Minister trying political manoeuvre to change portfolios: Virbhadra
By IANS,
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a "political manoeuvre" to change his portfolios.
Congress, CPI-M trade charges over Israel arms deal
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday traded charges over an arms deal with Israel, signed at the end of February.
Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma told reporters here Tuesday that the CPI-M has no right to speak on corruption when it is defending its state party secretary (Pinayari Vijayan) in the SNC Lavalin power contract scam.
Rajya Sabha member Tulsi supports artistes returning awards
New Delhi : Rajya Sabha member K.T.S. Tulsi on Monday said he was "terribly disappointed" with the political shades given to the issue of...
Digvijay regrets row over his Chidambaram comments
By IANS,
Lucknow: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Thursday expressed regrets over the controversy created by his comments on Home Minister P. Chidambaram vis-a-vis Maoists.
"The home minister is a friend of mine and still remains one. Unfortunately, the government and the party had to face embarrassment over the issue. I regret that," he told reporters here.
In an article in a newspaper, Digvijay Singh wrote that Chidambaram was "extremely intelligent, articulate, committed and sincere" but can be "extremely rigid once he makes up his mind".
Bihar (results) to change course of national politics: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: A day after the Bihar elections results, the Shiv Sena said on Monday the outcome "could change the course of national politics in...
Chiranjivi wants early solution to Telangana tangle
By IANS,
New Delhi : Popular Andhra Pradesh actor Chiranjivi Monday met the members of the Congress core group and stressed on "an early decision on the Telangana issue".
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...
Gujarat assembly bids farewell to Narendra Modi
Gandhinagar : The Gujarat assembly Wednesday held a special session to bid farewell to outgoing Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to be...
BJP’s C.P. Singh elected Jharkhand speaker
By IANS,
Ranchi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader C.P. Singh was Wednesday elected the fifth speaker of the Jharkhand assembly.
The four time legislator, who was elected unanimously to the post, was escorted to his chair by Chief Minister Shibu Soren, Deputy Chief Ministers Raghubar Das and Sudesh Mahto as well as leaders of the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and others.
"I hope to get cooperation from the ruling and opposition sides and I will try my best to maintain the dignity of the chair," he told reporters later.
Mayawati’s move to rename Amethi stayed
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's move to rename Amethi, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary constituency, and elevate it to district level was Wednesday stayed by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.
The order came on a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by Manoj Kumar Rastogi and Ved Prakash Singh, opposing the creation of the new district in the name of Dalit icon Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj.
Women MPs skip meet on gender-sensitive parliaments
By IANS,
New Delhi : At a meet to discuss making parliaments gender-sensitive, organised in the Parliament House, many women parliamentarians were conspicuous by their absence.
Armed with Moditva, BJP consolidates its stronghold in Gujarat
By Ashish Mehta, IANS
Ahmedabad : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), thanks to Chief Minister Narendra Modi's mix of Hindutva and economic reforms, has further strengthened its hold over Gujarat by winning the state elections again, continuing its nearly unbroken record since 1995 - a rarity in India.
Few parties except the Left Front in West Bengal are successful at retaining power in a state.
EC clean chit to Rahul oer entering Amethi polling booth
New Delhi : The Election Commission Saturday said there was no violation by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi when he entered a polling booth...
Chautala wins two seats, defeats Haryana finance minister
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala Thursday won both assembly seats he contested from -- Uchana Kalan, where he narrowly defeated Finance Minister Birender Singh, and Ellenabad.
Chautala pulled off a tough win Thursday when he defeated Birender Singh of the Congress in the Uchana Kalan assembly seat in Jind.
Chautala defeated Birender Singh by a margin of just 621 votes on this seat in what is perhaps the biggest contest among all 90 assembly seats in the state.
Bihar CM meets SC/ST officials
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday courted another controversy when he held a meeting with state government officials from the Scheduled Castes...
Bill to amend Electricity Act tabled in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : Within days of cabinet approval, the government Friday tabled in the Lok Sabha amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003, designed to...
EC didn’t remove ‘partial’ officials in Vadodara: Mistry
New Delhi: The Election Commission didn't remove the district magistrate and the superintendent of police of Vadodara despite their bias vis-a-vis BJP leader and...
Situation in country worse than emergency: Mamata
Kolkata: Hitting the streets to protest against the land ordinance of the Narendra Modi government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday...
After blasts, BJP-ruled states on high alert
By IANS,
New Delhi : With a countrywide alert sounded in the wake of 23 serial bomb blasts within 24 hours in Ahmedabad and Bangalore which together claimed at least 45 lives, security was Sunday beefed up - especially in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.
