Is Nitish Kumar wooing tainted politicians for polls?
By Imran Khan, IANS,
Patna : He is widely seen as the man who brought good governance to Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feelers to some notorious politicians ahead of assembly polls this year have, therefore, come as a surprise to many.
Among the tainted men he seems to be eyeing for support to his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) are controversial former central minister Mohammad Taslimuddin and jailed politicians Anand Mohan Singh and Mohammad Shahabuddin.
‘Stop ration cards in Himachal with PM, Sonia photos’
Shimla : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Sunday demanded that the state government stop issuing ration cards carrying photographs of...
Modi targeting elected Congress government in greed for power: Sonia
Nanded (Maharashtra) : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi-lead central government of "disrespecting public mandate" and overthrowing duly elected governments...
SC notice to EC on PIL seeking candidates photos on EVMs
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking to address the...
The BJP goes south: Declining charisma of Sonia Gandhi
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) success story continues. The party hasn't really known any major failure since its Uttar Pradesh debacle, which it shared with the Congress. Since then, it has forged ahead while its great rival has been steadily falling behind.
Violence in Uttar Pradesh district after BJP leader killed
By IANS,
Lucknow : The murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader sparked off violence and tension Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, police said.
Agitated over the killing of Bhairav Singh (50), who was shot dead Sunday, a large number of party workers took to the streets and targeted several private and public vehicles in parts of Azamgarh district, police added.
"In the wake of the series of protests, we have deployed additional security in various areas of Azamgarh," district police chief Ramit Sharma told IANS over telephone.
Dispatches: India Harasses Activists Seeking Justice
By Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch
The list of activists falling victim to efforts by Indian authorities to curb criticism is growing by the day.
On...
CPI-M, Trinamool workers clash again in Nandigram
By IANS,
Kolkata : Clashes broke out between activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress at trouble-torn Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district Sunday, with both sides firing and hurling bombs indiscriminately.
"We have received reports of indiscriminate firing and hurling of bombs. But nobody was injured in the clashes between the two parties," Nandigram police station officer in-charge Debasish Chakraborty said.
Use all languages on social media: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M Friday criticized the government decision to use Hindi as the sole medium of communication for government information on social...
Secular support for Shekhawat?
By Faraz Ahmad
IANS
New Delhi : Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu may not like him, but it seems Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat does have "secular" support for his presidential ambitions.
‘अच्छे दिन’ – सच या शिगूफ़ा
By सिद्धान्त मोहन.
एक लंबा समय बीत चुका है. जिस समय अरविन्द केजरीवाल ने दिल्ली में सरकार बनायी थी, सरकार बनने के अगले दिन से ही भाजपा ने केजरीवाल से एक-एक दिनों का हिसाब मांगना शुरू कर दिया था. तब तत्कालीन दिल्ली सरकार के लगभग हरेक फैसलों पर भाजपा ने आलोचनात्मक रवैया अपनाया था. थोड़ी कूटनीतिक चूक और ज़्यादा जोश की ज़द में आकर जब अरविन्द केजरीवाल ने खुद की सरकार को 49 दिनों में गिरा दिया, भाजपा ने भी मौके को भिन्न-भिन्न तरीकों से भुनाने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ी. यह भी एक कारण था कि बनारस की इस साल की लोकसभा सीट पर हुए चुनाव में अरविन्द केजरीवाल को हार का सामना करना पड़ा. इन बातों को यहां गिनाने का आशय साफ़ है, यदि भाजपा किसी एक सरकार की आलोचना करने का अधिकार रखती है तो इतने स्पष्ट और विराट बहुमत से आई केन्द्र सरकार के प्रति भी सराहना और हौसलाफ़जाही के साथ-साथ जनता को प्रश्नांकन और आलोचना का अधिकार प्राप्त है. कुछेक महीनों पहले मोदी सरकार ने कांग्रेस के दस सालों के शासनकाल का हवाला देते हुए जनता से अपनी सरकार को ‘हनीमून पीरियड’ देने की गुज़ारिश की थी. लेकिन जनता, जो लगभग पिछले एक साल से वादों, घोषणाओं और भर्त्सनाओं के ज़रिए ‘रामराज्य’ के सपने देख रही थी, द्वारा देश की केन्द्रीय सत्ता से सवाल करना गलत तो नहीं है. चूंकि नरेन्द्र मोदी बनारस से चुनकर प्रधानमंत्री की कुर्सी पर बैठाए गए हैं और उन्होंने बार-बार ‘माँ गंगा’, ‘बनारस के बुनकरों’ और बहुलतावादी संस्कृति का हवाला दिया है, इसलिए TCN ने बनारस के भिन्न-भिन्न तबकों – जिनमें मतदाता, चुनाव प्रत्याशी, सामाजिक विचारक और राजनेता शामिल हैं – से मिलकर मोदी सरकार के इन लगभग शुरुआती तीन महीनों का हिसाब माँगा.
