Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met the government’s allies to discuss the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, as Parliament was stalled yet again on the issue.

In a familiar routine, both houses of parliament were adjourned for the eighth day on Thursday without any business being transacted as opposition MPs relentlessly pursued their demand for a rollback

Faced with deepening political crisis over its decision to allow foreign equity in retailing, the government is now mobilising the numbers before it accepts the opposition's adjournment motion entaili

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Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon on Thursday following protests by opposition members against the decision to permit foreign investment in retail and Kerala MPs demanding a new dam i