India

Rajya Sabha passes land acquisition bill

In a second major political victory for the UPA government, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the seminal land bill…

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Bihar mid-day meal deaths: School principal denied bail

A Bihar court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of the principal of a school where 23 children died after eating…

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Jaswant Singh raises Syria issue in Lok Sabha

Raising the issue during zero hour in the Lok Sabha, he said that while civil wars are "brutally uncivil", no…

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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Cauvery water issue

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a war of words between members from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery…

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Parties oppose hike in fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs.2.35 and Rs.0.50 per litre, excluding state taxes, from midnight Aug 31. Opposition…

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Deal struck, hope for pension, land bills

A deal was struck after Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath approached the top BJP leadership,…

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HC stays registration of FIR against Sheila Dikshit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed till Sep 19 a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against…

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Deal struck, hope for pension, land bills

The government on Wednesday expressed the hope of passing the pension reform bill after a deal was struck with the…

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Parties oppose hike in fuel prices

Opposition parties, including the BJP and the Left, on Wednesday opposed the hike in fuel prices in the Lok Sabha,…

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Bihar flood toll rises to 170

The toll in devastating floods which left hundreds of thousands homeless in Bihar rose to 170 Wednesday, said an official.

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HC stays registration of FIR against Sheila Dikshit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed till Sep 19 a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against…

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Modi should quit, be prosecuted: CPI-M

The CPI-M on Wednesday asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to quit and demanded his prosecution following charges by a…

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Andhra CM meets Digvijaya Singh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday met Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh in the national capital…

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Government hints at further extending monsoon session

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said the monsoon session would be extended further, if required, as some important…

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US court summons Sonia Gandhi

On a complaint by a Sikh group, a US federal court has issued summons against Congress party president Sonia Gandhi…

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PM meets BJP leaders to end parliament logjam

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met top BJP leaders on Tuesday evening to seek their cooperation in passage of the land…

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10 Sri Lankan fishermen held by Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday said it had apprehended ten Sri Lankan fishermen and their two boats in August…

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CCEA nod for slum-free India scheme

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Tuesday approved the launch of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) as a…

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