Parliament deadlock: Govt-BJP stand-off worsens
The stand-off between government and BJP worsened on Tuesday with Congress President Sonia Gandhi asking her party to ‘fight aggressively’ against the main Opposition's ‘blackmail’ of stalling Parliament as efforts to break the deadlock failed.
PM targets CAG: ‘Our case strong, credible’
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, rejecting the CAG’s claims in its coal block allocation report as 'misleading' and 'flawed', on Monday took the BJP head-on and accused it of thwarting his government’s
UPA govt 'arrogant, despotic': Arun Jaitley on Coalgate
Accusing UPA government of being 'arrogant and despotic', BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the onus is on Prime Minister Minister Manmohan Singh to accept the responsibility for the 'arbitrary a
Session may end early as BJP adamant
Speculation is now rife in political circles that the Monsoon Session of Parliament might be ended ahead of schedule if the current standoff between the government and the Opposition over the allocati
Coalgate: BJP rejects UPA Govt's 'zero loss' theory
Asserting that the UPA is losing the confidence of the people, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday rejected the government's zero loss theory on the allocation of coal blocks to private playe
Coalgate: NDA divided over quitting Lok Sabha
The NDA is divided on the proposed move to resign en masse from the Lok Sabha on the Coalgate issue — alleged scam in the coal block allocation — two years before the general election.
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UPA panel to study T-issue
While confusion among political leaders continues regarding a decision on Telangana state, sources said that the issue had been referred to a newly constituted UPA Coordination Committee that would ar
PM slams Advani, says remark disgraceful
BJP leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday created a storm in the Lok Sabha by dubbing UPA-II as 'illegitimate' but withdrew it after strong protests from Congress.
PM calls Advani’s ‘illegitimate’ remark ‘disgraceful’
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday termed as 'disgraceful and unfortunate' BJP leader L.K. Advani's remark that UPA-II government was illegitimate.
Vayalar Ravi gets critically ill Deshmukh's portfolio
With Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has been given additional charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.
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