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Parliament session to begin June 1
SME Times Political Bureau | 23 May, 2009
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| The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha will begin June 1. The decision was taken on Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet that was sworn in on Friday.. |
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Manmohan hits home stretch, to take oath as PM today
SME Times Political Bureau | 22 May, 2009
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| Amid jockeying for ministerial positions from the UPA constituents, the decks were cleared for Manmohan Singh's second consecutive term as prime minister with President Pratibha Patil formally inviting him to head the next government.. |
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Manmohan to take oath as PM tomorrow
SME Times Political Bureau | 21 May, 2009
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| Amid jockeying for ministerial positions from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituents, the decks were Wednesday cleared for Manmohan Singh's second consecutive term as prime minister with President Pratibha Patil formally inviting him to head the next government.
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India Inc has wish list ready for next government
Bureau report | 18 May, 2009
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| Tabling a regular national budget will top the economic agenda of the next government, with India Inc hoping for fair doses of policy reform since the ghost of Left support - the main hurdle to change - has finally been stamped out by the electoral verdict.. |
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President Patil set to invite UPA, PM to meet her today
SME Times Political Bureau | 18 May, 2009
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| President Pratibha Patil is set to invite the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, which has emerged as the largest alliance with 262 Lok Sabha seats, to form the next government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to call on her on Monday after a cabinet meeting.. |
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Economic stimulus to top Manmohan action plan
Bureau report | 18 May, 2009
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had promised a 100-day action plan for his government if returned to power, is expected to give emphasis to the United Progressive Alliance's unfinished agenda, especially in the infrastructure and development sectors, and announce a fresh stimulus package to pull the economy out of its present slowdown.. |
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