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- No question of Chidambaram quitting: Khurshid
New Delhi, Dec 8: Union minister P. Chidambaram will not resign under any circumstances, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said today reacting to a special court's decision to recall Janata Part....
- Congress top leaders discuss FDI logjam, back PM
New Delhi, Nov 29: With the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government coming under stringent attack from both opposition and allies for the decision to allow 51 percent foreign direct invest....
- Crisis for UPA, allies join opposition anti-FDI clamour
New Delhi, Nov 28: Both houses of parliament were adjourned for the day today as a united opposition and some key allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) cornered the government ....
- Government plans all-party meeting on poll reforms
New Delhi, Nov 19: The government plans to convene an all-party-meeting to discuss issues like decriminalisation of politics and state funding of elections, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said he....
- Will discuss with PM Mamata's financial package demand: Pranab Mukherjee
Kolkata, Oct 23: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he will discuss with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the financial package demanded by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerj....
- Congress disapproves of Digvijay's letter to Hazare
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Congress has disapproved of party leader Digvijay Singh's second letter to Anna Hazare, saying there was no need of a communication after Prime Minister Manmohan Sin....
- Vidarbha farmer's widow seeks Sonia Gandhi's help
Nagpur, Oct 8: A Vidarbha farmer's widow, who recently won Rs.640,000 on quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC), has asked United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gand....
- Pranab Mukherjee rubbishes reports of offering to quit
Kolkata, Oct 2: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today rubbished reports that he had offered to resign over his ministry's note on the 2G issue. "These are all bunkum. If you don....
- Non-gazetted rail staff to get 78-day festival bonus
New Delhi, Sep 30: Ahead of the festive season, the government today approved a 78-day bonus for 12.61 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Mini....
- UPA-II will last full 5-year term: PM
On Board Air India One, Sep 28: Accusing the opposition of "destabilising the polity", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted on Tuesday that his government will last its full five-yea....
- Have confidence in Chidambaram, UPA-II will complete term: PM
On Board Air India One, Sep 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that Home Minister P. Chidambaram enjoyed his full confidence, and asserted that his government will "stay the cours....
- Sonia asks party leaders to back Chidambaram
New Delhi, Sep 23: As speculation mounts on the equation between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who has been named in the 2G scam, Congress chief Sonia Gand....
- Teesta, access issue will be solved: Chidambaram
Kolkata, Sep 21: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the unresolved Teesta river water sharing and the issue of access to India across Bangladesh will be solved given time, under....
- Owning resorts to companies, Kamal Nath richest minister
New Delhi, Sep 4: With business interests spanning resorts to immovable property, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath figures among the richest members of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ....
- I have never connived with corruption: PM
New Delhi, Aug 25: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that he might have made mistakes but denied accusations that he had ever "connived with corruption".
In his reply t....
- Congress MP slams government's handling of Hazare's stir
New Delhi, Aug 24: Congress MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi today slammed his party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's handling of the Anna Hazare fast and said its actions showed a....
- Government blames NDA for Kalmadi's appointment
New Delhi, Aug 2: Amid questions about the role of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in allowing tainted Suresh Kalmadi to capture the reins of the Organising Committee for the 2010 Common....
- Opposition has too many skeletons in cupboard: PM
New Delhi, Aug 1 : On the eve of parliament's monsoon session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday sought to take the wind out of sails of the opposition on the 2G spectrum allocation r....
- PM to go to Indonesia, US seeks closer India ties in East Asia
New Delhi, July 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will travel to Indonesia in November to attend the 18-nation East Asia Summit, a trip that will be closely watched by Washington which has pitc....
- 'Political compromises' can end fishing disputes: Rao
New Delhi, July 19: "Political compromises" were needed to resolve the recurring disputes between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in the sea dividing the two countries, Foreign Secreta....
- Lokayukta slams Delhi chief minister
New Delhi, July 18: Delhi Lokayukta (ombudsman) Manmohan Sarin today came down heavily on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, saying she misrepresented facts about the completion of 60,000 low-cost....