Assam’s rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quits
Guwahati : Assam's rebel minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday resigned from the state cabinet, saying it was not possible "mentally, physically and politically" to...
Budget neglects Bihar, says chief minister
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and senior JD-U leader Nitish Kumar Thursday said the NDA government's first budget disappointed Bihar as...
CPI-M-Maudany tie up will help UDF: IUML
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Tuesday said the new found alliance between Abdul Nasir Maudany and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will help consolidate Muslim votes in favour of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
BJP MPs to meet president over CBI’s ‘misuse’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament, led by party leader L.K. Advani, will meet President Pratibha Patil Friday to lodge their protest against the "misuse of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)" by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Bangarappa switches parties ninth time, joins JD-S
By IANS,
Bangalore: Former Karnataka chief minister S. Bangarappa Wednesday quit the Congress and joined Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), making it the ninth time he has switched parties.
Bharti Muslim Majlis advocates for Muslim interests
By RINA,
New Delhi: A meeting of Bharti Muslim Majlis (BMM) chaired by its president Saba Asrar has come up with an advice to the leaders and voters, “He who will champion Muslims cause will rule over this country.”
BJP seeks action after Tarn Taran clash, Badal sets up SIT
Chandigarh : The BJP Wednesday demanded the registration of a case of attempt to murder and the arrest of the accused following a clash...
Manjhi meets Modi, fuels speculation of tie-up with BJP
New Delhi : Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fuelling speculation of a tie-up between...
Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP blast Modi over Khadi panel calendar
Mumbai: The ruling ally at the Centre and in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and the opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party on Friday sharply...
Balakrishna to start shooting for next post election
Chennai : Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, who is basking in the success of his recent Telugu hit "Legend", will start shooting for his yet-untitled Telugu...
Capital Buzz
By IANS,
Nairs eye Tharoor's empty cabinet perch
New Delhi : Several young MPs are eyeing the high-profile job of minister of state for external affairs, a coveted berth that fell vacant after Shashi Tharoor resigned.
The Rahul Gandhi brigade, known for glib talk and smooth manners, is pitching for the perch. But also in the fray are MPs from the Nair community in Kerala, Tharoor's home state.
Parrikar should focus on national security: Congress
Panaji: The Congress in Goa on Sunday took potshots at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for spending time in the state, meeting party workers, even...
Protests against Telangana continue in Andhra Pradesh
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Protests continued in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh for the third day Sunday against the centre's decision to initiate the process for separate statehood to the Telangana region.
Cutting across party lines, political activists, students and other groups took out rallies, staged sit-ins and relay hunger strikes, and blocked road and rail traffic opposing the proposed division of the state.
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from some parts of the two regions as the protests affected normal life.
Security beefed up in Uttarakhand ahead of Independence Day
Dehradun : Security has been heightened at public places in Uttarakhand ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, a police official said on Wednesday.
While...
Tomar moves bail plea, claims arrest illegal
New Delhi: Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar on Wednesday moved his bail application in a sessions court here, alleging that Delhi Police...
Bhagat Singh or Mangal Sein? Badal fumes as BJP plays politics over Chandigarh airport
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh : The name Mangal Sein may not ring a bell with most people in Haryana or Punjab but Haryana Chief Minister...
Defeated Goa poll candidate wants poll expenses back
By IANS,
Panaji: A defeated independent candidate who polled 625 votes in the March assembly polls has written to the Election Commission of India demanding his election expenses back.
Assam Jamiat rally against ISIS
By Two Circles Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Members of the Assam State Jamiat Ulama (ASJU) sent out a strong message against the global terrorism which...
Indian-Germans boycott BJP MP Tejaswi Surya from speaker’s panel at startup conference
TCN News
Indians in Germany have addressed the Consul General of India at Hamburg to bar Indian MP Tejaswi Surya from speaking at the upcoming...
