दिल्ली चुनाव : छोटी गलती पर बड़ी पकड़
By मो. आसिफ़ इक़बाल,
देश की राजधानी दिल्ली फ़िलहाल सियासी पार्टियों और उनके प्रत्याशियों का अखाड़ा बनी हुई है. हर तरफ शोर-शराबा, जलसे-जुलूस, भाषण और घोषणाएं मौजूद हैं, जिन्होंने दिल्ली में एक विचित्र माहौल पैदा कर दिया है. ऐसा नहीं है कि दिल्ली में पहली बार चुनाव होने जा रहे हैं. लेकिन इसके बावजूद देश की दो बड़ी राजनीतिक पार्टियां - सत्तारूढ़ भाजपा और पिछले पंद्रह साल दिल्ली में सरकार में रहने वाली कांग्रेस - दोनों ही कुछ हैरान-परेशान दिख रही हैं. इन दो सबसे बड़ी राजनीतिक दलों की इस परेशानी दिल्लीवाले पहली बार महसूस भी कर रहे हैं.
President, PM call for end to violence against women
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for gender equity and decried violence against women as the...
N-deal panel to discuss Hyde Act implications
By IANS
New Delhi : The joint United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-Left panel on the India-US nuclear deal held its first meeting Tuesday with the government identifying the issues that need to be discussed. These include the implications of the Hyde Act and the 123 agreement on the country's foreign policy and nuclear programme.
Lok Sabha anguished over Delhi gang-rape
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha Tuesday expressed concern over the torture and gang-rape of a young woman in Delhi and asked the government to take stern steps against the culprits.
Jharkhand minister to bring privilege motion against official
By IANS
Ranchi : Jharkhand Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Bandhu Tirkey Saturday said he would bring in a privilege motion against a bureaucrat for allegedly "spreading misinformation" about him.
The row between the minister and the government official started over the issue of non-payment of salaries of schoolteachers that were pending for several months.
The minister charged the official with delaying the process.
Sops for government employees likely Friday
By IANS
New Delhi : After the loan waiver for farmers, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is likely to dole out goodies to the central government employees and pensioners Friday.
According to authoritative sources, the cabinet meeting Friday is likely to announce a six percent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) of the central government employees and pensioners.
"The government's popularity has sky-rocketed with a good railway budget and the union budget, which has granted a Rs.600 billion loan waiver to over 40 million farmers," said a UPA leader.
Hashimpura massacre: Open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Calling as what happened in the Hashimpura case as “far beyond a travesty of justice”, Amnesty International India has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India HL Dattu.
Civil liberties committee condemns police action on University of Hyderabad
By TCN News,
Hyderabad : Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has strongly condemned police action against protesting students at Hyderabad Central University after the re-joining...
Assam polls before May 2016: CEC Brahma
Guwahati : Elections to the Assam legislative assembly will be held before May 2016, Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here on Tuesday.
The entire...
Walkout in Lok Sabha over black money
New Delhi: The issue of black money stashed in foreign banks was raised again in the Lok Sabha Monday by opposition members, who also...
Free Khalistani prisoners, Badal tells Rajnath
New Delhi : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to release some Khalistani prisoners who he said were...
Modi to visit BHU before filing papers, Congress complains to EC
Varanasi/New Delhi : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is set to file his nomination from Varanasi Thursday after visiting the premier Banaras Hindu...
Kiran Bedi casts her vote
New Delhi : Kiran Bedi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi, cast her vote Saturday at a polling booth here and asked people to...
Congress seeks new props as UPA-Left break-up imminent
By IANS,
New Delhi : As speculation mounted about its future with the Left-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partnership on the verge of breaking up, the government Thursday asserted that there was no threat to it. The ruling Congress also stepped up efforts to keep the government afloat by initiating discussions with allies on the much debated India-US civil nuclear deal.
BJP leads in Maharashtra, reaches out to Sena
By Quaid Najmi ,
Mumbai:The BJP Sunday indicated it was ready to reach out to its estranged ally Shiv Sena as it led in about...
Karnataka row thickens, parleys shift to Delhi
By IANS
Bangalore : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh stepped in Wednesday to save the Karnataka coalition, calling up his Janata Dal-Secular counterpart H.D. Deve Gowda, who, however, responded cautiously.
