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Former Cop Takes Dig at India Against Corruption; Arvind Kejriwal Biased?

Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption (IAC) has landed in trouble after a former police official accused the organization of siding with some politicians by exposing smaller scams while repressing the bigger ones.

Oct 19, 2012

Kejriwal’s Gadkari ‘Expose': Roundup of Who said What

Activist-cum-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday fired a round of allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari, citing his involvement in a large scale irrigation scam.

Oct 18, 2012

Arvind Kejriwal Accuses Nithin Gadkari of Involvement in Irrigation Scam

India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal exposed yet another scam involving politicians on Wednesday, accusing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nithin Gadkari of illegally acquiring farmers' land and misusing irrigation water.

Oct 17, 2012

Cauvery Dispute: SM Krishna Warns PM of Disaster in Releasing Water to TN

Amid the ongoing protests in Karnataka over the sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu, External Affair Minister SM Krishna has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking him to immediately stop further release of water to the neighbouring state.

Oct 7, 2012

LIVE BLOG - Karnataka Bandh: Protester Dies During Protest Rally

Karnataka state has come to a standstill on Saturday as state-wide bandh initiated by Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) protesting the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. A protester died of cardiac arrest during the protest rally in Mysore. Gowranna (45) was an employee of reserve Bank of India

Oct 6, 2012

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Cauvery Dispute: Tamils Safety in Karnataka Worries Karunanidhi

Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi expressed his concerns over the safety of Tamil people in Karnataka amid prevailing tensions between the two neighbouring states over the sharing of Cauvery water.

Oct 5, 2012

LIVE BLOG on Cauvery Dispute: Protest Ends Peacefully; Normal Life to be Hit on Saturday

LIVE BLOG on Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Cauvery water dispute. Thousands of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members march towards Raj Bhavan. Police have said that the protestors will not be allowed to enter Raj Bhavan compound.

Oct 5, 2012

Karnataka-TN Cauvery Dispute: Rallies Likely to Paralyse Roads in Bangalore

More than 25,000 people are expected to hit the streets of Bangalore on Friday in a protest against the release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu.

Oct 5, 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

PM Breaks His Silence, Clarifies Fuel Price Hike and FDI in Retail

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed the nation on Friday night, explaining why his government has taken some important economic policy decisions that include diesel price hike and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sectors. The PM's speech came just a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties called for "Bharat Bandh".

Sep 22, 2012

FDI in Retail: Opposition Parties Line up Protests, Bharat Bandh on Sept 20

The big-ticket political reforms by the government have motivated the opposition parties to line up a string of protests in the coming days.

Sep 16, 2012

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FDI in Retail is Long Overdue, Game-Changer, Say Experts

Opposition parties and some of the partners of the UPA have tagged the economic policy of letting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Indian markets mainly the retail sector as an anti-farmer and anti-public decision.

Sep 16, 2012

Madhya Pradesh Govt Bows to Farmers' Jal Satyagraha, Promises to Meet Demands

The steely determination and unflinching stand of farmers in Madhya Pradesh finally bore fruit, with the state government deciding to heed their demands of reducing the water level of the Omkareshwar dam.

Sep 10, 2012

Beni Prasad Verma Predicts 'Modi vs Rahul in 2014'; Puts Congress in Deep Water

Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, who on Sunday drew embarrassment for his party with his rationale on high inflation, had another fallout with the Opposition on Monday by saying that the next Prime Ministerial race would be between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Aug 21, 2012

Union Minister's 'Happy With Inflation' Remark Draws Flak

Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma is yet again caught with another inflammatory statement, saying on Sunday that rising inflation will benefit farmers and the government is happy about this.

Aug 20, 2012

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Search Results for: farmers

Former Cop Takes Dig at India Against Corruption; Arvind Kejriwal Biased?

Kejriwal’s Gadkari ‘Expose': Roundup of Who said What

Arvind Kejriwal Accuses Nithin Gadkari of Involvement in Irrigation Scam

Cauvery Dispute: SM Krishna Warns PM of Disaster in Releasing Water to TN

LIVE BLOG - Karnataka Bandh: Protester Dies During Protest Rally

Cauvery Dispute: Tamils Safety in Karnataka Worries Karunanidhi

LIVE BLOG on Cauvery Dispute: Protest Ends Peacefully; Normal Life to be Hit on Saturday

Karnataka-TN Cauvery Dispute: Rallies Likely to Paralyse Roads in Bangalore

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

PM Breaks His Silence, Clarifies Fuel Price Hike and FDI in Retail

FDI in Retail: Opposition Parties Line up Protests, Bharat Bandh on Sept 20

FDI in Retail is Long Overdue, Game-Changer, Say Experts

Madhya Pradesh Govt Bows to Farmers' Jal Satyagraha, Promises to Meet Demands

Beni Prasad Verma Predicts 'Modi vs Rahul in 2014'; Puts Congress in Deep Water

Union Minister's 'Happy With Inflation' Remark Draws Flak

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