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Left to protest over fuel price hike

Left to protest over fuel price hike

March 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, March 12 (ANI): The Left parties will hold a protest rally on Friday to put pressure on the Central Government over the increase in fuel price. The Left has reiterated ...

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Fuel price hike: Truckers to go on indefinite strike from April 5

March 5th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The All India Motor Transport Congress (AITMC) on Friday gave a call for an indefinite strike from April 5 demanding a rollback of the fuel price hike. With ...

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Congress party’s top priority is food prices: Sonia Gandhi

Congress party’s top priority is food prices: Sonia Gandhi

March 4th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar. 4 (ANI): Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday told party Members of Parliament that bringing down food prices would be its top priority.Gandhi supported Finance Minister Pranab ...

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Sonia Gandhi to brief allies on fuel price hike

Sonia Gandhi to brief allies on fuel price hike

March 4th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi will talk to allies of the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on Thursday, and explain to them the party's position ...

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Mukherjee briefs party MPs, allies on fuel price hike (Second Lead)

Mukherjee briefs party MPs, allies on fuel price hike (Second Lead)

March 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday indicated there would no rollback of hike in central taxes on petrol and diesel and briefed the Congress MPs ...

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Unfortunate that question hour cannot be held: Bansal

Unfortunate that question hour cannot be held: Bansal

March 3rd, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Thursday said it was very unfortunate that question hour could not be conducted even six days after the session began. Both ...

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IANS Top Stories At 6

March 3rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL Two killed as naval plane crashes into Hyderabad building - Fifth Lead moved at 1605 Australia admits some attacks on Indians were racist - Lead moved at 1538 Fuel price hike stalls parliament - Afternoon ...

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Rajya Sabha adjourned again, peace returns to Lok Sabha (Third Lead)

Rajya Sabha adjourned again, peace returns to Lok Sabha (Third Lead)

March 3rd, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the third time Wednesday with the opposition taking Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to task over an alleged sugar scam, even ...

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Government faces Opposition heat on price rise

Government faces Opposition heat on price rise

March 3rd, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar. 3 (ANI): Both houses of parliament could not transact any business in the first half of the day, as the opposition members raised an uproar over the price ...

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Fuel price hike stalls parliament (Afternoon Lead)

Fuel price hike stalls parliament (Afternoon Lead)

March 3rd, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) An angry opposition stalled the functioning of parliament Wednesday, forcing two adjournments of both houses as MPs demanded that the hike in fuel prices be rolled ...

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Pranab briefs party MPs on fuel price hike

Pranab briefs party MPs on fuel price hike

March 3rd, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Ahead of the stormy session in both houses of parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday briefed Congress MPs on the reasons behind the fuel price hike. He explained ...

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Price rise forces two adjournment of Rajya Sabha (Lead)

Price rise forces two adjournment of Rajya Sabha (Lead)

March 3rd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The hike in fuel prices Wednesday forced two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha with the opposition forcefully asking for its roll back and demanding that Prime ...

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CPI-M slams PM refusal to roll back fuel price hike

CPI-M slams PM refusal to roll back fuel price hike

March 3rd, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday said the government's refusal to roll back the fuel price hike "reflects a flawed economic thinking and insensitivity to ...

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Mukherjee to brief UPA allies on fuel price hike, NDA leaders to meet

Mukherjee to brief UPA allies on fuel price hike, NDA leaders to meet

March 3rd, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will brief United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies on fuel price hike issue today. Sources said the Centre is going to brief its allies, ...

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Lok Sabha adjourned again over fuel price hike (Lead)

Lok Sabha adjourned again over fuel price hike (Lead)

March 3rd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) An unrelenting Opposition forced the adjournment of the Lok Sabha for a second consecutive time Wednesday, demanding that the hike in fuel prices be rolled back. ...

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Mukherjee to brief UPA allies on fuel price hike, NDA leaders to meet

Mukherjee to brief UPA allies on fuel price hike, NDA leaders to meet

March 3rd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will brief United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies on fuel price hike issue today. Sources said the Centre is going to brief its allies, ...

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Rajya Sabha adjourned over fuel price hike

Rajya Sabha adjourned over fuel price hike

March 3rd, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The uproar on hike in fuel prices Wednesday forced the adjournment of Rajya Sabha with the opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that ...

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Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition raises fuel price hike

Lok Sabha adjourned after Opposition raises fuel price hike

March 3rd, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Wednesday adjourned for an hour till noon after Opposition members protested against the hike in fuel prices. As soon as the House convened ...

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Congress core group meets, lets fuel price hike stay

Congress core group meets, lets fuel price hike stay

March 3rd, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress core committee met Tuesday to discuss the fuel price hike effected in the union budget by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, but there was yet ...

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Fuel prices: Shutdowns in Kerala, Tripura, cart rides in Andhra (Roundup)

Fuel prices: Shutdowns in Kerala, Tripura, cart rides in Andhra (Roundup)

March 2nd, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Normal life in Kerala and Tripura was hit by shutdowns Tuesday over the fuel price hike in the union budget, while opposition legislators in Andhra Pradesh ...