Reddy asks Stanford University to open Hyderabad campus
By IANS
Washington : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who is on a visit to the US, has asked Stanford University to set up an offshore campus in Hyderabad, promising to provide all necessary infrastructure.
Vilasrao Deshmukh faces corruption charges
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was Thursday accused of stealthily getting tender pre-qualification norms changed to favour a company in which his son and son of central Congress leader Ahmed Patel have stakes.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party member Nitin Gadkari levelled the allegations against Deshmukh in the Maharashtra legislative council.
The tender, he said, for the Rs.20 billion-worth project pertained to extension of Pune-Mumbai Expressway from Panvel, 34 km off Mumbai, to Sion in central Mumbai.
Poll campaign hots up in Kerala
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The election campaign in Kerala is picking up with less than a fortnight left for all its 20 Lok Sabha constituencies to go to the polls on April 16.
The stakes are high for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) as it currently holds 19 of the 20 seats.
The 2004 verdict brought gloom to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). But now the front is smiling as it believes it has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Lalu Prasad’s wife, daughter in RJD’s first list of candidates
Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi and eldest daughter Misa Bharti figured in the first list of party candidates for Lok...
Expunge ‘Hindu nation’ remark in Goa assembly: Congress
Panaji: The Congress in Goa Monday asked the assembly speaker to expunge a reference to India as a "Hindu nation" made by a minister...
Mansa Ram is Himachal’s pro-tem speaker
By IANS,
Shimla : Senior Congress leader and former minister Mansa Ram Wednesday took oath as pro-tem speaker of the Himachal Pradesh state assembly.
ABVP group disrupts film shooting of Chiranjeevi’s nephew
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's students wing Wednesday, extending support to the separate Telangana state demand, disrupted the shooting of a Telugu film of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's nephew Allu Arjun at Anajpur near here, police said.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists attacked the shooting unit of 'Varudu' and damaged its equipment near Ramoji Film City on the city outskirts.
No one was injured in the incident. Eyewitnesses said Allu Arjun and other artists had to run for safety.
विनोद यादव –सताए हुए तबक़े की एक मज़बूत आवाज़
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
आज़मगढ़ : इस देश में कई नाम ऐसे हैं, जो एक कोने में चुपचाप पड़े रहते हैं और लोगों के हक़...
MP’s family caught for travelling without ticket
By IANS,
Lucknow : An MP and two former parliamentarians, all from Bihar, were fined after their family members travelling with them in a Rajdhani Express were caught without tickets, a railway official said Wednesday.
"R.K. Manjhi, the sitting parliamentarian from Gaya, and two former MPs R.S Ram and Ranjit Singh were fined as their family members accompanying them failed to furnish tickets during a surprise inspection," assistant commercial manager A.K. Gupta told IANS by telephone.
The checking was carried out at the Kanpur central railway station at around 9.30 p.m. Tuesday.
Eid’s Quiet Mourning: Unseen Tears of Families of Delhi Riots Accused Held Under UAPA...
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: In a poignant lament, 60-year-old Sayyad Tasneef Hussain spoke softly, his voice laden with grief that has settled deep within his...
Provide aid to cyclone-hit West Bengal: CPI-M urges Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked the central government to urgently provide all necessary assistance to the West Bengal government to carry out relief and rehabilitation operations in the state hit by Cyclone Aila.
The cyclone battered coastal West Bengal and hit Kolkata Monday as it uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, killing 27 people and affecting 110,000 others. The army was called in for rescue operations in the worst hit South 24 Parganas district.
After all-party meet, Andhra still split over Telangana
By IANS,
New Delhi : Eight national and regional parties discussed the Telangana logjam with Home Minister P. Chidambaram here Tuesday for four hours, but there was no consensus on an issue that has violently split up Andhra Pradesh.
The political parties, ranging from the ruling Congress to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), did issue a joint statement urging people to be calm, but the TRS insisted on breaking up of Andhra to form a state of Telangana.
Lok Sabha adjourned over phone tapping of firm
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned Wednesday over the alleged phone tapping of a lobbyist and a PR person on the controversial allocation of 2G telecom spectrum.
During zero hour, AIADMK MPs raised the copy of The Pioneer that reported that the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) has acquired "clinching evidence" against Telecom Minister A. Raja in the "multi-crore 2G spectrum scam". Earlier, during question hour, they reached near the speaker's podium demanding the minister's resignation.
