Congress should Trim debit to Avoid Broader Cuts

WASHINGTON — The deal announce on Sunday by Congressional leaders and the White House would make across-the-board cuts in military spending, education, transportation and Medicare payments to health care providers if Congress does not enact further deficit-cutting legislation by the end of the year. The deal, as described by lawmakers and White House officials, would initially save more than $900 billion over 10 years by imposing annual limits on spending for most federal agencies and programs. The Congressional Budget Office has not analyze the proposal, so the numbers are not firm. But the White House said the agreement would “cut $350 billion...

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Yeddyurappa scare BJP high domination one last time

Outgoing chief minister BS Yeddyurappa gave anxious moments to the BJP high command even as he headed to Raj Bhavan to submit his resignation. For the first time in the history of the state, the outgoing chief minister transformed the 1-km journey from his bureaucrat residence on Race Course Road to Raj Bhavan into a explain of strength on his last day in office. National BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh were camping at Ashoka Hotel, watching Yeddyurappa’s moves. The outgoing chief minister, accompany by over 50 BJP legislators and ministers, walked towards Raj Bhavan. Hundreds of group who had gather outside his residence joined Yeddyurappa’s...

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Govt prepared for contest on any subject raise by Oppn: PM

With the Opposition looking for to corner the government in Parliament on the issue of dishonesty and price rise, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed to all parties to jointly tackle problems facing the nation and promised a prearranged debate on matter raised by them. "It is our honest wish that this session should run efficiently and Parliament should discuss all issues of national significance and the government is quite prepared for any subject which the Opposition would like to be taken up," Singh told reporters external Parliament. The Prime Minister said the government would welcome a "structured debate" on a range of issues. Singh...

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Parliament be supposed to not pre-judge 2G problem: Manmohan Singh

Image via Wikipedia NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Monsoon gathering of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singhtoday sought to take the sting out of Opposition attack on the 2G issue, saying Parliament should not "pre-judge" it as the matter is before courts. "The matter is before courts. It should be left to be decided by the court and Parliament should not pre-judge the issue," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an all-party gathering convened by amplifier Meira Kumar. The BJP has been gunning for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and home minister PChidambaram in the wake of previous telecom minister A Raja's allegations adjacent to them...

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Karnataka: Fresh gridlock among Yeddyurappa, BJP over defiance

Image via Wikipedia Bangalore: There is a new drama in the Yeddyurappa resignation saga which can act as a deterrent to the BJP's plans to bend the UPA government over the issue of corruption in the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting Monday. Mr Yeddyurappa has now put forward another condition - that the BJP announces the name of his successor before he demits the office of the Karnataka Chief Minister. The BJP, on the other hand, wants him to resign before announcing the name of the new Chief Minister. The stalemate continues as both parties have refused to blink on the matter. Mr Yeddyurappa had, earlier this morning, sent his resignation...

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DMK organizer MK Stalin in custody

DMK president M Karunanidhi's son and party treasurer M K Stalin was on Saturday detained by police for staging a road roko in next-door Tiruvarur district. Police said Stalin, former deputy chief minister, and some of his aides were picked up after they squatted on the road when the police wanted to question Tiruvarur DMK district secretary Kalalichelvan in connection with a case. Top district police officials said Stalin was likely to be "let-off" later. Police said a case had been register against Kalaichelvan for allegedly preventing students of a school in Koradacheri, about 30 km from Tiruvarur, from attending their classes on Friday...

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BJP begins progression to wish Ktk CM's heir

Image via Wikipedia Seeking to break the logjam on guidance issue in Karnataka, top BJP central leaders today set the ball rolling to choose a successor to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, holding consultations with legislators and MPs. According to top BJP sources, Yeddyurappa will tender his defiance tomorrow afternoon, keeping his word on Thursday that he would step down on July 31 following the party directive in the wake of his indictment in the Lokayukta report on prohibited mining scam. Senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu began the talk process to break the logjam. Earlier in the day, Yeddyurappa met Jaitley...

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Hina Rabbani Khar pitch for Indo-Pak cricket cycle

Image via WikipediaNEW DELHI: Pakistan's young foreign ministerHina Rabbani Khar was quickly on to the front foot as she broached the topic of sports diplomacy during her meeting with SM Krishna on Wednesday. Batting for carrying on of cricketing ties, Khar told Krishna that the game had the potential to bring closer the two countries at a time when people were keen on peace. Khar made the point that the time was particularly ripe for resume Test series between the two nations. There has been no bilateral series since theMumbai attack in 2008. In detail, no international team has toured Pakistan since March 2009 when the Sri Lankans were attacked...

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Filing cabinet overrule Manmohan, keeps PM out of Lokpal ambit

Image via Wikipedia NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to keep the office of the prime minister outside the fold of the anticipated Lokpal, overruling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself. The judiciary and conduct of MPs in Parliament was also kept outside its ambit. The deliberations of over two hours saw Singh making an argument for inclusion of his office within the Lokpal's ambit, only to run into resistance by the vast majority in the Cabinet. The revised draft provides for the majority of the nine-member Lokpal to be drawn from among people with legal background: a concession to the dispute that the quasi-judicial body...

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Statement uncover govt-miners nexus

Image via Wikipedia The unreasonable practice has resulted in illegal shipping of 2.98 crore metric tonnes of iron ore treasured at whopping Rs 12,228 crore between 2006 and 2010. The report, base on the investigation done by Lokayukta team headed by U V Singh, revealed how the divisive Reddy brothers and their associate Sriramulu indulged in looting the natural resources of the State. The report, a copy of which was made available to the media by Lokayukta office under Right to Information Act (RTI) on Thursday, also exposed the fact that the ban could not check the export of large quantity of iron ore. About 17.58 lakh metric tonnes of...

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