- Corporate governance, new companies act top priorities: Moily
New Delhi, July 13: Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily took charge of his new portfolio here early today and said the passage of a new bill to replace the 55-year-old Companies Act a....
- Shifting out of law ministry not a slight: Moily
New Delhi, July 13: Having lost his job as the country's law minister in the latest reshuffle, M. Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said he should not be "hanged for the mistakes of the admini....
- Manmohan forms new Team to run India, Kamat quits
New Delhi, July 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inducted eight new faces into his government, axed seven ministers and juggled some portfolios in a bid to improve the image of his Cong....
- Cabinet rejig: Patnaik sore over no Orissa face
Bhubaneswar, July 12: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik criticised the Congress-led central government for not appointing anyone from the state as a cabinet minister in today's minister....
- Shuffling the deck: Highs and Lows
New Delhi, July 12: Six months of feverish speculation finally ended today evening, not with a big bang, but with whispers and whimpers. The deck of cards was shuffled adroitly, but there were....
- Rahul prefers to work for the party: PM
New Delhi, July 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he has requested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi several times to be part of the government, but he has said he prefers to work for the....
- Last reshuffle before next polls: PM
New Delhi, July 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said this was the last reshuffle before the next general elections and stressed that the latest exercise was "balanced" in the be....
- No person should die in a train accident: Dinesh Trivedi
New Delhi, July 12: Dinesh Trivedi, the Trinamool Congress MP who took his oath as railway minister today, said safety of railway passengers would be his foremost concern and no person should ....
- Srikant Jena, the lone face from Orissa in central ministry
Bhubaneswar, July 12: Srikant Jena, who was appointed minister of state with independent charge in today's cabinet reshuffle, is a four-time MP from Orissa and the state's sole represen....
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new team
New Delhi, July 12: Following is the new look of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team after a reshuffle of his council of ministers day, inducting eight new faces, elevating a few and chang....
- Home gets new junior minister in Rahul aide
New Delhi, July 12: The union home ministry today got a new junior minister in little known Jitendra Singh, a Congress Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan and one of the closest aides of party general ....
- Jairam: Green activist, technocrat and no-nonsense politician
New Delhi, July 12: Jairam Ramesh, who made headlines as a crusading green minister, is set to bring in his intellectual heft and training as an engineer to his new job as India's rural de....
- Father out, son shines in ministry reshuffle
New Delhi, July 12: Accepting Murli Deora's resignation as corporate affairs minister, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inducted his son Milind as one of the new faces in his council of....
- Trivedi is India's new railway minister
New Delhi, July 12: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi of the Trinamool Congress today became India's new railway minister. He fills a post that has been vacant....
- List of ministers to take oath today evening
New Delhi, July 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote to President Pratibha Patil recommending that the following be appointed as members of his council of ministers:
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- Jairam Ramesh elevated to cabinet rank, gets rural development
New Delhi, July 12: The Congress' Jayanthi Natarajan will replace Jairam Ramesh as the new environment minister with the latter elevated to the cabinet rank and reassigned the rural develop....
- Cabinet reshuffle likely on Tuesday, Big 4 to continue
New Delhi, July 11: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reshuffle his cabinet 0n Tuesday, informed sources said.
Though there is no official announcement so far, the reshuffle ....
- PM meets Sonia, cabinet rejig likely in 3-4 days
New Delhi, July 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held another round of discussions with Congress president Sonia Gandhi today regarding the much awaited cabinet reshuffle, but there was no off....
- PM greets South Sudan, world's newest nation
New Delhi, July 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the people and the government of South Sudan on the occasion of the declaration of the country's independence.
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- Pranab likely to meet Karunanidhi Saturday
New Delhi, July 8: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to meet DMK chief M. Karunanidhi when he visits Chennai on Saturday, DMK party sources said. The meeting assumes significance in t....
- Pranab to review banks' performance
New Delhi, July 7: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet chief executives of public sector banks and financial institutions on Friday to review their annual performance, a statement said....