Muslim seminaries cautioned about Naik long before Dhaka attack
New Delhi : While controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik enjoys a huge fan following, the dangers emanating from what he was speaking was understood...
Amar Singh ignored party workers, says SP leader
By IANS,
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Ramasrey Kushwaha Monday said that expelled party leader Amar Singh always ignored sincere party activists.
"He (Amar Singh) never acknowledged those party activists who devoted themselves for strengthening the party. Now, as he has been expelled, our party will definitely make a comeback," Kushwaha told a gathering in Shahpur area in Fatehpur district, some 150 km from here.
Kushwaha alleged that most of the time Amar Singh took decisions on his own and never consulted the "serious and devoted party workers".
YSR kicks off Congress campaign in Andhra Pradesh
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday launched the Congress' election campaign in the state.
After garlanding statues of national leaders in the city and offering prayers at a temple, a 'dargah' and a church, he reached Chevella in the neighbouring Ranga Reddy district, where he kicked off the campaign by addressing a public meeting.
YSR, as the chief minister is popularly known, has an emotional attachment with Chevella and during last five years he launched every tour and new programme from this place.
यूपी चुनाव : ओवैसी ने किया 11 सीटों पर उम्मीदवारों का ऐलान
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: असदुद्दीन ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) यूपी चुनाव के मद्देनज़र कमर कस चुकी है. पार्टी ने पहले...
Gadkari expresses grief over Maoist attack in West Bengal
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Friday expressed shock and grief over the death of 65 people when the Howrah-Mumbai Gyaneshwari Express train derailed in West Bengal following suspected sabotage by Maoists.
According to a BJP statement, Gadkari has conveyed his condolences to the grieved families of those killed in the incident.
He has also expressed his heartfelt sympathies to the more than 200 people injured in the accident and those still trapped in the derailed and damaged bogies.
Jyoti Basu Nagar or not? Left, Trinamool back to name-calling
By Pradipta Tapadar, IANS,
Why Modi mum on Ramdev’s gutter language: Congress
Kolkata: The Congress Saturday came down heavily on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for not condemning yoga guru Baba Ramdev for using "gutter...
Amar Singh, Ahmad Patel exonerated in cash-for-trust vote scam
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress leader Ahmed Patel and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Monday got a clean chit from a parliamentary panel that probed allegations that they had bought votes ahead of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's trust vote on July 22.
IIT, IIM alumni to contest 40 seats
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Bharatiya Punarnirman Dal (BPD) - a political outfit floated by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) alumni - will contest the Lok Sabha election from at least 40 seats across the country, a party leader said Saturday.
"We are all geared to contesting the election. Till now, we have only announced eight candidates," BPD national working committee member Omendra Bharat told IANS over telephone from Kanpur.
India, Malaysia sign cyber security, infrastructure accords
Kuala Lumpur: India and Malyaysia signed three agreements on cyber security, cultural exchange and infrastructure development on Monday, the third day of Prime Minister...
BJP leaders quiet on Jaswant Singh’s expulsion
By IANS,
Shimla : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have gathered here for a three-day meeting to introspect on what ails the party are maintaining a studied silence on the dramatic expulsion of senior leader Jaswant Singh from the party.
The 'chintan baithak', introspection session, began Wednesday with Jaswant Singh being expelled - just two days after the release of his controversial book "Jinnah - India - Partition - Independence".
गुड़गांव में मुस्लिमों के घर पर चले बुल्डोज़र
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
गुड़गांव: दिल्ली से सटे हरियाणा के गुड़गांव में मुस्लिमों के घर तोड़े जाने का नया मामला सामने आया है. गुड़गांव में बसे...
Attacks on christians planned by BJP: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for communal violence against Christians in Karnataka saying the opposition party was playing vote bank politics ahead of assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
“In view of ensuing assembly elections in six states and Lok Sabha elections next year, the attacks in Karnataka were planned by the BJP high command to create communal polarisation for vote banks,” Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natrajan told reporters here.
BJP ahead in eight Jharkhand seats
By IANS,
Ranchi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand early Saturday afternoon while votes were being counted. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and former chief minister Shibu Soren was trailing behind his BJP rival in the Dumka parliamentary seat.