"Our decision will depend on the one the JD-S national executive will take in Delhi on Oct 5," Deve Gowda said after taking the telephone call from Rajnath Singh.
National flag to fly at half-mast for Munde
New Delhi : As a mark of respect to Union Minister Gopinath Munde who was killed in a car accident here Tuesday, the national...
Geelani spurns Pakistani invite as ‘symbolic protest’
Srinagar: Hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said he would not attend the 'Eid Milan' function at the Pakistan High Commission...
Why workers of a Manesar auto parts company covered their mouth with black bands...
By Media Collective for TwoCircles.net
At 5.30 am on April 6, 2017, Shatrughan Prasad, a contract worker at SPM Autocomp Systems Pvt. Ltd. got accidentally...
Previous governments didn’t accept OROP: Modi
Faridabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government approved the implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for veterans which...
No improvement in Jaswant Singh’s condition
New Delhi : There has been no improvement in the health of former union minister and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh...
Bastar to vote in shadow of terror
By Sujeet Kumar,
Jagdalpur : Over 1.29 million voters of Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, one of India's worst insurgency-hit regions, are set to exercise...
BJP leaders object to Sushil Modi’s projection in Bihar
Patna : A day after union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that the Bihar assembly polls in 2015 would be fought under the...
आंध्र और तेलंगाना की बर्बरताओं के खिलाफ़ लखनऊ में उठी आवाज़ें
By TCN News,
लखनऊ: तेलंगाना के नालगोंडा, वारंगल और आंध्र प्रदेश के चित्तूर में पिछले चार दिनों में 28 लोगों के फर्जी मुठभेड़ों में मार...
Despite boycott call, 12 percent voting in four hours in Kashmir
By IANS,
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): The trickle of voters steadily increased as the day passed in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency where turnout in the parliamentary elections went up to 11.83 percent in the first four hours of polling till 11 a.m.
The trend had officials hoping that the turnout by the end of the day would exceed the 15.04 percent that the constituency had seen in the 2004 parliamentary elections.
Lalu’s rail budget is an election gimmick: Mamata Banerjee
By IANS,
Kolkata : Former railways minister and chief of West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee Friday termed the railway budget as an election gimmick.
"This budget is just a gimmick before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. It will have no justification as soon as the new government takes over," Banerjee told reporters here.
Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi
Patna: Former Bihar MP Sadhu Yadav Tuesday said he will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency, where his sister and former chief...
Mayawati questions efficacy of central intelligence
By IANS,
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday questioned the authenticity and effectiveness of information supplied to states by central intelligence agencies, saying that it comes in the way of combating terrorism than helping.
In her address to the joint meeting of chief ministers and state police chiefs here, Mayawati also questioned the effectiveness of the Sashastra Seema Bal deployed along Uttar Pradesh's 600-km border with Nepal.
Chouhan launches ‘justice rally’ in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Saturday embarked on a "justice rally" to protest the central government's alleged discrimination against the state.
"How can the Congress led by a foreigner understand the woes of poor people?" asked Chouhan before launching the rally from the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here.
It’s raining discounts on poll day in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Radhika Sharma, a 19-year-old student has two reasons to rejoice Thursday. One, she has cast her vote for the first time and second, her inked index finger is all she needs to avail 'democracy discounts' being offered by various retail chains, cinema halls and restaurants in the national capital.
Teaching must get respect from society: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted teachers on Teachers' Day, saying "teaching as a profession must receive respect and recognition from society".
"I...
‘BJP will strive to retain power in Madhya Pradesh’
By IANS,
Bhopal : Newly elected Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Prabhat Jha Sunday said the party would strive to retain power in the state for the third time in a row but parried questions on the return of Uma Bharati to the fold.
"I will strive hard to make sure that the BJP returns to power next time also," Jha said Sunday while addressing his first ever press conference after being elected state BJP president Saturday.
The BJP has been in power for two consecutive terms in 2004 and 2009.
Andhra minister’s son surrenders in molestation case
Hyderabad : Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu, surrendered before Hyderabad police on Sunday over...
Rangasamy leads new party to power in Puducherry
By IANS,
Puducherry : Forming a new party - the All India NR Congress (AINRC) - only two months back, N. Rangasamy is all set to return to the chief minister's post in Puducherry.
