 BJP asks govt to advance parliament session to pass food security Bill |
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Monday said the party is in favour of passing the Food Security Bill with some amendments and asked the government to advance the monsoon session of Parliament for the purpose.
"We are ready for a debate on Food Security and Land Acquisition.......
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| BJP for advancing Parliament session to pass Food Security Bill |
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Observing that the BJP is in favour of passing the Food Security Bill with some amendments, party president Rajnath Singh on Monday asked the government to advance the monsoon session of Parliament for the purpose.
"We are ready for a debate on Food Security and Land Acquisition bills. .......
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| CPI(M) demands rollback on petrol and diesel prices |
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Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI(M) today criticised the latest hike in fuel prices, accusing the Centre of not being concerned about the common man.
"The hike of petrol price by 75 paise and diesel by 50 paise per litre entails cascading effect on all commodities that hits the interests of the .......
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| Prime minister Manmohan Singh has 14 cabinet vacancies to fill |
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Prime minister Manmohan Singh's indication of a cabinet reshuffle has ensued an intense lobbying within the Congress party with leaders vying to seek ministerial berths in the last year of the UPA government.
"There are some vacancies. The issue of filling them up is being considered,"&nb.......
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| Anti-government protesters stage demonstration for second day in Istanbul |
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Thousands of protesters were met with tanks, tear gas and water cannons in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday as they demonstrated against the conservative Islamic Government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to media reports and online accounts.
Protesters told DPA that ther.......
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| Arun Jaitley targets Congress over dynastic politics |
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Targeting Congress for practising dynastic politics, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley in Gwalior on Saturday said that a debate should be initiated on whether only a leader born in a particular family should lead the country.
Without naming Congress Vice-President a.......
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| Why Narayana Murthy is back to lead Infosys |
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Infosys has appointed N R Narayana Murthy as executive chairman in a bid to revitalise Indias best know tech company. Mr Murthy has requested the board to appoint his Harvard-educated son, Dr. Rohan Murty, as his executive assistant for the next five years. The current executive co-chairman S. Gopal.......
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| Naxalites behaving like rogue state |
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Government should not talk to the Naxalites who are behaving like a "rogue state", Union Minister Milind Deora today said, seeking an aggressive and cohesive security response against Maoist cadres.
Condemning the deadly Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, he said development works should be .......
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| Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: No acquittal order for the Talwars |
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A Ghaziabad court on Friday decided to continue the trial in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case as it is, declining to give an acquittal order to the main suspects, Aarushi's parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. The next date of hearing is on June 11 when the defence is likely to examine witnesses.
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| India's premium over emerging markets fading |
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The FY13 GDP data was announced on Friday, was in line with estimates at 5 percent. However, it's the lowest rate of growth recorded for the Indian economy in the past 10 years.
Tirthankar Patnaik of Religare Capital Markets believes that if growth remains anemic as it has been over t.......
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AKHAND PRATAP SINGH
