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  Sonia Gandhi Chairs Meet Of Opposition Leaders On Parliament Strategy

  United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of leaders of constituent parties and other allies to discuss their floor plan during the Budget Session.

• Winter session of Parliament: 12 days, aggressive opposition, troublesome allies

  The 12 days of the winter session of parliament promise some heat, with main opposition party, the BJP making it clear at an all-party meeting on Monday that it will attack the government on a number of issues.

• At cabinet meeting, Sharad Pawar to question ordinance flip-flop, say sources

  Some UPA allies are expected to seek an explanation at a cabinet meeting this evening on why the Congress-led government rushed a controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers only to do a u-turn.

• Congress to go ahead with Telangana despite hurdles, say sources; UPA allies meet on July 31

  A meeting of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Coordination Committee has reportedly been called on Monday to take the Congress allies on board before deciding on the contentious Telangana issue even as the party negotiates stiff opposition from its Andhra Pradesh ministers opposed to the bifurcation of the state.

• UPA coordination committee meet tomorrow, may consider pushing through food bill with special ordinance

  The UPA government has decided to hold a meeting of the coordination committee tomorrow to discuss the Food Security Bill, among other pending legislation. All allies of the Congress have been requested to attend the meet.

• With eye on polls, BJP president Rajnath Singh to meet state unit leaders from tomorrow

  With the possibility of early general elections now being discussed even by the ruling Congress' close allies, the BJP has begun an exercise to assess its poll readiness. Party chief Rajnath Singh will meet leaders at the state level, starting with Uttar Pradesh, where the party needs to rebuild its base.

• Nitish Kumar vs Narendra Modi leaves BJP seething, it backs its leader

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's unfettered criticism of BJP leader Narendra Modi has provoked an equal reaction today. The BJP in Bihar has sought a meeting with party president Rajnath Singh to discuss the attack on its leader, marking an escalation in hostilities for two allies who partner in Bihar and at the national level.

• DMK gone, Mulayam upset. Could Congress have a worse week?

  After meeting with the Prime Minister this afternoon, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said that he regrets his remarks on Mulayam Singh Yadav, who is the chief ally of the government and head of the Samajwadi Party. Mr Verma said over the weekend that Mr Yadav has "links to terrorists."

• DMK walks out of Lok Sabha, says India must vote against Sri Lanka in Geneva

  The DMK, which is the ruling Congress' biggest ally in the UPA, today walked out of the Lok Sabha while External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid was speaking, to bring pressure on the government to vote against Sri Lanka on a resolution expected to be moved by the United States when the top human rights body of the UN meets next week in Geneva. T...

• DMK walkout to pressure India to vote against Sri Lanka in Geneva

  The DMK, which is the ruling Congress' biggest ally in the UPA, today walked out of the Lok Sabha during External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's reply to a debate on the Sri Lanka issue. During the discussion, it brought pressure again on the government to vote against Sri Lanka when the top human rights body of the UN meets next week in Geneva...

• UPA agrees to vote in Parliament on FDI in retail, leaves final decision to the Speaker

  Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...

• Parliament logjam over FDI: Relief for the government as DMK extends support

  Hours before UPA allies meet to discuss how the logjam in Parliament over the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue can be broken, the BJP emerged from a meeting of its own today to reiterate that only a discussion with a vote will do, putting the onus for ensuring Parliament runs on the government.

• Breaking the FDI logjam: Govt allies to meet today

  UPA allies will meet this morning to discuss how the logjam in Parliament over the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue can be broken. The government has emphatically said that giving in to the Opposition demand for a vote in Parliament on an executive decision will set a bad precedent. But with three working days of Parliament now...

• FDI in retail: Karunanidhi has lots of reservations, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

  Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's meeting with DMK chief M Karunanidhi to bring the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ally on board on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail failed to make any headway today.

• Debate but no vote on FDI: What PM may pitch at BJP dinner

  Ahead of what promises to be a stormy winter session in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reaching out to the Opposition. The PM will meet top BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and LK Advani at a dinner meeting tonight. This comes a day after a dinner hosted by the PM where the Congress consulted its allies on its strategy for stee...