The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been reduced to a patient in an ICU, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani said Monday in his opening remarks on the debate on the trust motion.
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Monday, July 21
PM praises 'visionary leadership' of Basu, Surjeet
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 06:16 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday began the debate on the trust motion by praising the 'visionary leadership' of Left leaders Jyoti Basu and Harkishen Singh Surjeet. Click here to view the complete article
Lights, cameras... all action at parliament
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 06:15 PM IST
All eyes of the nation - or at least the national media - were Monday on parliament house as MPs started arriving for the crucial trust vote debate that will decide the fate of the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance.
Crucial parliament session begins to decide UPA fate
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 02:48 PM IST
A crucial two-day session of the Lok Sabha that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government began here Monday.
No clear winners as UPA, opposition do their maths
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 02:47 PM IST
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the opposition were desperately counting their numbers Monday as the debate on the trust vote began with no indication on who would emerge winner.
Trust vote debate will be for 16 hours
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 02:46 PM IST
The debate on the trust vote will be held for 16 hours, an all party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee just before the house met decided Monday.
PM flashes 'V-sign' ahead of crucial trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 02:45 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday flashed the victory V-sign as he entered the Parliament House complex where his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government aces its toughest political test as it seeks a vote of confidence.
Confident of winning trust vote: PM
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 01:13 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated Monday night that he was 'very confident' of his government winning the vote of confidence in parliament.
Somnath Chatterjee enlivens debate
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 01:06 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday betrayed none of the tension he has been under as he presided over a turbulent house with humorous one-liners to pin down wayward MPs.
Lok Sabha adjourned till Tuesday
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 01:06 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday night adjourned the Lok Sabha till 11 a.m. Tuesday.
CPI-M likely to take stern action against Chatterjee
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 01:04 PM IST
The Communist of Party India-Marxist (CPI-M) is likely to take strict disciplinary action against Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee after he 'defied' the party direction to step down as the presiding officer of the lower.
PM's family prays in Amritsar for government's survival
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 01:02 PM IST
Relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday organised prayers in this Sikh holy city to seek divine intervention to save his four-year-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre, now facing a trust vote. Click here to view the complete article
We will not support PM: Akali Dal MP
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:58 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh despite being a Sikh and Punjabi has not done anything either for the community or Punjab, Akali Dal MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said in parliament during the debate on the vote of confidence Monday.
BJP's bedridden MP being airlifted to Delhi for trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:57 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bed-ridden MP Harishchandra Chavan took off for New Delhi Monday evening in an air ambulance from Nashik town in Maharasthra to participate in the crucial trust vote of the Manmohan Singh government.
Praful Patel takes on Left for criticizing government
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:53 PM IST
An upset Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Monday criticized the Left parties for attacking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the past two weeks.
Sonia sits through debate on trust motion
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:50 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), sat through more than half of the 10-hour debate Monday on a trust motion in parliament that will decide the government's fate.
Speaker, CPI leader take swipes at each other
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:44 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Gurudas Das Gupta took unexpected digs at each other in what many thought was a spillover of an old rivalry during the CPI member's somewhat dragging.
Sparks fly in parliament as PM vows to win trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:43 PM IST
A confident Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday pledged to win the trust vote in parliament '100 percent', as the ruling coalition and the opposition clashed, at times acrimoniously.
Samajwadi dissidents blame Amar Singh for desertions
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:35 PM IST
Notwithstanding his projection as 'kingmaker', Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh must take the blame for the desertions from it, according to some of the disgruntled MPs.
Anand Sharma takes on BJP, Advani on N-deal
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:15 PM IST
Minister of state for external affairs Anand Sharma Monday took on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani head-on over the India-US nuclear deal contending that the BJP leader.
Aiming for victory, PM quotes Sikh guru
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:12 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is a Sikh, Monday quoted 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh to drive home his point that his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was on the path to victory in the vote of confidence.
UPA still short on numbers but confident of winning
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:04 PM IST
With only a day to go before the crucial trust vote, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Monday found itself short of a majority in a house of 542 members but ruling Congress managers exuded confidence.
Screech and be heard, feel some MPs
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:02 PM IST
Some MPs believe that to make an impact in parliament, they have to screech.
Shibu Soren snoozes as Advani speaks
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:01 PM IST
The man who gave the Manmohan Singh government sleepless nights -Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren - was snoozing as leader of opposition and its prime ministerial hopeful Lal Krishan Advani took on the United Progessive Alliance.
UPA enjoys majority in parliament: Pranab
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:59 AM IST
Asserting that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was not in a minority, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday cautioned the Left parties against repeating the 'mistake' they made in the past by vote.
Somnath Chatterjee always an 'outsider' in CPI-M
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:57 AM IST
Though a high-profile face in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has always been somewhat of an 'outsider' within his party, at least on occasions when decisions of the party.
Chatterjee feels freed of shackles
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:55 AM IST
'Can't have a running commentary when the leader of opposition is speaking,' rumbled an angry Somnath Chatterjee, rising from his seat, as members of parliament.
Chatterjee chairs session all right
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:54 AM IST
There was uncertainty in the Lok Sabha secretariat till the time the house assembled at 11 a.m. Monday over whether Chatterjee would chair the session.
