November 16th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Citing constitutional norms, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday said he would have voted for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre in case of a ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for his refusal to heed the party diktat during the July 22 trust motion, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday ...
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October 5th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday said he would have been legally obliged to vote in favour of the Manmohan Singh government in case of a tie ...
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August 29th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Aug 29 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren Friday won the trust vote in the assembly with a margin of eight votes. A total of 76 legislators participated in the ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi may have earned much appreciation for his speech in defence of the nuclear deal during the trust motion debate in the parliament. But Uttar ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Aug 8 (ANI): Like the ten Indian parliamentarians who cross-voted during the July 22 Trust Motion moved by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, ahead of Mondays Impeachment Motion against Pakistan ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation overshot the 12-percent mark at 12.01 percent for the week ended July 26 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Declaring that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was not confident about facing parliament, the Left parties Thursday demanded that the monsoon session be convened immediately. The Communist ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
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By Liz Mathew
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The government has decided to convene the monsoon session of parliament, earlier expected to begin Aug 11, in the second of week of September to ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
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By Liz Mathew
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The monsoon session of parliament, earlier expected to begin Aug 11, will now be convened in the second of week of September, according to Parliamentary ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The monsoon session of parliament will convene in the second week of September, to give the government time to try restoring normalcy in Jammu region, according to ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) In yet another twist to the cash-for-votes scam, three allies of the ruling Congress Monday released a fresh CD showing that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had ...
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July 29th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
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By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Unobtrusively and quietly, five young men and women have been making history in the Indian parliament for the last six months - working as its ...
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July 29th, 2008 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Under attack from his former comrades for continuing as Lok Sabha Speaker in defiance of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s directive to step down, Somnath Chatterjee Monday ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to disqualify two of its MPs for defying the party whip during the trust vote last ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Winning accolades for his impassioned speech during the trust vote in the Indian parliament last week, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Omar Abdullah now plans to ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 26 (IANS) Strongly defending the India-US nuclear deal, Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday said he did not care if he lost the next elections because of his support ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) A defamation suit has been filed in the Lucknow District Court against Leader of Opposition Lal Krishna Advani and three BJP MPs who displayed wads of currency notes ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 25 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Friday expelled its MP D.K. Adikeshavulu Naidu for defying the party and voting in favour of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty Thursday said he was shocked by the expulsion of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation eased marginally to 11.89 percent for the week ended July 12 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that bringing down ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) A day after expelling Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the party, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Thursday said his party had "no option" ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sushma Ramachandran
By using the term "bonded slave" in his speech at the conclusion of the trust vote, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh eloquently expressed his feelings during the four years of ties ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday indicated it may offer to four of the eight MPs the Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) expelled tickets to contest the next Lok Sabha elections. ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Wednesday expelled one MP who defied the party to vote for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the trust motion facing the ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Stock markets in India gave a rousing applause to the victory for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the trust motion, with a major index ending some ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The day may not be far when lawmakers are labelled "fishmongers and prostitutes", said an anguished National Conference leader Omar Abdullah after the ugly spectacle of wads ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Armed with a comfortable victory in the trust motion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was Wednesday ready to push forward some major economic reforms, especially in the ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) The two rebel Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs who defied the party to vote for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the trust vote are likely to be ...
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July 23rd, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
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By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) An impassioned speech by National Conference's Omar Abdullah that he would not make the "mistake" of standing again with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stood out ...
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