Nctc Amendment

After winning votes in the Lok Sabha on its proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), yesterday, the government survived the Rajya Sabha test too today, defeating BJP and Left amendment motions on the issue.

Mamata Banerjee on Congress, UPA: On a day her party the Trinamool Congress, abstained from voting on the issue of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) in Parliament, Mamata Banerjee has told NDTV that the UPA government has a tendency to bulldoze state governments. But on the crucial issue of a rollback in the railway fare hike, Ms Bane...

The government won a vote today on its proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), but that victory, according to the BJP, exposes that the government is in a minority. The opposition has also highlighted that ministers of the Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee, walked out of the House before the vote.

Prime Minister, NCTC row, Parliament

Trinamool Congress' concerns on the formation of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) are likely to be reflected in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President on Monday, sources said today.

Mamata Banerjee, NCTC, amendments, government

A dinner for UPA allies at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's home ended with a serious message for Mamata Banerjee, who skipped the meeting and sent instead not one of the Trinamool Congress ministers in the UPA government, but MP Ratna De Nag.

Trinamool. amendments, NCTC

After the launch of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was put on hold due to protests by non-Congress ruled states, Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Odisha have trained their guns at the Centre again opposing the proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force or RPF Act.

A day after the Centre put on hold the launching of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today raised another issue by opposing the proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Act, 1957.

Naveen Patnaik, chief minister of Odisha, has written to the Prime Minister once again accusing the Centre of trespassing on state turf. This time around, Mr Patnaik has objected to an amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Act, which, if enacted, would violate the principles of federalism, he claims.

After winning votes in the Lok Sabha on its proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), yesterday, the government survived the Rajya Sabha test too today, defeating BJP and Left amendment motions on the issue.

Mamata Banerjee on Congress, UPA: On a day her party the Trinamool Congress, abstained from voting on the issue of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) in Parliament, Mamata Banerjee has told NDTV that the UPA government has a tendency to bulldoze state governments. But on the crucial issue of a rollback in the railway fare hike, Ms Bane...

The government won a vote today on its proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), but that victory, according to the BJP, exposes that the government is in a minority. The opposition has also highlighted that ministers of the Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee, walked out of the House before the vote.

Prime Minister, NCTC row, Parliament

Trinamool Congress' concerns on the formation of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) are likely to be reflected in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President on Monday, sources said today.

Mamata Banerjee, NCTC, amendments, government

A dinner for UPA allies at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's home ended with a serious message for Mamata Banerjee, who skipped the meeting and sent instead not one of the Trinamool Congress ministers in the UPA government, but MP Ratna De Nag.

Trinamool. amendments, NCTC

After the launch of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was put on hold due to protests by non-Congress ruled states, Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Odisha have trained their guns at the Centre again opposing the proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force or RPF Act.

A day after the Centre put on hold the launching of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today raised another issue by opposing the proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Act, 1957.

Naveen Patnaik, chief minister of Odisha, has written to the Prime Minister once again accusing the Centre of trespassing on state turf. This time around, Mr Patnaik has objected to an amendment to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Act, which, if enacted, would violate the principles of federalism, he claims.