Ramdev in Anna’s vacant spot? (Comment)
August 18th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
It's a Third Front with a difference. While the earlier versions were non-Congressnon-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combinations, the group conjured up by Baba Ramdev at Delhi's Ramlila grounds included e.the ... Read more...
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Parties back black money issue inside, outside parliament (Second Lead)
August 13th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The issue of black money echoed both inside as well as outside parliament Monday with the BJP and Janata Dal-United supporting yoga guru Baba ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over black money issue
August 13th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon Monday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members noisily demanded that black money stashed abroad be ... Read more...
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Congress downplays Ramdev-Pawar meet
June 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday downplayed yoga guru Baba Ramdev's meeting with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ally and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar over the black ... Read more...
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Black money issue to be raised in parliament: Rajnath Singh
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The politically hot issue of black money stashed in banks overseas is likely to be raised once again in the forthcoming budget session of Parliament, ... Read more...
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Soni Sori, Lingaram: Maoist conduits or police trap?
December 25th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 25 (IANS) The arrest of two tribals, Soni Sori and Lingaram Kodopi, in Chhattisgarh for alleged acting as Maoist conduits raises the larger question: Were they really Maoist ... Read more...
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White paper on black money issue: Pranab
December 14th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government would bring out a white paper on the issue of black money, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. He also dismissed reports ... Read more...
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Social media code: Congress cautious, BJP opposes Sibal’s way
December 8th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday reacted cautiously to government moves for a code of conduct for social media, calling for larger debate, while the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Opposition demand to roll back FDI political blackmail: Congress
November 29th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday termed the opposition demand to roll back the decision allowing foreign equity in retail if the government wants parliament to run ... Read more...
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Rollback FDI in retail to let parliament run: BJP
November 28th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said parliament will run smoothly from Tuesday if the government rolls back the decision to allow 51 percent ... Read more...
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Congress blames NDA, Left division for parliament disruption
November 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) With parliament rendered non-functional due to repeated disruptions for the third consecutive day, the Congress Thursday blamed the impasse on the differences between the ... Read more...
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Government lacks floor coordination, says BJP
November 24th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was lacking in floor coordination in parliament and was unable to control its members, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Day 3 in Parliament: No work, logjam on over price rise, Telangana
November 24th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Parliament didn't function for the third consecutive day of its winter session Thursday despite peace being in sight after the government and opposition agreed ... Read more...
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Speaker accepts Left-backed adjournment motion
November 24th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) To restore order in the Lok Sabha and ensure its smooth functioning, Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday admitted a Left-backed adjournment motion on price rise ... Read more...
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UPA tries hard to solve parliament logjam, contacts Mulayam (Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) With parliament's proceedings remaining disrupted for the second day Wednesday as the opposition insisted on a debate on the price rise under a rule ... Read more...
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BJP to seek adjournment, government tries to break logjam
November 23rd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given notice of an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha Thursday to discuss the black money issue amid ... Read more...
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NDA MPs will give declaration on black money: Advani
November 20th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs will submit a declaration in parliament stating that ... Read more...
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Corrupt people made PM helpless: Ramdev
November 17th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Sharpening his attack on the Congress-led central government on the black money issue, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Thursday termed Manmohan Singh "a helpless prime minister ... Read more...
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Expected PM to act on black money: Advani
October 12th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday said he expected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act on black money stashed abroad, but the issue ... Read more...
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Will raise black money issue during yatra: Advani
October 9th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Two days ahead of his anti-graft yatra, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over illegal money stashed ... Read more...
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Patil likely to press Switzerland on black money issue
September 29th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India is likely to renew its request to the Swiss government to end bank secrecy and to help get billions of dollars stashed in ... Read more...
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Police use Gandhian methods to tackle Hazare supporters
August 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was not just Gandhian Anna Hazare urging his supporters to use non-violent methods of protest, Delhi Police were also resorting to 'Gandhian' ways to ... Read more...
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Karat surprised over Congress-BJP ‘collusion’
August 5th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Friday expressed surprise over the Congress-led central government and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Apex court order a slap on government’s face, says BJP
July 5th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday termed the Surpreme Court decision to set up a special team to probe Indians' black money in foreign ... Read more...
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Cabinet meets on Telangana crisis (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) With crisis brewing over demand for a separate Telangana, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) Monday held a crucial meeting even as parliamentarians ... Read more...
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Panel on black money holds first meeting
June 9th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A government panel headed by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Prakash Chandra held its first meeting Thursday to examine ways to trace and ... Read more...
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‘Mishandling’ of Ramdev stir has isolated Congress: analysts
June 6th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The government's "mishandling" of anti-corruption agitation led by yoga guru Baba Ramdev has isolated the Congress politically, say analysts, stressing that the party-led United ... Read more...
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We raised black money issue before Ramdev: Lalu
June 5th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Sunday said that his organisation and other socialist parties had raised the issue of black money stashed away ... Read more...
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Considering nationalising black money: Government to Ramdev (Lead)
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) After failing to stop Baba Ramdev from going ahead with his mass hunger strike against corruption in India, the government Friday night assured him ... Read more...
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PM maintaining conspiracy of silence on scams: BJP
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) Terming the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as "the most corrupt government since independence", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Sri Sri Ravishankar backs Ramdev’s campaign
June 2nd, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar Thursday extended his support to yoga guru Baba Ramdev's indefinite fast against illegal wealth stashed in foreign banks, saying "all ... Read more...
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BJP takes a dig at Trinamool on black money issue
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Taking a dig at former alliance partner Trinamool Congress on the issue of black money being used in the ongoing assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Supreme Court pulls up Govt. over black money probe
April 21st, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Reiterating its concern that black money is being earned from drug trafficking and terrorist activities, the Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the government with ... Read more...
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US-Pak relations to remain “transactional” following Davis standoff: Analysts
March 18th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 18 (ANI): The release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis might have ended a damaging spy row, but the bilateral ties between the US and Pakistan are expected to merely remain ... Read more...
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Law will take its course to bring back black money: Pranab (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Assuring that India has started a process to trace black money stashed away in foreign banks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday the government ... Read more...
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