SP promises 10% reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra
By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday promised to provide 10% reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra, honour for Urdu language and...
Notify Sri Rangam seat as vacant, remove Jayalalithaa’s pictures: DMK
Chennai : The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party Thursday warned the Tamil Nadu Assembly secretary of legal action if he fails to notify the...
Thackeray cousins moving towards unity?
Mumbai : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray Thursday revealed he recently discussed a possible political alliance with estranged cousin and Shiv Sena chief...
Indian soldiers demonstrated their capability: Modi
Baramati (Maharashtra) : Sending a strong message across the border amid continuing truce violations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said "times have changed" and...
Ruling NC seeks deferment, PDP favours assembly elections on time
Srinagar : While the ruling National Conference (NC) said Thursday that the time was not right for holding state assembly elections, opposition People's Democratic...
Wrestler Sushil Kumar roped in for ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’
New Delhi : The BJP's Delhi unit has roped in nine personalities, including wrestler Sushil Kumar, to spread awareness about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
BJP spreads hatred, NCP hungry for power: Sonia
Kolhapur/Aurangabad (Maharashtra) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday trained guns on the BJP, accusing it of "spreading hatred", ane former ally NCP ally, saying...
India owes its growth to 60 years of Congress rule: Rahul Gandhi
Chandigarh : Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's repeated statement on the Congress not giving an account of its rule in the country, party...
Five defecting Haryana lawmakers disqualified
Chandigarh : Just six days before the next assembly elections in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday disqualified five sitting legislators, including...
Jayalalithaa moves SC for bail
New Delhi : Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, currently lodged in Bangalore jail following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, Thursday...
PM doesn’t have to comment on truce violations: Rajnath
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have to comment on the ceasefire violations by...
Need to create more jobs: Modi
Indore : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said creating job opportunities for the youth is one of India's goals.
"We have to create maximum jobs....
Pakistan must stop unprovoked firing: Jaitley
New Delhi : Pakistan must stop unprovoked firing and shelling on the border in Jammu and Kashmir, said Defence Minister Arun Jaitley who warned...
Modi’s educational reform may promote ideology of Hindu right: NYT
Washington : An influential US newspaper has suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational reform could be used to promote an ideology that sees...
Maha polls: How people vote? What do voters want?
By TCN News,
Mumbai: You had always felt the government machinery didn’t help you solve your area’s problem. You also felt, most of the...
Police seize cash stashed in Ajit Pawar’s vehicle
Parbhani (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Police have seized Rs.4.85 lakh from a car allegedly belonging to senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former state deputy...
Maharashtra poll: Rahul fires salvo at Modi, BJP
Raigad/Latur (Maharashtra): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi entered the Maharashtra poll campaign Wednesday, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their silence on...
Government to set up skill training academy for minorities
New Delhi: Government is setting up a national-level skill development academy for giving skill training to those from minority communities, Minority Affairs Minister Najma...
Modi versus Maharashtra’s ‘Gang Of Four’
By Quaid Najmi ,
Mumbai: On paper, it is a clear five-way contest for power in Maharashtra. But scratch the surface, and it looks like...
समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में शरद यादव
By TCN News,
आज से शुरू हो रहे समाजवादी पार्टी के तीन-दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में सपा समर्थकों और कार्यकर्ताओं की भारी भीड़ के बीच समाजवादी...
‘Ensure foreigners not included in voter list’
Aizawl: Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has requested political parties to ensure that no foreigners' names are included in the upcoming special summary revision...
Mulayam re-elected Samajwadi Party president
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav was Wednesday unanimously re-elected for a ninth consecutive three-year term.
The...
Modi seeks BJP government in Haryana for faster development
Mahendergarh (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday talked about 'Team India' at the centre and in the states and urged the people to give...
Tackle Pakistan first, campaigning can wait: Sena to Modi
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has blamed BJP's Maharashtra leadership for "playing with national security" over the India-Pakistan border skirmishes, saying Prime Minister "Narendra Modi...
Visiting EC team to decide J&K elections schedule
Jammu: A visiting Election Commission of India (ECI) team will review the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to decide whether the state...
Samajwadi Party to hold national convention in Lucknow
Lucknow : A three-day national convention of the Samajwadi Party (SP) will begin in the Janeshwar Mishra Park here Wednesday, a party leader said...