- Growth momentum will continue: Pranab
New Delhi, July 6: Despite the recent slowdown, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he was hopeful that the country will achieve its growth target of over 8.5 percent in the current fiscal.....
- PMO set for a makeover, Sonia confidante may stage comeback
New Delhi, July 1: The Manmohan Singh government seems headed for a major makeover, could also include a bureaucratic shake-up in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The changes in....
- Speculation on cabinet reshuffle intensifies
New Delhi, June 27: Speculation is rife in government and political circles about an impending cabinet reshuffle to bring a new look to the 25-month-old UPA-II government battered by a series o....
- Government's resolve will be tested in coming weeks
New Delhi, June 25: Even as the Manmohan Singh government has shown some enterprise by jailing a few of the accused in the recent scams, it still seems to be sleepwalking through its term of of....
- PM, Sonia discuss cabinet reshuffle
New Delhi, June 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi held discussions for two hours here today, a party leader said, adding that issues related to a possible ca....
- Ironical UPA wants PM out of Lokpal's ambit: Team Hazare
New Delhi, June 13: While they hailed Manmohan Singh as the most honest Indian Prime Minister, the civil society members today termed as "ironical" the United Progressive Alliance gover....
- The core seven: Making the government's voice heard
New Delhi, June 12: Under relentless attack for its acts of omissions and commissions, the UPA government has finally realised the value of reaching out to the media. It is now making its voice....
- Coming up, Manmohan-Sonia plan to rejuvenate UPA
New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are working on a cabinet reshuffle and important legislative measures to give a facelift to the two-year-old....
- Now there may be a Congress-Trinamool tiff in Bengal
New Delhi, March 9: After having its way with the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Congress wants to contest from 100 of the 294 assembly seats in West Bengal. But the Trinamool Congress may be willing t....
- Timeline of DMK-Congress standoff
Chennai, March 8: The following is the timeline of the Congress-DMK feud over seat sharing for the Tamil Nadu elections:
Feb 21: DMK-Congress hold first round of seat sharing talks. D....
- Pranab Mukherjee appeals but DMK unlikely to mend fences
Chennai, Mar 7: Looks like there could be a break in the alliance between Congress and DMK. Six union ministers, who are from DMK, are set to put down their papers today. The Union Finance Mini....
- PM reaches Kerala on three-day trip
Kochi, Feb 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Kerala today on a three-day state visit, during which he will participate in several functions.
Arriving by a special aircraft ....
- Tepid changes made cabinet reshuffle a non-event: experts
New Delhi, Jan 22: Although a cabinet reshuffle usually arouses more hope than what it fulfils, it is still awaited with eager anticipation because of the promise of a new beginning. This time,....
- PM shuffles ministers, but core team remains same
New Delhi, Jan 19: Three new ministers of state were inducted, three promoted to cabinet rank and some major portfolios changed hands today in the much-anticipated shuffle of the ministerial pa....
- Major reshuffle: three new ministers, three promoted to cabinet rank
New Delhi, Jan 19: Three new cabinet ministers, all three elevated from minister of state rank, and three new ministers of state were today inducted in the 19-month-old United Progressive Allia....
- UPA mulls breach of privilege motion against CAG
New Delhi, Jan 16: Members of Parliament from the ruling coalition are examining the possibility of moving a breach of privilege motion against the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for sta....
- Karunanidhi meets PM, says alliance is intact
Chennai, Jan 3: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Raj Bhavan here today morning and said the "alliance is intac....
- 2010: A torrid year for Indian politics
New Delhi, Jan 3: Indian politics had a mixed year in 2010. There were several political figures like Nitish Kumar, Meira Kumar, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ....
- BJP has no right to attack prime minister, says Sibal
New Delhi, Dec 20: With continued deadlock over the opposition's demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scandal, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said today....
- Sonia Gandhi soothes Omar Abdullah on coalition concerns
Jammu, Nov 27: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met Congress chief and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and was assured of full suppor....
