President accepts Goa governor’s resignation
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of B.V. Wanchoo as the Goa governor, an official statement said Monday.
"The president has...
BJP puts up brave face over Karnataka drubbing
By IANS,
Bangalore : Karnataka's ruling BJP Monday put up a brave face over its rout in the urban local bodies polls held Thursday.
Vacant Hotels, Empty Shikaras dot the Kashmir landscape as Govt fails to woo back...
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Srinagar: Despite advocating normalcy by uplifting the ban on social media, the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration has failed to woo...
Goa Congress chief bats for two-party system
By IANS,
Panaji : Goa's small parties should come together under the Congress as too many outfits end up dividing society further, says state party chief Subhash Shirodkar, batting for a two-party system.
"I am only waiting for a signal from my national leadership. I am very much interested in starting a two-party system in Goa. Too much energy is wasted with these multiple small parties," Shirodkar told IANS at his residence.
2014 Lok Sabha Election – Some facts
New Delhi : Following are some facts about the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections that begin Monday
* Total electorate - 814 million (814,591,184)
* Male voters...
Modi, Obama renew resolve to meet terrorism, climate change challenges
New York: Meeting for their third summit in a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama on Monday renewed their resolve to...
President Mukherjee on Kerala visit
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : President Pranab Mukherjee is on his first visit to Kerala since after he assumed the highest office in the country. He arrived here Monday.
Sonia has always been active leader: Jairam
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has always been an active and vocal leader and her recent work of going out, meeting people...
BSP, Samajwadi Party workers clash after Mayawati arrives
By IANS
Raipur : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers clashed with Samajwadi Party activists in the Chhattisgarh capital late Friday evening after the latter protested Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's visit here.
Dozens of Samajwadi Party activists thronged Raipur's Mana airport to oppose the visit of Mayawati, who landed here Friday evening on a two-day visit to the state.
AIUDF condemns attack on Abu Asim Azmi in Maharashtra Assembly
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has condemned attack on Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi in the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra today for taking oath in Hindi, the national language of the country.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had threatened newly elected MLAs against taking oath in any language other than Marathi. Ignoring the threat when SP member Azmi stood up and started taking oath in Hindi, MNS members sprang up, rushed towards Azmi and started slapping him. He was mercilessly hit on chest and shoulders.
AAP leader Alka Lamba attacked in Delhi, one held
New Delhi : A 19-year-old has been arrested for throwing a stone at AAP legislator Alka Lamba during her anti-drug drive here on Sunday,...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar files nomination papers
Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said.
"I...
AMU celebrates 69th Republic Day; VC calls for more effort towards nation building
By TCN News
Aligarh: “We owe to our Motherland the duty of nation-building and the road to making a prosperous India calls for dedication,...
TRS legislators in Andhra Pradesh resign
By IANS
Hyderabad : A day after its MPs quit the Lok Sabha, all 16 legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) Tuesday resigned from the Andhra Pradesh assembly to protest the delay in granting statehood to Telangana region.
The TRS legislators submitted their resignations to Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy in the house.
Making brief submissions before leaving the house, they hit out at the ruling Congress party and alleged that it betrayed the people of the region by going back on its promise to carve out separate state.
PM in poll mode, says ‘we have done well’ (Lead)
On Board PM's Special Aircraft, With elections just a few months away, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday robustly defended his government's record in blending high growth with social justice and in addressing challenges like inflation, terrorism and insulating India from the global financial crisis.
After wrapping up a nuclear deal with France and a landmark deal with the US inching closer to fruition, the 76-year-old Manmohan Singh looked visibly relaxed and happy while returning home from a 10-day trip to the US, UN and France.
29 new faces in council of ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi : As many as 29 MPs - veterans as well as youngsters - will make their debut as central ministers Thursday as part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 78-member-strong council of ministers.
These include former chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Farooq Abdullah, former UN undersecretary general Shashi Tharoor as well as three women MPs - Agatha Sangma, Krishna Tirath and Preneet Kaur.
