GJM rules out support to Bhutia
Kolkata : The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Thursday ruled out supporting former Indian soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia, nominated by the Trinamool Congress for the Darjeeling...
Poll official killed, voting in Kashmir’s Anantnag 28 percent
Anantnag : A polling official was killed and five others injured in an attack by separatist gurrillas after polling Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's...
Court to hear Dikshit’s plea against fine Dec 3
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday posted, for Dec 3, the case filed by former chief minister Sheila Dikshit against Rs.3 lakh...
33 percent of Lok Sabha by 2026 = Uttar Pradesh+Bihar+West Bengal
By Saumya Tewari
From 29 percent today, 33 percent members of the Lok Sabha will come from three states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West...
DMK, Left oppose Ramadoss’ rural service proposal
By IANS
Chennai : Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss may have good intentions but even in his home state Tamil Nadu, his allies the DMK and the Left parties are opposed to his suggestion that medical college students be given their degrees only when they complete a year's service in rural areas.
Ramadoss' proposal was criticised Friday by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi even as the minister announced the country's first 200-acre medical park, to be set up in Chengalpet, outside Chennai, as a major manufacturing centre for high-end medical hardware.
“Nodeep is in jail because she stood with protesting farmers,” says family, vows to...
As per her family, Nodeep dismantled the government’s claim that people from the nearby areas are facing problems due to the farmer’s protest by...
Tamil Nadu police denied permission to hold rally
By IANS,
Chennai : The Tamil Nadu government Friday denied permission to police personnel to hold a rally April 16 that was aimed to be a show of strength vis-a-vis lawyers and courts, a police official said.
"A unionised police force is not acceptable either to the government or officialdom and hence permission has been denied and the tidings communicated to its organisers, led by Anthony Samy, who had proclaimed himself leader of the 'police association', which is not recognised," the official told IANS.
Election panel asked to hold by-polls in Telangana
By IANS,
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday asked the Election Commission to hold by-elections to two assembly seats in Telangana along with 10 other seats going to polls July 27.
The court passed the orders on a petition by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) challenging the decision of the Election Commission not to hold by-polls to Sircilla and Vemulawada assembly constituencies in view of some election petitions pending in the court.
The Election Commission June 21 announced an election schedule for 10 assembly seats but not in these two seats.
Advantage BJP in Jharkhand, PDP in Kashmir: Exit polls
New Delhi : The BJP has a clear advantage in Jharkhand and the PDP is projected to lead in Jammu and Kashmir, exit polls...
Made to work as bonded labour, ‘fined’ Rs 1.5 lakh: The story of Jasgeer...
By Amit Kumar
This is the last of the four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up during a tribunal...
Law and order last on UPA’s agenda: Badal
By IANS,
Amritsar: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the central government Saturday, saying law and order was last on the agenda of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Secessionist ideology spreading in Tamil Nadu: Left parties
By IANS,
Madurai : The Left parties Saturday cautioned against the spread of "secessionist ideology" in Tamil Nadu by "a misguided few" seeking an end to killings in Sri Lanka, saying it would harm India and not help Tamils in the island.
"The spread of violent secessionist ideology by a misguided few will harm the suffering Tamil minority in Sri Lanka and also result in unwelcome unrest in Tamil Nadu," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary N. Varadarajan told journalists in a village near here.
हमें काम नहीं करने दे रहा सुन्नी वक़्फ़ बोर्ड – NSIC
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ - केंद्र सरकार के लिए डाटा इंट्री का काम कर रहे संगठन NSIC ने एक पत्र के जवाब में कहा है...
Will police act against Manmohan Singh abusers, asks Digvijaya
Panaji : Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh took to Twitter to condemn Goa Police registering a case against a person who faces arrest for...
In Amul town, Dalits drink milk to protest
Ahmedabad : The protests by Dalits over the July 11 flogging of Dalit boys in Una by self-styled cow protection vigilantes continued for the...
Raj Babbar’s Jan Morcha merges with Bahujan Samaj Party
By IANS,
Agra : Even as film star and local MP Raj Babbar was mulling his political prospects, his Man Friday, Dr Dharam Pal Singh, the lone Jan Morcha legislator in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, announced the merger of his party with the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party.
