| Sushma Swaraj's college mate | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The sugarcane pricing ordinance not only created an uproar outside Parliament but also in the internal meetings of political parties as sparks flew between BJP and Congress leaders. At the Lok Sabha’s Business Advisory Council meeting last week, when BJP’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, assured the government that BJP would support efforts to offset the Rs 14,000-crore burden, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quipped, “I thought you didn’t know about this aspect (Rs 14,000 crore were supposed to be given to the mills) of this ordinance.” Swaraj snapped at Bansal, “Do you think we are illiterates? And don’t forget we passed from the same college and studied under the same professors. |
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| Sugarcane issue stalls Parliament on second day | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Parliament was rocked for the second day today over the new sugarcane pricing policy with a united opposition mounting further pressure on the government to withdraw the controversial ordinance that saw massive farmers’ protests yesterday. |
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| FinMin advises ministries to cut expenses by 10% | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Facing revenue shortages, the Finance Ministry has advised all the ministries to cut expenditure on domestic and foreign travel and advertising by 10 per cent, the Lok Sabha was informed today. |
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| 'Govt to raise food processing level to 20% by 2015' | 19-NOV-09 |
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| The government today said it plans to increase the level of food processing by over threefold to 20 per cent by 2015 with a view to raise the country's share in global processed food products market. |
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| LS adjourned till 12 noon over sugarcane price issue | 19-NOV-09 |
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| The winter session of Lok Sabha began on a stormy note today with members of Samajwadi Party and RLD creating uproar over the demand for hike in sugarcane prices leading to adjournment of the House till 12 noon. |
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| 20% polling till mid-day in bypolls | 07-NOV-09 |
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| Around 20 per cent polling was recorded till mid-day in the by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 Assembly seats spread over seven states today. |
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| Poll defeats set BJP thinking about the road ahead | 22-OCT-09 |
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| The defeat of BJP today, especially in Maharashtra and Haryana where it had been part of coalition governments earlier, has come as a severe blow to the party that is already reeling under the Lok Sabha debacle and serious internal discord. |
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| Cong heading for victory in Arunachal | 22-OCT-09 |
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| The ruling Congress was today headed for victory in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, winning 25 seats and leading in six others, leaving rivals and UPA partners, Trinamool Congress and NCP, far behind with two each. |
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| Cong leading in assembly polls | 22-OCT-09 |
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| The Congress appeared headed for forming governments in Maharashtra and Haryana, retaining power with slightly reduced numbers, while it was poised for a clean sweep in Arunachal Pradesh. |
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| Counting for Assembly polls in 3 states tmrw | 21-OCT-09 |
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| The ten-day long suspense over the government formation in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and Haryana will finally come to an end as the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in the three states will be taken up tomorrow. |
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| And now, Railway TV | 21-OCT-09 |
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| If the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha can have their own dedicated television channels, why shouldn’t the Indian Railways have its own channel? A Railways Advisory Committee, packed with supporters of the Trinamool Congress, has recommended the Railways start its own television channel to both inform as well as educate the travelling public. |
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