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After Leader of Opposition, Congress risks missing the Deputy Speaker post as wellKharge on Wednesday formally placed a memorandum, signed by all 60 members of the UPA, before Speaker to stake his party’s claim for the po...
Leader of Opposition issue: Sonia Gandhi holds meeting with Congress MPsThe meeting comes after UPA MPs decided to write to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan seeking an immediate decision on the issue.
UPA MPs to write to Sumitra Mahajan seeking quick call on Leader of OppositionParty spokesman Anand Sharma said that Congress would exercise all options to ensure a "democratically correct and logical conclusion" to t...
Meira Kumar rejects Opposition demand to remove Chacko as JPC ChairmanMeira Kumar today rejected the Opposition demand for removal of P C Chacko as Chairman of the JPC probing the 2G scam.
Parliament to vote on FDI in retail, outcome non-binding on governmentParliament will hold a non-binding vote on one of the government's flagship economic reforms, allowing foreign direct investment in retail.
- UPA has the numbers to sail through on FDI issue: Lalu Prasad
UPA has sufficient numbers to 'sail through' voting on the issue in Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today said.
FDI in retail: Government may agree to a discussion with the Opposition under Rule 184The 18-member DMK, which had opposed allowing 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, used the 'want to keep BJP at bay' argument to justify the rev...
- Government indicates not averse to voting on FDI in retail
With DMK showing the green flag, government today indicated it was not averse to voting in Parliament on the FDI in retail, a move that cou...
- Most parties ready to accept Speaker's decision: Congress
Sticking to its stand on discussion on FDI in retail without a vote, Congress today said most political parties were ready to accept the de...
- Presidential elections: Decision to back PA Sangma in line with anti-UPA mood, says BJP
BJP today said its decision to back former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma was in keeping with "anti-Congress, anti- UPA mood" in the country.
- If we could stop FDI in retail, why can't Trinamool: CPI(M)
CPI(M) asked why Trinamool could not stop the move when the Left parties had prevented UPA-I from taking such a decision.
- Anna Hazare’s arrest rocks Orissa Assembly
The House plunged into pandemonium as soon as the question hour started. The BJP members stood up and shouted slogans against the UPA govt.
- 2G scam: Joshi overrules UPA objections, ready with interim report
In a five-page letter to the members of the PAC, Joshi had, point-by-point, rebutted objections raised by UPA members.
- NCP, DMK don’t favour Prez rule
As the Congress-led UPA government adopted a go-slow approach over the imposition of President’s rule in Karnataka, alliance partner NCP in...
- Karia Munda elected Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
BJP's Karia Munda was elected as new Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.
- CBI intimidating us to vote for UPA govt: BSP
The misuse of government institutions, as alleged by Bahujan Samajwadi Party MP Brajesh Pathak on Monday in his opening remarks, took a tur...
- BJP wants govt to crash under its own sins
LK Advani told the Lok Sabha on Friday that he’d not be happy if the government collapsed as he wanted it to “run its full course so as to ...