Singh represents the Dayalbagh constituency in Agra district. Chances are he could be inducted into the Mayawati ministry shortly.
It is learnt that Singh met Chief Minister Mayawati early Tuesday and later in the day gave a letter to the speaker of the Vidhan Sabha announcing his merger decision.
Voting process begins for 17 seats in Karnataka
By IANS,
Bangalore : Nearly 29,000 polling booths opened at 7 a.m. across 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka Thursday in the first of the two-phase election for the 28 seats in the state.
About 20.6 million voters, including 10.3 million women, are eligible to vote to decide the fortunes of 271 candidates in the fray.
Minister ignores summons, Modi government defends her
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat government has said state Minister Maya Kodnani has "constitutional right" to defend herself even as she has refused to heed to repeated summons from a Supreme Court-appointed panel probing the communal violence of 2002.
"Mayaben Kodnani, apart from being a minister, has a constitutional right, like you and me, to seek redress from court," Health Minister and government spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas told IANS Wednesday.
Mamata doles out bonanza for Bengal government employees
Kolkata: In a bonanza for West Bengal government employees, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a new pay commission and a 10 percent...
Naveen is chief conspirator in chit fund scam: Odisha BJP
Bhubaneswar : Maintaining that the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders have close links with the chit fund companies, the Odisha BJP Tuesday painted...
Normalising banking services priority: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that normalising banking services, especially in the country's rural and remote areas, was...
Bihar rapes: Oppn to stall house till minister goes, her husband arrested
By IANS:
Patna, July 26: The opposition in Bihar on Thursday demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kumari Manju Verma and the arrest of her...
Hyderabad school student dies after clash with classmate
Hyderabad: A class 10 student died after a clash with his classmate at a private school in Hyderabad, police said.
Amir Siddiqui, a student of...
Trinamool lodges poll complaint against Rahul Gandhi
Kolkata : The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for the alleged presence...
कोटा में मदरसा तोड़ने के खिलाफ़ एसडीपीआई ने दिया धरना, प्रशासन को दी चेतावनी
TCN News
कोटा (राजस्थान): पिछले दिनों राजस्थान के कोटा जिले के कैलाशपुरी में एक ओवरब्रिज के निकट बने एक मदरसे और उससे सटी मस्जिद के...
Poll panel had wanted stricter procedure to remove Election Commissioner
By Rana Ajit, IANS,
New Delhi : Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami's reported recommendation to the president to remove Election Commissioner Navin Chawla goes against the Election Commission's July 2004 proposal, favouring a stringent procedure for removal of election commissioners.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Election Commission had sought a constitutional amendment to provide for the same procedure for removal of an election commissioner as the one for removal of the chief election commissioner or the judges of the Supreme Court.
Trinamool to go ahead with Tata plant siege from Sunday
By IANS,
Kolkata : Mamata Bannerjee's Trinamool Congress is sticking to its plans for an indefinite seige of the Tata Motors' small car project site at Singur from Sunday, party leader Partho Chattopadhya confirmed here Saturday.
"We are going ahead with our indefinite agitation and we are strengthening it further," Chattopadhyay told IANS.
The Trinamool is the principal opposition party in West Bengal and Chattopadhya is the leader of the opposition in the state assembly.
Congress gains as Jharkhand heads towards hung assembly
By IANS,
Ranchi : The Congress-led alliance was Wednesday emerging as the largest political grouping in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly but a hung house seemed inevitable with indications that no political party or combine would get a majority.
In trends available for the 81 seats, for which counting was on, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was ahead in 18 seats while the Congress and its partner, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik, were leading in 24 constituencies.
Who will speak for the Human Rights Defenders?
By Pushkar Raj
The Bombay high court judgment cancelling Prof. Sai Baba’s bail and initiating contempt proceedings against the writer Arundhati Roy is a major...
Assam might consider updating citizens register: Gogoi
By IANS,
Guwahati : The Assam government might take up the process of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) throughout the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Thursday.
Don’t vote for a criminal, Sreedharan urges people
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E. Sreedharan Wednesday urged people to choose the "right political leaders" and not vote a criminal to power.
In an appeal to the public in an open letter, Sreedharan said that constant news of corruption, lawlessness, poverty and inadequate civic amenities had driven Indians to a state of helpnessness and cynicism that nothing could be done to improve the situation.
