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FDI in retail will benefit farmers, says 'confident' PM

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A day after winning Parliament's approval to the decision of allowing FDI in retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the move will benefit farmers and consumers and help introduce new technologies in agri-marketing.  http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Punjab/FDI-in-retail-will-benefit-farmers-says-confident-PM/Article1-970127.aspx

2G auction flop show: Where are those Rs 1.76 lakh crore?

NEW DELHI: Attributing "sensationalism" over the CAG's presumptive loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore for the "killing" of the telecom sector, government today said it plans to auction by March-end the circles that were not taken in the flopped sale of mobile phone spectrum this week.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/2G-auction-flop-show-Where-are-those-Rs-1-76-lakh-crore-Kapil-Sibal-asks/articleshow/17242881.cms

Sonia Gandhi meets PM, top Congress leaders to discuss Mamata Banerjee's withdrawal of support

New Delhi:  The Congress-led UPA government is in a minority and its immediate task is to ensure survival. It has been forced to scrounge for numbers by ally Mamata Banerjee, who announced yesterday that she was exiting the UPA government in protest against a menu of new reforms introduced last week. For months now, the Manmohan Singh government's plan B has been the support of Mulayam Singh Yadav or Mayawati to offset the loss of Mamata. It is time now to see if that plan works.    http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sonia-gandhi-meets-pm-top-congress-leaders-to-discuss-mamata-banerjee-s-withdrawal-of-support-269173