Describing the Women's Reservation Bill as a "giant step" towards the empowerment of women, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said in the Rajya Sabha that the measure is not anti-minority and anti-Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe.

The 14-year journey of the Women's Reservation Bill was marked by high drama and hit roadblocks in each of its outings in Parliament before the historic measure cleared the first legislative hurdle on Tuesday.

With the disastrous attempt at passing the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament on Monday exposing the various chinks in the Congress' armour, key party strategists have swung into fire fighting mode.

With Rajya Sabha witnessing pandemonium over opposition to Women's Reservation Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met leaders of parties backing the Bill amid indications that he would call an all party meeting on Monday to discuss how it can be passed smoothly.

Affirming his commitment to women's empowerment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday the Government is moving towards providing one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures.

After a heated exchange in Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior BJP leader L K Advani were at it once again.

The Naxals have once again undermined their own calls for peace talks, with a fresh wave of violence in West Bengal. This time they have struck in Baankuda, where they recently kidnapped a local school principal.

Stock markets today closed flat after a volatile trading session, with benchmark Sensex closing higher by a marginal 23 points as investors booked profits, mainly in blue-chip energy and IT shares.

Contending that the government had already implemented higher pensions for the armed forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday today said BJP leader L K Advani's contention that 'One Rank-One Pension' (OROP) promise was yet to be met was "not correct."

Contending that dialogue was the only way forward with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the decision to hold foreign-secretary level talks was a "calculated" one but there can be no meaningful discussion till terror from there is ended.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the government was taking all possible steps to counter rising food prices and added that he was confident India’s economic growth would exceed 8 percent in the next fiscal.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday condoled the loss of lives in the earthquake in Chile and pledged $5 million support for relief and rehabilitation work there.

It seems that after six years of standing together on virtually everything, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi may hold different views on amending the RTI Act.

Keen to remove irritants in bilateral ties arising out of the spate of attacks on Indians in Australia, its Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the Prime Minister had breached Parliamentary propriety by making "false" claims that enhanced pension announced for army personnel had been met.

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed an interesting passage of arms when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened repeatedly and rejected BJP leader L K Advani's charge that US pressure was behind India's decision to talk to Pakistan.

Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said dialogue is the only way forward for resolving all issues between India and Pakistan despite a perceived lack of progress during the recent Foreign Secretary-level talks.

NSCN-IM General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have conveyed the seriousness of his outfit to find a lasting solution to the Nagaland issue.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday ruled out rollback of petrol and diesel prices, saying the economy has the capacity to absorb the increase without triggering inflationary pressure.

Saudi Arabia has assured its "desire and readiness" to provide India with its "present and future" oil needs, a move that will help the country meet the growing energy requirements.

Confident that India's GDP will grow at 9 to 10 per cent annually in next 25 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday sought Saudi investment in sectors ranging from infrastructure to hospitality as the country aspires to be one of the largest economies of the world.

India is willing to walk the "extra mile" to open a new chapter in relations with Pakistan but it must act decisively against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted on Monday.

India and Saudi Arabia have vowed to jointly combat terrorism and money laundering as they signed an Extradition Treaty and several agreements to raise their cooperation to a strategic partnership covering security, economic, energy and defence areas.

A memorandum handed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for immediate action to repatriate undocumented Indians living at a location in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia.

Giving a new dynamism to bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India sees Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner for promoting peace, stability and economic development and that the conditions were ripe for the two countries to enter into a comprehensive energy partnership.