Politics

Congress Tagged FDI in Retail as ‘Anti-national’ During NDA Rule: Advani

UPA government's big-ticket reform on allowing Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector was once considered as an 'anti-national' decision by the Congress itself during NDA's rule in 2002, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader LK Advani on Sunday.

Sep 23, 2012

‘Send Ajmal Kasab to Gallows Soon’, Writes Social Worker to President

Amid the shouts among politicians and people of the country to have Ajmal Kasab hanged, a commoner is seeking top officials of India to seal the fate of the 26/11 attack convict.

Sep 23, 2012

BJP MLA Stops 3 Rajdhani Trains in Jharkhand; Demands Scheduled Stops

Bharatiya Janata Party members on Monday blocked three Rajdhani trains in different places across Jharkhand in a protest against not having reservation counters and scheduled stops by express trains at Parsabad station.

Sep 24, 2012

Cap on LPG Fuels Nationwide Rage; Distributors Call for Strike on Oct 1

National Federation of LPG Distributors of India has declared to go on a pan-India strike on Oct 1 against the government's decision on limiting the number of subsidised cylinders to six per family.

Sep 24, 2012

TN Granite Scam: DMK Minister Alagiri’s Son Faces Jail, Durai Dayanidhi Still at Large

Durai Dayanidhi, son of Union Minister MK Alagiri, is facing arrest after the Madras High Court on Tuesday rejected his bail petition in a multi-billion illegal granite mining scam case.

Sep 25, 2012

NCP Meet on Ajit Pawar Resignation Cancelled After Senior MLA Death

The legislator's meet on the political crisis within the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance scheduled on Wednesday, following the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, was cancelled due to the recent death of senior leader Babasaheb Kupekar.

Sep 26, 2012

Hina Rabbani Khar-Bilawal Bhutto Love Affair Exposed, Pak President Furious

A rumoured love affair between foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar and President Asif Ali Zardari's son Bilawal Bhutto has rocked Pakistan.

Sep 26, 2012

NCP Divided over Ajit Pawar's Resignation; Sharad Confirms Support

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar refused to change his stance on the resignation of his post, even as National Congress Party (NCP) leaders persuaded him not to withdraw from the state unit.

Sep 27, 2012

Hina Rabbani -Bilawal Bhutto Love Affair: Husband Says Rumours are ‘Social Media Gossip'

Feroz Gulzar, the millionaire husband of Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, has slammed rumours of his wife's alleged affair with President Asif Ali Zardari's son Bilawal Bhutto.

Sep 27, 2012

PM Turns ‘Singham’ Only for Foreigners, Alleges Modi in BJP Meeting

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress to task over the controversial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reforms on Friday in a BJP public meeting.

Sep 28, 2012

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PM Aims to Cut Corruption in Cash Benefiting Poor

In a bid to cut down the bureaucracy drastically and reduce the red-tapism that hinders the timely transferring of cash benefits to the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday set up architecture to implement electronic Cash Transfer System at earliest.

Sep 29, 2012

India Cannot be Dictated by Anybody, PM Hits Back at Modi

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that India cannot be dictated by other countries, while talking to reporters at the Rashtrapti Bhawan.

Sep 29, 2012

Telangana March: High Security in Place as Tensions Flare at Osmania University

Hyderabad police on Sunday resorted to preventive arrests and imposed unprecedented security, hours ahead of a massive pro-Telangana rally scheduled in Necklace Road, near Hussain Sagar Lake, in the afternoon.

Sep 30, 2012

Karnataka-TN Cauvery Dispute: Bandh, Protests to Hit Bangalore

India's main IT hub, Bangalore, is all set to face a series of protests this week over the state government's approval to release Cauvery water into the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.

Oct 4, 2012

UPA Proposes Second Wave of FDI Reforms to Fight Political Paralysis

The Indian government is set to push for a second round of big-ticket reforms on foreign direct investments (FDI) in the insurance and pension sectors, signalling the UPA's hope for a complete turnaround of the economy amid much opposition from political parties across the country.

Oct 4, 2012