HC notice to woman who accused Vishwas of molesting her
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to a woman who had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas...
Work on at Mayawati’s memorials despite apex court order
By IANS,
Lucknow : Unmindful of the apex court's stern directive, construction activity continued in full swing at each of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's dream projects here Wednesday.
Taking serious view against use of the tax-payer's thousands of crores for building memorials, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice B.N. Agarwal Tuesday directed the state government to suspend work at various monuments being built in Lucknow in the name of ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) icons.
These include at least half a dozen statues of Mayawati as well.
Journalist covering Vyapam scam cremated
New Delhi: Journalist Akshay Singh, who died dramatically in Madhya Pradesh while covering the Vyapam scam, was cremated here on Sunday, with Congress vice...
Madhya Pradesh assembly adjourned over riots
By IANS,
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned Tuesday for the second consecutive day even as Leader of Opposition Jamuna Devi demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the violence across the state during a shutdown to protest cancellation of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine management.
Soon after Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani called the members for question hour, the opposition lawmakers raised the issue of communal riots in the state.
Jagan’s mother, sister storm Andhra by-poll scene
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Jailed Member of Parliament Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's mother Vijayamma and sister Sharmila have taken by storm the by-elections scene in Andhra Pradesh.
Urdu varsity’s new VC assures justice as campus protests continue
Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Aslam Parvaiz on Tuesday took charge as the new vice chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) and promised...
Chidambaram wins after nail-biting finish
By IANS,
Chennai : He was declared loser before he finally romped home. Home Minister P. Chidambaram had a close shave in his Sivaganga constituency as he beat his closest rival, AIADMK's Raja Kannappan, by around 3,000 votes.
Political analysts had predicted that that Chidambaram would have a tough time as there was little infrastructural development in his constituency, especially considering his status.
Though there was a spurt in new bank branches in the constituency, that apparently did not impress people.
Assam to probe tribal leaders’ links with militants
By IANS,
Guwahati : The Assam government is planning to launch a probe against three tribal leaders to establish charges of their alleged links with a militia group, which has killed more than 70 people in the recent months, 22 of them in the past fortnight, authorities said Friday.
The government has accused the chief of the autonomous North Cachar Hills District Council, Depolal Hojai, and two of his colleagues, of having links with a Dimasa tribal militant group, the Black Widow, currently wreaking havoc in the area bordering Nagaland.
NDA finalises Bihar seat-sharing, announcement soon
New Delhi: After a series of discussions, the NDA on Saturday finalised seat sharing agreement with its allies for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls,...
EC censures Giriraj Singh for hate speech
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday censured BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his inflammatory speeches during his election campaign during which he asked people...
“बिहारी बहुत बुरे होते हैं”
बिहार (पर्यटन विभाग से साभार)
अविनाश चंचल,
बिहारी बहुत बुरे होते हैं. इतने बुरे कि ऑटो चलाते हैं और आपका सामान छूट जाए तो घर पहुंचाते...
क्या योगी आदित्यनाथ फिर लड़ सकते हैं लोकसभा चुनाव!?
आर. आज़मी | गोरखपुर
लोकसभा चुनाव की आहट महसूस करते ही यह चर्चा जोर पकड़ने लगी कि यूपी के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ एक बार फिर...
Badal’s show for farmers or politics?
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Chandigarh : Having hyped his show to be the "biggest" for agriculture and farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal may...
यदि आप उर्दू में लिखते हैं तो देशप्रेमी होने का सबूत दीजिए
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
दिल्ली – उर्दू के प्रचार-प्रसार के लिए गठित संस्था ‘राष्ट्रीय उर्दू भाषा विकास परिषद्’ यानी National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language...
Matia Mahal: Will ‘turn coat’ Shoaib Iqbal retain seat or lose to AAP?
BJP’s candidate – the lone Muslim candidate in saffron camp – is a turn coat too
By Nivedita Bhardwaj, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: While the Matia Mahal constituency is no different than its counterparts from the Walled City area when it comes to civic issues and basic amenities, it has several unique features to its credit.