Unfortunate that women are not safe even in woman-ruled states: Gadkari
Kolkata : Stressing on the need for women empowerment, union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said it was unfortunate for the country that women...
IUML to collect one crore signatures against the move to implement Uniform Civil Code
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: In the wake of the planned attempts to implement the Uniform Civil Code, the Indian Union Muslim League will collect...
Noted former Kashmir bureaucrat Ashok Jaitley dies
New Delhi/Srinagar: Ashok Jaitley, a renowned civil servant and former chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, died in New Delhi on Tuesday after suffering...
Bihar win a victory of optimism: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said that the results of the Bihar assembly elections were a "victory of optimism over despair and victory of hope over fear".
Ruckus in Himachal assembly over case against legislator
By IANS,
Shimla : Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Himachal Pradesh assembly Tuesday as the opposition Congress demanded withdrawal of a criminal case against its legislator.
Legislator Subhash Chand Manglet from Chopal in Shimla district was booked Monday for intimidating a sub divisional magistrate and obstructing him from discharging his duties.
Hooda sips tea, says Modi trying to be Haryana CM
By Jaideep Sarin,
Rohtak (Haryana) : It may not have been a deliberate move to link it with Narendra Modi's ascent from a tea-vendor to...
Modi congratulates Brazilian president on re-election
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for being re-elected for a second term.
"Congratulations to @dilmabr (Dilma Rousseff)...
How will the Lokpal work – some salient points
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2011 provides a uniform vigilance and anti-corruption road map for the country, both at the centre and the states.
CEC warns of strict action against model code violation
By IANS,
Bangalore : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami Tuesday warned political parties, their candidates and officials concerned of strict action over violation of the model code of conduct for the general elections.
Jayalalitha’s petition in graft case dismissed
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalitha's petition in a disproportionate assets case.
Jayalalitha said the officers who investigated the case were not competent to carry out the probe under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
There is an atmosphere of trust in India, Modi tells Indian Diaspora
Toronto : Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last leg of 3-nation tour, addressed the Indian Diaspora in Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum on Wednesday, and...
Heir apparent Stalin is deputy chief minister in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,
Chennai : M.K. Stalin, the popular younger son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was Friday named deputy chief minister in a clear signal that he would get to head the DMK and rule the state at a future date.
With Karunanidhi, one of India's longest surviving politicians, in poor health and confined to the wheelchair, Stalin's elevation had been expected in the DMK for a long time. But it caught most people by surprise Friday.
Crucial CWC meet to discuss inflation, fuel prices
By IANS,
New Delhi : Senior leaders of the ruling Congress are to meet Saturday evening to chalk out a political strategy to tackle the situation arising from the unabated inflation and an imminent fuel price hike.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who is not a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), has been asked to submit to it a report on the inflation that has touched 8.1 percent. The apex decision making body will also discuss a possible hike in prices of petroleum products in the wake of international crude touching a new high of over $130.
Kamal Haasan gets warm welcome from Raj Thackeray’s family
Mumbai : Superstar Kamal Haasan called on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray at his Krishnakunj residence here on Friday morning.
The Thackeray...
Polling ends peacefully in Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar : Balloting ended peacefully in all the 18 constituencies in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir that voted Tuesday in the second phase...
Despite disabilities, Faisal Nawaz aims to empower Muslim women in Delhi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi: For Mohammed Faisal Nawaz, time is almost always at a premium. A 32-year-old resident of Jaffrabad, Delhi, Nawaz barely has...
Sayeed hails Modi’s assertion on India’s plurality
Jammu : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's affirmation on India's plurality and co-existence of people...
Country-wide voter awareness campaign starts
Agartala : The information and broadcasting ministry will organise exhibitions in 480 locations across the country as part of its voter awareness campaign, an...
We will form government in Andhra: Chiranjeevi
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi is confident that his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) will form the next government in Andhra Pradesh and play a key role in the formation of a Fourth Front government at the centre.
Addressing a news conference here Tuesday, the PRP chief said he was sure that the party would get 160 seats in the 294-member state assembly.
"There was a silent wave in our favour as people wanted a change and they came out in large numbers to vote for PRP. Especially the youths and women have voted for us," he claimed.
