Pakistan army has rejected cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri's request for security for a "long march" he intends to lead from Lahore to Islamabad next week to pressure the federal government to carry out electoral reforms ahead of the 2013 polls. The military's media arm said the army has rejected Qadri's formal request seeking security for the January 14 rally, Pakistan daily The News daily reported. ...
07:49 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Through this week in the run up to the new year we are bringing you Highlights 2012 - the defining images from politics, sports & world events. This year the Prime Minister finally ended the government's policy paralysis and brought in big-ticket reforms - facing stiff opposition & even losing an ally in the process. ...
07:24 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday spoke up for reforms and the cash transfer scheme and hit out at the Opposition. Manmohan said that the government will beat the climate of pessimism with strong measures to push growth. ...
11:20 AM, Dec 15, 2012
The UPA government is stepping on the reforms pedal and Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that the current economic crisis calls for bold, innovative steps to boost FDI inflows and turn the economy around. ...
11:29 AM, Dec 14, 2012
The government on Thursday set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to accord approval to mega projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore, remove investment bottlenecks and drive growth. The panel will be headed by the Prime Minister and seek to "fast-track mega projects of over Rs 1,000 crore", official sources said after a meeting of the Cabinet. ...
08:49 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Considering lobbying is legal in the United States and since India has also used the services of lobbyists before in the US, is there any merit behind the hue and cry of the Opposition? Business Standard editor AK Bhattacharya shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers. ...
12:38 PM, Dec 12, 2012
Will the Quota Bill on promotions derail the reforms push? CNN-IBN's national bureau chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
12:38 PM, Dec 12, 2012
The UPA government managed to win the FDI in retail battle in both the Houses of Parliament. ...
10:59 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Having won the vote on FDI in retail in Parliament, the UPA sees it as a referendum on its reform zeal. ...
10:50 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Buoyed by the victory on the foreign direct investment (FDI) issue in Parliament, the government on Friday said it would bring more bills in coming weeks for ushering in economic reforms. "Certainly, we are going to bring in more legislation in coming weeks in Parliament (financial bills) and we will be engaging all political parties on it," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told reporters. The Minister was asked if approval...
05:29 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Parliament will resumes on Thursday after a day's break and perhaps some work might take place with the government looking all set to agree on a discussion and vote on FDI in retail. ...
07:52 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Amid logjam in Parliament, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday sought support of the Opposition in pushing through economic reforms, saying economy is not a football that can be kicked around by political parties. ...
08:39 PM, Nov 24, 2012
As the Winter Session nears, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath talks about the tough road ahead for the government. ...
10:48 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: The HT Leadership summit will kick off this weekend in New Delhi with a galaxy of leaders from the world and India. Building up to the Hindustan Times leadership summit, CNN-IBN, with Hindustan Times, brings you the CNN-IBN-Hindustan Times Opinion Poll on the leadership challenges in a situation of economic decline. The CNN-IBN Hindustan Times survey shows widespread pessimism about the Indian economy. As the economy slows down,...
09:03 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is set to face a tough time during Parliament's winter session with the opposition planning to launch an aggressive attack on it for allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. While the UPA Government is already in a minority after the Trinamool Congress withdrew its support, two Uttar Pradesh-based parties - the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party -...
05:19 PM, Nov 14, 2012
New Delhi: Looking to strengthen the party ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday asked party members to follow the manifesto thoroughly and also counter the Opposition's campaign. She said that while some economic decisions hurt the people, the Prime Minister's leadership has helped in such difficult times. "There are economic difficulties and PM's leadership has helped us. Some decisions have been taken which...
01:06 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Washington: One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged on Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the economy back into recession. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev said "Of course" an agreement is possible. While all three men spoke in general terms, Boehner stressed that Republicans would be willing...
07:09 AM, Nov 08, 2012
At the most stimulating session of the World Economic Forum for India 2012 on the opening Wednesday, captains of the Indian and international industry and the Indian government agreed on the fundamental premise that faster economic growth was not just essential for the success of business but also to ensure distributive equity among India's people. The session titled 'rebooting India' comes at a time when the country's high growth rates...
02:58 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Sniping at the Congress, BJP on Sunday said its rally here was intended to create a false bravado for the demoralised cadre of the ruling party which has failed to address serious concerns over corruption and multiple scams. "This was a rally intended to create a false bravado when they have failed on the financial front and in giving a clean government. It has no idea on how...
04:42 AM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Making a strong pitch for FDI in retail, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said BJP, when in power, had sought to bring in foreign investment without adequate safeguards while UPA has taken strong measures to protect the interest of farmers. "It was BJP, which first talked of FDI. They were weak-hearted. We are strong-hearted. So we did. But when we did it, they said no to it in Parliament,"...
03:58 AM, Nov 05, 2012
