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Behind Truce In Parliament Over PM's Comments, Many Meetings Between 4 Leaders
Multiple meetings between four top leaders in the last week have led to an end to the stalemate in parliament over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "conspiracy with Pakistan" comments at an election rally earlier this month.
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Only 4 Bills Passed In Winter Session Washed Out By Notes Ban Protests: 10 Developments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...
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After Rahul Gandhi's Explosive Claim, More Chaos In Parliament: 10 Developments
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...
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'Mann ki Baat PM Appears to Retreat into Maun Vrat': Sonia Gandhi
Taking a tough stand, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today directly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said her party would continue protests in Parliament until the ruling BJP agreed to remove its leaders caught in controversies.
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Government's Fresh Bid to End Parliament Deadlock, All-Party Meet on Monday
With half of the Monsoon session virtually washed out, the government will make a fresh bid to end the two-week-long deadlock in Parliament with an all-party meeting on Monday.
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Deadlock Continues, Rajya Sabha Fails to Transact Any Business
Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business today as stalemate continued with the opposition persisting with its demand for resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over Lalit Modi issue and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Vyapam Scam.
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Lok Sabha Takes Up Some Business Amid Disruptions
Some business was conducted in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The house has been witnessing disruptions ever since the Monsoon session began on July 21 as the opposition has been relentlessly and vociferously raising the issue of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scandal.
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All-Party Meet on Monday to Discuss Ways to End Parliament Deadlock
Government will call an all-party meeting on Monday in a bid to break the Parliament logjam as it accused Congress of "hurting" the country by blocking the passage of key reform bills like GST with its relentless protests.
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The World Observes Decisions Taken in India: PM Modi Tells Lawmakers
At a time when Parliament is witnessing a stalemate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the world closely observes whatever decisions are taken in India and asked lawmakers to take a larger view of issues as they could have an impact globally.
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In Parliament Row Over Niranjan Jyoti, Finally a Solution: 10 Developments
A row in Parliament over union minister Niranjan Jyoti's hate speech ended on Monday with Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari brokering a pact to end a week-long deadlock.
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Govt must announce JPC by Feb 22: Sushma Swaraj
After the clearest signal from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on JPC formation to probe 2G spectrum scam, government today made a fresh bid to end deadlock in Parliament as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met BJP leaders who insisted that JPC should announced on February 22 to enable the House to function normally."We requested that announcement f...
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2G spectrum scam: Government softening on JPC demand?
The Opposition may have its way after all. The government seems to be veering around to the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to study the 2G spectrum scam.During the winter session, the government said no to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry, and that led to a complete paralysis of Parliament with less than 10 hours of busines...
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Pranab Mukerjee denies rift with the Prime Minister
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today denied a rift with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the latter's offer to appear before the Public Accounts Committee on the 2G spectrum issue."It is wrong to state that there have been differences of opinion between me and the PM on his offer to appear before the PAC. I have said though Prime Minister had ...
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Deadlock over JPC: BJP to attend all-party meeting called by Speaker
BJP will attend a meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to break the deadlock in Parliament over the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam."We will attend the meeting called by the Honourable Speaker (Meira Kumar)," Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj tweeted.In an attempt to sort...
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2G scam: Govt offers special session of Parliament, BJP says time to act, not talk
The Winter Session of Parliament may have been hijacked by Opposition's protests over the 2G scam, but it seems the government is trying various formulas to break the deadlock. The latest alternative that is being mulled by the government is a special session of Parliament - a short session of just five days that would allow members to discuss the ...
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Behind Truce In Parliament Over PM's Comments, Many Meetings Between 4 Leaders
Multiple meetings between four top leaders in the last week have led to an end to the stalemate in parliament over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "conspiracy with Pakistan" comments at an election rally earlier this month.
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Only 4 Bills Passed In Winter Session Washed Out By Notes Ban Protests: 10 Developments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top ministers ahead of parliament this morning, a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made the explosive claim that he has information on "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister and alleged that he has been stopped from speaking in parliament because of that. The ruling BJP has called it a "joke" and ...
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After Rahul Gandhi's Explosive Claim, More Chaos In Parliament: 10 Developments
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...
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'Mann ki Baat PM Appears to Retreat into Maun Vrat': Sonia Gandhi
Taking a tough stand, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today directly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said her party would continue protests in Parliament until the ruling BJP agreed to remove its leaders caught in controversies.
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Government's Fresh Bid to End Parliament Deadlock, All-Party Meet on Monday
With half of the Monsoon session virtually washed out, the government will make a fresh bid to end the two-week-long deadlock in Parliament with an all-party meeting on Monday.
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Deadlock Continues, Rajya Sabha Fails to Transact Any Business
Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business today as stalemate continued with the opposition persisting with its demand for resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over Lalit Modi issue and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Vyapam Scam.
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Lok Sabha Takes Up Some Business Amid Disruptions
Some business was conducted in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The house has been witnessing disruptions ever since the Monsoon session began on July 21 as the opposition has been relentlessly and vociferously raising the issue of the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scandal.
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All-Party Meet on Monday to Discuss Ways to End Parliament Deadlock
Government will call an all-party meeting on Monday in a bid to break the Parliament logjam as it accused Congress of "hurting" the country by blocking the passage of key reform bills like GST with its relentless protests.
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The World Observes Decisions Taken in India: PM Modi Tells Lawmakers
At a time when Parliament is witnessing a stalemate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the world closely observes whatever decisions are taken in India and asked lawmakers to take a larger view of issues as they could have an impact globally.
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In Parliament Row Over Niranjan Jyoti, Finally a Solution: 10 Developments
A row in Parliament over union minister Niranjan Jyoti's hate speech ended on Monday with Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari brokering a pact to end a week-long deadlock.
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Govt must announce JPC by Feb 22: Sushma Swaraj
After the clearest signal from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on JPC formation to probe 2G spectrum scam, government today made a fresh bid to end deadlock in Parliament as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met BJP leaders who insisted that JPC should announced on February 22 to enable the House to function normally."We requested that announcement f...
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2G spectrum scam: Government softening on JPC demand?
The Opposition may have its way after all. The government seems to be veering around to the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to study the 2G spectrum scam.During the winter session, the government said no to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry, and that led to a complete paralysis of Parliament with less than 10 hours of busines...
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Pranab Mukerjee denies rift with the Prime Minister
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today denied a rift with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the latter's offer to appear before the Public Accounts Committee on the 2G spectrum issue."It is wrong to state that there have been differences of opinion between me and the PM on his offer to appear before the PAC. I have said though Prime Minister had ...
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Deadlock over JPC: BJP to attend all-party meeting called by Speaker
BJP will attend a meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to break the deadlock in Parliament over the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam."We will attend the meeting called by the Honourable Speaker (Meira Kumar)," Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj tweeted.In an attempt to sort...
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2G scam: Govt offers special session of Parliament, BJP says time to act, not talk
The Winter Session of Parliament may have been hijacked by Opposition's protests over the 2G scam, but it seems the government is trying various formulas to break the deadlock. The latest alternative that is being mulled by the government is a special session of Parliament - a short session of just five days that would allow members to discuss the ...
