Politics

The foreign direct investment in retail is an essential injection to boost the health of country's economy, Verma said.

Union Minister CP Joshi already holds the portfolio of Road Transport and Highways ministry.

Trinamool Congress MPs had also decided to stage a demonstration in New Delhi on September 26.

The Gujarat CM slammed the PM over FDI in multi-brand retail and illegal immigration in the Northeast.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was detained in Patna while he was leading a protest march.

Mamata further wrote that the Trinamool Congress stood by its decision to withdraw from the UPA.

Mamata said it had the habit of seeking new partners whenever there was a quarrel with old allies.

The MNS chief said that he will write to FDI retailers asking them to employ Marathi youth.

Anna Hazare said floating a political outfit by Arvind Kejriwal would mean 'taking a different path' to reach the same goal of corruption free India.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said that she would not "compromise on principles and on anti-poor decisions".

The TMC ccused the Left of "joining hands" with BJP by calling a general strike on September 20.

The Bahujan Samaj Party cannot be a mute spectator to them, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.

Rahul Gandhi will attend the district monitoring and vigilance committee meeting at the collectorate on Thursday.

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that overall rain deficiency in the country was 8 per cent.

The Samajwadi Party chief said that neither the UPA, nor the NDA could form a government without his party's support.

Govindacharya also announced a sit-in in New Delhi October 1 to demand more and direct funds to the panchayat level and strengthening them.