India

New Delhi, November 27: The UPA is sure of its numbers in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday after alliance partners met here to thrash out a consensus on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, an issue that has stalled parliament for four days. "Yes, we are confident of the numbers," the prime minister told reporters after the UPA meeting here. Parliamentary

Chennai, November 27: The DMK will go in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail in parliament if there is a debate followed by voting, party chief M. Karunanidhi said Tuesday. "There is no denying ... the possibility of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government falling if the debate on FDI in retail is taken under Rule 184 of parliament as demanded by BJP and other parties,"

New Delhi, November 27: India is befriending China on one hand and remaining "cautious" on the other by deploying more troops in Ladakh region due to "threat" perception, having learnt lessons from the past, Union minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday. Addressing young students, scholars and scientists at the Northern Regional Science Congress here, Abdullah broached the topic when he was

New Delhi, November 27: Displaying enhanced trust, India and China on Monday formulated an economic strategy for increasing trade and ensuring development and economic growth amid global economic slowdown. The planning commissions of the two Asian majors signed as many as 11 MoUs worth $5 billion (Rs. 27,865 crore) allowing market access to financial institutions in either country to boost

New Delhi, November 27: The deadlock in Parliament over FDI in multi-brand retail continues. After Monday's inconclusive all-party meet, the UPA coordination committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss the provision of voting. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, too, will meet Congress allies on the issue. Sources say the government is against having a vote, but if forced to do so, it is sure of the

New Delhi, November 27: Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and vowed to send "corrupt" ministers to jail within six months of his party being voted to power. Addressing an impressive gathering at Parliament Street in New Delhi, Kejriwal also asserted that Jan Lokpal will be passed in Parliament within 15 days of the AAP coming to power. "There is no end to the list of

New Delhi, November 26: The BJP's top leadership will meet today to discuss growing rebellion in the party, a day after it suspended Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani for his vocal dissent, first on party president Nitin Gadkari's continuance and then on the issue of the appointment of the new CBI chief. At the meeting of the party's Parliamentary Board at 4:30 pm today, BJP leaders are also

Jammu, November 26: Violating the ceasefire yet again, Pakistan troops targeted 10 Indian forward posts by firing over 6000 rounds from heavy weaponry along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch district. The firing on Sunday night, which was the heaviest this year, came ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Indo-Pak ceasefire agreement on Monday. The Indo-Pak border truce came into force on November 26

Mumbai, November 26: Mumbai paused in its busy tracks Monday to remember the 166 people who fell to the indiscriminate bullets of 10 Pakistani terrorists during a 60-hour siege, India's most wounding terrorist attack, that began this day four years ago. Brief commemoration events were held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, Oberoi Trident, Leopold Cafe and Nariman House

New Delhi, November 26: The storm over FDI in retail rocked Parliament for the third day in a row with a determined Opposition adamant on a discussion on the issue under a rule that entails voting. While Lok Sabha could not transact any official business because of uproar over FDI issue, the Upper House was stalled by UPA ally Samajwadi Party over the issue of reservation for SCs/STs in government