Opposition-called nationwide strike tomorrow for FDI, diesel price hike...
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet NEW DELHI: The opposition parties will hold a nationwide strike on Thursday demanding a rollback of the government's decision to hike diesel prices, cap subsidized cooking gas...
View ArticleOpposition strike Thursday for FDI, diesel price hike rollback
Tweet New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The opposition parties will hold a nationwide strike Thursday demanding a rollback of the government's decision to hike diesel prices, cap subsidised cooking gas...
View ArticleOpposition-led shutdown over FDI in retail, diesel price hike brings nation...
Tweet Patna/Mumbai/Kolkata/Jammu/Uttar Pradesh/New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): An opposition- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shutdown organised to protest against reforms, including introducing...
View ArticleStrikes loom as India pledges more reform
Indian trade unions on Monday called a nationwide strike against the opening of the retail sector to foreign supermarkets as the government pledged to push ahead with more economic reforms. The...
View ArticleFDI in retail & diesel hike issue: Pan India bandh hits train services
In pic: BJP protesters urge support for bandh NEW DELHI: In an attempt to make the government rollback the recently announced economic reforms regarding FDI in retail and a hike in diesel prices,...
View ArticleIndia strike over supermarket reforms
Opposition parties and trade unions in India are joining in one-day strike over the government's plan to open the retail sector to global supermarket chains and other reforms. Early reports said that...
View ArticleIndia set for nationwide strike
Millions of Indian shopkeepers, traders and lorry drivers are expected to join a nationwide strike to protest against reforms including allowing in foreign supermarkets such as Walmart. Opposition...
View ArticleNationwide strike in India against retail reform
AFP - Shopkeepers, traders and labourers in India blocked railway lines and closed markets on Thursday to protest against reforms allowing in foreign retail giants such as Walmart and Tesco....
View ArticleIndian PM warns against logjam
Opposition up in arms against economic reform measures Added At: 2012-09-15 11:12 PM Last Updated At: 2012-09-15 11:12 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your...
View ArticleMixed response of Bharat Bandh in India; Train operation hurts in W Bengal,...
Tweet A mixed response has been seen on Thursday of the Bharat Bandh movement called by opposition parties led by Bhartiya Janta Party and Traders Union across the country. The severe impacts of the...
View ArticleFDI in retail & aviation: Government formally opens supermarket sector to...
India formally opened its supermarket sector to foreign chains and eased foreign investment rules in airlines and broadcasters, a government statement said on Thursday. India formally opened its...
View ArticleIndians strike over economic reforms
One-day strike prompted by loss of diesel subsidy and plan to allow foreign supermarket chains into country Telugu Desam party protesters carry a caricature of Manmohan Singh during a protest at a bus...
View ArticleIndia Hit by Nationwide Strike over Economic Reforms
NEW DELHI — In India, a day-long nationwide strike called by political parties from both the left and right to protest a fuel price hike and other economic reforms has disrupted life. The strike comes...
View ArticleIndian ministers leave cabinet in protest
Six members of the Indian cabinet have tendered their resignations to protest against a series of economic reforms that have recently been presented by the government. The members of the regional...
View ArticleIndia PM warns against policy logjam; reforms draw protest
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned that a prolonged policy logjam could slow economic growth to 5 percent, a day after India unexpectedly unveiled long-delayed reforms...
View ArticleWidespread strikes and protests greet invitation to foreign retailers
Disrupting trains, closing schools and shutting up shop ... angry demonstrators pull off a national strike protesting a government decision to cut fuel subsidies and open India's huge retail market to...
View ArticleOpposition protest paralyses most of India
New Delhi: An opposition-called shutdown against economic reforms hit normal life in many states but the government said it was firm on pushing ahead with steps to revive a sagging economy. The...
View ArticleIndia government 'must scrap' retail reform - coalition ally
India's government must scrap its plan to open up its lucrative retail sector to global supermarket chains, a key coalition partner has warned. Mamata Banarjee, the chief minister of West Bengal...
View ArticleOpposition protest shuts parts of India (Roundup)
Tweet New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) An opposition-called shutdown against economic reforms hit normal life in many states but the government said it was firm on pushing ahead with steps to revive a sagging...
View ArticleIndia split on retail opening
By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA/NEW DELHI - Thousands of shopkeepers in Sir Stuart Hogg Market in Kolkata, the business hub of eastern India’s biggest city, are all talking about one thing: what they will do...
View ArticleNationwide shutdown evokes mixed response as government notifies FDI (Intro...