Ramesh writes to PM, Sonia to explain his position
By IANS,
New Delhi: In a tight spot over his remarks in Beijing criticising the government's policy towards Chinese companies, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi explaining his position.
A senior Congress leader, who didn't want to be identified, said the minister wrote to the two leaders after he was rebuked by the prime minister for his remarks that have stirred into a major political controversy.
He said he did not know the details of the note.
Grenade hurled at Congress MP’s house in Manipur, fails to explode
By IANS,
Imphal : A powerful grenade was hurled at the house of Congress MP Thokchom Meinya here Friday but failed to explode, police said. It was later defused.
Krishna, Baalu take Cauvery dispute to PM’s door
By IANS
New Delhi : The standoff between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the latter's decision to go ahead with a water project on the Cauvery river near the interstate border Wednesday landed at Prime minister Manmohan Singh's door.
Former Karnataka chief minister S.M. Krishna, who is eyeing the chair for a second time when the state goes to polls in May, sought the prime minister's intervention and stoppage to the project.
Independent Jharkhand ministers pledge to stand by CM Koda
By IANS
Ranchi : As the Congress sticks to its 60-day "perform or perish" ultimatum to Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, the independent ministers of his cabinet expressed their solidarity with the country's only chief minister without any political affiliation.
Eight independent ministers, who held a closed door meeting with Koda at his official residence here Saturday night, ruled out possibilities of change of leadership in the state. The ministers, according to sources, discussed ways to save the government in light of the Congress' ultimatum.
BJP Bengal chief now threatens to break necks with bare hands
Kolkata : West Bengal State BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who seems to have made it a habit to hog the limelight for all the...
Andhra assembly urges pro-Telangana youth not to commit suicide
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Tuesday appealed to the youths and students of Telangana not to commit suicide over the issue of statehood to the region even as three more youngsters ended their lives since Monday.
Speaker N. Kirankumar Reddy made the appeal on behalf of the entire house after Chief Minister K. Rosaiah made a statement, urging youths not to resort to the extreme step.
"Your lives are precious. The state needs your lives. I, on behalf of the entire house, appeal to you not to commit suicide," the speaker said.
1984 riots: AAP for probe against Kamal Nath
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded a probe against Congress leader Kamal Nath over his alleged role in the...
Ambika Soni, Mohsina elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Congress leaders Mohsina Kidwai and Satish Sharma were among the 27 candidates across five states elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha Thursday, the last date for withdrawing nominations for the biennial elections to the upper house of parliament.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and five others were June 7 declared elected unopposed from Andhra Pradesh. Elections will, however, be held across seven states June 17 but the candidates of the major political parties are assured of victory.
Kharge raises Arunachal, Uttarakhand crises, Rajnath says Congress a leaky boat
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes on Tuesday after Congress floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance of...
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा : जस्टिस सहाय कमीशन की रिपोर्ट सार्वजनिक करे सरकार –उलेमा कौंसिल
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : राजनीतिक दल ‘राष्ट्रीय उलेमा कौंसिल’ ने उत्तरप्रदेश के अखिलेश सरकार पर यह आरोप लगाया है कि ‘सरकार...
Goa opposition MLAs clueless in Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi : Goa's opposition legislators, who are currently in the capital, seemed to be clueless about their future course of action as they had not even sought a fresh appointment with President Pratibha Patil.
Some legislators of the opposition Goa Democratic Alliance (GDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had arrived here Tuesday to meet Patil and urge the dismissal of the Congress-led government in the state.
New Delhi : Goa's opposition legislators, who are currently in the capital, seemed to be clueless about their future course of action as they had not even sought a fresh appointment with President Pratibha Patil.
Some legislators of the opposition Goa Democratic Alliance (GDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had arrived here Tuesday to meet Patil and urge the dismissal of the Congress-led government in the state.
UPA government to be consulted on Nalini’s release: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said the state administration will take a decision on the premature release of S. Nalini and others convicted for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi only after consulting the central government.
"The Tamil Nadu government cannot decide on its own in respect to releasing life convicts like Nalini. It will take a decision in joint consultation with the central government," Karunanidhi told reporters here.
Eight additional observers for Bengal polls
By IANS,
Kolkata : The Election Commission has appointed eight additional observers for 11 West Bengal Lok Sabha constituencies which go to the hustings in the final phase of elections in the state May 13.