The civic issues remain the same as other constituencies of the Walled City – congested lanes, dilapidated can-fall-anytime buildings, hanging wires, traffic problem, poor quality water and inadequate parking apart from lack of quality education. The distinguishing characters include – Matia Mahal is the constituency with largest number of electorates among Delhi’s 70 with 3,47,245 voters and irrespective of the parties that he keeps changing, Shoaib Iqbal has won last five consecutive terms (since 1993).
Kejriwal urges president to dissolve Delhi assembly
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday sent a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, requesting him to accept his cabinet's decision...
CBI questioning Jagan for second day
By IANS,
Hyderabad : For the second consecutive day Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned jailed YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for alleged corruption.
तालिबान की तारीफ करने पर सांसद शफीकुर्रहमान बर्क पर मुक़दमा
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समाजवादी पार्टी के संभल ज़िले से सांसद डॉ शफीकुर्रहमान बर्क के खिलाफ देशद्रोह का मुकदमा दर्ज किया गया हैं। शफीकुर्रहमान बर्क ने...
Pranab Mukherjee: jack of all trades – except one
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Even as Pranab Mukherjee acknowledged with folded hands and a shy smile L.K. Advani's lavish praise for him in parliament, both he and members on both sides of the house knew that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was right in saying that without the external affairs minister, who is now also India's finance minister, at the helm, the government might have found it difficult to function during Manmohan Singh's hospitalization and recuperation.
EC rules out repoll in any Bengal booth
Kolkata : The Election Commission Friday announced there would be no repolling in any of the West Bengal booths where balloting was held Wednesday...
CPI-M caught in a speaker crisis
By IANS,
New Delhi : The CPI-M is facing a speaker crisis - in every which way. With Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee unlikely to give up his post, the party finds itself without any convincing orator to put forward its case in the July 22 trust vote.
At the vanguard of the movement to oust Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government over differences on the India-US civil nuclear, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday issued a three-line whip to its remaining 41 MPs to reach the capital on Sunday and remain here for two days.
Modi has sought educational institutions in Muslim areas: Naqvi
Hyderabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed officials to plan educational institutions in minorities, especially Muslim, populated areas and also to work out details for imparting technical education and skill development to them, said Union Minister of State for Minorities Welfare Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Modi, opposition discuss JNU, FIR over attack on journalists
New Delhi : The sedition case filed against a JNU student leader came up for discussion as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met opposition leaders...
8 Delhi BJP legislators suspended for a day
By IANS,
New Delhi : A total of eight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators were Monday suspended for a day from Delhi legislative assembly for disrupting the proceedings of the house.
As the proceedings of the house began Monday afternoon, the BJP members demanded suspension of the question hour to talke up a discussion on water and power problems faced by the national capital's residents.
Power has made Modi less vocal: Digvijaya
Panaji : Power has ended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swagger that he had as an opposition leader and has made him "less vocal", Congress...
Pilibhit people have always believed in communal harmony: Congress nominee
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Congress nominee from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh Sunday blamed the district administration for the drama and violence that followed Varun Gandhi's arrest and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee would lose from the constituency as the people there have always believed in communal harmony.
‘Tainted’ Kerala politician in another scandal
By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : Senior Kerala politician P.J. Joseph, who resigned as minister in 2006 after he allegedly misbehaved with a woman on a flight, has now been accused of sexually abusing schoolboys in Mumbai.
K. Sasikumar, resident of Joseph's hometown Thodupuzha in Idukki district, has in a complaint to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan asked for an inquiry into an incident that allegedly took place Feb 9 at the rest house of the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai.
Polling ends in Bengal
Kolkata : Polling officially came to an end at 6 p.m. on Thursday in 25 constituencies in Cooch Behar and East Midnapore districts during...
December 16 gang-rape: Order on juvenile convict reserved
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea against the release of the "unreformed"...
We will give Lokayukta more powers in Himachal: Chief Minister
By Vishal Gulati, IANS,
CPI-M party office attacked
By IANS,
Kolkata : A zonal office of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal was attacked Tuesday, police said, with one activist claiming that many people had been injured.
Shutdown paralyses life in Manipur
Imphal : A 38-hour shutdown which began early on Friday, paralysed normal life across Manipur.
The shutdown has been called by activists pressing for the...
Deve Gowda retains Hassan by a huge margin
By IANS,
Bangalore : Janata Dal-Secular president and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda retained the Hassan Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka Saturday by a huge margin of 289,161 votes defeating BJP's K.H. Hanume Gowda.
