Fdi Rollback

• Not just a rollback on FDI, Trinamool also wants a bigger room in Parliament

  The Trinamool Congress has a new problem to protest about. Party MPs are sitting on a dharna outside Parliament, which convenes for the Winter Session today, demanding a big enough room to hold meetings.

• YSRCP leaders protest against diesel price hike

  The YSR Congress Party on Wednesday held protests in Krishna district and Vijaywada town demanding immediate rollback of recent hike in fares by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) for its services.

• Do you support today's bandh?

  The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and several other opposition parties have called a nationwide bandh today to protest against the reform measures announced by the government last week. Nearly five crore traders and 25,000 trade associations are also likely to participate in this protest demanding rollback of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI...

• Compromise with Mamata Banerjee unlikely, UPA plans future without her

  A day after she announced her exit from the UPA, Mamata Banerjee says she will not budge on her three demands that envisage a rollback of key reforms-oriented decisions that the Centre took last week.

• Govt suspends FDI in retail, Left says it's a rollback, Parliament gets to work

  FDI in retail: The government has told political parties at a meeting today that its policy on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail has been suspended to allow for wider consultations. This has led to a truce that will allow Parliament to get back to work after squandering half of the short Winter Session over the controversial reforms.

• FDI in retail: Opposition insists on rollback; no end to logjam?

  The government yesterday decided to suspend its decisions on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail till a consensus is reached among political parties. But will the move bring peace in Parliament? Seems like it won't - as the Opposition still continues to insist that it wants a rollback not a "holdback".

• Govt surrenders; FDI in retail on hold; BJP and Left don't commit to truce

  The government has decided to put on hold its decision to allow foreign direct investment or FDI in retail till a consensus is reached among political parties. In a climbdown from its position so far, it informed the Opposition of this, only to be told that the latter wanted a "rollback" and not a "holdback."

• Pranab told me Centre has decided to put FDI on hold: Mamata

  With the government embroiled in a war with the opposition and some of its main allies over Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail, West Bengal Chief Minister and key ally to the UPA government, Mamata Banerjee, today said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed to her, over the phone, that the FDI policy is on hold till there is a conse...

• FDI row: Pranab blames 'narrow politics,' govt says some BJP states supported FDI reforms

  FDI in retail: The BJP is adamant that it will settle for nothing but a rollback of the decision to allow 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. But Commerce Minister Anand Sharma claims that two BJP-ruled states, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, had told a parliamentary panel recently that they wanted FDI in retail.

• FDI battle: Advani rejects Pranab's offer, impasse continues

  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today called senior BJP leader LK Advani on the parliament logjam over foreign direct investment in the retail sector and offered a one-line adjournment motion. Sources however tell NDTV that Mr Advani has rejected the Government's offer.

• FDI in retail: Congress rules out rollback, says it's "well thought-out" decision

  The Congress this evening made it clear that the government will not reverse its decision to allow 51% foreign ownership of retail stores that carry different brands. The policy is being fought aggressively by a united opposition. "The PM has made it clear that it is a well thought-out decision and the party supports it," said Congress spokesperson...

• FDI in retail: Congress leaders decide no question of rollback

  Senior leaders of the Congress party have met this evening and decided against any softening of the government's new stand on Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the multi-brand retail sector. The policy cleared by the Cabinet last week permits 51% FDI. The decision has united the Left and the BJP against the government, and has led to strong deman...