Congress-BJP in war of words over Vadra land deal
New Delhi : A war of words has been going on between the Congress and the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that...
AAP submits pictures of garbage-strewn places to MCD
New Delhi : Five days after the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, AAP leaders Tuesday submitted around 2,500...
Congress steps up attack on PM, terms him `habitual liar’
New Delhi : Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibe at the party on a land deal concerning Congress...
Sonia to campaign in Maharashtra Thursday
Mumbai : Congress president Sonia Gandhi will campaign for the Oct 15 Maharashtra assembly elections with public meetings Thursday, a party spokesperson said.
Gandhi's first...
Maharashtra Polls: Hi-tech BJP way ahead of other parties in online campaigning
By A.Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Four months after achieving a historic win in the parliamentary elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is once again banking on its tried-and-tested campaign strategy for maximum gains ahead of the October 15 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Tharoor becomes a loner in Congress
Thiruvananthapuram : The two-time Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor appears to have become a loner in his party because not a single party...
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Haryana Thursday
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Haryana Thursday for the Oct 15 assembly elections, the party said.
Gandhi will address...
Tamil Nadu CM appeals for calm
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Tuesday urged people to be calm after the Karnataka High Court denied bail to jailed former...
Mumbai will not be separated or Maharashtra split: Modi
Dhule (Maharashtra) : Flatly rejecting allegations by various opposition parties, including former ally Shiv Sena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday categorically ruled out separating...
Jayalalithaa’s bail plea rejected
Bangalore : The Karnataka High Court Tuesday rejected the bail petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, abruptly ending frenzied celebrations...
AIADMK cadres back in protest mode
Chennai : The joy of AIADMK cadres assembled outside the party office and the residence of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday was short-lived...
Jayalalithaa gets conditional bail
Bangalore : The Karnataka High Court Tuesday granted conditional bail to jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.
A regular bench heard the criminal...
BJP steps up heat for NIA probe in Bengal blast
Kolkata : Stepping up the heat on the Mamata Banerjee government over the Oct 2 blast in West Bengal's Burdwan district, the BJP Tuesday...
AIADMK leaders deny link with controversial posters
Chennai : AIADMK legislators Tuesday said they were not involved with posters threatening Kannadigas living in Tamil Nadu -- over the jailing of party...
Karnataka High Court begins hearing Jayalalithaa’s bail plea
Bangalore : A regular bench of Karnataka High Court here Tuesday began hearing on the criminal revision petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief...
Triangular contest on cards in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : The Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha will witness a triangular contest involving the ruling BJD, the Congress and the BJP in...
21st Indian jailed for Singapore riots
Singapore : An Indian was Tuesday jailed for 14 months for his involvement in the Dec 8, 2013, riots here.
Chinnathambi Malesan, 23, a worker,...
Uddhav compares Team Modi campaign to Afzal Khan’s army
Osmanabad (Maharashtra): In the worst-ever attack yet on former ally BJP, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Monday likened the ongoing poll campaign in Maharashtra...
CPI-M, BJP demand NIA probe into Bengal blast
Kolkata: Questioning the police investigation into the Oct 2 explosion in West Bengal's Burdwan district in which two suspected militants were killed, the CPI-M...
Gadkari gets notice for poll code violation
New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday issued notice to Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari for violation of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of...
Case filed for FB post against Kejriwal’s daughter
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police Monday registered a criminal case against a person for posting derogatory remarks against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's daughter and...
Is the face of Hinduism changing?
By Ram Puniyani
Fali S Nariman recently made a very significant observation on the current political situation in India.
The distinguished Constitutional jurist noted: “Hinduism...
People in Maharashtra will punish Congress, NCP: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said people of Maharashtra are ready to "punish" the Congress-NCP alliance in the state.
"Amazing atmosphere at...
Bengal explosion: Mamata government rejects evidence destruction allegations
Kolkata : The West Bengal government Sunday clarified that a probe into the Oct 2 explosion in Burdwan district was being carried out as...
Congress attacks Modi for ‘threatening, insulting’ Maharashtra
Mumbai : The Congress Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what it termed the "continuous insults and threats" to Maharashtra during...
Telangana, Andhra CMs hug each other
Hyderabad : Chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, who usually miss no opportunity to target each other, Sunday displayed bonhomie on coming face...
