With the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Opposition stalling Parliament's proceedings over the issue of 'tainted' ministers, both the Houses were adjourned for the day without transacting any business
"It should be a matter of deep concern for all of us when established mechanism for a constructive dialogue and critique are disrupted, Singh said in his first address to the nation after assuming office.
The Samajwadi Party also criticised the inclusion of tainted ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet.
The Union defence minister said the new government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would strive for total transparency in armament purchases.
Concerned over the ouster of the BJP-led NDA government, Malaysian companies fear the new government may go slow on the economic reforms which will be a setback to their billion dollar infrastructure projects in India.
Trinamool Congress had not supported NDA's presidential candidate and abstained from voting. The party also did not disclose for whom it voted in the vice-presidential election.
The Congress party on Wednesday promised high economic growth for all, a boost to the corporate sector and end to unemployment, poverty, hunger and illiteracy, if it is voted back to power.
'The Indian government should realise that it is more valuable to preserve it than to demolish it for the Sethusamudram canal project for bringing ships inland.'
Slamming the anti-encroachment drive being carried out in various parts of the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said if bulldozers raze shops and houses of 63 lakh people in Delhi, which are considered illegal, it will be the "biggest destruction" in independent India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government is acquiring groundnut at Rs 4,500 per quintal; the market price is Rs 3,500 per quintal
A meeting of top Opposition leaders on Wednesday night decided to unitedly fight the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people have given his government a mandate for stability and continuity for the third consecutive term after seeing its work of 10 years and accused the Congress of trying to build a narrative that it has defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha polls.
The Congress is holding a 3-day conclave in Shimla as part of preparations for the November assembly polls and next year's general election.
Arun Jaitley, general secretary in charge of Punjab, left by the backdoor to avoid enraged supporters of those who have denied party nominations.
Governor Vishnukant Shastri accepted their resignation on the recommendation of Mayawati.
At a rally in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, she said the economic policies of the Centre did not spare even farmers.
Ten years after India's nuclear tests, C Uday Bhaskar reckons the country was well served by revealing its capabilities.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance said it would not disrupt Parliament proceedings on the issue.
Chatterjee said he was serving "public notice" that he would not adjourn the House under any circumstance from tomorrow, come what may.
The walkout came after BJP leader V K Malhotra demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh respond to Justice S N Variava's statement that "someone" called him seeking to get the trial judge in the fodder scam case changed.
Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari on Thursday had announced the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government under controversial circumstances.
There may be those who could want to go slow, citing the large pendency of follow-up action and court cases that they would have to process and/or proceed with, before raiding more politicians, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi alleged that it was selling even profit-making public sector units in strategic sector in blatant violation of all norms and regulations.\n\n
Saturday's voting will mark the end to the marathon polling process that began on April 19 month and has already covered 486 Lok Sabha seats in 28 states and Union territories.
The external affairs minister blamed Vajpayee for the Kargil crisis.
'Union Budgets are often used as political instruments and that was the intention of this government too.' 'But while the exercise has settled two fronts, it has left open several others and this has the potential to aggravate with time,' predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
The acrimony started when BJP member Sushil Modi demanded the removal of Union Minister Taslimuddin.
The decision is expected to provide a push for their development in healthcare, cultural identity, education, financial matters, skill development and women empowerment among others, the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.
Failure to address the core issue of development and overconfidence on the 'false campaign' of 'India Shining' led to the debacle of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the elections, leading economists said on Thursday.
Indian economists hope national elections produce a stable government committed to strong growth, privatisation, infrastructure investment and outsourcing.\n\n\n\n
Speaking to PTI, state BJP chief spokesperson Subrata Chakraborty said his party was marching to form the next government in the state.
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