- PM says Nitish Kumar apathetic to poor
Patna, Oct 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched a scathing attack on the Bihar government, saying it had not implemented centrally-funded welfare and development schemes meant for t....
- Bihar taking credit for central schemes: Sonia
New Delhi, Aug 19: Accusing the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government of passing off some of the central schemes as its own, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked the party workers to make pe....
- Cameron did not get a meeting with Sonia
New Delhi, July 30: Despite making a specific request, British Prime Minister David Cameron did not get to have a meeting with United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who is said ....
- BJP anger against CBI unjustified: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 25: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the BJP's anger at the CBI for charge-sheeting Gujarat minister Amit Shah was not justified and they should have reacted in Janua....
- UPA meeting to discuss monsoon session strategy
New Delhi, July 19: Leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will meet here today evening to discuss the strategy for the monsoon session of parliament beginning next week.
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- Left should not have withdrawn support to UPA on n-deal: Bardhan
New Delhi, June 25: Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan now says the Left should not have withdrawn support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2008 over the I....
- UPA has done well during economic crisis: Ambika Soni
Chandigarh, June 7: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today said the United Progressive Alliance government has done well during the times of financial meltdown and drought, and....
- PM lauds Sonia Gandhi's guidance to UPA
New Delhi, June 2: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday lauded the guidance provided by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to the government as UPA-II completed a year, and said that renewal o....
- 4.9 crore rural jobs created in 2009-10: UPA report
New Delhi, June 1: Nearly 4.9 crore rural households were provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the last fiscal, says the UPA-II's repor....
- Over 20,000 staff added to public health system: UPA
New Delhi, June 1: Over 20,000 doctors and paramedic staff were added to the public health system during last one year, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today, releasing the report card to ma....
- Different UPA voices on cause of rail accident
New Delhi, May 29: Ministers of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Friday spoke in different voices on the cause of the rail accident in West Midnapore district of West Bengal that killed....
- Congress warns Mamata Banerjee about deserting UPA
Ranaghat (West Bengal), May 27: Without taking the name of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Union Finance Minister and West Bengal state Congress president Pranab Mukherjee said it wou....
- A year of disappointment for UPA: BJP leader Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, May 24: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's first year in office in its second phase has been "a year of disappointment", the Bharatiya Janata....
- We will complete our term, says Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that his government would complete its five-year term but he did not want to do any ball-gazing for the next election.
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- Samajwadi Party offers support to UPA if Trinamool removed
Kolkata, May 24: The Samajwadi Party on Sunday offered to provide issue-based support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government if it removed the Trinamool Congress from its fold. Par....
- On UPA-II's first anniversary, prices dampen ratings, women's bill earns praise
New Delhi, May 23: The ordinary Indian seems largely dissatisfied with the ruling United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA) in its first year because of rising prices and Maoist violence. But pushin....
- Mayawati declines to attend UPA II anniversary dinner
Lucknow, May 21: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will keep away from the celebrations and dinner hosted by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in New Delhi today on completion of its fi....
- Right to education, women's quota among laws introduced by UPA-II
New Delhi, May 21: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in its second term introduced some key legislations. Some of those introduced, discussed or passed in the past year are:
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- Governance issues before UPA: food, energy and internal security
New Delhi, May 21: A year on into its second avatar, the Congress-led ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is grappling with issues as diverse as its coalition -- from food security bill, i....
- UPA-II is more vulnerable, says Karat
New Delhi, May 19: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has become more vulnerable as it completes the first year of its second incarnation, Marxist leader Prakash Karat said toda....
- India's external engagement had fair share of hits, and some misses
New Delhi, May 19: There were some derailments but at the end of the first year of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's second term, India's foreign policy was back on tra....
- UPA to win if elections are held tomorrow: Opinion poll
New Delhi, May 18: Majority of people feel the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would win if an election was to be held tomorrow, an NDTV opinion poll said.
The poll which surveyed 3....
- Chidambaram hurt by Jaitley calling him 'injured martyr'
New Delhi, May 18: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today took exception to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley describing him as an "injured martyr" and termed th....