Bengal explosion: Left, BJP point fingers at Mamata, Trinamool
Kolkata : The opposition Left Front and the BJP Sunday pointed fingers at the Trinamool Congress over the Oct 2 blast in West Bengal...
AAP protests against Gurgaon’s ‘tainted’ candidates
Gurgaon : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has announced it will not be contesting the Oct 15 Haryana assembly polls, Sunday organised a...
Kejriwal to address rally of e-rickshaw drivers
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally of e-rickshaw drivers here Wednesday to demand that rules allowing the...
Congress candidate served notice for animal cruelty
Gurgaon : Congress candidate from Mahendragarh assembly seat Rao Dan Singh was Sunday served notice by the Election Commission for cruelty to animals during...
Modi co-opts US business in remaking India
By Saroj Mohanty,
One thing that singularly defined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high voltage US visit was the open courting of American capital and his efforts to alter the narrative about India as an investment destination. In his individual and collective meetings with business leaders in New York and Washington, he pledged to take a series of steps in the coming months to ease doing of business in India. Modi told them to invest in India before the queue became too long.
Case against MP Joice George in Kerala
Idukki (Kerala) : Kerala Police Sunday registered a case against Idukki MP Joice George for allegedly attacking Forests Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.
The incident occurred Saturday...
EC to revise photo electoral rolls
Agartala : The Election Commission has ordered all states to do a special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with Jan 1, 2015 as...
Trinamool leader, father killed in Bengal
Kolkata : A Trinamool Congress leader and his father were found murdered in West Bengal Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in Bankura district.
"We...
No criticism of Shiv Sena to respect Bal Thackeray’s memory: Modi
Sangli/Kolhapur (Maharashtra) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress-NCP Sunday as he stormed their bastions in prosperous western Maharashtra while campaigning...
Will Modi’s broom sweep away legal cobwebs?
By Parmod Kumar,
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government is determined to clean up the country in more ways than one. In an ambitious move, the government intends to junk in one stroke at least 287 obsolete laws and thousands of old appropriation bills which are choking the statute book.
Modi woos Mumbai slumdwellers, promises homes by 2022
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday sought to reach out to Mumbai's slumdwellers promising each of them homes with water and power connections by...
Omar not to celebrate Eid
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Saturday he would observe the forthcoming Eid festival without any gaiety and joy in view...
No Eid celebrations for Najma Heptulla
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla Saturday said she will not celebrate Eid-ul-Azha this year, in view of the recent floods in Jammu...
Modi invokes Munde to seek votes in Maharashtra
Beed (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday invoked the late Gopinath Munde to seek votes for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Maharashtra assembly...
Mindsets need to change: Foreigners on Clean India mission
By Rupesh Dutta ,
New Delhi:Mindsets need to change if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission to make the country...
Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP over ‘false promises’
Meham (Haryana): Congress president Sonia Gandhi led a frontal attack on the BJP Saturday, saying it had misled people by making "false promises".
Charging the...
Bitter battle on the cards in Maharashtra
By Amulya Ganguli ,
This month's assembly elections in Maharashtra may well prove to be one of the most acrimonious contests in recent memory.
Since the...
BJP launches clean city campaign in New York
New Delhi: To spread awareness about the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' among non-resident Indians living in New York, BJP leader Vijay Jolly has launched a...
Country’s richest woman campaigns like a commoner
By Jaideep Sarin ,
Hisar (Haryana): She lords over a multi-billion rupee industrial empire. She is the mother of nine children, including a leading...
Modi blasts Congress, calls for change in Haryana
Karnal (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday sought change from the people of Haryana and urged them to vote for the BJP so that...
SC often transferred cases from one state to another: Karunanidhi
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday said the Supreme Court had transferred several cases from one state to another and shifting the disproportionate...
BJP back-stabbed us: Shiv Sena youth wing leader
Mumbai : Aditya Thackeray, the Shiv Sena's youth wing leader, Friday hit out at the BJP for "back-stabbing" the party, saying that "once BJP's...
Modi, Manmohan, Sonia come together at Dussehra celebrations
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were seen together with former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia...
Leaders condole death of industrialist Pollachi N. Mahalingam
Chennai : Industrialist and three-time legislator Pollachi N. Mahalingam journeyed on the Gandhian path and also lived as per the principles taught by Tamil...