EC tightens grip on JMM candidate accused in murder case
Ranchi : The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday took a strong stand on a complaint against ruling JMM's candidate from Giridih Lok Sabha constituency, Jagannath...
Can’t prescribe candidate’s maximum expenditure for poll: Delhi HC
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has said that it can not prescribe the maximum expenditure limit that has to be spent and...
Kejriwal apologizes for quitting, seeks fresh election
New Delhi : AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday apologized to the people for resigning as the Delhi chief minister in February and sought a...
BJP to meet Jharkhand governor at 7 p.m.
By IANS,
New Delhi/Ranchi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook Thursday evening to inform him of its decision to withdraw support to the Shibu Soren government in the state, senior leader Gopinath Munde said in New Delhi.
Munde had told reporters in New Delhi that the BJP delegation would meet the governor at 5 p.m. but Raj Bhavan sources in Ranchi said the meeting has been deferred to later in the evening at about 7 p.m.
Shiv Sena says Left decision belated, vows to back NDA
By IANS,
New Delhi/Mumbai : Terming as "belated" the Left parties' decision to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Shiv Sena Tuesday reiterated it would remain with the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the event of a trust vote.
Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Raut told IANS his party "was, is and will always continue to be with the NDA" - and will act accordingly.
He added that the Left parties could have withdrawn support to the UPA much earlier over such issues as terrorism, farmers' suicides or inflation.
25 detained for protesting against Pakistani exhibition
New Delhi : At least 25 people were detained here Thursday for protesting against an upcoming Pakistani lifestyle exhibition.
The protestors belonging to Rashtrawadi Shiv...
What made Syed Ali Shah Geelani popular in Kashmir?
The senior Kashmir Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died at his home in Srinagar on September 1 amid tight police presence. His death...
Goa CM rejects BJP’s demand to arrest Karnataka minister
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday rejected his own BJP's demand to arrest of Karnataka minister R.V. Deshpande for making subtle threats...
KCR’s fast enters 10th day, TRS stalls Andhra assembly
By IANS,
Hyderabad : As their leader K. Chandrasekhara Rao's fast-unto-death entered the 10th day Tuesday, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) legislators repeatedly stalled proceedings in the Andhra Pradesh assembly demanding a resolution on a separate state of Telangana.
Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy had to adjourn the house twice as TRS legislators rushed to the podium after he rejected their adjournment motion. The TRS wanted the house to pass a resolution for a separate state of Telangana.
Bihar CM meets communal clash victims
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Wednesday visited Muzaffarpur district's Azizpur village, where three days ago a mob killed five people triggering...
55 percent voting in second phase in Karnataka
By IANS,
Bangalore : About 55 percent of over 11 million eligible voters exercised their franchise Friday in 66 constituencies in 10 districts of Karnataka in the second phase of elections to the 224-member state assembly.
The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are the main players in these districts. However, the Janata Dal-Secular, headed by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, has campaigned hard to break the dominance of these two major parties in these districts.
Farooq Abdullah, Azad condole Basu’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday condoled the death of Jyoti Basu and said the leading light of the Communist movement in India would be missed.
Abdullah, who is the minister of new and renewable energy, said he would miss the leader who had helped in nation-building.
"I will miss him tremendously," an emotional Abdullah said. "To the people of West Bengal, I will say he has contributed for a strong India."
Ajit Singh visits injured party workers in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : RLD chief Ajit Singh Friday visited his party workers who were injured in clashes over cutting off water supply to Delhi.
The Rashtriya...
Corporate voters want to be counted in Haryana’s Badshahpur constituency
By Pradeep Singh,
Gurgaon : Till now they were indifferent but now they want to stand up and be counted.
People from Gurgaon's corporate and cyber...
Quiet, private 52nd birthday for Uddhav
By IANS,
Mumbai : Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, who turned 52 Friday, spent his birthday quietly at his residence with the family, a party official said here.