- Pranab admits to problems of coalition
New Delhi, May 18: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today admitted to problems in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition.
"There are problems of coalition t....
- Rising prices remain a worry, but economy progressed
New Delhi, May 18: Although high inflation remained a sore point during the first year of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's second term, some major steps were taken, such a....
- 44 percent disappointed with UPA first year, shows poll
New Delhi, May 17: A large number of people feel that they are worse off at the end of the first year of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, a NDTV opinion poll said.
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- 'Collapse of civic poll ties with Trinamool won't impact centre'
Kolkata, May 11: West Bengal Congress chief Pranab Mukherjee today ruled out any effect at the centre or next year's state assembly polls of the collapse of the alliance with the Trinamool ....
- No question of joining UPA government: Samajwadi Party
Lucknow, May 10: Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Akhilesh Yadav here today categorically ruled out any plans to join the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
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- Not sure if UPA will let Kasab hang: Gadkari
Panaji, May 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said that with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in power, he was doubtful whether convicted Pakistani terrorist Aj....
- PM speaks to Sushma on n-bill, BJP says redraft it
New Delhi, May 4: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said today that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken to her on the nuclear safety bill and indicated that her part....
- Price rise: Government sails through the opposition cut motions
New Delhi, April 28: A sense of jubilation and a collective sigh of relief spread among the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) members in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday as the government sailed....
- Tharoor's resignation sad, says Khurshid
New Delhi, April 20: Recalling Shashi Tharoor as a "very talented" and "outstanding" student of their alma mater, St. Stephen's College, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Kh....
- Tharoor's fate hinges on PM; party not in mood to defend him
New Delhi, April 17: The Congress feels that if a united opposition forces Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to defend Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in parliament over the I....
- Will brief PM, Sonia on IPL row: Tharoor
New Delhi, April 14: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said he will talk to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the controversy surr....
- Many pitfalls ahead for UPA over crucial bills
New Delhi, April 14: Parliament opens after a month-long break on Thursday with the government on decidedly shaky ground as it tries to think of ways to steer crucial bills through an unhelpful....
- UPA determined to pass women's quota bill: Minister
Agartala: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is determined to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy....
- Let us close Chaturvedi chapter: Pawar
New Delhi: The Satyavrat Chaturvedi chapter was "closed", Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said today, two days after the Congress leader was removed as spokesperson ....
- NCP welcomes Congress action against Chaturvedi
New Delhi: Stating that everyone must use restraint in language, the NCP said today it was satisfied with Congress' action against MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who was removed as spokesperson f....
- Congress nixes Pawar's idea to reduce women's quota
New Delhi: The Congress today rejected Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's suggestion to reduce the women's reservation quota from 33 percent to about 20-21 percen....
- Sonia meets Mamata, seeks assurance on women's bill vote
New Delhi: Ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and sought an assurance that her Trinamool Congress will vote for ....
- UPA discriminating against Punjab: Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today alleged that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been discriminating against the state in the sh....
- UPA has fulfilled its commitment, says Congress
New Delhi: The Congress today said the party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has fulfilled its commitment to the people as the women's reservation bill was put to vote in the Rajya Sa....
- Government to boost sports in northeast: Sonia
Aizawl: The central government is giving special attention to boosting sports in northeast India, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here today.
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- Differences in UPA egg opposition on to target government
New Delhi: With some allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ranged against any hike in fuel prices, the opposition is ganging up in Parliament against the government on the issu....
- Karat asks Congress to rethink association with Trinamool
Kolkata: Trying to drive a wedge between alliance partners, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed the Trinamool for its links with the Maoists and wondered how could the Co....
- Centre lacks vision to tackle price rise: Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today blamed the central government for lacking in "collective vision" to tackle the burning issue of price rise.
"There is....
- Mumbai row: Meira Kumar says no commenting on regional line
Bhopal: When the whole nation is witnessing an unexpected row between Indian political parties over regions and their people Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today expressed her opinion in this re....
