coal block allocation as BJP stuck to its demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Jaiswal rules out immediate de-allocation of coal blocks
Refusing to respond to the opposition's demand for cancellation of mining licences to end the ongoing parliamentary impasse, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said action would be taken on cu
Congress, BJP lock horns over Washington Post's criticism of Manmohan Singh
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Wednesday termed as unfortunate the Washington Post report that has described Dr. Manmohan Singh as a silent Prime Minister, saying the government
Sonia writes to PM: Govt must reduce unneccesary expediture on functions at memorials
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking the Government to cut down unnecessary expenditure by avoiding ostentatious displays during functions organized at m
Coal scam: CBI files FIR against five companies
CBI on Tuesday registered cases against five companies and unknown government officials as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks and carried out searches across 10 cities.
Parliament stalemate enters tenth day
The stalemate in Parliament over coal block allocations entered the tenth day on Tuesday as BJP persisted with its demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Parliament deadlock over coalgate enters 9th day
Parliament was deadlocked for the ninth day on Monday on the issue of CAG report on coal block allocation as BJP persisted with its demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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A total of 90 coal blocks face de-allocation threat
Amid the raging row over coal block allocation, as many as 90 mines face the threat of de-allocation as these are under scanner for non-production.
Of these, 58 coal blocks are in the immediate