All-party Meet On Fdi

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  All-Party Meeting Today Ahead of Budget Session, PM Narendra Modi Likely to Attend

  An all-party meeting has been convened this evening by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday which is expected to be a stormy affair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend that meeting which is expected to explore consensus over passing key legislation, including bills to replace a slew of ...

• All-party meeting on promotion quota bill fails to break deadlock

  An all-party meeting called by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today to resolve differences over the promotions quota bill ended without a solution. This comes following an uproar in Rajya Sabha over the contentious bill that ended in the House being adjourned for the day.

• Lok Sabha will vote on FDI; Rajya Sabha all-party meet today

  The government will have to take a vote on its politically contentious decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has agreed to the opposition's demand for a debate followed by a vote, which will take place most likely early next week.

• Highlights: Vote on FDI will set a bad precedent, Kamal Nath tells NDTV

  The UPA is not averse to a vote on its decision to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV after an all-party meeting failed in its purpose to break the political deadlock holding up Parliament. But he also said a vote on FDI will set a bad precedent. Here are the highlights of wha...

• FDI in retail: All-party meet ends without consensus; Govt not averse to vote, says Kamal Nath

  The government is not averse to a vote on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV after an all-party meeting failed in its purpose to break the political deadlock holding up Parliament.

• Government suggests debate without voting at all-party meeting

  The government appears to have succeeded in gathering the numbers to beat a vote in Parliament on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail. But it is so far reluctant to face that situation, telling the opposition at an all-party meeting today to settle for discussion without voting. The opposition, led by the BJ...

• All-party meet begins; will the government agree to a vote on FDI in Parliament?

  A reluctant government is prepping to face a vote in Parliament on the contentious Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail issue. As a first step, it has listed a bill on reservation in promotions on the Rajya Sabha's agenda today.

• FDI in retail: Winter session's Day 1 washed out; PM calls all-party meet on Monday

  The BJP-led NDA and the Left want a discussion on FDI in retail under a rule that allows voting. The government says it is ready to debate its policy decision but does not want a vote. Neither side is budging from its position...

• FDI row: Parliament paralysed on Day1 of winter session; govt calls for all-party meet on Monday

  With battlelines drawn on the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue, a belligerent opposition has forced repeated adjournment of both Houses. Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned for the day and Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 2 pm.

• Prime Minister invites BJP leaders for dinner meeting on Thursday

  With the Lok Sabha Speaker's all-party meeting failing to break the logjam on FDI in retail issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited the top brass of main Opposition BJP for a dinner on Thursday to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament in the winter session.

• Opposition demands voting on FDI in Winter Session

  At the all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the eve of the Winter Session, the opposition was firm on a discussion on FDI in retail under a rule that entails voting.

• FDI-in-retail crisis: All-party meeting today; will it help break logjam?

  It is Wednesday and the government hopes its decision to press the pause button on allowing foreign direct investment in retail will mean that Parliament functions from today and for the rest of what's left of the Winter Session.

• FDI in retail: PM defends decision, says good for economy

  It was at a Congress conclave for youth leaders that the Prime Minister defended his government's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign ownership of multi-brand retail shops. To a far calmer audience than the one that he will greet in Parliament, the Prime Minister said he is confident that Foreign Direct Investment in retail will benefit farmers, ...

• Live Blog: All party-meet today over FDI in retail

  Will Parliament function today? That will be decided early at Parliament House, where the government has called a meeting to try and break the impasse over the issue of allowing Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Opposition has said it will not allow Parliament to function till the government withdraws its decision.

• FDI in retail: PM defends decision, says good for economy

  While it negotiates its way through political opposition, the government has aggressively taken its reforms message to the people, pegged on its decision to allow global players in retail, which has the opposition, and some allies, up in arms. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used a public stage on Tuesday to say that his government believed Foreign D...