RSS chief is above prime minister: CPI-M
Thiruvananthapuram : Taking a strong stand against Doordarshan's live telecast of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's address Friday, state CPI-M secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said that...
People find Modi’s speech inspiring
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech Friday on the state-run All India Radio (AIR) was praised by many people with some describing...
Nitish to campaign for Chautala’s party in Haryana polls
Patna : Former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will campaign for Om Prakash Chautala's Indian National Lok Dal in the Haryana assembly elections, a...
CPI-M leaders to collect waste in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : CPI-M leaders Friday decided to clean Kerala through the collection and disposal of solid waste.
The party has decided to go ahead with...
Return to Swadeshi products: RSS chief
Nagpur : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday advocated a return to Swadeshi products.
"It is necessary that policies of the government should take...
Modi praises RSS chief’s speech
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for raising "very relevant" issues of social reform in his annual Dussehra...
Maharashtra Polls: NCP tilts more toward Muslims after split with Congress
By A.Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Breaking of the 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance might just prove to be a good opportunity for aspiring Muslim legislators. The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has fielded as many as 16 Muslim candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, due on October 15, albeit all in the pockets dominated by the community.
Please send me your suggestions: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address on AIR Friday urged people to write to him about inspiring incidents which he...
Government flayed for RSS speech on Doordarshan
New Delhi : The CPI-M Friday criticized the government for telecasting live the annual speech of the RSS chief on Doordarshan, saying this shows...
Portugal’s PM candidate has a Goan link
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar,
Panaji : Socialist Antonio Costa, the top contender in Portugal's prime ministerial race and known as Lisbon's Gandhi, has a Goa connection.
Antonio,...
Vidarbha farmers to decide Sunday whom to support
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) : Exasperated farmers in the Vidarbha region will decide Sunday whether to support the BJP in the Oct 15 Maharashtra assembly election,...
Will interact through radio regularly: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he will interact with people through radio regularly.
Modi, in an address on All India Radio,...
After Modi visit, NSA Doval talks counter-terrorism with top US officials
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : Following up on the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval...
RSS pats Modi government
Nagpur : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday patted the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying in the past...
BJP seeks clear mandate in Haryana; promises sops
Chandigarh : Promising sops for people if it comes to power in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday urged the electorate in the...
Youth Cong president Shahnawaz Choudhary visits remote flood affected areas
By TCN News,
Surankote (Poonch): Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress president Shahnawaz Choudhary visited the remote flood affected Marhote mohalla, Dhandi, Khetan in the Surankote area and took stock of the damaged crops and road connectivity.
No more extensions to Vijayan as CPI-M Kerala party secretary
Thiruvananthapuram : CPI-M's powerful Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan will have to step down at the party conference next year as the state committee...
Modi to launch BJP’s Maharashtra poll campaign from Saturday
Mumbai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address around 15 election rallies across Maharashtra starting Saturday for the Oct 15 assembly polls,...
How my head hangs in shame
By Faraz Ahmad for TwoCircles.net,
What happened to the three African students is a shame and a disgrace for any civilized society, having pretensions of being modern and democratic. It was horrible to witness the three young boys being beaten up mercilessly by a lynch mob. The police and security personnel are being blamed for not saving them and rightly so, though eventually it did reach belatedly to rescue them and take them to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
Modi’s ‘clean India’ call gets a thumbs up from people
New Delhi : "I feel totally inspired. I will not only follow the rules of cleanliness, but will also try to influence others," said...
India to be subordinate ally of US, says CPI-M
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US "may well result in deepening the status of India as a subordinate ally...
In Haryana, older women beat men voters in numbers
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : As they grow older, women voters in Haryana get the better of men - numerically speaking.
In the 70-years plus age...
From rooftops and balconies, people watch Modi
New Delhi : Hundreds of excited residents of the Valmiki Colony gathered around Prime Minister Narendra Modi while many watched him from rooftops and...
We founded, nurtured NDA, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena Thursday claimed it was the founder of the National Democratic Alliance and responsible for its survival even after nearly...
Modi visits police station, cleans its environs
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid a surprise visit to the Mandir Marg police station in central Delhi to check how...
