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Centre has decided to put FDI decision on hold: Mamata
The Central government has decided to keep on hold its the decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a consensus emerged on the issue, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday after talking to Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Kanimozhi back in Chennai, gets rousing reception
Five days after she got bail in the 2G spectrum scam, DMK MP Kanimozhi on Saturday reached Chennai to a rousing reception as hundreds of party cadres thronged the airport while the roads leading to he
BJP asks government to make official announcement on FDI
As United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituent Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee said the government was putting the decision on foreign equity in retail on hold, the Bharatiya Janata Party
Pranab refuses comment on FDI decision
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday refused to react to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comment that the central government has decided to keep on hold its decision to all
Pakistan refuses to cooperate in US probe of bombing
In a continuing standoff over the NATO strike along the Afghanistan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Islamabad has refused to participate in the US investigation of the incident, according
Mullaperiyar row: Chandy meets Sonia, pitches for new dam
With the deadlock persisting over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and stressed that a new dam was needed for the safety of Kerala
Man decorates car with 33,000 UAE coins
A Dubai resident hopes to set a new Guinness record by decorating his car with 33,000 UAE coins as a tribute to the country on its 40th National Day.
Tariq Javaid, a former Pakistani, who works in t
Blockade lifted, but Manipur still tense
The economic blockade has been lifted in Manipur, but it has not done much to douse the seething anger of people still reeling under the crippling effects of the 121-day ordeal. A sense of despondency
Omar for denotifying disturbed areas in Kashmir
Chief minister Omar Abdullah is set to recommend denotification of some parts of Jammu and Kashmir declared as disturbed areas and if accepted by the governor will pave the way for removing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from those places, highly placed government sources said on Friday.
IMF to lower global economic forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it would revise down the global economic growth pace next month as the financial turmoil triggered by the eurozone debt crisis was weighing on wo
