The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are locked in an all out war over tit-for-tat corruption charges, suggesting that even the third day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament will be a washout.
Rajdeep Sardesai believes the Prime Minister's speech today made him (PM) realise that his personal reputation is at stake and for self-preservation, he needed to strike out.
China's parliament formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country's new president on Thursday, succeeding Hu Jintao, putting the final seal of approval on a generational transition of power.
With the Budget session just a few days away, and the Parliament expecting some furore over the choppers deal scam, Rituparna Bhuyan of CNBC-TV18 reports on the expectations from this Parliamentary session.
Faced with a deadlock in Parliament over FDI in retail, the government on Monday has called an all-party meeting to resolve the stalemate. Sources told CNN-IBN that the Congress may agree to a vote if it's sure of winning.
Jitendra Sriram, managing director & head of research, HSBC India, in an interview to CNBC-TV18 says that he doesn't expect a non-confidenvce motion but says a market plunge is likely if walk-outs and ruckus takes place in Parliament.