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Centre, Gujarat at loggerheads over poverty figures

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 21:19

The Centre and the Narendra Modi government were at loggerheads on Monday over poverty figures, with Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram rejecting Gujarat`s income benchmark of Rs 10.80 a day to determine who is poor.

Cannot revise BPL criteria unilaterally: Gujarat govt

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 00:07

Gujarat government on Sunday clarified that it had not issued any new guidelines for identification of Below Poverty Line families, saying it could not take such a step unilaterally.

Congress asks Modi to resign for manipulating poverty figures

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 00:00

The Gujarat Congress demanded the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday, for allegedly manipulating numbers related to the Below Poverty Line (BPL).

Cannot revise BPL criteria unilaterally: Guj govt

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 22:58

Gujarat government today clarified that it had not issued any new guidelines for identification of Below Poverty Line families, saying it could not take such a step unilaterally without involving the Centre.

PM should help bring back body of Indian fisherman from Pakistan: Modi

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:23

Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said he would like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ask the Pakistan Government to release the body of a dead Indian fisherman and hand it back to his family for last rites.

Lawyer questions intentions behind commission on snooping case

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:39

Advocate Ratna Vora, who sought to join as party to petition challenging legality of inquiry commission set up by Gujarat government on `snooping` scandal.

Congress` Mistry, three from BJP elected unopposed to RS from Gujarat

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:38

Four candidates for Rajya Sabha - Congress` Madhusudan Mistry and three from BJP – were on Friday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.

Court directs probe in defamation case against Madhu Kishwar

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:33

A local court on Friday directed probe in a criminal defamation suit filed by suspended Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma against columnist-activist Madhu Kishwar in connection with the 2009 snooping scandal.

Teesta gets transit bail in case of usurping funds

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 20:51

Bombay High Court granted transit anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand on a complaint lodged against them in Ahmedabad for alleged embezzlement of funds.

Ishrat case: Law Ministry refuses to give legal opinion on sanction

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:19

Citing insufficient documents, the Law Ministry has refused to give legal opinion to the CBI on whether sanction is needed to prosecute Intelligence Bureau officers in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.