By 1 p.m., prominent BJP candidates who were leading included former chief minister Arjun Munda from Jamshedpur, Yashwant Sinha from Hazaribagh, Sunil Soren from Dumka and Karia Munda from Khuti.
One man-one post? Sonia in no hurry
By IANS,
New Delhi: Though many of her own general secretaries dislike the infringement of the one person-one post norm, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has shown no hurry to relieve ministers of their charge at the All India Congress Committee.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mukul Wasnik, Veerapa Moily, A.K. Antony, V. Narayanswamy and Prithviraj Chavan continue to be in charge of states even as they shoulder heavy ministerial responsibilities.
CPI-M flays Modi government over disinvestment
New Delhi : The CPI-M Friday said the government's decision to disinvest its shares in Coal India, NHPC and ONGC reflected its "ideological commitment...
Ministers others threaten to topple Goa government
By IANS,
Panaji : Five ministers in the Congress-led coalition in Goa Friday boycotted a cabinet meeting and threatened to topple the ruling alliance in the budget session this month if their demands are not met.
The five, part of a seven-member pressure group, said that Chief Minister Digambar Kamat should not expect their support for the financial bill if he does not accede to "certain" of their demands.
Italian Marines not to be tried under anti-piracy law
By IANS,
New Delhi : The central government Monday told the Supreme Court that it was not invoking the anti-piracy SUA Act against the two...
CPI-M Kerala unit to meet to map its future
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) meets here for four days from Tuesday, with its two top state leaders still at loggerheads.
Don’t become arrogant: Kejriwal tells AAP supporters
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday asked members of his AAP not to become "arrogant" after the massive win in the...
BJP reaching out to Christian voters in Goa
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Wednesday again highlighted the importance of Goa's Christian population in the March 3 assembly polls.
Opposition walkout mars Mukherjee’s budget presentation
By IANS,
New Delhi : In an unusual departure from the norm, opposition MPs Friday walked out of the Lok Sabha during Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget presentation to protest some taxation proposals, provoking the minister to stop in his tracks and shout impatiently that he be allowed to continue.
Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Left parties, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) rose from their seats when Mukherjee spoke of the basic duty on crude oil being restored.
Amarinder warns against mischief during vote count
Chandigarh: Congress candidate from Amritsar Amarinder Singh Wednesday cautioned the Election Commission against possible mischief by the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP when votes polled...
M.J Akbar, N.K. Singh join BJP, JD-U fumes
New Delhi/Patna: Noted journalist and author M.J. Akbar and former bureaucrat N.K. Singh Saturday joined the BJP, the latter inviting scorn from the...
Congress approaches EC against Amit Shah, BJP vice president
New Delhi : The Congress on Monday approached the chief election commissioner complaining against BJP president Amit Shah and vice president Om Prakash Mathur...
Two tweets for Africa – from Tharoor
By IANS,
New Delhi : Call it a curious blend of arrogance and ignorance, but Africa is virtually a dark continent for the Indian media, specially for its TRP-obsessed TV networks. Amid all the hullabaloo about Minister Shashi Tharoor's 'cattle class' tweets, nobody in the media bothered about the first ministerial visit from India to Liberia in nearly four decades - by him.
Lalu Prasad questions Modi’s silence on reservation issue
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the issue of reservation for Dalits and...
Dhumal’s lucky chair?
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
Shimla : Is it a lucky chair? Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal likes to sit on a particular wooden chair from the pre-Independence era that a former chief minister used steadfastly - through his four terms in office!
The chair in Ellerslie building that houses the state secretariat was picked up by Dhumal himself from the dump yard in the secretariat.
"This was my discovery," Dhumal, of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said while pointing towards the chair.
Youth Congress protests power cuts in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal: Youth Congress workers Monday held demonstrations at all district headquarters across Madhya Pradesh to protest unscheduled power cuts and "inflated bills" to the farmers and domestic consumers.
"Madhya Pradesh is facing a severe power crisis as the electricity shortage has jumped to over 1,500 MW during the peak hours and the situation is not good during the off-peak hours as well", said state Youth Congress president Jitu Patwari who led the demonstration in the state capital.
Accepting Sahitya Akademi award with mixed feelings: K.R. Meera
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : Though it's an honour, it’s painful to accept a Sahitya Akademi award at a time when country is witnessing...
The three who won for BJP
New Delhi : On a day when the BJP suffered a humiliating defeat in Delhi, only three of their candidates managed to pull of...
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...