Poor India can’t afford luxury of corruption, says Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said a poor country like India cannot afford the luxury of corruption and called for...
After Gujarat low, Congress looking for high in northeast
By IANS
New Delhi : Tripura goes to the polls Saturday, followed by Meghalaya on March 3 and Nagaland two days later. Not very significant in terms of Lok Sabha seats perhaps but crucial for the ruling Congress, reeling under successive losses and desperately in need of a morale booster.
Hindu code not to be imposed on everyone: Modi
New Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has said the party's poll promise of implementing a Uniform Civil Code in India does not...
Blast rocks Srinagar ahead of Sonia’s arrival
By IANS
Srinagar : A powerful blast rocked the old city of Srinagar Monday, hours before Congress president Sonia Gandhi was scheduled to arrive here, injuring five women personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Police said separatist guerrillas detonated a pre-planted improvised explosive device (IED) near the high-security Srinagar Central Jail at Kathidarwaza, seven km from city centre Lal Chowk, as a CRPF vehicle carrying troopers passed the area.
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Poll personnel’s remuneration to be credited to bank account
Kolkata : Remunerations of poll personnel will be credited directly to their bank accounts in these Lok Sabha elections, Election Commission officials said here...
BJP demands probe into AAP funding
New Delhi : The Delhi unit of the BJP Monday demanded a probe into the funding of the Aam Aadmi Party and said a...
EC notice to Vasundhara for violating electoral code
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Monday issued notice to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia for alleged violation of the model electoral code of conduct and sought her reply by Tuesday evening.
Rajasthan goes to polls Dec 4 to elect a 200-member state Assembly.
The notice against Scindia came after the Commission took cognizance of a report in Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar that she gave Rs.500 to a child of Hunari Bai of village Bharia Mahuda in an election campaign meeting held at Chhoti Sarwan in Banswara district Nov 25 to solicit votes.
Mayawati uses Ambedkar to attack Congress
By IANS,
Lucknow : The 117th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Monday came handy for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to renew her attack on the Congress and arch political rival Samajwadi Party.
Dedicating the Rs.500 crore gigantic Ambedkar Samajic Parivartan Sthal (Ambedkar Memorial for Social Change) to the people at an impressive ceremony here, Mayawati flayed the Congress party, in particular, and the opposition in general for their "bias against the architect of the Indian Constitution".
TRS loses two Lok Sabha, nine assembly seats
By IANS,
Hyderabad/New Delhi : The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), seeking separate statehood for Telangana, suffered a setback, retaining only two of its four Lok Sabha seats and losing nine of 16 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh in the by-election results announced Sunday.
The party could retain only the Karimnagar and Hanamkonda Lok Sabha seats, losing Warangal to the state's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Adilabad to the ruling Congress. TRS finished third in the two parliamentary constituencies it lost.
Warming ties: Israel thanks India for abstaining on UNHRC vote
New Delhi : Israel on Saturday thanked India for not voting on an "anti-Israel bashing" UNHRC resolution, which sources said was a result...
Maharashtra ignoring Maoist menace: BJP
By IANS,
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Maharashtra government of "ignoring" Maoist threats in Gadchiroli district of the state.
Hold enquiry into cash flaunted in parliament: activists
By IANS,
New Delhi : Right to Information (RTI) activists and various civil society groups will hold a protest Sunday to demand an independent enquiry in currency notes being flaunted in parliament last Tuesday by three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs. They also want tapes of the sting operation to be made public.
The activists would hold their protest at India Gate Sunday evening.
Delhi assembly session gets off to stormy start
By IANS,
New Delhi : The first day of the Delhi assembly session - during which the AAP wants to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill...
Congress leaders going to Mayawati’s village arrested, freed
By IANS,
Noida/New Delhi : Senior Congress leaders, on way to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's native village to protest against her "land grabbing", were arrested on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border Tuesday while 150 party activists were detained at her village.
