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Protests mount in Kolkata over student leader’s death
04 Apr 2013
Autopsy report showed strong evidence that the Left-wing student leader was beaten up fatally even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee sticked to the official version that he banged his head against a lamp-post
CAG blasts Modi’s Gujarat for fiscal mismanagement, favouritism
03 Apr 2013
In its report for the fiscai year ended 31 March, tabled in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly today, the CAG said corruption and irregularities have caused huge losses to the state.
Five Maharashtra MLAs suspended for thrashing police inspector
20 Mar 2013
Five Maharashtra legislators who thrashed a police officer inside the state legislative assembly on Tuesday were today suspended by the Speaker till 31 December.
BJP won’t push for no-confidence motion
20 Mar 2013
Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs49,715-crore extra spending in FY’13
08 Mar 2013
The Rs49,715.54 crore supplementary demands presented today along with the Rs32,120 crore supplementary grants sought in December last year takes additional government spending in the current fiscal to Rs81,835.54 crore
Parties fail to agree on land acquisition bill
07 Mar 2013
Opposition rocks Parliament over petrol price hike
04 Mar 2013
The opposition was united in demanding a rollback of the recent price hikes in oil-based fuels, particularly the hike in petrol prices over the weekend
Hyderabad blasts rock house as opposition blames govt
22 Feb 2013
The double bomb blast in Hyderabad on Thursday led to an uproar in Parliament and disrupted proceedings in what is just the second day of the Budget session.
PM seeks harmony in House to face ‘formidable’ challenges
21 Feb 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh todaysought the cooperation of all political parties ahead of Parliament’s Budget session, which got under way today
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