Most ministers take oath in Hindi
New Delhi : Thirty-six of the 45 members in Narendra Modi's council of ministers Monday took oath in Hindi.
Prime Minister Modi was the first...
BJP wants government intervention in Air India strike
By IANS,
New Delhi : Demanding the central government's intervention in the Air India strike, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday condemned the national carrier's decision to slash the wages and productivity-linked incentives (PLI) of its pilots.
Possibility of truce with Yadav, Bhushan remote: Ashutosh
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh on Friday said the possibility of a truce with dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant...
Curtain rings down on campaigning for Madhya Pradesh elections
By Sanjay Sharma, IANS,
Bhopal : The curtains rang down at 5 p.m. Tuesday on campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections ahead of the Nov 27 polling for 230 seats.
Leaders of various parties tried their best to woo an electorate of 35,705,136. Film actors and actresses, too, were roped in to attract the masses.
Soren may find it tough winning trust vote
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren might find it difficult to win the trust vote his government faces May 31 as the major political parties in the state are set to vote against him.
"BJP has a clear stand to vote against the Soren government. We will go to the people of the state and apprise them about the prevailing political situation," state BJP president Raghubar Das told IANS.
He also blamed the Congress for playing dirty politics.
"Congress is trying to grab power by threatening imposition of President's Rule in the state," Das said.
Discussing Tamil politics in a Mosque near Sri Lankan border
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Rameshwaram: In Pamban town of Rameshwaram Island near Sri Lankan waters the major political issue for locals are fishermen arrests, but local Muslims at Juma Masjid have an eye on Delhi.
I, not Advani, incited mob to raze Babri mosque: Ex-BJP MP
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti on Friday said it was he and not former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani...
Candidate held for bribing voters in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,
Erode (Tamil Nadu): Three people, including an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls, were arrested for allegedly bribing voters with free computers in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.
The candidate, Karthikeyan, contesting from Tirupur constituency, was caught while soliciting votes with three computers being offered free in the outskirts of Gobichettipalayam in Erode, some 350 km southwest of Chennai, the police alleged.
A car used to carry the computers was also seized, police officials added.
Karnataka’s BJP government to seek trust vote on Friday
By IANS,
Bangalore : Karnataka's newly elected assembly begins its first session Wednesday, and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in the south will seek the confidence of the house Friday.
Governor Rameshwar Thakur Tuesday relented from his insistence on not addressing the joint sitting of the legislature till Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa proved his majority in the house.
Yeddyurappa met Thakur Tuesday morning and convinced him that under the constitution he has to address the session when a new government takes office.
Polling hit in Haryana village as women told to show face
Gurgaon : Voting to the Haryana assembly was impacted Wednesday in a village as an official told women to show their faces, police said.
The...
No question of UNPA, Left coming together: Amar Singh
By IANS
New Delhi : Though the Left and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) have a "common cause" on farmer issues and opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, there is "no question" of the two going together, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Tuesday said.
Speaking to reporters after a UNPA seminar here, Amar Singh indicated that recent intensive parleys with Left leaders were not in "pursuit" of having a common platform in anticipation of early general elections.
You have strengthened our resolve to continue fighting: Press Release from Students of University...
By TCN News
Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice condemns in the strongest terms the brutal physical and sexual assaults unleashed...
West Bengal re-polling peaceful
By IANS,
Kolkata : Peaceful re-polling was held at six booths of three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Sunday, state Election Commission officials said.
"The polling was peaceful. There were no untoward incidents," state Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Sen told reporters here.
The highest polling was 92 percent at a booth at Salboni in the Jhargram constituency, he said.
Repolling was held in two booths in the Siliguri assembly segment of the Darjeeling parliamentary constituency, in Nayagram and Salboni of Jhargram, and two booths under the Bishnupur constituency.
Rajasthan cabinet ministers take oath
By IANS,
Jaipur : Thirteen newly-elected legislators of the Rajasthan assembly Friday took oath as members of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's council of ministers.
Governor S.K. Singh administered the oath of office to 11 cabinet ministers and two ministers of state at the Raj Bhawan here.
Bina Kak, Bharat Sing, Shanti Dhariwal, Hema Ram Choudhary, Mahipal Maderna, Harji Ram Burdak, Parasadi Lal Meena and Aimaduddin alias Duru Miyan are among the members of the new cabinet.
