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November 29, 2012 12:55 PM

RS adjourned for day, LS adjourned till 2 p.m

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today on several issues including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates in government jobs. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members demanded that the government should clarify ...

November 29, 2012 12:50 PM

RS adjourned for day on several issues mainly FDI, SC/ST quota

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day today on several issues including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates in government jobs. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members demanded that the government should clarify ...

November 29, 2012 12:16 PM

Cauvery row: Jayalaitha, Shettar to meet today

As per the advise of Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalaitha will be meeting Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today to find an amicable solution to Cauvery river water sharing issue. Tamil Nadu is expected to urge Karnataka to release 52.8 TMC water into Cauvery to save its stand...

November 29, 2012 12:14 PM

Motion to discuss FDI with voting provision allowed in LS

A motion to discuss Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail sector with voting provision, has been allowed in the Lok Sabha. Admitting the motion today, Speaker Meira Kumar said that she has received 30 notices for discussion under Rule 184 that entails voting. She said the date and th...

November 29, 2012 9:39 AM

EGoM on telecom meet today to discuss 2G auction issue

The Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, will meet in New Delhi today. This will be its first meeting after the auction of GSM spectrum held earlier this month. The auction had attracted a lukewarm response from the market and fetched the government only...

November 28, 2012 8:19 PM

Centre to set up country's first geothermal power project in Ladakh

The Centre is to set up the country's first geothermal power project in Ladakh. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said in Chennai today that the Government is working on the project and the 3 MW will be one of the major geothermal-based projects in the world. He said h...

November 28, 2012 8:18 PM

TN, K’taka CMs to meet in Bangalore tomorrow to discuss Cauvery row

Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are to meet in Bangalore tomorrow to discuss Cauvery row. The meeting of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar comes after the Supreme Court's suggestion to them to meet and arrive at an amicable solution to the se...

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