Kejriwal cleans choked drains near PM’s house
New Delhi : AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Thursday helped sweepers to clean up choked drains in a small residential area near Prime Minister Narendra...
Modi returns after successful US visit
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the capital Wednesday after his "hugely successful" visit to the US.
During the visit, the Indian-American...
Modi to launch ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission Thursday
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Swachh Bharat mission Thursday aimed at creating a 'Clean India' in the next five...
1,350 in fray for Haryana polls, record women candidates
Chandigarh : With a record 109 women in the fray, 1,350 candidates will contest the Oct 15 assembly elections for 90 seats in Haryana,...
Kejriwal to join safai karamcharis near PM’s house
New Delhi : AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will join the conservancy staff in cleanliness drive Thursday at a slum - a stone's throw from...
NCP to support independent candidate against Chavan
Satara (Maharashtra) : The Nationalist Congress Party Wednesday decided to support an independent candidate against former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in the Karad...
Dalit settlement in focus of Modi’s Clean India mission
New Delhi: Dozens of municipal workers were busy Wednesday sprucing up Valmiki Colony, a settlement of poor, once-outcast Dalits where Mahatma Gandhi once dwelt,...
Defying Modi manifesto, Goa BJP allows mining lease renewal
Panaji: The BJP government in Goa Wednesday approved the "Goa grant of mining leases policy, 2014", thereby ruling out the auction method for grant...
National Herald case: HC to hear plea of Sonia, Rahul Nov 3
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday posted the plea of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in...
Uddhav frowns at proposed Modi poll rallies in Maharashtra
Mumbai : Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday wondered why has former ally BJP felt the need for holding "so many" election rallies by...
Modi reaches Frankfurt en route to Delhi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday reached Frankfurt on his way to the national capital after a five-day official visit to the...
Modi’s US visit disappointing: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit was "disappointing" as there were "no major takeaways" from the trip.
"When...
Delhi HC notice to CBI over Chautala’s poll campaign
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the CBI on a plea complaining that former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash...
NCP leader wants Goa CM as witness in defamation case
Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar have been dragged into a defamation suit filed by Sunburn music festival...
Jayalalithaa bail plea adjourned to Oct 7
Bangalore : A special bench of the Karnataka High Court Wednesday adjourned to Oct 7 hearing of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J....
Legal battles Mamata’s Achilles’ heel?
By Anurag Dey,
Kolkata : The legal woes of West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government seem to be unending. Constantly embroiled in legal battles, it has...
Will Jayalalitha’s jailing help BJP to grow in Tamil Nadu?
By Anjali Ojha,
New Delhi : The jailing of the charismatic J. Jayalalithaa will help the BJP to grow in Tamil Nadu, a state where...
Washington citizens’ court ‘indicts’ PM Modi for human rights violations in Gujarat
By Kaleem Kawaja,
Washington DC: The US based Sikh Foundation for Justice (SFJ) in coordination with the American Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (AGPC), held a citizens' court on Tuesday in Lafayette Park, a small park in front of the White House to indict PM Narendra Modi for the human rights violations in 2002 in Gujarat.
Will safeguard Mumbai’s status as financial centre: Congress
Osmanabad (Maharashtra) : The Maharashtra Congress Tuesday vowed to safeguard the unique status of Mumbai as the country's commercial capital, which, it accused the...
Uddhav trying to split RPI: Athawale
Mumbai : Grappling with an intra-party controversy over his decision to ally with the BJP, Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale Tuesday...
Congress-NCP split not due to Rahul or me: Sonia
Jammu : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said the Congress-NCP split has not come about because of Rahul Gandhi or her.
Speaking to media on...
AAP won’t be part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi : The AAP Tuesday said that it would join the nation in cleanliness drive Oct 2, but would not be a part...
Sonia Gandhi visits Jammu
Jammu : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday visited the flood-affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Concluding her two-day visit to flood ravaged Jammu...
EC bars meetings with Haryana district officials
Chandigarh : The Haryana chief secretary and other senior officials have been asked not to hold meetings or organise video conferences with district officials...
Odisha MLA gets anticipatory bail in chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha High Court Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to BJD MLA Pravat Tripathy in the multi-thousand-crore-rupee chit fund scam case being probed...
Don’t join US war against ISIS: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to join any unilateral American war against the ISIS, the Sunni insurgent...