Uttar Pradesh police arrested Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, Dausa MP Sachin Pilot and state party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi while they were on way to Mayawati's Badalpur village, where the state Congress unit had organized a farmers' agitation.
“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...
By Chinki Sinha, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: There was a poem by Punjabi communist poet Pash he stumbled upon in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) during his...
Achuthanandan takes on CPI-M over Mani
Thiruvananthapuram : Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan has criticized the party's state leadership for not seeking a CBI probe against Finance Minister K.M. Mani...
Congress moves closer to SP, while distancing from BSP
By IANS
Kanpur : The Congress party moved a step closer to the Samajwadi Party (SP) Sunday by indicating at its state party convention that they could become allies and branding the state's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as casteist and corrupt.
Mayawati’s plan for new district including Amethi okayed
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was Wednesday allowed by the Supreme Court to create a new district including Amethi parliamentary constituency represented by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, a lawyer said here.
"Since one bench (of Allahabad High Court) had already dismissed a petition seeking stay on Amethi's renaming and declaration as district, the division bench had no business to entertain another petition on the same issue," the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party's national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra said, quoting an apex court bench.
BJP using CBI as a pawn to settle scores: Trinamool
Kolkata : Facing the heat over the alleged involvement of its leaders in the Saradha scam, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Wednesday accused the...
Who can contest Lok Sabha elections – and who cannot
By IANS,
New Delhi : With parliamentary elections announced in India, and with nearly 25 percent of the country's 714 million voters below the age of 35, there are tens of thousands of political aspirants who would throw themselves as candidates in the poll fray. What are the qualifications that are needed to contest the election?
A person who wants to fight the elections just needs to be an Indian citizen, not less than 25 years of age, and should be a voter from any parliamentary constituency in the country.
Latecomer Modi grabs eyeballs at NDA rally
By IANS,
New Delhi : He was the last to arrive and the first to leave. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi made sure he stood apart at the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) rally in Ludhiana, attended by amongst others the grouping's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani.
In Maharashtra, 246 candidates in contest Thursday
By IANS,
Mumbai : Over 18 million voters are eligible to vote Thursday in Maharashtra in the first of three phases of the Lok Sabha poll covering 13 of the state's 48 seats.
A total of 246 candidates, including 119 independents, are in the fray in the first round that will cover Vidarbha in eastern Maharashtra and parts of the Marathwada region.
The dominant issues in the first phase are suicide by debt-burdened farmers, lack of water, Maoist guerrillas and an overall sense that other parts of the state are getting the lion's share of development funds.
AAP snubs Jung, says will pass Jan Lokpal in open stadium
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi government Wednesday turned down Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung's suggestion that it reconsider its decision to pass the Jan...
Tension in Haryana village after church attack; 14 booked
Chandigarh : Tension prevailed in a village in Haryana's Hisar district on Monday after an under construction church was attacked and vandalised by miscreants...
Will talk about drugs in next programme: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that he will discuss about the problems related to drugs in the next radio programme.
"I...
Ex-NASA scientist ready for Lok Sabha battle
By Quaid Najmi, IANS,
Buldana (Maharashtra) : A year after routing veteran politicians in local elections in Maharashtra, ex-NASA consultant Balasaheb Darade, endorsed by former...
Tripura will play crucial role in forming Third Front: CPI-M
By IANS,
Agartala : Tripura will play a crucial role in forming a third front government after the April-May Lok Sabha polls, claimed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) spokesman here Monday.
"As thousands of people belonging to non-Left camps have joined the Left parties over the years in Tripura, the vote share of the CPI-M would further increase in the Lok Sabha elections," said CPI-M spokesman Gautam Das.
The CPI-M is the main constituent of the Left Front government, which has been ruling the state for 26 years.
No urgent hearing for lawsuit against Rajya Sabha by-election
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a lawsuit challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separately - through three separate ballot papers - the Aug 10 by-elections for three Rajya Sabha vacancies from Maharashtra.