The observes will be posted in Barrackpore seat in North 24 Parganas, and Joynagar, Mathusapur, Jadavpore and Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas, Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Sen said.
Altogether 250 companies of central police forces, and another 200 companies of state armed police personnel will be on duty to ensure free and fair polls, he said.
Sahitya Akademi condemns killing of writers
New Delhi: The Sahitya Akademi on Friday condemned the killing of writers and urged those writers who had returned their awards in protest against...
I am still young enough to be chief minister: Abdullah
By IANS,
Srinagar : Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah, 71, believes he has the same energy and drive as he had in his youth and hopes to head the government again after the state assembly polls later this year.
Speaking to media persons here on the sidelines of a cricket association meeting that he heads, Abdullah said: “I am still young enough to be the chief minister.
“I have the same energy and drive today as I had when I was a youth.”
Supporting Madhu Koda was a blunder, says Shibu Soren
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Monday said that supporting Madhu Koda as chief minister was a blunder and in future his party would not support any Independent member for the position.
"Supporting Madhu Koda government was a blunder. In future, we will not support any Independent candidate. Independents should not fight the elections," Shibu Soren told reporters in Bokaro Monday.
"Independents have plundered the state," he added.
Centre will implement OROP once modalities sorted: Parrikar
New Delhi : As ex-servicemen continued to protest here for the implementation of the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, the government on Friday...
GJM to back party that supports Gorkhaland
By IANS,
Siliguri (West Bengal) : The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Wednesday said that support for a separate Gorkhaland state was a pre-condition for backing any candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, where it wields considerable clout.
The party is yet to decide whether it will support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) or the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) spearheaded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), GJM press and publicity secretary Benoy Tamang told reporters here.
Rahul blames media for Dalit ‘frame’ on village visits
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The media had thrust a Dalit "frame" on his visits to poor districts of the country, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Wednesday while stressing that he did not believe in the caste system and only saw people as human beings.
"I see myself going to a human being's house. I don't see it as a Dalit or an upper caste or lower caste house. As far as I am concerned, I am going to the poor man's house, whether a Dalit or minority," Gandhi said at a press conference here.
Meeting most of the world – Modi government’s foreign policy overdrive
By Ranjana Narayan,
New Delhi : Barring most of the African Union countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have met leaders of most countries of...
Demonetisation decision against poor: Rahul Gandhi
Baran (Rajasthan) : Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that demonetisation was against the poor...
Achuthanandan should apologise to PM: Chandy
By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala's leader of opposition Oommen Chandy Thursday said Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan should apologise to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for threatening to stage a protest in front of his residence.
Chandy said: "On July 29, Achuthanandan announced that he would stage a protest in front of the prime minister's house because the centre has not sanctioned anything for tackling calamities after monsoon hit the state.
Qureshi sworn in as Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Academician Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, was sworn in as the 15th governor of Mizoram here Friday.
Justice Michael Zothankhuma of...
BJP fields Modi from Varanasi, Rajnath moves to Lucknow
New Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, while party president Rajnath Singh will now fight...
Miffed Jaitley skips key BJP’s poll panel meeting
By IANS,
New Delhi : Miffed at Sudhanshu Mittal's appointment as his party's election co-coordinator for the northeastern states, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitley Friday skipped the central election committee (CEC) meeting here, BJP sources said.
"Jaitley was appointed chief coordinator for the BJP's Lok Sabha election campaign only last Friday. What miffed him was the appointment of Sudhanshu Mittal as the co-incharge for the northeastern states without his consultation," a party source told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Samajwadi Party to declare support at noon Friday
By IANS,
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi around Friday noon and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later in the day and is expected to offer his party's support to the embattled government, Congress soures said Thursday.
According to the sources, Yadav will not be part of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government but will extend his party's outside support.
Muslims in Karnataka protest Hijab ban verdict by observing shutdown
Muslim groups in the state are mulling to file a joint petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court verdict which declared...
Himachal Congress questions BJP for supporting cricket body
Shimla : Himachal Congress chief Sukhvinder Sukhu Sunday questioned the opposition BJP for defending the state cricket association, which he said was a "private...
Modi’s impromptu Lahore visit: Was the meeting pre-planned?
