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Opposition stalls Houses over coal ‘scam’
21 Aug 2012
CAG says Rs2,39,000-cr lost on coal, airport and power
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs2,39,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks, Delhi airport privatisation and farming out of power projects
CAG reports on coal, airport, power rock House
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs1,86,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks
Cabinet okays bill to regulate street vendors
17 Aug 2012
Lack of political consensus hurting economic growth: PM
16 Aug 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted on Independence Day that lack of political consensus on many issues was the reason why India was not able to achieve rapid economic growth
Cops say Azad Maidan riot pre-planned; 17 held
13 Aug 2012
Mamata 'dictatorial and whimsical', says Justice Katju
13 Aug 2012
The Press Council chief has come down hard on West Bengal chief minister Banerjee for victimising a protestor
Hamid Ansari elected again as vice president
07 Aug 2012
Ansari got 490 votes against the 238 votes polled by NDA candidate Jaswant Singh
Sushilkumar Shinde takes over as leader of house
03 Aug 2012
India allows FDI from Pakistan
01 Aug 2012
Chidambaram back as FM, Shinde shifts to home, Moily gets power
01 Aug 2012
In a limited reshuffle in the union cabinet, P Chidambaram is back as finance minister, with Sushilkumar Shinde taking over the home portfolio
Chidambaram to reassume finance, Shinde for home
31 Jul 2012
Acceptance speech by President Pranab Mukherjee on assumption of the office of President of India
25 Jul 2012
Pranab Mukherjee sworn in as 13th President of India
25 Jul 2012
Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was today sworn in as the 13th President of India by Justice S H Kapadia Chief Justice of India.
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