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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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  If FDI in retail comes, it should not harm poor farmers: Akhilesh

  Politics | July 24, 2012 17:13 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 24: UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesdsay said Samajwadi Party has reservations over allowing FDI in retail before addressing farmers' issues."FDI in retail should not happen till the farmers and their

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  UPA showing undue haste in pushing for FDI in retail: BJP

  Politics | July 24, 2012 12:08 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 24: Charging the UPA government with showing undue haste in pushing for FDI in multi-brand retail, BJP today made it clear it would not support the move till the concerns of small

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  Basu says FDI in retail a win-win situation, Mamata says no

  July 08, 2012 14:56 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 8: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asserted she remained firmly opposed to allowing FDI in multi-brand retail.Earlier in the day, Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu had said in Kolkata that Banerjee

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  Govt Trying To Build Consensus On Reforms,FDI In Retail :Pranab

  December 23, 2011 13:52 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 23 : Expressing commitment to push forward economic reforms, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government is making efforts to build a consensus on important economic legislations, including PFRDA and foreign

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  Govt. Cannot Bring FDI In Retail Until Consensus Is Reached : BJP

  Politics | December 11, 2011 19:20 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 11: BJP leader and former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha also cleared the air on his party's and the NDA on the issue. Speaking to senior journalist Prabhu Chawla in an interview for Hindi

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  FDI In Retail Suspended To Avoid Mid-Term Polls, Says Pranab

  India | December 08, 2011 16:57 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 8: Strongly defending its decision to allow FDI in retail, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today told Congress MPs that the government was "compelled" to suspend the move to avoid "pre-mature elections".  Addressing

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  FDI In Retail : Holding It Back 'Highly Regressive', Says India Inc

  December 07, 2011 22:30 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 7: Disappointed by the government's decision to put foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail on hold, India Inc on Wednesday described the move as "highly regressive". "... It is a highly

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  Sushma Swaraj Demands All-Party Meet Over FDI In Retail

  India | December 05, 2011 16:49 IST

  Indore, Dec 5: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today demanded that the UPA government convene an all-party meeting over the issue of FDI in retail before making any statement on it

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  Govt Puts FDI Decision On Hold

  India | December 03, 2011 21:50 IST

  Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 3: Under relentless pressure from allies and Opposition, the Government today put on hold its controversial decision to allow FDI in retail in a bid to end the stalemate in Parliament.The announcement

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  BJP Reiterates That Modi Never Supported FDI In Retail

  Politics | December 03, 2011 8:30 IST

  Ahmedabad, Dec 3: Terming the statement of Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi supporting FDI in retail as wrong, state BJP on Friday reiterated that Modi has never supported FDI

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  BSP Criticises Cong Remark That FDI Not An Issue In UP Poll

  Politics | December 03, 2011 8:27 IST

  Lucknow, Dec 3: BSP on Friday took strong exception to Congress party's reported remarks that FDI in retail was not an issue in coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.  “Congress leaders are trying to divert attention

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  Not In Favour Of Toppling Govt : Mamata

  India | December 02, 2011 17:57 IST

  Dankuni (WB), Dec 2: Remaining firm in her party's opposition to the UPA government's decision on FDI in retail, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that her party is not

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  Montekspeak : FDI In Retail Will Help Farmers, Consumers

  December 02, 2011 17:16 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 2: Defending the government's decision to open up the multi-brand retail sector to foreign investment, Plan panel deputy chief Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said it would help farmers as well as consumers. 

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  Disconnect Between Cong & Govt On FDI In Retail : BJP

  India | December 01, 2011 18:33 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 1: BJP today charged that there were differences between Congress party and the government on allowing FDI in multi-brand retail and dared UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and other

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  PM Meets Allies, Seek Their Support On FDI In Retail

  India | December 01, 2011 16:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 1: With DMK and Trinamool Congress opposing FDI in retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reached out to the two UPA partners but gave no assurance of a rollback of the controversial

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  CPI Takes Exception To US Envoy's Remarks On FDI In Retail

  Politics | November 30, 2011 21:58 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: The CPI today took strong exception to comments by the US Ambassador to India on the “virtues” of FDI in retail sector, saying it showed that Indian policy had come under

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  Unfazed Cong Backs Govt, Says It Has The Numbers

  India | November 30, 2011 20:40 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: Unfazed by the united Opposition ranged against it on the FDI in retail issue, Congress today declared that the government has the numbers in Parliament to face any adjournment motion, indicating

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  Trinamool Says, Cong, BJP Should Find Solution

  India | November 30, 2011 16:53 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: Sticking to its stand against allowing FDI in retail, UPA constituent Trinamool Congress today said the BJP and the Congress should find a common ground to resolve the logjam over the

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  Govt Cornered, Pranab Briefs Congress MPs On FDI, Inflation

  India | November 30, 2011 16:46 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 30: With Government being cornered over various issues, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today briefed party MPs about the rationale behind allowing FDI in retail as also steps being taken to address inflation