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  Didn't want to join sin of deceiving farmers: Shiv Sena on Land Bill

  Politics | March 12, 2015 19:53 IST

  Continuing its diatribe against ally BJP, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said it abstained from voting for the "anti-farmer" Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha because it did not want to be the part of

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  Narendra Modi to reach out to farmers through 'Mann ki Baat'

  Politics | March 12, 2015 19:52 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach out to the farming community through the next episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat', on March 22, for which he has sought suggestions and inputs from

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  BJP fails to rally entire NDA on Land Bill

  Politics | March 10, 2015 22:38 IST

  New Delhi: The ruling BJP today failed to rally the entire NDA behind it for the passage of the contentious Land Bill in Lok Sabha as key ally Shiv Sena abstained while one-member Swabhimani Paksha

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  Govt says open to more changes ahead of Lok Sabha vote on land bill

  Politics | March 10, 2015 18:48 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of the voting on the contentious land bill in Lok Sabha, the government on Tuesday indicated its willingness to incorporate more changes into the bill in order to address the concerns raised

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  Exclusive: Government to accept opposition's suggestions on Land Bill

  India | March 10, 2015 0:08 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is likely to accept 7-8 changes of the total 52 amendments suggested by opposition on the controversial Land Bill. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that his government

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  Shiv Sena keeps Govt on tenterhooks over Land Bill

  Politics | March 09, 2015 21:23 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial Land Acquisition Bill coming up for voting in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, the Shiv Sena kept the government on tenterhooks by saying it has not taken any decision on

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  Congress to vote against Land Bill if Govt does not drop changes

  Politics | March 09, 2015 21:28 IST

  New Delhi: Toughening its stand, Congress today decided to vote against against controversial Land Bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow if Government does not withdraw changes or refuses to send it to the Standing Committee.Party President

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  Anna Hazare to hit road against Land Bill from March 30

  India | March 09, 2015 21:11 IST

  Wardha (Maharashtra): As the Modi Government faced Opposition heat in Parliament over Land Bill, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today announced he will set off on a month-long ‘padyatra'(march) from March 30 to oppose the proposed

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  Opposition rejects Land Bill, dubs govt move "pro-corporate"

  Politics | March 09, 2015 18:31 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition in Lok Sabha today tore into the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, saying its “draconian” and “anti-poor” provisions would have a deleterious effect on India's food security.The Opposition members, ranging from the Congress

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  Nitish Kumar to lead JD(U) fast against NDA's land acquisition bill

  Politics | March 08, 2015 16:53 IST

  Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar along with other JD (U) leaders and party workers will observe a 24-hour fast in the state on March 14 to register their protest against NDA government's land acquisition

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  Land bill: Congress hits back at Modi

  Politics | March 05, 2015 21:13 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of using “tyranny of majority” in Lok Sabha to “muzzle democratic dissent” over the controversial land acquisition bill.“He is using tyranny of

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  PM seeks Opposition cooperation in RS on land bill

  Politics | March 05, 2015 19:33 IST

  Khandwa (MP): Reaching out to the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was ready to remove anything that was anti-farmer in the land bill and “publicly prayed” to the detractors not to stall

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  Modi slams opposition for blocking passage of Land Bill in RS

  Politics | March 05, 2015 17:19 IST

  Khandwa (MP): Asserting that the land bill is not anti-farmer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today criticised the opposition for creating hurdles in the passage of the measure in Rajya Sabha, where the NDA government does

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  All work and no play: BJP MPs asked to clear confusion over land bill during Holi vacation

  Politics | March 05, 2015 11:24 IST

  Lucknow: The BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh have been asked by the top leadership of the party to stay in their constituencies and clear the ongoing “confusion” over the land acquisition bill during their Holi

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  Govt proposes to take land bill for consideration in LS Monday

  Politics | March 04, 2015 21:42 IST

  New Delhi: The controversial land bill will come up for consideration on Monday with government planning to bring some amendments to reach out to allies, Opposition and farmer bodies and take their concerns on board."Government

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  Anna Hazare gets threats on Facebook; FIR registered against 2 men in Canada

  India | March 04, 2015 17:39 IST

  Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, who is set to undertake a footmarch protesting the Land Acquistion Bill, has received life threats on social networking site Facebook, police said on Wednesday.A Kalyan resident Ashok Gautam (57), who

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  Opposition may make a political battle of land bill: Jaitley

  Politics | March 03, 2015 20:57 IST

  New York: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has acknowledged that the government may be bracing for a "political battle" on the Land Bill in Parliament but is confident that the insurance law will get "through". The

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  Shiv Sena wants immediate meeting of NDA constituents on land bill

  Politics | March 02, 2015 23:52 IST

  Mumbai:  Shiv Sena today suggested an immediate meeting of NDA constituents to discuss the controversial land bill which has been opposed by BJP allies.“All the NDA allies should immediately meet and discuss this issue. All

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  Land bill is only about robbing farmers of their land: Uddhav

  Politics | February 27, 2015 23:09 IST

  Mumbai: BJP ally and NDA member Shiv Sena today alleged that the new land bill was “only about forcibly taking away lands” in the name of development, and said his party would continue to oppose

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  Govt not on back foot on land bill: Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | February 27, 2015 21:57 IST

  Mumbai: Notwithstanding the stiff opposition to the land bill, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Narendra Modi government was not on the “back foot” on the issue but conceded there may have been a