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MPs' suspension rocks Lok Sabha, House adjourned twice

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
When the House reassembled at noon after the first adjournment, members of Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal-United and Lok Janshakti Party rushed menacingly to the well shouting 'marshal bulao' (call the marshals), prompting Speaker ... ...read article

Congress cheated Mamata over Women's Bill: Trinamool

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
The Trinmool Congress, fuming over the manner in which the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, has claimed that the Congress 'cheated' their leader Mamata Banerjee over the issue."Till the last moment, we were kept in ... ...read article

Communication gap led to TC's abstention, says Mamata

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Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee attributed her party's abstention from voting on the Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha to a "communication gap" and said she was committed to the Constitutional amendment. ...read article

Nitish admits sharp differences in JD-U over Women's Bill

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday admitted that sharp differences prevailed in the Janata Dal - United over the Women's Reservation Bill, but ruled out reports of a crisis brewing within the party."I admit there have been honest ... ...read article

More bad news for Chief Justice Dinakaran

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
Firing a fresh salvo against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, Justice D V Sylendra Kumar has asked him to refrain from discharging administrative functions, as impeachment proceedings against him over allegations of land grabbing was ... ...read article

A Q Khan offered to build N-bomb for Saddam, claims book

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a US $ 150 million "nuclear package deal," according to a new book. ...read article

Day after RS vote, PM and Sonia sit relaxed in LS

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No signs of tension reflected on the faces of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The trio in fact stayed back in Lok Sabha even after the House was adjourned for an hour. ...read article

US installing advanced imaging technology at airports

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
Learning lessons from the Al Qaeda's botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up an American plane, the United States is installing advanced imaging technology at airports, which can detect liquids, powders, gels and other substances that someone may ... ...read article

Putin's visit to India has a wider agenda

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
Besides the deals worth $4 billion, including the final delivery agreement for Admiral Gorshkov, the two sides will also sign the final agreement for joint manufacture of fifth generation fighters, local media reported. ...read article

Why Sharad Joshi voted against women's quota bill

Rediff.com : News: 3 hours ago
Speaking in the House on Tuesday, he stressed that two-third of the MPs and MLAs will lose interest in nursing and serving their constituencies as they stand no chance of second term and that include all women representatives. ...read article

My heart is in India,says Sayed Haider Raza

Rediff.com : News: 15 hours ago
Legendary artist Sayed Haider Raza speaks to Payal Mohanka about roots and compassion ...read article

Now, nuclear liabilities bill under a cloud

Rediff.com : News: 15 hours ago
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday has not ended the problems of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ...read article

Israel wants Iran ousted from UN

Rediff.com : News: 18 hours ago
Israel has called for Iran's expulsion from the United Nations for its calls to wipe out the Jewish state from the world map and expressed fears over the "nuclear threat" posed by Tehran. ...read article

'Saddened that I will not be there to see healthcare cross the finish line'

Rediff.com : News: 1 day ago
Neera Tanden, one of the senior-most Indian Americans in the Obama administration, has quit the administration to rejoin her former liberal and progressive think tank in Washington, DC. She was a key adviser on health-care reform policy and worked ... ...read article

Nigeria violence leaves 500 killed

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A fresh round of violence in the communally sensitive northern Nigerian city of Jos has killed more than 500 persons and displaced dozens. ...read article

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