Elephants in UP, now lions in Goa; Congress alleges scam
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar,
Panaji : If elephant sculptures caused a furore in Uttar Pradesh, four statues depicting the mighty lion being erected at a public...
Tamil Nadu movie world supports Jayalalithaa
Chennai : Tamil Nadu movie world Tuesday sat on silent hunger protest against the conviction of AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister J....
Jayalalithaa’s bail plea adjourned to Oct 6
Bangalore : The criminal revision petition of jailed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa for suspension of her sentence and bail was Tuesday...
RSS rapped BJP for breaking alliance, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai : The RSS has criticised the state BJP for snapping the 25-year-old partnership with it last week, the Shiv Sena said in its...
Dalit leaders uniting with BJP, Muslims splitting between ‘secular’ & Muslim parties in Maharashtra
By A.Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In a first of its kind of election in Maharashtra when five non-allied major parties are in the fray of assembly polls due on 15th October, voters from Dalit community that comprises 10.6% population of the state can prove vital if they collectively vote for a particular party. Muslim voters, on the other hand, who form 12-14% of the population in the state, are bound to split this time around due to breaking of NCP-INC alliance and also due to debut of MIM here.
Modi meets Bill and Hillary Clinton
New York : Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former US president Bill Clinton and his wife and former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton...
End violence against women, say Nobel peace laureates
New Delhi : Women Noble Peace laureates Monday called on the Indian government to take more decisive steps to end sexual violence in India...
Lalitha Kumaramangalam takes charge as NCW chair
New Delhi : BJP leader Lalitha Kumaramangalam Monday took charge as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women and said that she will...
NDMA will be revamped: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi : The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would be restructured and revamped to meet new challenges, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday.
Inaugurating...
Notices to 12 candidates in Gurgaon over ‘paid news’
Gurgaon : Twelve candidates, contesting from four assembly seats in Gurgaon, have been served notice by the Election Commission for 'paid news', an official...
Maharashtra MLA wants restoration of Gandhi Jayanti holiday
Mumbai : Congress legislator Kapil Patil Monday demanded that a holiday on Gandhi Jayanti should be restored for schools to mark the birth anniversary...
Congress again demands shutting down casinos on Gandhi Jayanti
Panaji : The Congress Monday reiterated its demand for a symbolic closure of Goa's many casinos in deference to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth...
After Uddhav expose, Athawale’s RPI-A heads for split
Mumbai : Hours after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's sensational revelation regarding Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale, the latter's Republican Party of India-A virtually split...
Sole Sena minister in Modi cabinet to quit
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena's solitary representative in the union cabinet, Anant Geete, will quit his post soon, party chief Uddhav Thackeray indicated here...
Untouchability practised against CM Manjhi to be probed
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday ordered a high-level probe into the alleged "untouchability" practised by some "powerful people" against him...
Narendra Modi in US: Sartorially appropriate
New Delhi : From neatly-cut and well-fitted bandhgala suits in different shades to his trademark half-sleeved kurta and brightly coloured Nehru jackets, Prime Minister...
Sonia Gandhi interacts with Kashmir flood victims
Srinagar : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday visited the flood affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and interacted with the people.
She arrived...
Why no ‘captain’ for Maharashtra polls, asks Goa BJP leader
Panaji : Award winning poet and BJP legislator from Goa, Vishnu Wagh Monday used a social networking site to question his party's inability to...
Tamil Nadu CM, ministers break down
Chennai : There was no happy note as AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam and his party colleagues took oath as Tamil Nadu's new chief minister...
Seek compensation from AIADMK: PMK
Chennai : The Tamil Nadu government should recover from the AIADMK party the losses the state and people suffered as a result of the...
Chandy will go Jayalalilthaa way if cases properly probed: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will go the same way as J. Jayalalithaa if the numerous cases in which he allegedly has...
Tamil film exhibitors to fast in support of Jayalalitha
Chennai : Members of Tamil Film Exhibitors Association will fast Tuesday in solidarity with former Tamil Nadu chief Minister J. Jayalalitha, who was jailed...
Tripura troopers to be deployed for Haryana polls
Agartala : Five companies of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) troopers will be deployed in Haryana to facilitate peaceful state assembly elections Oct 15, an...