Shahabuddin throws a two-hour tantrum at station
By IANS
New Delhi : Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin threw a two-hour tantrum at the railway station when he arrived from Bihar Friday and insisted on going to a hotel to "freshen up" before going to parliament to vote for the vice president.
Shahabuddin stuck to his guns for two hours and was finally allowed to use the restroom at the New Delhi railway station, where he took a shower, shaved and changed clothes before heading to parliament.
जेएनयू के कन्हैया कुमार की गिरफ़्तारी पर मचा घमासान
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नई दिल्ली : जेएनयू में ‘अफ़ज़ल गुरू को शहीद बताने’ और ‘देश-विरोधी नारे लगाने’ का विवाद थमने का नाम नहीं ले रहा...
Jayalalithaa greeted on her 66th birthday
By IANS,
Chennai : Leaders and cadres of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu celebrated their leader J. Jayalalithaa's birthday Monday in a grand manner...
Indian Americans denounce arrests of Muslims, demolition of Muslim homes in India
Globally renowned US-based Islamic scholar Shaikh Omar Suleiman led the protest in Dallas, which was jointly organized by The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), and North Texas...
Modi government committed to OBC reservation, say Rajnath, Ananth Kumar
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Monday asserted that it is committed to reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) with Union Home...
Debating Secularism in a Communalized Society
By Ram Puniyani,
In the aftermath of the recent elections Congress, Communist parties, Samajvadi and Lalu’s RJD, which can be called secular in some...
AMU announces entrance exam dates
By TCN News
Aligarh: The Office of the Controller of Examinations, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has announced the schedule for admission test dates, 2018-19.
Here is...
Bengal political groups satisfied with polling
By IANS,
Kolkata : Political parties in West Bengal Saturday gave a thumbs up to the Election Commission (EC) for the peaceful conduct of the fifth phase of polls in the state.
India slams Pakistan over proxy war in Kashmir
Lucknow/New Delhi : In a strong message to Pakistan, both Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Tuesday accused the...
BJP reiterates support for creating Telangana state
By IANS
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Thursday it fully supports the creation of a separate Telangana state by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh, and rubbished the Congress allegation that it was indulging in a double-speak.
"The state of Telangana should be formed immediately. We will support any bill on the issue," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. He added that party president Rajnath Singh and prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani had advocated this in Hyderabad recently.
Odisha seeks more forces for polls
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Wednesday sought additional central security forces for the assembly and Lok Sabha polls, to be held simultaneously in the state next...
Trinamool, BJP hit the streets opposing fuel price hike
By IANS,
Kolkata: Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists Saturday hit the streets of Kolkata protesting the fuel price hike, with the party saying it would urge the central government to reconsider the duties and excise imposed on petrol and diesel in the budget for 2010-11. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers also took out a rally on the same issue.
The Trinamool rally, headed by party leader in parliament Sudip Bandhopadhyay, was taken out from Moulali to Esplanade in central Kolkata.
Apologise, says BJP after Khurshid calls Modi impotent
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said that External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid should apologise for calling its prime ministerial candidate...
Rahul Gandhi on ‘padyatra’ in Vidarbha
Nagpur : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began a 15-km 'padyatra' in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region where he will meet families of farmers...
Bengal assembly adopts resolution against rail fare hike
Kolkata : A resolution seeking immediate roll-back of the "highest ever" hike in railway fares was adopted Monday by the West Bengal assembly.
"The central...
Empower the people, get votes: NGOs
By IANS,
New Delhi : A group of NGOs has launched a campaign asking the people to vote for those political parties that empower them and pass on the decision making about the locality to its residents, a statement issued by the NGOs said Wednesday.
The campaign 'swaraj abhiyan' is encouraging people to vote for those parties that empower them to directly take all decisions regarding public spending in their areas and place all local officials directly under the control of people's assemblies (mohalla sabhas). The campaign is being run and funded by several NGOs, individuals and groups.
United Naga Council demands President’s Rule in Manipur
New Delhi : The United Naga Council, which represents the Nagas living in Manipur, met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday and demanded...
CPI-M to review results of assembly polls on Sunday
Agartala : The politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will meet on Sunday to review the outcome of the assembly elections in...
Dikshit accuses BJP of levelling baseless charges
By IANS,
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in a "slanging match" by leveling baseless charges against her government.
Munde withdraws resignation
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde Tuesday withdrew his resignation from all party posts following a meeting with party leaders here.
Munde, who abruptly gave up the party posts Sunday, met senior leader L.K. Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh for talks aimed at resolving the crisis in the party's Maharashtra unit.
"Munde has withdrawn his resignations," a party source said after the talks.
Sunil Tatkare is Maharashtra NCP chief
Mumbai : Senior leader and Maharashtra minister Sunil D. Tatkare was Wednesday unanimously elected the new president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in...
Left union plans strike in Coal India against privatisation
Kolkata : CPI-M-affiliated All India Coal Workers Federation (AICWF) is planning a strike in government-owned Coal India protesting against the move to allow private...
Chouhan accuses centre of discrimination
By IANS,
Bhopal : Charging the central government with political discrimination in dealing with BJP-ruled states, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Sunday asked the UPA government as to why it was silent on massacres and violence in non-BJP ruled states.
A day on the campaign trail with Azharuddin
By Khalid Akhter, IANS,
Moradabad : On the cricket field, former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin was not one for too many words, letting his bat do the talking. In his new incarnation as a Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha polls too, Azhar prefers to listen rather than talk.
Having plunged headlong into an election campaign, Azhar, 46, has seen the crowds turn up in huge numbers at his rallies to see one of the country's most successful captains.
Ready to take on the challenge, but ticketing will be an issue: Ganguly
Kolkata: Happy over the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) getting to host the high-voltage India-Pakistan World Twenty 20 tie, its president Sourav Ganguly...
Rahul Gandhi to visit Shimla next week
By IANS,
Shimla : Congress general secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi will visit the Himachal Pradesh capital next week, state party chief Kaul Singh Thakur said Friday.
"Rahul Gandhi will visit Shimla next week for a day. During his visit here, he will also interact with students from Himachal Pradesh University," Thakur told IANS.
"The date of his visit is yet to be finalised. The tentative date is Oct 15," he said.
SP, AAP collected more poll funds than other regional parties: Survey
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stands second after Samajwadi Party (SP) among the regional parties in terms of collecting total funds...
Congress prepares for defeat, as smaller parties build castles around it
By Saeed Naqvi,
I thought election 2014 would come with nailbiting suspense until I turned up at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club on Mathura Road where the Congress whiz kid from Chicago, Sam Pitroda, was holding court in a Tarpauline Tent which looked like a parking lot for camels.
‘Shut mouth’, avoid being misquoted: Goa CM to minister
Panaji : Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has advised Forests and Environment minister Alina Saldanha, the only woman member in the Goa cabinet, to "shut...
Kejriwal lodged in Tihar Jail
New Delhi : Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to the Tihar Jail after a Delhi court Wednesday sent him to two-day...
A panchayat’s quest for perfection through quality management
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian, IANS,
Kozhikode : A wall-sized citizen's charter put up outside a panchayat office is not a common sight. But the Nallalam-Cheruvannur panchayat office in Kerala's Kozhikode district also has a board with details of the sections in the office, the work they do and whether the officer in charge is on duty.
This panchayat, around 10 km from Kozhikode city, is in the process of implementing total quality management (TQM) in administration.
‘Daughter’ Uma Bharati goes home to meet Advani
By IANS,
New Delhi : It was like a daughter going back to her father's home, Bharatiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharati said Thursday after meeting Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani.
But she had no intention of going back to the BJP, the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, who was suspended from the party in 2004 and then expelled in 2005, said after meeting Advani at his residence.
"It is like the homecoming of a daughter to a father. I don't intend to come back to the BJP as I am happy with my party," Uma Bharati told a TV channel.
‘Journalists are now a part of corporate set up. Not a newsroom anymore,” Rana...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Rana Ayyub, who last week self-published her book ‘Gujarat Files- An anatomy of cover up’ attacked the Indian media during the...
Narendra Modi, social media and elections
Election fever has gripped the country and it is inevitable to talk about the contribution of the social media in political campaigns, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, and the bureaucracy. IANS picks up something from these varied topics. Take a look.
PM postpones meeting with chief ministers on price rise
By IANS,
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday postponed to Feb 6 the meeting with state chief ministers on price rise, which was scheduled Jan 27, an official said.
"Because of the inclement weather and foggy conditions in Delhi we decided to reschedule the meeting to Feb 6," said an official in the Prime Minister's Office.
Opposition parties have cornered the government over the sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities that have impacted people in the country.
‘Seeking Israeli help to reduce farmer suicides ignores core issue’
Mumbai: A farmers NGO on Saturday criticized Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' recent initiative of seeking help from Israel to help "reduce" farmland suicides...
Peace march in Hyderabad condemns communal hatred prevailing in country, calls for peace, unity
The march in the heart of Hyderabad began with every participant reading the preamble of the constitution of India and taking the pledge to...
Modi lauds secretaries for their good work
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the good work done by the central government secretaries in the past 10 months,...
Munde resigns as BJP general secretary
By IANS,
Mumbai : Gopinath Munde, a former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Sunday resigned as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary, protesting an appointment in the Mumbai unit of the party.
In his resignation sent to BJP president Rajnath Singh, Munde said he was also resigning as member of the party's state executive, party sources here said.
Munde was reportedly miffed at member of legislative council Madhu Chavan's appointment as president of the BJP's Mumbai city unit, the sources said.
Morning Shows the Day
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
The NDA government under Narendra Modi completed a month in office a couple of days ago. For some this was a moment to sit back and reckon what the government had been able to achieve in that small period of four weeks and two days. To be fair, that is a very inadequate length of time to judge the performance of a government whose prime minister has told Parliament in his motion of thanks speech that he would show his report card to the people and their representatives in 2019.
‘No Grass, No Growth, No Eid’: Stuck in Lowlands Since Pahalgam Attack, Bakarwal Herders...
Mohammad Aatif Ammad Kanth, TwoCircles.net
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Altaf Ahmed Khan and his family begin their seasonal journey every year in April into the...
Cabinet may take up Lokpal bill Thursday
By IANS,
New Delhi : The cabinet is likely to take up the proposed amendments to the Lokpal bill Thursday.
Demand to recall Washington envoy intensifies
By IANS
New Delhi : Angry MPs paralysed parliament Wednesday morning for the second day, vociferously demanding the recall of ambassador Ronen Sen from Washington for his attack on critics of the India-US civilian nuclear deal.
While both houses resumed their normal functioning in the post-lunch session, considerable time was lost early on as Left MPs joined those from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other parties to demand action against Sen, who is considered one of the architects of the path-breaking nuclear agreement.
India’s silence on Myanmar
By Mike Ghouse
Listening to the news about upheaval in Myanmar made me saddened with our civilization, particularly, our role in the world. Respect for human life is declining; the terrorists are one side killing hundreds and the civilized nations on the other hand killing millions. This has to stop for our own good.
BJP demands Virbhadra Singh’s resignation over graft charges
By IANS,
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday demanded that Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh resign over the corruption charges filed against him.
"We are demanding the resignation of Virbhadra Singh as his name figures in corruption deals," BJP spokesperson and legislator Randhir Sharma told reporters here.
"He should submit his resignation on moral grounds. His adamant approach (not to resign) shows his lust for power," he said.
Include Hindi as official languages in UN: India
Bhopal: Hindi should be included as an official language in the United Nations by garnering support from member nations, as was done for the...
Uttar Pradesh enters last phase of elections
By IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) : This one is for the record books - 17.8 million voters exercise their franchise Tuesday in what is not only the largest round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls but an end to the longest election ever held in the country.
Koda resigns as Jharkhand chief minister
By IANS,
Ranchi : Ending a week-long suspense, Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda resigned Saturday evening, making way for Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren.
Koda met Governor Syed Sibte Razi along with four ministers who are independent legislators and handed over his resignation.
Koda, an independent legislator who became chief minister with support of the United Progressive Alliance, resigned following instructions from the UPA leadership.
"We will stake claim to form next government," Hemlal Murmu, JMM Lok Sabha MP, said.
Holy Cow with Unholy Fate
Maariyah Siddique for TwoCircles.net,
The ban on the sale of beef by the BJP-ruled states and the demand of several right-wing groups for the extension...
BJP wants Telangana bill in budget session
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday insisted on bringing a legislation in the ongoing budget session for a separate Telangana state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.