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Land Acquisition Bill passed by Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The historic Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday moved another step closer to becoming a law with Rajya Sabha approving the legislation which seeks to provide fair and just compensation to

PM meets BJP leaders, bid to end Parliament standoff fails

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's efforts to reach out to BJP to end the parliamentary stand-off over the missing coal files issue failed on Tuesday night with BJP not giving him any assuran

Landmark Food Security Bill gets Parliament nod

New Delhi: Ushering in the biggest programme in the world to fight hunger, Parliament on Monday gave its nod to the landmark Food Security Bill which seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to

Arun Jaitley picks holes in Food Bill

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New Delhi: The much-touted Food Security Bill was taken up in Rajya Sabha, with opposition terming it as a 'gimmick' with an eye on elections and accusing government of violating constitutional norms

Ask govt to hold Lok Sabha elections this year: BJP to President

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New Delhi: BJP on Friday urged President Pranab Mukherjee to 'advise' the government to hold early elections to end the uncertainty prevailing in the country because of its 'inability' to tackle the

In no other country, do MPs shout PM chor hai: Manmohan attacks BJP in Rajya Sabha

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New Delhi: A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made a scathing attack on the BJP in the Rajya Sabha, accusing them of hurting investors' sentiment by repeatedly disrupting Parliament,

Onus on Cong to remove hunger, says BJP after Food Bill nod

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New Delhi: A day after the much-touted Food Bill was passed by Lok Sabha, main opposition BJP on Tuesday said the onus will be on Congress to remove malnutrition and hunger from the country as it has

Landmark Food Bill taken up in LS after much delay; BJP calls it vote security bill

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New Delhi: After much delay, the landmark Food Security Bill was taken up in Lok Sabha today with Sonia Gandhi asking all parties to set aside differences and ensure its unanimous passage, even as ou

Big fight likely on Food Bill

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New Delhi: The Congress has issued a three-line whip to its members for the week starting Monday, when the Food Security Bill and other key legislative measures will come up in the Lok Sabha.The memb

BJP asks govt to bring bill on Telangana in this session, says Congress creating uncertainty in AP

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New Delhi: In a bid to capitalise on the divisions within the Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh on Telangana, BJP on Saturday said since the government intends to extend the Parliament session it shou

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