Chiranjeevi, NTR’s kin gearing up for political plunge
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Glamour is making a comeback to Andhra Pradesh politics as top Telugu film stars are lining up to take a plunge in the run up to the next year's elections.
While superstar Chiranjeevi is gearing up to launch a new political party in June, the actor son and grandsons of former chief minister and superstar N.T. Rama Rao are all set to jump into the fray.
Delhi ex-MLA Shokeen was crime syndicate’s political face: Police
New Delhi : Former Delhi legislator Rambeer Shokeen, who is on the run, was the political face of a crime syndicate involved in...
Left-ruled Tripura joins campaign against n-deal
By IANS,
Agartala : As part of a nationwide campaign, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Front in Tripura Monday organised rallies to protest the India-US nuclear deal and price rise.
"We shall also expose and oppose the efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies to incite communal polarisation in the country with a view to gaining political and electoral support," said Bijon Dhar, CPI-M central committee member.
"Signing of the nuclear deal with the US (would be) a blow to India's self-respect and it is against the country's interests."
The cruel irony of Human Rights Day
By Abdullah Khan
10 December is internationally celebrated as the International Human Rights Day. In 1950, the United Nations declared 10 December as the International...
Raj Thackeray arrested
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection with a non-bailable warrant issued against him, a police official said.
Earlier, Raj went to the Mazagaon court to surrender after which he was arrested.
The Jamshedpur police have moved an application seeking his remand in the case, which will be decided later today.
Bal Thackeray severs ties with nephew Raj Thackeray
By IANS,
Mumbai : In a not too unexpected development, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray late Monday severed all ties with his nephew Raj Thackeray, who had walked out of the fold three years ago to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) that severely dented the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in the state in the general elections.
"Anybody who is an enemy of the Marathis is my enemy," Bal Thackeray said in a statement.
युवाओं में निराशा और हताशा बढ़ा रही है बेरोजगारी, दलित-मुस्लिम बहुल गांव से ग्राउंड...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़
मोदी सरकार के कार्यकाल के दौरान बेरोज़गारी एक गंभीर समस्या बनकर उभरी है। बेरोज़गारी की इस समस्या का ग्रामीण भारत पर क्या...
CAT notice to AIIMS over removal of two doctors
New Delhi : The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday issued notice to the AIIMS here over the removal of two doctors of the...
Earlier land law hugely anti-farmer: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi : The land law passed in 2013, which is sought to be replaced, was hugely "anti-farmer", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on...
Four killed in Congress-CPI-M clashes in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists and a Congress worker were Monday killed in clashes between supporters of the two parties over a school management committee poll in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said.
"Four people died and eight were injured in the clashes that broke out over Sunday's management committee elections at Islampur High School in Islampur," Murshidabad Superintendent of Police B.L. Meena told IANS over phone.
Patil must explain son’s business: Bharatiya Janata Party
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded an explanation from Home Minister Shivraj Patil on whether his official residence was used by his son Shailesh for business purposes as reported by a newspaper.
"The nation has a right to know if the residence of a senior cabinet minister like Shivraj Patil was misused for personal gains by his son. The BJP demands a clarification from him in this regard," said party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, reacting to a news report.
Congress manifesto is a rehash: CPI-M
New Delhi : The manifesto released by the Congress for the Lok Sabha election "is a rehash of its earlier unfulfilled promises", the CPI-M...
Apex court refuses to interfere with Maharashtra Rajya Sabha bypoll
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with the Aug 10 bypoll to three Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra, dismissing a lawsuit which challenged the Election Commission's decision to hold it through three separate ballot papers rather than one ballot paper.
A bench of Justice H.S. Bedi and Justice J.M. Panchal dismissed the lawsuit saying that after beginning of the election process and issuance of the schedule by the poll panel, the constitution bars courts from interfering.
Karia Munda is deputy speaker of Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Tribal leader Karia Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was unanimously elected as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha Monday.
The motion for the election of deputy speaker was moved by Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani.
BJP president Rajnath Singh seconded Advani's motion. Leader of House Pranab Mukherjee moved another motion to the same effect while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal seconded it.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated Munda for his "wealth of experience".
Eemphasis will be on controlling money power in polls, says CEC
By NNN-PTI,
Hyderabad, India : Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami has said the emphasis would be on controlling money power in the ensuing elections.
