Me first Samajwadis and Congress stall House proceedings
Competition between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party to score brownie points gave the Vajpayee government enough reasons not to be unduly worried on Wednesday when an adjournment motion on the plight of farmers is being taken up.



Shimla's old women's college on the brink as BJP govt cuts off funds
Shanta Kumar’s daughter studied when he was CM of Himachal Pradesh. Former Congress CM Virbhadra Singh also sent his daughter to this college. And the daughter-in-law of ex-BJP Speaker Radha Raman Shastri is also a Bedeian.



Sharp divide on postal ballot in India
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is equally gripped by the debate on whether proxy voting should be an additional option to the postal ballot system already prevailing.



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