Politics

The UPA Government has started the MNREGA scheme with a view to give employment of 100 days to every family in the rural area of the country.

Akhilesh said that his government will speed up all on-going welfare schemes in education, infrastructure and employment.

Jagjivan Ram became Defence Minister and Meira Kumar was made Speaker of the Lok Sabha only during Congress' rule, Chidambaram said.

Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi he hoped that the new measures will not only enhance trade but strengthen the bilateral relationship.

The fact that some 80 people have died in the Gulberg incident showed the failure of the Gujarat government, Rashid Alvi said.

Omar stressed that peace is pre-requisite to create stability and address issues amicably.

Advani expressed relief that the Indian Express report itself "has taken pains to dispel emphatically any sinister meaning being read into the story".

The court gave the direction after rejecting a petition for quashing of the decision to countermand the polls.

Jayalalithaa said the first unit would be commissioned in August 2012 and the second in December.

The apex court also directed the government to inform the court on giving national monument status to Ram Sethu by March 29.

The whole House is perturbed at the terms used against Parliamentarians at Jantar Mantar on Sunday during Hazare's fast.

Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Monday heckled at a seminar in north Delhi where he faced angry protests from activists of ABVP, the student wing of BJP.

Modi had launched the Sadbhavna Mission with a three-day fast on his birthday on September 17 last year.

MY Tarigami presented a political report in the conference highlighting the global consequences of "imperialistic liberalisation".

Family members of some of the whistleblowers who were killed while fighting corruption were also present.

Finance Minister Amit Mitra could have talked to us and we could have given some positive proposals, the PCC chief said.