The three vacancies have come up as Rajya Sabha members Supriya Sule, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Praful Patel have been elected to the Lok Sabha in May.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan said the matter has already been listed for hearing Aug 3.
Bihar minister addresses Smriti as ‘dear’, triggers verbal duel
New Delhi : Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday indulged in a verbal duel on...
Chaotic scenes at Vigyan Bhavan before Modi’s arrival
New Delhi : It was a chaotic scene at Vigyan Bhavan here on Friday as hundreds of people with valid passes, including some media...
Why capital punishment will continue in India
By Amulya Ganguli
Notwithstanding the efforts made by the saffron lobby to pretend that Yakub Memon's religion had nothing to do with his hanging, the...
UPA allies meet ahead of nuclear meeting with Left
By IANS
New Delhi : India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) met Monday at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence to chalk out a strategy for a later meeting with the Left on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Surface Transport Minister T.R. Baalu (DMK) were the leaders of the Congress allies in the coalition who attended the meeting.
Mamta launches digitised ration cards in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched digitised ration cards in the state, estimated to benefit more than five crore people.
"Today,...
Manjhi meets Bihar governor
Patna : Bihar Chief minister Jitam Ram Manjhi met Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi here Friday.
An official told IANS that Manjhi met the governor ahead...
Will Tharoor survive Kerala’s charged politics?
By IANS,
Kochi/New Delhi : Will Shashi Tharoor be able to survive in Kerala's highly-charged political atmosphere being the self-confessed novice that he is? While the common people in Kerala are very enthusiastic about the suave former UN diplomat\'s return to state politics and see him as a sign of welcome change, politicians are not too happy.
SDPI questions double standard in decision to hang Yaqub Memon
By TCN News,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has questioned the double standard in the case of 1993 Mumbai bomb...
BJP’s ally declares its chief as CM candidate in Bihar
Patna: The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), a Bharatiya Janata Party ally, on Sunday decided to project its party chief and union Minister Upendra...
Sanjay Dutt moves apex court for nod to contest polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of his conviction for possession of illegal arms during the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings to enable him to fight the forthcoming general elections.
Dutt has been sentenced to six years in jail and is currently out on bail.
The film star has sought parity with cricketer-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party MP Navjyot Singh Sidhu whose conviction in a case of unintentional killing had been stayed by the apex court in 2007 to enable him to run for elections.
Tamil Nadu minister dropped from cabinet on abduction charges
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Minister of Textiles N.K.K.P. Raja was Thursday dropped from the cabinet following allegations that he had kidnapped three of a family in order to usurp their property.
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi recommended his removal and Governor Surjeet Singh Barnala accepted the recommendation.
Raja was dropped after a couple, who were kidnapped in June by Raja and freed by police, complained Wednesday before the state human rights commission that their son was being held by the minister.
Friday prayers offered at Jamia Masjid Srinagar after six weeks
Srinagar, (IANS): Authorities on Friday allowed the weekly congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here after six weeks of restrictions.
The Jamia was closed for...
Jamaat Islami opposes FDI in retail, calls it anti-poor
Disrespect to any prophet is crime. Akhilesh Yadav failed in controlling communal riots
By TCN Staff Reporter,
Mulayam to contest from Azamgarh also
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be contesting from two constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls - Mainpuri and Azamgarh.
Announcing Mulayam...
BSP sweeps Uttar Pradesh by-elections
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) did very well in assembly by-elections Friday by bagging three of the four seats that went to the polls Aug 18.
The Congress party's impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections had raised its expectations. However, it suffered a major setback by losing the security deposit on two seats and finishing on second and third on two others.
BSP bagged Malihabad (Lucknow), Vidhuna (Kanpur Dehat) and Moradabad (Central) seats, while Rashtriya Lok Dal of Ajit Singh retained Morna (Moradabad).
