Ayodhya case: Advani, others oppose CBI plea (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and his colleagues accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case have told the Supreme Court that ... Read more...
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Vajpayee, Modi among BJP’s star campaigners
January 9th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Ailing former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi are among the star campaigners for the Bharatiya Janata Party in ... Read more...
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Government embarrassed, bill for statutory status for Lokpal defeated
December 28th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a major embarrassment to the United Progressive Alliance, a combined opposition Tuesday defeated the government move to provide constitutional status for the newly ... Read more...
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BJP open to discussing FDI in multi-brand retail
December 21st, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may review its opposition to the entry of foreign equity in multi-brand retail if its "apprehensions" are removed.Party vice-president ... Read more...
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Prasar Bharti’s deal with BCCI caused loss of Rs.3.39 crore: PAC
December 19th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati struck an erroneous agreement six years ago with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which led to ... Read more...
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FDI stand-off: Government firm, BJP says issue before panel
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) As the government again Friday ruled out a roll-back of its decision allowing foreign investment in retail, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked it ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh MPs in the dock for taking parliament allowance
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) An RTI activist has put a couple of Uttar Pradesh MPs in the dock for having charged daily allowance for attending parliament on days when no ... Read more...
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FDI war: BJP refuses to budge, Congress backs government (Second Intro Roundup)
December 1st, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The deadlock over allowing foreign equity in India's retail market deepened Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the government's plea for toning ... Read more...
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Joshi asks PAC members to apologise to CAG
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has asked panel members who made "wild allegations" against Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai ... Read more...
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Warmth of bonhomie amid ‘winter chill’ in parliament
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Their strong differences notwithstanding, many MPs cutting across party lines warmly greeted each other as parliament opened Tuesday for a nearly month-long session. And ... Read more...
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BJP to intensify protests against FDI in retail
November 20th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday threatened to launch nationwide agitations against the central government's move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand ... Read more...
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Pranab compliments CAG work, gets Joshi’s praise (Roundup)
November 16th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Complimenting the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in putting checks and balances on the use of taxpayers' money, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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CAG Rai, Joshi deny 2G audit was influenced (Lead)
November 16th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India's top auditor Vinod Rai Wednesday firmly dismissed allegations that the controversial audit report on the allocation of 2G telecom spectrum was influenced by ... Read more...
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Never tried to influence CAG: Joshi
November 16th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The chairman of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Murli Manohar Joshi Wednesday rejected as "bogus and malafide" the allegations that he had sought to ... Read more...
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Nobody influenced 2G report: CAG Vinod Rai
November 16th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India's top auditor Vinod Rai Wednesday dismissed allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Murli Manohar Joshi had tried to influence his report on ... Read more...
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BJP slams official terming 2G scam loss mathematical guess
November 15th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A day after a key auditor said the figure of Rs.1.76 lakh crore in 2G scam report was a mathematical guess, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Did BJP’s Joshi influence CAG’s 2G report?
November 15th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) In a new twist to the 2G tale, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Murli Manohar Joshi is alleged to have pushed the government auditor to ... Read more...
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Joshi opposed spectrum’s auction: Congress
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In a fresh twist to the 2G spectrum controversy, the Congress Wednesday said Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Murli Manohar Joshi had opposed auction ... Read more...
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Rift forces adjournment of PAC meeting
October 31st, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Congress MPs of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) looking into the 2G spectrum allocation scam Monday opposed the panel's move to hear former director ... Read more...
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Jan Chetna Yatra is Advani’s sixth rath yatra
October 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Jan Chetna Yatra of L.K. Advani, which was flagged off from Chapra by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday morning, is the sixth ... Read more...
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Opposition’s sack Chidambaram chorus rises
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The opposition chorus for sacking of Home Minister P. Chidambaram grew Thursday over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation under UPA-I, brought ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh is worth Rs.5 crore, most of it parked in banks
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had taken strong exception to a remark last month by a senior member of parliament on his personal integrity, ... Read more...
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Text of PM’s speech in Lok Sabha during debate on corruption
August 25th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech in the Lok Sabha Thursdasy during the debate on corruption:
Hon. Speaker Madam, I am ... Read more...
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UPA trying to curb voices against graft, says Joshi (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Charging the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government with trying to "curb the voices of anti-corruption protesters", Bharatiya Janata Party MP Murli Manohar Joshi alleged the ... Read more...
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Joshi, Bansal exchange barbs
August 24th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A heated exchange of words took place between the treasury and opposition benches in the Lok Sabha when Bharatiya Janata Party's Murli Manohar Joshi accused ... Read more...
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Parliament starts on peaceful note
August 24th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A day after parliament was stalled over the issue of Anna Hazare's fast and corruption, both houses started their proceedings on a peaceful note Wednesday.A ... Read more...
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Turnaround strategy for Air India soon: Government
August 12th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government will soon spell out a comprehensive turnaround plan for flag carrier Air India, which is burdened with a cumulative loss of Rs.22,165 ... Read more...
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PAC report: Congress says it’s motivated; BJP says nothing wrong (Third Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The reworked report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, which questions the prime minister's role in the 2G spectrum allocation, has ... Read more...
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Will comment on final PAC report: Karat
August 7th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Sunday said his party will comment on the final report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ... Read more...
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Congress slams reworked PAC report; BJP says nothing wrong (Second Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The reworked report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, which questions the prime minister's role in the 2G spectrum allocation, ... Read more...
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2G: Reworked PAC report sparks row, Montek defends PM (Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) appears set to reject a reworked report by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi questioning the ... Read more...
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2G scam: Reworked PAC report sparks row
August 7th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The parliament appears set for another round of fireworks this week with Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi's reworked report on the ... Read more...
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Did not look the other way on 2G allocation, says PMO
July 31st, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office Sunday strongly rebutted allegations in a leading publication that Manmohan Singh had "looked the other way" despite knowing of ... Read more...
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BJP delegation meets president on ‘lawlessness’ in Uttar Pradesh
July 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Partibha Patil Wednesday to demand an inquiry into ... Read more...
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NDA leaders meet on Lokpal bill
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance are to meet Saturday evening to decide on the alliance's stand on the Lokpal bill.The ... Read more...
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