A close vigil was being maintained at religious places, railway stations, bus yards, cinema houses, malls and shopping complexes, and important government buildings and institutions in various states. Vehicles were being stopped and checked at many places, police officials said.
We Indians have a habit of complaining: Priyanka
By IANS,
Rae Bareli : Indians have a habit of complaining instead of striving for a better future, Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, observed Tuesday.
"Hamari aadat hai shikayat karne ki, meri bhi hai (We have a habit of complaining... it is my habit also)," she said at a public meeting while campaigning for her mother in Rae Bareli constituency.
"But we only prefer to complain and avoid taking the initiative for a better future," she added.
Priyanka also expressed concern over low turn out of voters, specially in the urban areas.
Chit fund scam: BJD suspends party MP, ex-MLA
Bhubaneswar : Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday suspended party MP from Mayurbhanj Ramchandra Hansdah and former...
Kejriwal to visit Bengal over attack on AAP volunteers
Kolkata : A delegation of the AAP led by party chief Arvind Kejriwal will visit West Bengal shortly over an attack Sunday on its...
823 candidates in fray in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,
Chennai : Over 40 million voters in Tamil Nadu will decide the electoral fate of 823 candidates in the fray May 13, the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) said Monday.
"The Lok Sabha poll for Tamil Nadu will be in the last - 5th phase - May 13. After scrutiny and withdrawal of candidatures, 823 candidates are left in the fray. The electorate's size is 4.16 crore," CEO Naresh Gupta told reporters here.
There are 41 woman candidates.
Don’t elect Yeddyurappa, says Kejriwal
Bangalore : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday cautioned voters of Karnataka against electing former BJP ministers B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu...
Central ministers of Congress to campaign in Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress has stepped up preparations for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections by drawing up plans for tours of central ministers holding portfolios dealing with social sector.
Congress sources said that plans were being worked out for visits by 22 union ministers dealing with various development programmes of the central government.
With the assembly polls expected to be fought on the development agenda, the party is keen to get credit for central schemes such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee.
Sonia asks Congress workers to gear up for 2009 poll
By IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been meeting party workers and urging them to gear up for the 2009 Lok Sabha polls during her three-day visit to her constituency here.
Gandhi, scheduled to return to New Delhi Wednesday, was busy meeting local Congressmen in different assembly segments of the parliamentary constituency, which has been the political bastion of her family for decades.
This is her first visit to Rae Bareli after the Congress' debacle in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in May.
People rejected BJP because of hate speeches: Vyas
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress leader Girija Vyas said Friday that the people rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha election because some of its leaders made hate speeches during the campaign.
Vyas, who initiated discussion in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the president, said: "One young member in the house used objectionable words against a particular community during the election campaign. This was one of the reasons the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government got re-elected.
Eight tourists hurt in attack by West Bengal protesters
By IANS,
Kolkata : A group of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) activists Thursday attacked a tourist vehicle and injured eight people in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
"A tourist vehicle was attacked by some GJM activists who entered Dooars area from Kalimpong sub-division (of Darjeeling district). The local people chased away the GJM supporters. While escaping, they came across a vehicle carrying tourists from Darjeeling and they vented their ire on the passengers," West Bengal Inspector General (North Bengal) K.L. Tamta told IANS.
Over 25 houses demolished without prior notice in Delhi’s Muslim locality: Fact-finding team
The demolition of houses was carried out in a predominantly Muslim locality in Fatehpur Beri in New Delhi.
Waquar Hasan | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Several...
BJP, AAP busy with sloganeering, dharna: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in a sharpened attack on the BJP and the AAP, Sunday accused the parties of "doing nothing"...
George Fernandes in a do-or-die electoral battle
By IANS,
Patna : It's been touted as the last electoral battle of George Fernandes. And his supporters in Muzaffarpur constituency in Bihar are working hard to ensure the defeat of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) candidate after the party denied a ticket to him.
"We are doing everything to see the defeat of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) candidate to force (Bihar Chief Minister) Nitish Kumar to realise his blunder by denying a ticket to Fernandes," Rajeev Ranjan, a young socialist leader in Fernandes' campaign, said.
No decision yet on Kashmir elections, says Soz
By IANS
Srinagar : Union Water Resources Minister and chief of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress party Saif-ud-Din Soz said Wednesday the ruling alliance here would run its full term.
"The timing of the state assembly elections is yet to be decided, but the present ruling alliance would run its full term," Soz said here.
West Bengal government to send letter to Mamata
By IANS,
Kolkata : The West Bengal government is likely to send a letter to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday evening inviting her to a dialogue to resolve the dragging Singur land row.
According to official sources, the letter will be sent to Singur, where Banerjee is holding an indefinite siege protesting the takeover of 400 acres of farmland for Tata Motors' Nano car project in Singur.