By Anjali Ojha,
New Delhi: The 'surprise visit' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Pakistan on Nawaz Sharif's birthday was hailed as a diplomatic triumph...
Telangana issue rocks Andhra assembly
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Protests for and against a separate Telangana state rocked the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Wednesday.
Amid the ruckus, the house passed a...
Threat letter to judge who rejected Memon’s mercy plea
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Dipak Misra, part of a three-member panel that had rejected 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's mercy...
Vijayakant, supporters observe fast for Sri Lankan Tamils
By IANS,
New Delhi : Actor-turned-politician and DMDK chief Vijayakant and his supporters observed a day-long hunger strike here Tuesday demanding "full freedom" for Sri Lankan Tamils in the island nation and protection for Indian fishermen against attacks by the Sri Lankan Navy.
Hundreds of DMDK cadres travelled to Delhi from different parts of Tamil Nadu to participate in the strike that began at 9 a.m. and concluded at 4 p.m. at Jantar Mantar.
CPI-M takes pro-AAP line in Delhi commentary
New Delhi: In a pointer to a possible political realignment, a commentary on Delhi in a CPI-M journal has endorsed the AAP line that...
So why’s this Modi worried in Bihar?
By Imran Khan
Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi - better known these days as SuMo to rhyme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo -...
Declare Kashmir floods national disaster: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M Monday urged the government to declare the Jammu and Kashmir floods a "national disaster" and said the relief announced...
Telangana seeks more central funds for ITIR
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Saturday urged the entre to provide more than the Rs.165 crore sanctioned for creating an Information Technology...
62 percent voting in Madhya Pradesh assembly seat
By IANS
Bhopal : Nearly sixty-two percent voters turnout was recorded Saturday in the by-elections to Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri assembly seat, considered a pocket borough of the erstwhile Scindia royal family.
Congress dismisses reports of deal on GST Bill
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday dismissed reports that it offered to ensure smooth passage of Goods and Services Tax Bill in parliament if...
PM greets Sonia Gandhi on 65th birthday
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 65th birthday, an official said.
BJP withholds decision to pull out of Jharkhand government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that its decision to withdraw support to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) government in Jharkhand was on hold for the moment.
The BJP would hold talks with alliance partners the JMM, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) as well as the BJP state unit and take a "further decision, BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said in a press conference in the capital.
Women’s reservation: Views for and against
By IANS,
New Delhi: Proponents of the policy of reservation for women state that although equality of the sexes is enshrined in the Indian constitution, it is not the social reality. Hence a radical piece of legislation in the shape of the Women's Reservation Bill was required to give a new direction to Indian politics just like reservation for backward castes over 20 years ago changed political and social equations in the country.
Karnataka BJP leaders toe Yeddyurappa’s line on ‘pub culture’
By IANS,
Bangalore : The daughter might have differed with her father, but Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's party colleagues seem to toe his line as far as disallowing "pub culture" in the state is concerned.
The chief minister had Wednesday told media that he won't "allow" pub culture to flourish in Karnataka even though he termed the attack on women at a Mangalore pub "unfortunate". But one of his daughters, Umadevi, disagreed with her father views.
Industry of red tape thrives on doubt: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the "industry of red tape" thrives on doubt, while the "road with red carpet"...
Muslims to decide BJP President Rajnath’s fate
By Andalib Akhter, TwoCircles.net,
Ghaziabad/New Delhi: The Ghaziabad parliamentary constituency in the vicinity of the national capital of Delhi has become hub of political activities these days. Not only is the political future of Rajnath Singh at stake here, but also of the BJP that he heads. Every contestants here are vying fro the Muslim votes, so do the BJP.
Sonia urges Gujarat to vote for change
By IANS
Vagasia (Gujarat) : Urging people of Gujarat to vote for change, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi came down heavily on Chief Minister Narendra Modi for making tall claims on the development front, as she launched the party's election campaign in the state from this town Saturday.
She criticised Modi for whipping up the Ram Sethu issue as a major poll plank and, in a reference to the Tehelka expose on the communal violence of 2002, she said the Modi government had brought shame to Gujarat, a state whose leaders have made great contributions to national life.
Don’t play with lives of poor, PM warns
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned people who he said were using the poor to convert their black money into...