If we win we will book Modi for violence: Congress
By IANS
Ahmedabad : The Congress party Sunday said it would not hesitate in taking action against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the communal violence of 2002 if the party was voted to power in the assembly polls this month.
The hint of action against Modi came from All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Digvijay Singh who said if the party formed the government after the polls, then on the "basis of evidence already there" action would be taken against those involved.
Amid Mumbai trouble, Deshmukh busy with son’s wedding
By IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai : As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested Wednesday on charges of fuelling hatred among ethnic groups, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was busy with his son's wedding preparations in far away Latur.
Although Mumbai remained largely calm even as additional paramilitary forces were rushed to the city, a section of Congress leaders voiced unhappiness over the absence of Deshmukh from the city.
Congress leader injured as assailant opens fire
Hyderabad : A Congress leader was injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire at him in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad on Saturday,...
India to provide $2 bn to Bangladesh, 22 agreements inked
Dhaka : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will provide Bangladesh a Line of Credit worth $2 billion as he held talks...
Mithun attacks BJP for trying to cut into Trinamool votes
Kolkata : Veteran actor and Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty Friday accused the BJP of trying to cut into the votes of...
Notice to Goa speaker for disqualifying MLA brothers
By IANS
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Goa assembly speaker Pratapsinh Rane on petitions by two state legislators challenging his decision to disqualify them minutes before voting on a trust motion for Chief Minister Digambar Kamat last week.
Delhi cabinet clears bill to split MCD
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet Tuesday cleared a bill envisaging splitting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) into three smaller units, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.
Indian Social Forum Congratulates Elected SDPI backed Candidates
By TCN News,
Dammam: The Indian Social Forum, Karnataka state, Eastern Province has congratulates the elected SDPI backed candidates that won in the Panchayat elections...
‘शाहिद आज़मी और रोहित वेमुला की हत्या लोकतंत्र की हत्या है’
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Sporadic violence mars Bihar’s panchayat polls
By IANS,
Patna : At least 30-35 percent voting was registered till 1.30 p.m. in Bihar's second phase of panchayat polls Sunday that were marred by sporadic incidents of violence, officials said.
Indian Americans welcome USCIRF report placing India in religious freedom blacklist for second year...
Bipartisan Federal Commission recommends India’s designation as Country of Particular Concern (CPC), urges US Congress, State Department to impose sanctions.
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Congress, JD-S flay Yeddyurappa over ombudsman row
By IANS,
Bangalore: The Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Saturday stepped up their attack on Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for not cooperating with Lok Ayukta (Ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde, who has resigned, in fighting corruption.
"Yeddyurappa has no moral right to continue in office after what Hegde said about his government," JD-S state president and former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy asserted Saturday.
Recall Indian ambassador: Karat
By IANS
Hyderabad : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday demanded that Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen be recalled for his reported remarks about critics of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
CPI-M general secretary Pakash Karat told newsmen here that if the United Progressive Alliance government at New Delhi has any self-respect it should immediately recall the ambassador.
Voting starts in Rajasthan
By IANS,
Jaipur : Polling in 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan began Thursday morning amid tight security.
Voting began at 7 a.m. at 42,702 polling booths, including 6 mobile booths in Jaisalmer.
Nine constituencies have been declared sensitive and security measures have been beefed up in these areas, a poll official said.
The sensitive areas include Dausa, Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, Karauli-Dholpur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Jaipur rural, Bhilwara, Jhalawar-Baran and Chittorgarh. Over 86,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure fair and peaceful elections.
Kerala CM to protest against Centre’s decision on cooperative banks
Thiruvananthapuram : Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan along with his Cabinet Ministers will stage a dharna before the RBI office here on Friday to protest...
Kabaddi to BMW: Rahul Gandhi had a busy day in Punjab
By IANS,
Mohali (Punjab) : Punjab's Youth Congress needs to be put on the fast-track and that is perhaps why Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday chose a BMW sports utility vehicle (SUV) to get on with his whirlwind tour of the state.
In his first major trip to the state to rejuvenate the party, especially its youth wing, Gandhi started with a packed schedule - dropping some scheduled engagements and picking up new ones en route.
Gujarat government dismisses cop who praised Sanjiv Bhatt
By TCN Special Correspondent,
Nitish gave MLAs bribes to leave RJD, says Lalu
By IANS,
Patna : Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conspired to split his party by bribing RJD...
Kerala’s Left Front government not united: Sonia
Kochi, Dec 15 (IANS) The lack of unity among Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) partners was affecting the development of the state, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said here Monday.
Gandhi, also the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), arrived here in the evening to take part in a three-day state conference of the Congress that began here Sunday.
"The Left Front government in Kerala is not united. As a result, the progress of the state has been affected," she told a rally at the Kaloor Stadium.
Extra tight security for PM’s Kashmir visit
Srinagar : Sharp shooters, barricades, luggage checks and more - the security forces are taking no chances in Srinagar and other parts of the...
Modi well advised not to meet Kejriwal, says Jaitley
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said that party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was "well advised to deny an audience" to AAP...
‘Bhootnath’ director pens tribute song for Narendra Modi
Mumbai : Vivek Sharma, who directed the 2008 film "Bhootnath", has penned a tribute song in support of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate...
Manipur bills: Tribals intensify protest as confrontation looms ahead
By Iboyaima Laithangbam
Imphal : As the fate of the three controversial bills passed by the Manipur assembly continues to hang in balance, the tribal...
Maha Gujarat Janta Party: Can the third force in Gujarat damage Modi?
By Rafat Nayeem Quadri for TwoCircles.net,
Every cabinet proposal to say how it furthers equity, inclusiveness
By IANS,
New Delhi : Focusing on reforms in governance, the Manmohan Singh government has made it mandatory for every proposal that comes before the cabinet to include explanation of how it furthers the cause of equity and inclusiveness.
"As part of process reform, all proposals to the cabinet will have to report on how the proposal under consideration will enhance the goals of equity or inclusion, innovation and public accountability," President Pratibha Patil told a joint session of parliament Thursday.
Ready for dialogue with outlawed group: Sangma
By IANS,
Shillong : Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Monday welcomed the offer of political dialogue by the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and said his government was ready for talks to ensure lasting peace.
"We welcome the gesture from the HNLC for a dialogue and my government will take keen interest to facilitate the dialogue to ensure lasting peace in the state," Sangma told IANS over telephone from New Delhi.
HNLC General Secretary Cherishstarfield Thangkhiew Sunday offered to hold political dialogue with the government.
यूपी के वक़्फ़ व हज मामलों के राज्यमंत्री मोहसिन रज़ा पर वक़्फ़ सम्पत्ति बेचने...
लखनऊ : उत्तर प्रदेश के वक़्फ़ व हज मामलों के राज्यमंत्री मोहसिन रज़ा पर क़ब्रिस्तान बेचने का आरोप पिछले कुछ दिनों से चर्चे में...
DMK panel to recommend internal restructuring
Chennai : The DMK's high-level strategy committee Monday decided to set up a panel to make recommendations on internal restructuring.
It also demanded introducing proportional...
AAP infighting trips further growth in Punjab
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : The convulsions in the AAP have split the party's leadership in Punjab, the only state outside of Delhi where it...
BJP meets governor over Bengal bypolls
Kolkata : A BJP delegation Friday met West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi to seek his intervention in ensuring the Sep 13 by poll in...
Mayawati’s action ‘vindictive’: BJP leader
By IANS,
Lucknow : A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's move to slap the SC/ST act on Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi was "vindictive" and exposed the "autocratic" functioning of the state government.
"The government's move to book the Congress leader under the SC/ST act is disproportionate and vindictive," senior BJP leader and Lucknow MP Lalji Tandon told reporters here.