Trinamool deadline ends, Sonia holds talks with Congress leaders
Congress president Sonia Gandhi held consultations with party leaders as the 72-hour deadline set by Trinamool Congress for rollback of diesel price hike, LPG subsidy cap and FDI in retail ended on
Left calls 12-hour strike on September 20
Protesting against the UPA-II government’s decision to hike diesel price, allow FDI in retail and put a restriction on subsidised LPG cylinders, the Left Front has called a 12-hour general strike acro
Threat to manufacturers: Jaitley
BJP senior Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed the Centre for opening up 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, saying this would make India a nation of “sales boys and sales girls.”
“India has not take
FDI: Opposition vows to fight on
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh bit the bullet and announced a slew of economic reform measures, opposition parties have called for nationwide protests on September 20 against the decision t
FDI needed to keep pace with globalisation: Sam Pitroda
Centre's decision to introduce Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector got another shot in the arm on Sunday, as the advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information, Infrastructure and Innova
UPA allies cannot live up with Cong 'arrogance': BJP
BJP on Sunday hit out at Congress saying its isolation is complete with UPA allies not being able to live up with its 'arrogance' after indications emerged that Trinamool Congress may consider pulling
FDI in retail: TN govt not to implement it, says Jaya
Slamming the UPA-led government at the Centre for taking the 'unfortunate decision' of allowing 51 per cent FDI in multibrand retail,Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday said her governmen
Big bang reforms come in a new wave
Under fire from many quarters over its so-called 'policy paralysis', the Manmohan Singh government swung into action on Friday to usher in big-ticket reforms in several areas.
In a new wave of surpri
Parties unite to slam retail FDI
The confrontation between the UPA and Opposition appears to further intensify as the government’s move to allow FDI in multi-brand retail was slammed by the BJP, Left and the Samajwadi Party.
The SP
PM justifies diesel price hike, reform measures
Under fire from UPA allies and opposition parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday justified hike in diesel price and ushering in new wave of economic reforms.