- Left criticises delay in tabling of Ranganath Mishra panel report
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front today attacked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre for "unnecessarily" delaying the release of the R....
- Make internal democracy 'substantive', vice president tells political parties
New Delhi: Political parties should now have "substantive organisational" democracy, Vice President Hamid Ansari said here today in the presence of India's ruling party president So....
- Rally for food security in Delhi on Thursday
New Delhi: Hundreds of people are expected for a rally in Delhi on Thursday to demand change of government policies to ensure food security for all.
Announcing the initiative at a pre....
- UPA ministries arrogant, lack humility: Arun Jaitley
Chandigarh: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former union minister Arun Jaitley today said certain ministries of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government were "arrogan....
- Centre wants Kashmir Pandits to return home: Chavan
New Delhi: The central government wants Kashmir Pandits, who left their homes after militancy hit Jammu and Kashmir early 1990s, to return and is in touch with the state government, Minister of....
- UPA ministers asked to travel economy class
New Delhi: In keeping with Congress president Sonia Gandhi's call to observe austerity measures, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ministers have been advised to travel in economy class and....
- UPA government's 100 days below par: Political parties
New Delhi: The first 100 days of the second innings of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government have been disappointing for the common man and its performance has been belo....
- 100 days of UPA: Women's bill still on hold
New Delhi: Several MPs today voiced concern that a bill for securing a third of parliamentary and state legislative assembly seats for women was a distant dream despite being on the ruling Unit....
- UPA govt's economic drive moves, but in fits and starts
New Delhi: The first 100 days of the second edition of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government have had their share of hits and misses in steering the Indian economy, with some ministries ....
- Sonia to look into Muslim shrines' neglect: Sufi leader
Johannesburg: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has promised to look into allegations that the pilgrimage sites of Muslim saints in India do not get the same attention from the government as thos....
- UPA failed to use Rs.72,500 crore for Dalits: Study
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may wax eloquent about empowering the downtrodden, but in the last five years it has denied the Scheduled Castes (SCs) a whopping Rs.72,500 cror....
- UPA to form government in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Enthused by its victory in the Rajya Sabha elections, leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have stepped up efforts to form the government in the state.
UPA won bo....
- Multiplicity of authorities to end in Delhi: Dikshit
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the central government was planning to put an end to the multiplicity of authorities in the national capital as it is hindering good go....
- Sharad Pawar is back at Krishi Bhavan Text
New Delhi: Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar was back at Krishi Bhavan here today as the cabinet minister in charge of agriculture, food, public distribution and consumer affairs - the same po....
- Berth row solved, DMK to join UPA government
Chennai: The DMK today decided to join the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre and settle for seven ministerial berths, including three cabinet, setting at ....
- UPA must bring us development, peace, says northeast
Agartala/Guwahati: Economic stimuli and peace - that's what India's restive northeastern region is looking for as the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government begins it....
- Assam's AUDF extends outside support to UPA
Guwahati: The Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) today extended outside support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre even though it had fought against the Congres....
- Congress persuades DMK to stay within UPA
New Delhi/Chennai: Crisis managers within the Congress were making last-ditch efforts on Thursday night to persuade the DMK to stay within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) after the Tamil ....
- UPA must bring development to northeast: Tripura CPI-M
Agartala: The victorious Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) must initiate development and provide security in the northeast, the Communist Party of India (CPI-M) which is in power ....
- Former Jharkhand chief ministers eye ministerial berths
Ranchi: Three former chief ministers of Jharkhand have extended support to the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and are said to be keen to get ministerial berths.
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- UPA partners to meet pre-poll allies on Wednesday: Congress
New Delhi: After its resounding electoral win, "pre-poll" partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are to meet on Wednesday to discuss the future course of action, the Congress....
- JMM flip-flop on alliance with UPA
Ranchi: Just three days after saying it was still part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) has announced that it will support the alliance only if its ....
- UPA government has acted on social sector policies: Patil
New Delhi: Addressing the last session of parliament before the general elections, President Pratibha Patil Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had acted on all com....
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