Retail
Retail FDI: SP, BSP bail out UPA in Rajya Sabha also
07 Dec 2012
While MPs belonging to Mulayam Singh’s party staged a walkout just minutes before the voting, Mayawati opted to vote in favour of the UPA government
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
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06 Dec 2012
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
Retail FDI vote: SP, BSP keep up the suspense
04 Dec 2012
The government this morning expressed confidence that it had the numbers to win the vote on allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail
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29 Nov 2012
Speaker allows FDI vote, but turmoil still in Rajya Sabha
29 Nov 2012
Lok Sabha might commence working now after a four-day hiatus, as Speaker Meira Kumar allowed a discussion on foreign direct investment in retail under the rule that entails voting
Parliament likely to vote on retail FDI next week
28 Nov 2012
With only 245 active UPA members and a total of 174 members of the BJP-Left combine in the 544-member House, the 125 swing votes would decide the fate of retail FDI in the country
Parliament adjourned amid anti-FDI din
26 Nov 2012
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today without transacting any business as the opposition raised a ruckus, mainly over the issue of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail
Wal-Mart not under Indian scanner, says Sharma
19 Nov 2012
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