Parliament session could extend to third day
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:52 AM IST
It was being thought that the trust vote would be taken past midnight Tuesday. But what was meant to be a two-day parliament session could extend to a third day - as had happened in 1999 when the government of then prime minster.
Rahul Gandhi to speak on Tuesday
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:49 AM IST
The Congress Party seems to be way ahead of other parties as far as good speakers are concerned.
Why did Gowda side with Mayawati? Ask the stars (Political Prattle)
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:49 AM IST
Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda rarely ignores the advice of his astrologer - and that seems to have been the case this time too!
BJP 'in all probability' promised Mayawati PM's post: Congress
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:48 AM IST
The ruling Congress Monday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had 'in all probability' given Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati 'false promises' to make her the next prime minister of India.
Mamata Banerjee to abstain from trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:44 AM IST
Scotching all speculation, the Trinamool Congress announced Monday that it would abstain in the Lok Sabha trust vote but clarified that it did not support the India-US civil nuclear deal.
Mayawati histrionics put BJP on back foot
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:43 AM IST
The distinct buzz in the corridors of parliament, as it assembled Monday for a special two-day session to decide the fate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, was that the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Lalu says he is ready for Mahabharat
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:37 AM IST
Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad had the entire opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its feet after he challenged them to a Mahabharat during the debate on the trust vote Monday.
PM '100 percent' confident on winning floor trust
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:36 AM IST
A cool and confident Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he is "100 percent sure" that the United Progressive Alliance government was going to win Tuesday's crucial floor test.
Anger over JMM's reported demand for Orissa areas
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:17 AM IST
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) reported demand for a greater Jharkhand by carving out parts of Orissa has drawn widespread criticism in this state.
Chatterjee asks MPs to be dignified
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:16 AM IST
Distressed at unruly scenes during the debate on the trust vote, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday urged all MPs to conduct themselves in a dignified manner in the house.
Nehru died six years before NPT, Pranab reminds Advani
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:14 AM IST
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday reminded Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani that India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had died in 1964.
PM sure of winning trust vote, opposition also confident
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:10 AM IST
Facing the biggest political crisis in over four years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted Monday that he was confident of winning the trust vote as the ruling coalition and opposition clashed in parliament at the start.
Trinamool Congress to abstain from trust vote: Mamata
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:06 AM IST
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said her party would not participate in the trust vote in the Lok Sabha.
N-deal will end 30 years of India's isolation: Pranab
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:05 AM IST
The India-US civil nuclear deal would bring an end to the nuclear apartheid and isolation that India had been subjected to for 30 years, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday.
'Advani a PM in a hurry'
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 11:00 AM IST
Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani is a 'prime minister in a hurry', Samajawadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said duing the debate on the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha Monday.
Somnath defied party to preside over trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:57 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee defied directions from his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) when he presided over the two-day trust motion debate that began Monday, party leaders said.
Speaker adjourns Lok Sabha after unruly scene
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:55 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was Monday forced to adjourn the house for 10 minutes during the crucial trust motion debate when MPs of the Samajwati Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) almost came to blows.
India has no alternative to nuclear energy: Mukherjee
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:51 AM IST
As the Indian economy continues to grow at an enviable pace, there is no other choice in addressing the mounting energy needs than nuclear power, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said during an impassioned speech.
Advani: As he said it
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:50 AM IST
From the nuclear deal to terrorism and Sonia Gandhi to the 'aam aadmi', Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani Monday touched on a range of issues during his one hour speech on the debate over the trust motion.
Suspend nuclear deal, says Mayawati
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:46 AM IST
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to make the India-US nuclear deal a "prestige" issue and said the next government should finalise it.
Nuclear deal is our passport: Pranab
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:45 AM IST
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said that the India-US nuclear deal was the passport for India to end its isolation among nuclear countries.
Tension between Somnath, CPI-M evident in house
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:44 AM IST
The simmering tension between Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and his parental party Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was evident in the house during the discussion on the trust motion moved by Prime Minister.
Trust motion was fully avoidable, says PM
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:43 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought the confidence of the Lok Sabha Monday and said the trust vote was avoidable as he had promised to return to parliament before operationalising the contentious nuclear deal with Washington.
History in the making as parliament's special session convenes (From the Corridors of Power)
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:40 AM IST
History was definitely in the making as parliament convened Monday for a special two-day session to decide the fate of the 50-month-old government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
We will renegotiate n-deal to make it more equal: Advani
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:39 AM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will renegotiate the India-US civil nuclear deal if it came to power, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani said Monday during the trust vote debate that will decide the fate of the Manmohan Singh.
What happened to probes into terror attacks, Advani asks PM
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:32 AM IST
Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani Monday recounted the terror attacks during the last four years of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and demanded to know the progress of investigations in the incidents.
We are not against strategic relationship with US: Advani
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:29 AM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not against nuclear energy nor was it opposed to a 'strategic relationship' with the US, Leader of Oppostion L.K. Advani declared Monday during his speech on the trust vote in the Lok Sabha.
Shiv Sena MP 'spirited away' before crucial trust vote?
by
Bhavesh
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:28 AM IST
Shiv Sena MP Tukaram Renge Patil remained incognito till Monday morning despite efforts by party functionaries to access him, bringing into question his participation on behalf of the opposition National Democratic. |
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