Bihar to promote organic farming: Nitish Kumar
By IANS,
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday said his government will help farmers adopt organic farming for sustainable agriculture and prosperity.
Trinamool unhappy over West Bengal poll schedule
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal's main opposition party Trinamool Congress Monday expressed dissatisfaction with the state's voting schedule announced by the Election Commission.
The poll panel Monday declared that the Lok Sabha election in northern Bengal will be held April 30. Voting in south Bengal constituencies will take place May 7 and 13.
The Trinamool demanded that polls in southern Bengal be held ahead of north Bengal keeping in view the scorching summer.
Assam Congress says no poll alliance with AUDF
By Najam Gilani, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: The Congress party on Sunday decided not to have any alliance with the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Gowda banks on ‘bahu’ as Karnataka gears for bypolls
By IANS,
Bangalore : Former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president H.D. Deve Gowda has fielded his daughter-in-law Anita Kumaraswamy in an assembly byelection - one of the eight due in Karnataka this month.
The 44-year-old Anita, wife of former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is a businesswoman who runs a Kannada TV channel called 'Kasturi'. She is pitted against a 'defector' from the JD-S, C. Chennigappa, who is contesting on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.
उत्तर प्रदेश : पदम श्री ‘योगेश प्रवीण’ को घण्टों तक नही मिली थी एम्बुलेंस,...
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Disruptions, confrontation not good for democracy: speaker
By IANS,
New Delhi : Disruptions and confrontational politics are not good for democracy, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said Monday and underlined the need for restraint on the part of political leaders.
"Dissent is a recognised democratic expression, but it should be expressed within the parameters of parliamentary devices and decorum," he said, adding that "frequent incidents of disruption of legislative houses and growing confrontational politics are diluting people's faith in the political class."
Chiranjeevi loses from Palacole, wins Tirupati
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Telugu superstar and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) president K. Chiranjeevi lost the assembly elections from one constituency but was elected from the other.
Chiranjeevi, whose party failed to make its mark in the elections, lost from Palacole in his native West Godavari district in coastal Andhra. He was defeated by B. Usha Rani of the Congress by over 5,000 votes.
Chiru, as he is popularly known among his fans, won Tirupati seat in Chittoor district in Rayalaseema region. He defeated B. Karunakar Reddy of the Congress by over 10,800 votes.
UPA government not serious about recovering black money: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday attacked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for not taking "honest steps" to bring back India's black money stashed abroad and charged it with jeopardising the country's security and development.
Pranab Mukherjee to decide Reliance gas pricing
By IANS
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will take a final decision on the controversial gas pricing formula suggested by Reliance Industries for discoveries in the Krishna-Godavari basin.
The decision to leave the matter to Mukherjee was taken after the high-powered committee set up under him by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met for the fourth time here Wednesday, officials said.
Mayawati stresses on door-to-door campaign
By IASN,
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has directed her party functionaries to go on a door-to-door campaign in the state to ensure the party's success in the coming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said.
The BSP leader is reported to have worked out her party's poll campaign down to the minutest details. The message to key workers is loud and clear - "to see Behenji ride on to the power pedestal in New Delhi".
BJP practising politics of divisiveness: PM
By IANS,
Kanpur : Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for practising "politics of hate and divisiveness", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that only the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) could provide a stable government, especially with growing terror incidents in the neighbourhood.
Addressing an election rally, Manmohan Singh said: "The situation is undoubtedly challenging for us. And in such a scenario, only the Congress party can provide the desired leadership to the country."
Release political prisoners unconditionally: CRPP
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
मुंबई एटीएस के संस्थापक आईपीएस आफताब अहमद खान नही रहे !
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Jayalalithaa demands sacking of telecom minister
By IANS,
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa Saturday again demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drop Telecom Minister A. Raja in the wake of Supreme Court declining to intervene in a high court order that found violations in the 2G spectrum allocation.
"Now that he has the Supreme Court's order to back him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should not hesitate further to sack Raja. Only this will give credence to his claim that he is a prime minister with 'zero tolerance' for corrupt practices," Jayalalithaa said in a statement issued here.
BJP corporator shot dead in Varanasi
Lucknow: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator was shot dead in Varanasi, police said.
Shiv Seth, 40, was the corporator from Rampurwa ward. He was...