"In the letter, the government will request her to arrive at a solution," an official said.
SC to hear Ayodhya title suit in January 2019
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) In a move that could see the Ayodhya issue not decided before the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court...
Rahul ‘sorry’ for nation’s apathy to Dalit farmer-scientist
Nagpur (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the family of late Dalit farmer-scientist Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, and apologised for...
Sangma slams Congress on illigal migrants’ issue
By NNN-PTI,
Shillong, India : Supporting the BJP's stand on the migration of Bangladeshis to the country, NCP General Secretary P A Sangma has accused the Congress and the Left of appeasing the illegal migrants.
Apprehending there would be influx of refugees to the tune of 15 million from the neighbouring country in the near future, Sangma lauded the saffron party's stand on the issue.
Text of PM’s remarks at all-party meet
By IANS,
New Delhi : Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at an all-party meeting called to evolve a consensus on the Lokpal bill:
HC moved against ban on political ads on public vehicles
New Delhi : A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking setting aside of the guidelines issued by teh Delhi government...
BJP is fighting against corruption, black money: Advani
By IANS,
Madurai : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K.Advani Thursday stressed that his party is a strong national party and is fighting hard to abolish corruption and black money.
Rane eats humble pie, withdraws resignation
By IANS,
New Delhi : Apparently realising that discretion was the better part of valour, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane Saturday withdrew his resignation from the state cabinet he had tendered earlier in the month and said he would happily resume his duties as a minister.
Celebrations outside Jayalalithaa’s residence
Chennai : Celebrations broke out at AIADMK general secretary and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's residence here in Poes Garden on Monday...
I will unite Mulayam, Mayawati: Lalu
Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad Thursday vowed to unite opposition leaders like Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati to take on the Bharatiya Janata...
Speaker Chatterjee ‘ditched’ by Left MPs?
By IANS
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee may be feeling ditched by communist MPs who used to be his party colleagues.
When the house met Tuesday, Chatterjee proudly welcomed Pavol Paska, speaker of the National Council of Slovak Republic, and the accompanying members of a parliamentary delegation from that country. But as Chatterjee finished his remarks, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Basudeb Acharya stood up to raise the issue of reported attacks on communist workers in different parts of the country.
Akhilesh’s Minister likens him to Sher Shah Suri
Lucknow : Senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Rajendra Chowdhary, a close confidant of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has likened him to historical Afghan leader Sher...
Odisha identifies two lakh acres for land bank
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), the nodal agency for land acquisition in Odisha, has identified over 2 lakh acres for creation of...
Mayawati to tour south India
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) After making her presence felt beyond Uttar Pradesh in north India, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati is now eyeing south Indian states.
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister will tour Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala beginning Dec 21. During the three-day tour, she will address public rallies in Mysore, Kottayam and Chennai, K. Ramasubramanium, spokesman of BSP's Tamil Nadu unit, said in a statement.
Nothing wrong with PM’s radio address: EC
New Delhi : The Election Commission Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio address to the nation ahead of assembly elections in two states...
Elections for Mizoram, Arunachal Rajya Sabha seats June 19
Aizawl/Itanagar : Elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Congress-ruled Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh will be held June 19, officials said Tuesday.
The tenure...
Left Front wins West Bengal panchayat polls but base eroded (Intro Roundup)
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front suffered an erosion of its rural base though it managed to retain its domination in 13 of the state's 17 districts in results declared Wednesday in elections to three-tier self-government bodies.
The Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee regime's industrialisation drive seemed to have cost the Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), dearly as it was wiped out in Nandigram and Singur, the two hotspots which saw large-scale, opposition-sponsored agitation against plans to acquire land for setting up industries.
Rahul again hits out at Gujarat development model
Amreli (Gujarat): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday yet again lashed out at the Gujarat model of development, saying BJP's prime ministerial candidate...
Jayalalithaa flays Karunanidhi
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalaltihaa Tuesday ridiculed DMK leader M. Karunanidhi for quitting the UPA, saying he should have done this in 2009 when the LTTE was crushed.
Mauritian PM backs Modi on demonetisation
Panaji : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move has found support from his Mauritian counterpart, who on Wednesday said it was the right thing...
59-60 percent turnout in five phases of polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : An estimated 59-60 percent of India's 714 million electorate voted in the five-phase general elections, the Election Commission announced Wednesday.
On Wednesday, when the last round of polling was conducted in 86 constituencies in seven states and two union territories, 62 percent of the voters had exercised their franchise, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters.
Cash-for-vote case: TDP MLA’s custody extended till July 13
Hyderabad: A city court on Monday extended till July 13 the judicial custody of TDP legislator A. Revanth Reddy in cash-for-vote scam.
