Politics

The Opposition has also said as a Congress general secretary Rahul already holds a big post but has made little impact.

In the interest of farmers and small time retailers, big companies should not be allowed in the retail sector, Joshi said.

The Bihar Chief Minister said that he appreciates the yoga guru's initiative.

LK Advani said he was not satisfied and said there should be voting on the motion.

On their first day in the Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha took a brief from the President on the Parliamentary procedures.

The constitution of the Coordination Committee was announced on Monday to ensure cohesive functioning of the alliance.

Manmohan Singh said he hoped all political parties would cooperate with the government in smooth functioning of Parliament.

Opposition parties are planning to raise issues like Assam violence, inflation, economy and drought in the session.

The demand for a coordination committee was was placed by the NCP during its recent stand-off with the Congress.

Pawan Kumar Bansal says the Lokpal Bill can be taken up only if the select committee gives its recommendation.

Nitin Gadkari also said his party did not face any threat from this new group.

Sushil Kumar Shinde, who was Power Minister, was shifted to Home Ministry on Tuesday.

The letter from eminent persons raised the possibility of an end to the indefinite stir.

The committee was revived after the recent stand-off between the NCP and the Congress, who share the power in Maharashtra.

Protesters also threw black chalks inside the premises and wrote slogans on the roads and wall of the residence.

The Tamil Nadu CM said it was 'so much struggling with internal squabblings' that it could not even look into 'livelihood issues'.