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  Chidambaram rules out bringing confidence motion

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:23 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today ruled out the need for bringing a confidence motion in Lok Sabha to end the impasse over the parliamentary deadlock over coalgate.Addressing a press conference along

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  No coal block allocated in my tenure, says Jaiswal

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27:  Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal today said no coal block was given away during his tenure and only allotment letters were issued to some firms to whom coal mines were allocated in

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  PM describes Coalgate allegations as baseless, says CAG observations disputable

  India | August 27, 2012 12:46 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today told the Lok Sabha that allegations of impropriety in the allotment of coal blocks were baseless.  Amidst a din created by BJP members demanding his

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  PM dares BJP to have debate in Parliament

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: As BJP disrupted Parliament on the coal block issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attacked the party and dared it to have a debate in the House to let the country

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  Both houses adjourned till noon after uproar over Coalgate

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 27: Both the houses of parliament were abruptly adjourned till noon after BJP and other NDA members created a ruckus demanding the prime minister's resignation over Coalgate scam. The Prime Minister is

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  Ready for debate with Sushma anytime, any place: Digvijay

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:20 IST

  Bhopal, Aug 26: Amid the ongoing stalemate in Parliament, Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said he was ready for an open debate on the coal scam issue with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha

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  BJP rejects Cong attempt to shift blame in coalgate case

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:19 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: BJP today rejected Congress attempts to shift the blame on BJP-ruled state governments on the coal block allocation issue and offered readyness to face a CBI probe if any of its

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  Coal minister Jaiswal allotted 35 coal blocks without screening : report

  India | August 26, 2012 12:48 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal allocated 35 coal blocks without clearance from the screening committee since 2009, contrary to his claims, reports the Delhi weekly newspaper Sunday Guardian. Hansraj Ahir, a member

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  Coal minister Jaiswal allotted 35 coal blocks without screening : report

  August 26, 2012 17:33 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 26: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal allocated 35 coal blocks without clearance from the screening committee since 2009, contrary to his claims, reports the Delhi weekly newspaper Sunday Guardian. Hansraj Ahir, a member

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  Arvind Kejriwal detained and released again, Delhi Police lathicharge protesters

  Politics | September 23, 2012 17:07 IST

  New Delhi, August 26: Arvind Kejriwal was arrested and released soon after for the second time today.Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters took out a march from Jantar Mantar towards the residences of PM Manmohan Singh,

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  Arvind Kejriwal detained and released again, Delhi Police lathicharge protesters

  India | August 26, 2012 15:35 IST

  New Delhi, August 26: Arvind Kejriwal was arrested and released soon after for the second time today.Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters took out a march from Jantar Mantar towards the residences of PM Manmohan Singh,

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  BJP sticks to demand for PM's resignation on 'coalgate'

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:18 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25: Rubbishing the no loss argument of the government in the coal block allocations, BJP today made it clear that it is in no mood to allow Parliament to function till its

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  Why is BJP running away from debate, asks Chidambaram

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:17 IST

  Karaikudi (TN), Aug 25: Hitting out at BJP for disruption of Parliament on coal block allocations issue, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked the party why it was not not ready for a debate, daring

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  Big wigs, constitutional agencies involved in conspiracy against PM: Jaiswal

  Politics | September 23, 2012 17:04 IST

  Kanpur, Aug 25: Union Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal today alleged some “constitutional agencies and big personalities were involved in a conspiracy to tarnish the image” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.He said those asking for Singh's resignation

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  BJP compares PC's zero-loss theory to Sibal's 2G defence

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:17 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25: Rejecting Finance Minister P Chidambaram's zero-loss theory in coal allocation scam because no mining was done, BJP on Friday said his view was akin to Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal's repudiation of

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  CPI-M distances itself from BJP on Coalgate

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:13 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 23:  CPI(M) today said it would decide its strategy on the coal block allocation issue on the basis of a statement Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may make in Parliament on the matter.Unlike

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  Mamata again opposes FDI in retail, calls for all-party meet on Coalgate

  Politics | August 23, 2012 18:13 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 23: Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today again opposed the government's move to allow FDI in the retail sector and pension fund reforms. Speaking to newspersons after

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  Ready to discuss threadbare CAG report on coal issue: Govt

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:12 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 23: Asserting that it has nothing to hide, the government today said it was prepared to discuss threadbare the CAG report on coal block allocation in Parliament and reply to the issues

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  Parliament deadlocked for 3rd consecutive day over Coalgate

  Politics | September 03, 2012 20:10 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 23:  The standoff between Opposition and government over the CAG report on coal block allocation resulted in the wastage of the third consecutive day of Parliament today as BJP was unrelenting on

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  CAG reports will precipitate policy paralysis in govt: Moily

  Politics | September 23, 2012 16:33 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 22: Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily today said that CAG reports on power and coal have been done without proper study and that they will precipitate policy paralysis in the government.“As far