Tweet New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) On a day when parts of India shut down in response to an opposition-sponsored strike against economic reforms, a determined government Thursday night announced it was...
View ArticleIndia hit by national strike over economic reforms
BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI, India - Schools, businesses and government offices were shut in many parts of India on Thursday as protesters blocked roads and trains as part of a one-day nationwide strike...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-India hit by national strike over economic reforms
By Jatindra Dash and Ankush Arora BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI, India, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Schools, businesses and government offices were shut in many parts of India on Thursday as protesters blocked roads...
View ArticleIndian shopkeepers protest government plan for retail reforms
September 20, 2012 -- Updated 1558 GMT (2358 HKT) New Delhi (CNN) -- Shops and markets were closed and traders stopped trains in parts of India on Thursday in protests against federal reforms to open...
View ArticleStrike in India against retail reform
Shopkeepers, traders and labourers in India blocked railway lines and closed markets on Thursday to protest against reforms allowing in foreign retail giants such as Walmart and Tesco. Opposition...
View ArticleIndian PM defends major ‘rush of reforms’
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday defended a string of economic reforms unveiled by his government, despite protests over higher fuel prices and new foreign investment rules. Singh,...
View ArticleSingh Sweeps India Parliament Retail Votes in Boost for Reforms
India’s government won a vote in parliament’s upper house on foreign investment in supermarkets, securing a clean sweep of both chambers and raising expectations it will move ahead with further...
View ArticleNDA, Left to ‘resist’ stores by retail giants
Opposition parties belonging to the National Democratic Alliance and Left parties on Wednesday said that they would “resist” if retail giants such as Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour open their outlets in...
View ArticleNationwide strike hits parts of India
Schools, shops and government offices were shut in some Indian states as protesters blocked road and rail traffic as part of a one-day nationwide strike against sweeping economic reforms announced by...
View ArticleIndian cities brought to standstill by petrol and supermarket protests
Cities across India were brought to a standstill by angry demonstrations against cuts in diesel subsidies and the government's decision to allow Tesco and other Western supermarkets to open stores in...
View ArticleMixed response to anti-government protest (Afternoon Lead)
Tweet New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A shutdown called against the government's economic measures Thursday evoked a mixed response nationwide, with life badly hit in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar,...
View ArticleBharat bandh as it happened
Opposition parties have given a call for a nationwide bandh on Thursday to protest the government's reform measures announced last week. Check out the latest happening here! Thursday, Sep 20, 2012...
View ArticleIndia's retail reform of little substance
By Raja Murthy MUMBAI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision to allow foreign investors into India's US$500 billion retail trade seems more a master stroke of self-preservation than a move that...
View ArticleBJP terms nationwide shutdown as 'mass revolution'
Tweet Kanpur/ Chandigarh, Sep 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that public protests over the recent hike in fuel prices and the government...
View ArticleTrinamool withdraws support to government
KOLKATA A key partner in India’s ruling coalition withdrew support from the government on Tuesday and said its ministers would resign in protest over a series of economic reforms. “Our ministers will...
View ArticleBandh: Mulayam Singh, Yeddyurappa, Yechury, Prakash Karat and others court...
Protesting against both FDI in multi-brand retail and a hike in diesel prices, many politicians including Samajhwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, BJP's BS Yeddyurappa and Ravi Shankar Prasad...
View ArticleShutdown hits trains and road traffic in Bihar
Tweet Patna, Sep 20 (IANS) The bandh called by the opposition to protest hike in diesel price, cap on subsidised LPG cylinders and FDI in retail hit the railways and road traffic in Bihar...
View ArticleBharat bandh: Shutdown hits trains and road traffic in Bihar
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet PATNA: The bandh called by the opposition to protest hike in diesel price, cap on subsidised LPG cylinders and FDI in retail hit the railways and road traffic in Bihar...
View ArticleIndia: An outraged nation of shopkeepers
A woman standing outside the shop calls out: "I need a nine volt battery – how much is that?" As he twists to give her an answer, his eyes are on yet another woman who has walked in with a plastic bag...
View ArticleBharat bandh: Country hit by national strike over FDI in retail, diesel price...
Bangalore, India's IT and outsourcing hub, was hard hit by the strike, but in Mumbai, the country's financial capital, banks and offices were open as usual. BANGALORE: Schools, shops and government...
View ArticleIndian media hails 'rush of reforms'
AFP - Indian newspapers hailed a "rush of reforms" unveiled by the government which has thrown open the retail and aviation sectors as well as tackled fuel subsidies in highly contentious moves. The...
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