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06 Dec 2012

With Mayawati’s BSP categorically declaring its support and the SP deciding to walk out, the Congress-led government has inched closer to winning the vote on FDI in retail in the upper house. But it still needs a few MPs to make up the numbers

06 Dec 2012

Even with the support of the SP and the BSP, the UPA is still short of the 123 votes it needs on Friday. But chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s upbeat tone suggests she may have something up her sleeve

05 Dec 2012

Having somehow managed to win the vote in the Lok Sabha, the next acid test is in the Rajya Sabha, where the government is in a distinct minority

04 Dec 2012

The EC said it was not concerned about the policy's merits but the timing of its announcement, which the government failed to explain

04 Dec 2012

The government this morning expressed confidence that it had the numbers to win the vote on allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail

30 Nov 2012

The Maharashtra Police have decided to drop charges against the two girls whose arrests over a Facebook posting criticising the shutdown of Mumbai during Bal Thackeray's funeral sparked a national outrage

29 Nov 2012

A year and a half after sweeping to power in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress seems to be facing schisms within the party as well as disenchantment outside.

29 Nov 2012

A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir, said the petition against Section 66(A) of the Information and Technology Act, filed by Delhi student Shreya Singhal is welcome

29 Nov 2012

A group of retired government auditors has come out strongly in support of Comptroller & Auditor General of India Vinod Rai who is under fire for allegedly exaggerating the loss incurred in the cheap sale of 2G spectrum in 2008

29 Nov 2012

Lok Sabha might commence working now after a four-day hiatus, as Speaker Meira Kumar allowed a discussion on foreign direct investment in retail under the rule that entails voting

29 Nov 2012

Lok Sabha might commence working now after a four-day hiatus, as Speaker Meira Kumar allowed a discussion on foreign direct investment in retail under the rule that entails voting

28 Nov 2012

With only 245 active UPA members and a total of 174 members of the BJP-Left combine in the 544-member House, the 125 swing votes would decide the fate of retail FDI in the country

28 Nov 2012

27 Nov 2012

The support of Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party is critical during a vote

27 Nov 2012

26 Nov 2012

Trinamool Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party decided not to press for voting on the government’s FDI proposal while Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Left Front and the AIADMK are all aligned in favour of a vote

26 Nov 2012

Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today without transacting any business as the opposition raised a ruckus, mainly over the issue of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail