New Delhi: The UPA government is not worried about the proposed no-confidence motion and is confident of the support of over 300 MPs in the Lok Sabha, say sources. While the UPA claims to enjoy the support of several parties who are not part of the alliance formally that takes it past the half-way mark of 273 in the 545-member Lok Sabha, even Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is confident of taking the Opposition along with her in her mission to dethrone the UPA with a no-confidence motion on price rise and FDI in retail.
The UPA has 254 MPs in the Lok Sabha as of today after the TMC withdrew its 19 MPs from the government a few months back over fuel price rise and FDI. The 254 MPs include the Congress's 206, 18 MPs of the DMK , 9 MPs of the NCP and there are 5 MPs of the Ajit Singh-led RLD along with 3 MPs of the National Conference and 13 Independents and other smaller parties who also support the UPA.
The UPA is also supported from outside by 21 MPs of the Samajwadi Party, 22 MPs of the Bahujan Samaj Party, 4 MPs of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and 3 MPs of the Janta Dal secular, taking its strength past 300. If a scenario emerges wherein the SP and the BSP decide to back the TMC's no-confidence motion if it comes up, the UPA will be reduced to a minority. It will be
12:29 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: Petrol price will come down by 92 paise while cost of diesel will go up by 37 paise from midnight Sunday in the capital, with the Delhi government issuing a notification adjusting the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the two fuels. Petrol will cost Rs 70.24 per litre from current Rs 71.16 per litre and diesel will cost Rs 41.28 per litre as against the current rate of...
02:54 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Mumbai: Urban households expect inflationary pressure to sustain through 2011 and feel there may not be any softening of food prices, an RBI survey shows. While year end 2011 household inflation is expected to be 13.1 per cent, up from the perceived 11.8 per cent in December 2010, daily-wage workers and housewives expected higher inflation rates to continue. As per the 'Inflation Expectations Survey of Households: December 2010 (Round 22)'...
05:07 PM, Apr 12, 2011
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday staged a protest rally in Kolkata demanding the government to roll back the petrol price hike. TMC is feeling the heat the fuel price hike could have on the summer elections in the state. The second largest constituent in the UPA is laying the blame on the congress doorstep. Member of TMC, Sudip Bandyopadhyay said, "It was expected that the decision of price rise...
07:36 PM, Jan 17, 2011
A look at some of the articles whose prices have increased: 1. Sugar prices are up over 1 per cent in a month 2. Car prices have gone upto 2 per cent in this period 3. Petrol prices have gone upto 8 per cent in six months 4. Prices of consumer durables are up by 10 per cent 5. Air fares have risen around 15 per cent ...
01:10 PM, Jan 07, 2011
New Delhi: India's food and fuel inflation accelerated in the third week of August, maintaining pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten monetary policy. Despite a muted global economic recovery and signs that India's booming growth may have peaked, the RBI is expected to raise rates by another 50 basis points in 2010. Data released on Friday showed that the food price index, which has a weightage...
01:06 PM, Sep 03, 2010
Kingston: Having lost three matches in a row to West Indies, New Zealand need a massive turnaround to prevent the hosts taking a 2-0 series lead when the second ODI gets underway at Sabina Park on Saturday. A nine-wicket win in the series opener at the same ground will be a confidence booster for Darren Sammy’s team, and extended the hosts’ dominance over New Zealand following the 2-0 Twenty20 win...
04:49 PM, Jun 06, 2008
