| Lalu meets Sonia; seeks alliance in J'khand, Bihar | 21-SEP-09 |
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| Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said there was a strong bond between the two parties and like-minded secular forces should come together to keep the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at bay. |
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| Mamata 'shunts' Lalu for Bihar railway projects | 01-SEP-09 |
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| Although former railway minister Lalu Prasad is providing outside support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has publicly announced that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar — Prasad’s arch rival — will be consulted for railway projects in that state. |
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| Prasad follows cong policy | 02-AUG-09 |
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| Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was initially confused whether to support the prime minister on the Indo-Pak joint statement or not. A day before the Lok Sabha debate on foreign policy issues was slated to take place, Prasad consulted his colleague, Raghuvash Prasad Singh. Singh, a former rural development minister, gave a simple advice, “When the Congress is not supporting its prime minister, why should we support him?” Prasad paid heed to this advice and criticised the foreign policy, even though his party is an ally of the UPA. |
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| Kashmir's security blues in New Delhi | 26-JUL-09 |
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| The fierce fight put up by Mayawati and Lalu Prasad over the proposal to downgrade their security was barely over when a group of angry “leaders” from Kashmir descended in New Delhi with similar woes. These were candidates who had contested and lost the Lok Sabha elections. Now, they are upset as the state government has withdrawn their security. While the agitated leaders fear that they are sitting ducks for militants, the Omar Abdullah government feels most of them had jumped into the fray with the sole aim of getting security to enhance their social status. |
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| Govt retracts on NSG cover to VIPs | 24-JUL-09 |
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today stepped in to defuse the tension over removing NSG security cover of prominent leaders, forcing the government to retract its earlier decision. |
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| NSG cover: Lalu, Mulayam cry foul | 23-JUL-09 |
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| The Union home ministry’s recommendation to withdraw elite NSG security cover to some VIPs has evoked mixed reactions from political leaders. |
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| SP joins oppn in criticising Budget | 06-JUL-09 |
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| Samajwadi Party, which is extending support to the government, today joined the opposition in ridiculing the General Budget, terming it as "sour", "trepid" and "unimpressive". |
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| White paper to bring out truth on my performance: Lalu | 04-JUL-09 |
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| Unfazed by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration of coming out with a white paper on performance of Railways in past five years, her predecessor Lalu Prasad today said he was not worried over the move as it will bring out the "truth". |
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| Mamata's bounty for Bengal, bypassing Bihar | 04-JUL-09 |
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| The railway budget presented by Mamata Banerjee on Friday reflected her politics. She extended a bounty of new projects and trains to her home state, West Bengal, and gave Bihar, the home state of former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, a miss. |
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| Railways to up plan outlay, despite hit on resource generation | 03-JUL-09 |
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| The increased expenditure would be incurred even as the Railways would not be able to generate most of the funds through the Public Private Partnership model as was expected by the former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in the interim budget. |
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| Meira's first directive: Expunging of Lalu-Sharad spat | 03-JUN-09 |
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| Within an hour of taking over as Speaker, Meira Kumar today issued her first directive in Lok Sabha asking the House reporters to expunge certain exchanges between JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. |
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| Rail Budget in first week of July: Mamata | 28-MAY-09 |
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| The Rail Budget will be presented in the first week of July and a balance between the "commercial and human face" of the railways will be maintained, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. |
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| Tough task ahead for new Railways Minister | 21-MAY-09 |
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| Beating the economic slowdown with increased freight loading and passenger earnings while keeping the operating ratio in control would be the key challenges before the new railway minister. |
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