An attempt by former UPA ally Trinamul Congress to bring a no-confidence motion against the government over FDI in retail failed today in the Lok Sabha for want of requisite numbers.

Ruling out a mid-term poll, the Congress on Saturday reacted to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that the Lok Sabha polls would be advanced, and said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II will complete its full term.

Soon after both houses of parliament were adjourned amid opposition protests against foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail Monday, ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituent Trinamul Con

The Winter Session of Parliament beginning next week could see changes in the floor strategy of the UPA constituents and the supporting parties.

While the UPA constituents — the DMK, Trinamul Congres

Under pressure from its powerful Trinamul ally, the UPA government is expected to release “some amount” as a bailout package for West Bengal.

Sources said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamul bos

The proposed Communal Violence Bill on Saturday ran into trouble with NDA-ruled states and Congress ally Trinamool Congress opposing it as "dangerous" legislation and arguing that it would hurt the federal structure of the country.

Four members of the Maoist- backed PCPA were arrested on Monday from near the venue of Trinamool Congress chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee's rally in the area, a hotbed of the Left wing extremists. "One of t