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Wednesday, July 23
Three chief ministers jump into trust vote planning
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Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:53 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Three chief ministers - Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Vilasrao Deshmukh - Tuesday were seen keenly observing proceedings in the Lok Sabha during the debate over the trust motion moved by prime minister Manmohan
Lok Sabha adjourned again, till 6 p.m.
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:53 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Tuesday adjourned for a third time - till 6 p.m. - as an all-party meeting was underway in Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's chamber to deal with the situation arising out of three BJP members displaying wads of
Plea to bar 4 MPs from voting denied urgent hearing
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:53 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Hours before the crucial voting on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trust motion in parliament, the Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea to bar four murder-convict MPs from voting.
Let not fear guide us, Rahul tells MPs
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:53 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday urged the members of parliament not to allow fear to lead them as he said energy security was vital in eradicating poverty from India.
Another Gandhi comes of age?
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:52 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) He was once known for his silence rather than eloquence. But that seemed a very long time ago as Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday emerged the star speaker in the debate on the trust vote in parliament with a s
Shameful, says Karat of money display in parliament
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Tuesday termed as 'shameful' the display in parliament of bundles of money by MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who alleged the government's supp
Bookies still give Manmohan edge, but just about
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi/Raipur, July 22 (IANS) Three-odd hours before the scheduled trust vote in parliament Tuesday, bookies here were giving the government Rs.1.12 and the opposition Rs.1.16. That meant if the government won, a punter gambling Re.1 on this outco
In Mayawati's home state discussion has gone beyond UPA's trust vote
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) In Uttar Pradesh, where politics runs through the veins of its 160 million population, the topic of discussion in the last few days has not been whether the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government sails through the crucia
No information about BSP MP's threat allegation: CBI director
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Vijay Shankar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director, Tuesday said he has no information about allegations made by a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP that the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was
Indian parliament in tumult as MPs allege bribery
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Tumult gripped the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, Tuesday afternoon as three opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs suddenly appeared in the centre of the chamber and dramatically emptied bundles o
Advani calls bribery bid 'sad situation'
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday expressed anguish after three of his party colleagues stunned the nation by flashing wads of currency notes in the Lok Sabha alleging they were being bribed to abstain
Chandrababu Naidu weaving grand alliance in Andhra politics (News Analysis)
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) The political crisis in New Delhi has come as a blessing in disguise for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu, who not only re-emerged as kingmaker in the national political arena but is also weaving a new
Mayawati has desires, I too want to become PM: Lalu
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Regaling a packed house with his trademark wit and humour, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, he too wanted to to become prime minister.
Mayawati in Delhi, law targets her four legislators
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Even as Chief Minister Mayawati was busy taking political centrestage in New Delhi for over a week, back home in Uttar Pradesh the law was closing in on four of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators.
Advani lacks stature of Vajpayee: Lalu Prasad
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday took a sharp dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, saying he 'lacked the stature' of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpaye
Indian parliament adjourned as MPs flash money
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Pandemonium gripped the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon as opposition MPs suddenly flashed bundles of currency notes they said were being doled out by government supporters to bribe MPs ahead of a crucial trust vote later in the
We have to think like a powerful country: Rahul
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said that India needed to think like a 'big and powerful country' and only worry how it will impact the world.
Amid din and UPA hopes, Rahul makes an impact
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India's ruling coalition was Tuesday brimming with confidence ahead of a trust vote on the nuclear deal with the US as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made an impassioned pitch for energy security while battling repeated interrupti
I will speak as an Indian, says Rahul Gandhi
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) 'I decided yesterday not to speak as a member of a political party but as an Indian,' is how Congress MP Rahul Gandhi began his speech in the Lok Sabha during the trust vote Tuesday.
Where have jailed MPs disappeared, wonders Tihar
by
Rajjesh
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 02:51 PM IST
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Five jailed MPs who were brought from various parts of in India to the national capital to take part in the trust vote in parliament and were supposed to spend the nights at Tihar Jail seem to have given prison officials the
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