Government
Parliament adjourned again amidst ‘coalgate’ din
24 Aug 2012
As soon as the Houses convened for the day, opposition members rushed to the wells in both chambers holding the Prime Minister guilty over coal block allocations
Where is the scam in Coalgate?
23 Aug 2012
The office of the CAG, especially under the present incumbent Vinod Rai, has so far done an excellent job in unearthing some of the worst cases of crony capitalism and corruption. But 'Coalgate' is no scam as alleged, unless one is blind to the structural oddities of our economy. By Shivshanker Verma
Lok Sabha logjam continues for third day
23 Aug 2012
Opposition BJP gets isolated on coalgate as allies, opposition want debate in parliament
23 Aug 2012
Opposition stalls Houses over coal ‘scam’
21 Aug 2012
CAG says Rs2,39,000-cr lost on coal, airport and power
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs2,39,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks, Delhi airport privatisation and farming out of power projects
CAG reports on coal, airport, power rock House
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs1,86,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks
Cabinet okays bill to regulate street vendors
17 Aug 2012
Lack of political consensus hurting economic growth: PM
16 Aug 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted on Independence Day that lack of political consensus on many issues was the reason why India was not able to achieve rapid economic growth
Cops say Azad Maidan riot pre-planned; 17 held
13 Aug 2012
Mamata 'dictatorial and whimsical', says Justice Katju
13 Aug 2012
The Press Council chief has come down hard on West Bengal chief minister Banerjee for victimising a protestor
Hamid Ansari elected again as vice president
07 Aug 2012
Ansari got 490 votes against the 238 votes polled by NDA candidate Jaswant Singh
Sushilkumar Shinde takes over as leader of house
03 Aug 2012
India allows FDI from Pakistan
01 Aug 2012
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