Don’t banish English, Amartya Sen tells Mulayam
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS,
London : Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state.
"I don't know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind... I don't really see what the problem is about because it's a language that's widely used," Sen told an international gathering of leading writers, publishers and academics at the London Book Fair.
Mukherjee, Ansari condole deaths in flyover collapse
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths in the collapse of an under-construction...
Rahul’s visit to tribal areas is a political stunt: JMM
By IANS,
Ranchi : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi started his two-day Jharkhand trip Wednesday amid talk that elections to the state assembly might be announced soon, provoking one-time ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to term his visit to the tribal areas a "political stunt".
Gandhi's two-day visit began with an Adivasi Yuva Sammelan (AYS) in Sahebganj. He then proceeded to Dumka district, around 500 km from here. Both Sahebganj and Dumka are tribal-majority districts.
BJP leading in three Himachal seats, Congress in one
By IANS,
Shimla : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was earlier leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, started trailing in one seat as counting of votes progressed Saturday, a poll official said.
"While the BJP is maintaining a comfortable lead in three seats - Shimla, Hamirpur and Kangra - the Congress is now leading in one seat, Mandi, by early afternoon," the official said.
Uma Bharti says she can be Rahul’s ‘guru’
By IANS,
Lucknow: Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti Saturday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not to be guided by party colleague Digvijay Singh and suggested she can be a "better guru" to him.
President’s address lacked direction, says BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said the president's address to parliament "lacked direction" and failed to give any indication of the government's resolve to check price rise.
"The president's address is more like a DAVP (Department of Audio-Visual Publicity) advertisement, which gives a compilation of the schemes of the government. There are major challenges facing the country today. The address lacks direction on all these issues," the party said in a statement.
Congress student activists clash with Kerala police
By IANS,
Kozhikode : Protests organised by the Kerala Students Union (KSU), affiliated with the state's main opposition Congress party, to collectorates at Thrissur, Malappuram and Pathanamthitta turned violent Thursday resulting in injuries to participants as well as policemen.
The KSU organised the marches to demand withdrawal of the Social Studies textbook for Class 7. The new textbook, KSU says, is being used by the left Democratic Front (LDF) government to spread communist ideology among students.
Fisticuffs inside Punjab assembly
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Legislators of Punjab's ruling Akali Dal and opposition Congress Tuesday got into a scuffle inside the assembly over the issue of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
The free-for-all started when Congress legislators moved towards Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was replying to a call attention motion on the state's law and order situation.
Badal was immediately surrounded by Akali Dal legislators and the scuffle ensued.
Turnout in large numbers, Modi urges voters
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged voters in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand to turnout in "record numbers" and cast their...
Omar Abdullah rules out assembly dissolution for dialogue
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday welcomed the willingness shown by the separatist leaders to re-start the dialogue with the central government but ruled out a possible dissolution of the state assembly to facilitate the talks.
Andhra CM asks centre to clear uncertainty over Telangana
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Sunday urged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to clear the uncertainty over Telangana issue.
BJP wants n-deal renegotiated: Sinha
By IANS,
Chennai : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants the India-US nuclear deal re-negotiated, senior party leader and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha said here Wednesday, denying the charge that it was toeing the Left parties' line on the issue.
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of party workers, Sinha clarified that the BJP only wanted the terms of the nuclear deal re-negotiated.
"We have made it amply clear that the nuclear deal cannot be accepted by us in its present form and we will renegotiate its terms when we come to power," Sinha said.
Opposition demands dismissal of Jharkhand government
By IANS
Ranchi : The main opposition party of Jharkhand, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded the dismissal of Madhu Koda government and submitted a 34-page 'charge sheet' to Governor Syed Sibte Razi.
Former chief minister Arjun Munda and the state BJP president P.N. Singh led the delegation to the governor.
"We have submitted a charge sheet to the governor and demanded the dismissal of the government. Fresh mandate should be taken to run the government in the state," said Munda.
Rajasthani, Bhojpuri not to be official languages yet’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Rajasthani and Bhojpuri languages have more to wait before their inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the constitution, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.
"The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has to conduct examinations in all the languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the constitution. Since UPSC is not yet ready to conduct the exams in Rajasthani and Bhojpuri, the decision to give them official language (status) has been deferred," said Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal.