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March 20, 2013 2:04 PM
All the five Ministers belonging to DMK, in the UPA government, today submitted their resignations to the Prime Minister. The Ministers are - M K Alagiri, Cabinet Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers and D Napolean, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, S S Palanimanickam, Minister...
March 20, 2013 1:21 PM
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day today after witnessing two adjournments in the pre-lunch session. When the House met at 12.30 p.m. there was no let up in the uproar on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils and Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's remarks against Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Si...
March 20, 2013 12:48 PM
Sri Lanka today rejected the draft resolution of United States on Human Rights at Geneva and has expressed its intention to call for a vote on the resolution.Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister G L Peiris wrote to his counterparts of HRC member countries, saying that drawing disproportionate attention to S...
March 20, 2013 12:27 PM
An inter-ministerial panel today cleared a 10.82 per cent stake sale in steel major SAIL and decided that the issue will hit the markets on Friday. A top Finance Ministry official said, the Empowered Group of Ministers on Disinvestment, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, met and decided on th...
March 20, 2013 12:08 PM
The Government proposes to adopt a resolution in Parliament today on Sri Lankan Tamils issue after holding further consultations with political parties. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi this morning, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, the resolution is being moved keeping in vi...
March 20, 2013 11:54 AM
Both the Houses of Parliament stand adjourned till noon. In the Lok Sabha, the DMK and AIADMK members trooped into the well of the House over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue. Samajwadi Party members also marched into the well, demanding the sacking of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma. Amidst uproar, Spe...
March 20, 2013 11:42 AM
The government today asserted that it is absolutely stable even after the pullout of the DMK. Addressing a media conference in New Delhi today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, no political party has come out to challenge the government's majority in Parliament. Mr Nath said, a decisi...
March 20, 2013 9:01 AM
DMK has withdrawn its support to the UPA Government over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.A five-member DMK delegation headed by T R Baalu handed over a letter by party supremo M Karunanidhi to President Pranab Mukherjee last night at 10.30 PM at Rashtrapati Bhavan withdrawing support of its 18 Lok Sabha...
March 20, 2013 8:14 AM
The Lok Sabha has passed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013, ensuring stringent punishment for crimes against women. The bill was unanimously adopted by a voice vote, after negating the opposition-sponsored amendments. The bill widens the definition of rape and prescribes punishment, which may ext...
March 20, 2013 8:07 AM
The government has decided to bring a resolution on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue in Parliament. The decision was taken after a Congress Core Group meeting last evening. The meeting was held after DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi announced his party's decision to withdraw support to the UPA.Earlier, Finan...
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