Politics

The EGoM headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram has also decided to hold fresh auctions for 2G spectrum by March 31, 2013.

The Congress accused the BJP government in the state of allocating the Shankarpur and Extension coal blocks, to an "inexperienced and ineligible" company.

Addressing an election rally, Gandhi said BJP has failed in almost every field and even the law and order in the state was not good.

Balwinder Singh Bhunder (SAD) said FDI is not a charitable trust and will spell doom for the farmers.

Though the MNF had snapped ties with the NDA due to differences on secular issues, it continued to oppose the UPA government in Parliament.

Modi also raised the issues of support price for cotton growers and increase in price of fertilisers.

Derek O'Brien said the government is behaving like a property dealer which starts decorating a drawing room without building a foundation.

Anna Hazare said that the Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor and his former aide has become greedy for power.

SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the government's decision to bring in FDI would hit the manufacturing sector.

The BMC, which has served a notice to the Shiv Sena, has already filed a caveat in the Bombay High Court.

The apex court said that PA Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election was not maintainable.

Tarun Gogoi said the big companies will buy directly from local farmers and this will benefit the farm sector.

The former PM succumbed to chronic kidney disease, pneumonia and acute pulmonary edema, according to doctors.

The CPM leader described as "100 per cent true" Bhattacharya's allegation that the TMC workers were engaged in extortion.

The Assembly also remembered filmmaker Yash Chopra and 'milkman' Verghese Kurien.

I have not seen anyone like Balasaheb. He was a rare, unique and original leader, Advani said.