Government
Government weighs tough new anti-rape law as demand for justice rings louder
31 Dec 2012
A core group meeting held last week has suggested that the government bring out an ordinance since the next session of Parliament is more than two months away
Decision on Telengana in a month’s time: Shinde
29 Dec 2012
Government to hike diesel, power prices as fiscal deficit bites
27 Dec 2012
Oil ministry has sought a Rs10 per litre hike in the retail prices of diesel and kerosene while the prime minister felt power tariffs in the country are too low
Narendra Modi takes over as Gujarat CM for the fourth time
26 Dec 2012
`A memorable day’, Modi tweeted after the swearing-in, adding `I assure we will live up to the faith people have reposed in us’
Rape protest: ire justified, violence not, says PM
24 Dec 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today finally broke his silence on the angry protests over the brutal 17 December rape of a young woman on a moving bus, appealing for peace
PM, Putin meet after protests rock capital
24 Dec 2012
The meeting was slightly delayed and the venue was shifted from Hyderabad House due to the virulent protests at India Gate against the gang-rape of a young woman on a Delhi bus
Two MPs, six MLAs face rape charges: study
21 Dec 2012
India still a poor country, admits government
19 Dec 2012
Mamata woos business, but gets no commitments
18 Dec 2012
Ruckus in Parliament as SP seeks Muslim quotas
17 Dec 2012
Cabinet okays fast-track project clearance panel
15 Dec 2012
SP walks out of Rajya Sabha over quota bill
13 Dec 2012
Ajit Pawar to be back as Maharashtra Dy CM
06 Dec 2012
FDI vote in RS: BSP, DMK to back UPA; SP to abstain
06 Dec 2012
With Mayawati’s BSP categorically declaring its support and the SP deciding to walk out, the Congress-led government has inched closer to winning the vote on FDI in retail in the upper house. But it still needs a few MPs to make up the numbers
FDI vote in RS: UPA lacks the numbers, but Sonia confident
06 Dec 2012
Even with the support of the SP and the BSP, the UPA is still short of the 123 votes it needs on Friday. But chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s upbeat tone suggests she may have something up her sleeve
Government wins FDI vote in Lok Sabha as SP, BSP abstain
05 Dec 2012
Having somehow managed to win the vote in the Lok Sabha, the next acid test is in the Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a distinct minority
EC asks government to defer cash transfer scheme in Gujarat, HP
04 Dec 2012
The EC said it was not concerned about the policy's merits but the timing of its announcement, which the government failed to explain
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