-NDTV Officially, the UPA says it will abide by the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision on whether or not a discussion in the House on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail will be followed by a vote. It seems, however, to be preparing for that vote and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath will meet the BJP's Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley today to discuss modalities. The Manmohan Singh government had so far...
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Over the top-Kalpana Sharma
-The Hoot The coverage given to Thackeray’s death by some television channels was overwhelmingly disproportionate to his contribution to people’s well-being. The comments made by the “experts” were toned by the fear of Sena reprisal, says KALPANA SHARMA. Can Indian news television plumb greater depths? The blanket coverage of Bal Thackeray’s death and funeral on some channels would make any self-respecting journalist hang her head in shame. What were they thinking?...
More »Akhilesh Yadav government waives loans of lakhs of farmers -Ashish Mukherjee
-NDTV Lucknow: Lakhs of farmers in Uttar Pradesh who took loans worth Rs. 50,000 or more and have returned 10 per cent of the amount got a big surprise today, with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav waiving their loans. The state government said the decision will benefit approximately 7.20 lakh farmers. But the scheme but comes with a rider. It will apply to only those farmers who took the loan by mortgaging property. Such...
More »Bihar Chhath tragedy: 9 children among 15 dead in stampede in Patna -Manish Kumar and Amit Chaturvedi
-NDTV Patna: Fifteen people, including nine children, were killed and many others injured in a stampede in Patna on Monday. The incident took place during the Chhath puja at Adalatghat Ghat on the bank of river Ganga. Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar said, "There are total 15 dead bodies and their post-mortem was done last night. Out of these, nine are children." He also said that two of the injured are undergoing...
More »Madhya Pradesh land row: Farmers sit on pyres, threaten mass suicide-Siddharth Ranjan Das and Janaki Fernandes
-NDTV Bhopal: Twenty farmers in Bujbuja village of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh sit every day on funeral pyres, with kerosene and match sticks at arm's reach. This is a relay protest against acquisition of land by the government for a thermal power plant in the area. On Diwali, a woman called Sunia Bai, allegedly set herself on fire after she was threatened by the authorities to give up her land. The...
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