Addressing a press conference at the end of a day-long review meeting on poll preparations in Andhra Pradesh here today, the CEC said officials from the Income Tax Department were being deployed in a big way to check not only the expenditure by the candidates but also the distribution of money to voters.
Press Council sets up panels to probe scribes killings
New Delhi : Taking suo motu cognizance of the murder of two journalists in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Press Council of India (PCI) on...
BJP, Shiv Sena’s politics based on bullying people: Rahul
Amethi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday attacked the Shiv Sena and the BJP over the incident in Maharashtra Sadan in which a...
असहिष्णुता की बहस में कूदे एनडीए के मुस्लिम सांसद, कहा भाजपा जिम्मेदार
By TCN News,
नई दिल्ली: देश में असहिष्णुता पर जारी बहस अब एक क़दम और आगे बढ़ गयी है. अब तक इस बहस में सत्तारूढ़...
PM promises sports university for Manipur
Imphal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said a sports university will be opened in Manipur.
The prime minister, speaking at the concluding function of...
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तारिक़ अनवर चम्पारणी
प्राचीनकाल से लेकर वर्तमान तक पटना शहर का अपना एक राजनीतिक, सामाजिक और शैक्षणिक महत्व रहा है। बिहार का पहला कॉलेज पटना...
Oldest Babri litigant Hashim Ansari passes away
Lucknow : Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, passed away in Ayodhya on Wednesday morning, after prolonged illness.
Ansari has...
BJP condones beating of women: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the infamous attack on young women at a Mangalore pub, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Friday evening that the BJP speaks about Indian culture "but condones beating of women".
"Our opposition talks about Indian culture but condones the beating of women. Their activists go out and beat women," Rahul Gandhi said at a rally here, attacking the BJP which is in power in Karnataka.
Malhotra is BJP’s chief ministerial candidate for Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V.K. Malhotra was Friday named the chief ministerial candidate for Delhi, and the veteran MP pledged to make the Indian capital "clean, green and truly world class" if his party won the coming state elections.
One of the longest serving and most popular of BJP leaders in Delhi, Malhotra defeated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in South Delhi in 1999 -- the only time the Congress leader fought a Lok Sabha battle. The Congress was then in the opposition.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka visit Tiruchirapalli
By IANS,
Chennai: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra made a short visit to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu Wednesday evening to observe the Youth Congress organisational elections in the city.
The duo arrived in the city, around 300 km from here, from Kerala where they had attended the wedding of a close aide's son.
Gandhi visited two polling stations and observed the election process and also interacted with the Youth Congress members there.
According to police, Gandhi left Tiruchirapalli around 6.30 p.m.
Lord Ram’s birthplace can’t be shifted, deity’s counsel tells SC
New Delhi (IANS): There is no particular religious significance or importance attributable to the Babri Masjid structure in Ayodhya, while 'janmasthan' (birthplace) of Lord...
SP activists disrupt train traffic in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow: Several Samajwadi Party (SP) activists Tuesday hit the streets, disrupted a rail route and stopped a train in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district while observing the nationwide general strike called by 13 political parties over price rise.
Shouting slogans against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the state government, SP activists stopped the Ganga Gomti train near the Prayag railway station in Allahabad, about 200 km from here.
Political representation of Muslims in Bihar
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: With Rajya Sabha election for five seats from Bihar today the political representation of state Muslims will be down a bit further as a sitting Muslim Rajya Sabha MP was not given ticket, nor did any other party field Muslim candidate. Of 16 Rajya Sabha Members from Bihar, four were Muslims. Now the number will be three.
BJP promises Delhi uninterrupted electricity, water if voted to power
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Vijay Kumar Malhotra Sunday said that he would ensure uninterrupted power and water supply in the Indian capital if his party was voted to power in the coming assembly elections.
"The BJP government will take definite steps to make the life of the inhabitants easier by ensuring an uninterrupted power and water supply at fair and reasonable rates," said Malhotra in his first press conference after being named as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate.
50 injured in police, protestors clash in Patna
Patna : At least 50 people, including 12 police officers, were injured here on Friday afternoon when police in a bid to disperse...
Can Mizo National Front make a hat-trick ?
By IANS,
Aizawl : Counting of votes polled to pick members for the 40-seat Mizoram assembly will be held Monday with the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) confident of storming to power for the third straight term.
"We are very sure of getting absolute majority," Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who is also leader of the MNF, told IANS.