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Chandrababu Naidu stages bullock cart protest to oppose fuel price hike

Chandrababu Naidu stages bullock cart protest to oppose fuel price hike

March 2nd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI -
By Jyothi Hyderabad, March 2 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and other his party leaders on Tuesday took out a protest march riding a bullock cart upto the ...

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CITU vehicular strike in Tripura over fuel price hike

March 2nd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Agartala, Mar. 2 (ANI): Normal life was affected in Tripura Tuesday following a 24-hour transport strike call given by the Tripura Motor Shramik Union (TMSU) and Tripura Auto-Richshaw Workers Union (TAWU). Both were ...

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CITU vehicular strike in Tripura over fuel price hike

March 2nd, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pinaki Das Agartala, Mar. 2 (ANI): Normal life was affected in Tripura Tuesday following a 24-hour transport strike call given by the Tripura Motor Shramik Union (TMSU) and Tripura Auto-Richshaw Workers ...

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Trinamool, DMK wait for meeting with Congress on fuel price hike

Trinamool, DMK wait for meeting with Congress on fuel price hike

March 2nd, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two major constituents of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, were Tuesday waiting for the outcome of their meeting with ...

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Prime Minister hints at no fuel price rollback

Prime Minister hints at no fuel price rollback

March 1st, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI -
By Naveen Kapoor On Board Air India One, March 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday hinted that his Government may not initiate a rollback on fuel prices, and said ...

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Vehicular strike against fuel price hike in Tripura Tuesday

March 1st, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The frontal organisations of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday called for a one-day vehicular shutdown in Tripura Tuesday to denounce the hike in prices of transport ...

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Four Independent MPs want their grouping recognised

Four Independent MPs want their grouping recognised

February 28th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Four independent MPs, led by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh, are hoping Speaker Meira Kumar would recognise their grouping 'Lok Morcha' as a ...

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IANS Top Stories at 10.30

February 28th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL Unprecedented welcome for PM in Saudi Arabia - Night Lead moved at 2204 President attends poignant tribute for Indians killed in Kabul - Moved at 2225 No alternative to dialogue with Pakistan: Mammohan ...

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BJP protests against fuel price hike in Amritsar

BJP protests against fuel price hike in Amritsar

February 27th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Amritsar, Feb 27(ANI): Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took out a bicycle rally in Amritsar on Saturday to protest against the hike in petroleum prices in the Budget. The ...

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Mamata to urge PM to roll back fuel price hike

Mamata to urge PM to roll back fuel price hike

February 27th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said she will write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi urging them to roll back ...

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Trinamool, BJP hit the streets opposing fuel price hike

Trinamool, BJP hit the streets opposing fuel price hike

February 27th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists Saturday hit the streets of Kolkata protesting the fuel price hike, with the party saying it would urge the central government to ...

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DMK, Trinmool Congress demand roll back of fuel price hike

DMK, Trinmool Congress demand roll back of fuel price hike

February 27th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi/ Chennai / Kolkata, Feb 27 (ANI): Two major allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-Trinmool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (DMK) demanded the roll back of the ...

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IANS top stories at 6

February 27th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL Pune terror blast toll climbs to 17 -- Lead moved at 1337 PM leaves for Saudi Arabia leading high-level delegation -- Moved at 1523 Trinamool, DMK seek rollback of fuel price hike -- ...

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Trinamool, DMK seek rollback of fuel price hike (Lead)

Trinamool, DMK seek rollback of fuel price hike (Lead)

February 27th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delh/Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) In what could spell trouble for the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), its key constituents Trinamool Congress and the DMK Saturday demanded that a central tax ...

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Consumers worried over increase in fuel prices

Consumers worried over increase in fuel prices

February 27th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Consumers in Delhi expressed their concerns over the proposed hike in fuel prices tabled in the General Budget 2010-2011 presented by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ...

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Fuel price hike will affect essential goods: Mayawati

February 27th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) Terming the union budget as "anti-people", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said Friday that the hike in prices of petrol and diesel would ultimately lead to rise in ...

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Budget against interests of common man: Raman Singh

Budget against interests of common man: Raman Singh

February 27th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Feb 26 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday said the budget for 2010-11 presented Friday would only benefit corporate houses, not the common man. "It seems that the general ...

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General Budget has continuity, vision for India to act big: Mukherjee

General Budget has continuity, vision for India to act big: Mukherjee

February 26th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Feb 26(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the General Budget for 2010-11, which he presented in the Parliament, has continuity and vision for India to ...

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Deora welcomes union budget, justifies fuel price hike

Deora welcomes union budget, justifies fuel price hike

February 26th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora Friday welcomed the budget and also justified the fuel price increase by the restoration of basic customs duty ...

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Budget evokes mixed reaction in Orissa

Budget evokes mixed reaction in Orissa

February 26th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposing loans for farmers at two percent less than the market rate was appreciated by some in Orissa but many criticised the union ...

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