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Mamata To Meet PM, Sonia Over Presidential Elections

Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss over Presidential elections and financial bailout package for debt-ridden West Bengal

May 3, 2012

President Next? BJP Says No to Congress Candidates

The BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday made its stand very clear on the much-hyped Presidential election, in which it declared that the party will not support any Congress-backed candidate.

May 1, 2012

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Presidential Election: Karunanidhi Opposes Abdul Kalam's Candidature

The Congress party's efforts to garner the maximum number of supports from its allies and friend parties to put its favourite on the President's chair gets hope as DMK chief patriarch M Karunanidhi apparently sounded his support for the party's nominee.

Apr 30, 2012

Manmohan Singh Assures Bail Out For Debt-ridden West Bengal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured that the Center would do everything to bail out the debt-ridden West Bengal government after a brief meeting with Trinamool Congress MPs.

Apr 28, 2012

Salim Khan Honours 'Vicky Donor' With a Filmfare Award

It seems that veteran Bollywood scriptwriter Salim Khan was so moved by Director Shoojit Sircar's latest film "Vicky Donor" that he awarded the filmmaker with his one of the Filmfare awards.

Apr 27, 2012

S&P and Moody's Give Contradictory Ratings on India's Outlook

Rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's have caused confusion with their contradictory ratings on India's outlook. The former cuts India's outlook from stable to negative in its latest rating while the latter says it's stable.

Apr 26, 2012

Standard & Poor's Downgrades India's Outlook, Rates Negative; Don't Panic, Says Pranab

Standard & Poor's has cut India's outlook to negative from stable on Wednesday. The ratings agency downgraded the country's outlook on account of large fiscal deficit, not very impressive reforms, fall in stocks and rupee.

Apr 25, 2012

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Mujra Dance Revisiting Bollywood?

It seems that once popular dance form in Bollywood, mujra is revisiting the industry again. During recent time, in some of the Bollywood films, mujra dance were seen performed by various actresses.

Apr 22, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee Clears Foreign Investors' Concerns Over India's Tax Amendments

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing a gathering in Washington on Friday termed concerns of US investors over tax amendments in India as "unfounded".

Apr 21, 2012

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Lokpal Bill: Government Likely To Give In To The Demands Of Opposition And Opposing Allies

The Union Cabinet on Thursday is likely to discuss the amendments to the much-debated Lokpal Bill, which has been haunting the government over the corresponding period last year.

Apr 12, 2012

Protesting Jewellers Call Off Strike After Talks With Pranab Mukherjee

The striking jewellers on Friday called off their 21 day protest after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over the proposed duty hike in budget 2012-13.

Apr 6, 2012

Pranab, Sonia To Meet Jewellers; Govt Likely To Rollback Duty Hike

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi will meet representatives of jewellery manufacturers from major cities as the strike by jewellery traders entered day 21.

Apr 6, 2012

Army Bribery Case: Army Chief Fails to Convince CBI

Indian Army Chief General VK Singh's letter on his bribery allegation has failed to convince the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI will now seek more information and clarification from the Army Chief.

Mar 31, 2012

India Budget 2012-13: Luxuries Become Dearer

It might have appealed to the common man when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget 2012-13 in the parliament Friday, announced the decision to raise tax exemption limit to Rs. 2 lakh. But, virtually, people are going to lose more money since service tax, excise tax and customs duty are going to be raised. The budget is the most discomforting to people who seek luxuries of life.

Mar 17, 2012

Manmohan Singh: 'Compulsions of Managing a Coalition'

In the midst of speculation whether Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee is on the United Progressive Front's board after her recent protest about price rise in the Union budget 2012-2013, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has maintained "these are compulsions of managing a coalition."