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Is it crime to help the poor, asks PM Modi defending govt's ordinance route

National | Feb 03, 2015, 08:29 PM IST

New Delhi: While addressing a rally at Rohini's Japanese park Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's stand on the controversial Ordinance issue, clarifying that the new laws would benefit villagers and poor people.While the

Delhi Polls: Modi targets AAP for 'midnight hawala'; says Ordinances for people's welfare

National | Feb 03, 2015, 07:45 PM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and said that the people who had details of Swiss bank accounts were not aware of the funds

Now LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls for "lesser" number of ordinances

National | Feb 02, 2015, 07:27 AM IST

Lucknow/Hyderabad: As the Centre comes under attack for resorting to the ordinance route, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Sunday said it would be better if ordinances were “lesser” in number even as Government asserted it

President Pranab Mukherjee doesn't favour ordinance route

India | Jan 19, 2015, 07:04 PM IST

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday asked ruling and opposition parties to put their heads together and find out a workable solution, apparently to avoid resort to frequent issuing of ordinances.In comments that have

Ordinance row: BJP hits back at Congress, asks were Nehru, Indira 'dictators'?

National | Jan 14, 2015, 07:12 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today dug up details of ordinances issued by Congress regimes in the past to hit back at it for its attack on Narendra Modi government and wondered if the party will brand

Opposition combative on BJP government's ordinances

National | Jan 11, 2015, 05:09 PM IST

New Delhi: Bypassing the logjam in parliament, the Modi government has promulgated a slew of ordinances on various issues to gain investor confidence -- but going by the opposition stance, it would not be easy

Narayanasamy slams Centre for adopting ordinance route

National | Jan 11, 2015, 04:24 PM IST

Puducherry: AICC General Secretary for North Eastern States V Narayanasamy today flayed the BJP-led NDA government for taking ordinance route to bring in amendment to Land Acquisition Act, saying it has “committed mayhem of democracy”.“Congress

Ordinance to amend Citizenship Act promulgated

India | Jan 06, 2015, 08:52 PM IST

New Delhi: Ahead of the three-day meet of Indian diaspora in Gujarat, government today promulgated an ordinance that seeks to merge Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes, by which

Government moves to issue Ordinance for e-auction of coal mines

National | Oct 21, 2014, 10:05 AM IST

New Delhi: In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Union Cabinet recommended promulgation of an Ordinance to facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for private companies for captive use and allot mines directly to

Govt. downplays row over Ordinance for Misra's appointment

India | May 29, 2014, 05:11 PM IST

New Delhi: Government today downplayed promulgation of an Ordinance to amend a law to pave the way for appointment of former TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and attacked Congress

President re-promulgates SEBI ordinance

Mar 29, 2014, 05:55 PM IST

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared re-promulgation of Sebi ordinance which provides powers for Sebi Chairman to authorise Investigating Authority or any other officer of the regulator to conduct search and seizure under the

Gay rights: Sonia supports, Deoband opposes, Centre may bring ordinance to legalise gay sex

India | Dec 12, 2013, 07:36 PM IST

New Delhi: The Centre is seriously considering bringing an ordinance to legalise gay sex rights, as a large section of public opinion has raised its pitch against the Supreme Court verdict holding gay sex as

SC ruling on convicted MPs, MLAs may lead to new guidelines

National | Oct 06, 2013, 11:49 AM IST

New Delhi: The recent Supreme Court ruling on convicted lawmakers may lead to creation of fresh guidelines to help deal with the new scenario where MPs and MLAs stand disqualified immediately upon conviction. While the

Advani crediting me on ordinance is speculation: Pranab Mukherjee

India | Oct 05, 2013, 08:18 PM IST

On Board Special Aircraft: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday described as speculation LK Advani crediting him for the withdrawal of the ordinance on convicted lawmakers, saying he had nothing to do with the development."I cannot

No question of resigning, but will speak to Rahul, says PM

National | Oct 01, 2013, 09:25 PM IST

On Board Prime Minister's Special Aircraft: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today ruled out his resignation in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's carping attack on his government on the issue of ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers.“There

Cabinet to meet on October 2, to decide on controversial ordinance

India | Sep 30, 2013, 04:01 PM IST

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is meeting on October 2 to take a call on possible withdrawal of thecontroversial Ordinance on convicted lawmakers, whose fate appears to have already been sealed after Rahul Gandhi's strong

As Rahul trashes ordinance, Sonia praises Manmohan's governance

National | Sep 29, 2013, 11:22 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: In an apparent bid to assuaging his feelings following Rahul Gandhi's denunciation of the government, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi today praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying schemes launched under his “able leadership” have helped

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