The court dealing...
Mayawati writes to PM in support of Muslim reservation
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Mamata demands CRPF deployment in Nandigram
By IANS,
Kolkata : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is demanding the deployment of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in West Bengal's Nandigram region, which flared up last year over a land acquisition proposal for a special economic zone (SEZ).
Modi releases commemorative 2014 FIFA World Cup postage stamps
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup that gets underway in Brazil Thursday night.
Modi...
Mahdhani released, leaves for Kochi
By IANS
Coimbatore/Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala politician Abdul Nasser Mahdhani, acquitted in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bombings case and released from a Coimbatore jail Wednesday, arrived in the city of Kochi where the two main rival political fronts immediately hailed his acquittal.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief was released on condition that he left Coimbatore immediately. He is expected to fly from Kochi to the capital Thiruvananthapuram Thursday.
Coimbatore/Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala politician Abdul Nasser Mahdhani, acquitted in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bombings case and released from a Coimbatore jail Wednesday, arrived in the city of Kochi where the two main rival political fronts immediately hailed his acquittal.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief was released on condition that he left Coimbatore immediately. He is expected to fly from Kochi to the capital Thiruvananthapuram Thursday.
AAP youth wing protests ban on IIT-Madras students group
New Delhi: The AAP's youth and students wings on Saturday protested in the capital over the alleged banning of a student group at the...
Nitish Kumar invited to form government, swearing-in Friday
By IANS,
Patna: After sweeping the Bihar polls, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was Thursday formally invited to form the government again. He will be sworn-in Friday.
Mayawati calls BJP anti-Dalit
Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Thursday attacked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of...
101 former officials demands action against those who spread hatred against the Muslims, letter...
Yusuf Ansari
New Delhi: 101 former civil servants of India have written an open letter to the Chief Ministers of all the states of India...
No space for two Brahmin parties
By Faraz Ahmad
If on May 16, the results of India’s general elections turn out to be as portrayed in the Exit Polls, it will...
JD-U legislator staging protest outside Nitish’s house
By IANS,
Patna : Janata Dal-United legislator Poonam Devi Yadav sat on a dharna Friday outside the residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here in protest against the attachment of her house by police.
Poonam's husband Ranbir Yadav, a criminal-turned politician, who is wanted in several cases, is absconding, police said.
Police began the legal process of attaching the house in Khagaria, about 160 km from here, Friday morning, after Ranbir failed to surrender despite repeated court orders.
The Muzaffar Bhat I know
[ Raja Muzaffar Bhat is the AAP (Aaam Aadmi Party) candidate against Farooq Abdullah for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency ]
Dr.Mohamed Ajmal For TwoCircles.net,
Around 14 yrs back I joined college for my MBBS studies at Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur. I still feel nostalgic remembering those initial days in college, the religious atmosphere at the hostel, the seniors, good and the bad, the new friendships, the ragging, etc.
It’s a low-key Holi for political leaders
By IANS,
New Delhi : Holi, celebrated by many political leaders with much fanfare every year, was a sombre affair Wednesday with leaders of major political parties refraining from all-out revelry.
While Congress president Sonia Gandhi met schoolchildren at her residence and received some party leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani decided against celebrating the festival of colours in homage to those killed in the Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attack.
Chhattisgarh government is corrupt, anti-development: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) : Charging up the election atmosphere in Chhattisgarh, Congress general secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state of being "corrupt and anti-development".
Addressing a rally at Jagdalpur, district headquarters of Bastar, Gandhi said: "The Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) central government is providing Rs.8,000 crore (80 billion) to Chhattisgarh for various schemes but the money is not reaching the people because of rampant corruption in the government."
Jharkhand cattle traders’ killing creates ruckus in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi : The killing of two Muslim cattle traders in Jharkhand in March triggered a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as...
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson to fight against Sandeep Dikshit
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party Thursday announced its second list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections, deciding to pit Raj Mohan Gandhi,...
Team Anna meets CPI-M over Lokpal bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Team Anna members Friday met Communist Party of India-Marxist MPs to discuss the Lokpal bill.
Shiv Sena sulks over poor representation in Modi cabinet
Mumbai : The ruling NDA's second largest constituent, the Shiv Sena is upset over the poor representation it got in the new Narendra Modi...
‘Zubair’s arrest is to scare other marginalised journalists’: Muslim reporters
Several journalists pointed out that journalist and fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest is part of the ongoing targeting of India's Muslims.
Nikita Jain | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI...
BJP wins three seats in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : The BJP Tuesday won three assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh bypolls. The party won from Lucknow (East), Saharanpur city, and Noida assembly...
Lalu’s son seeks PM intervention in CSAT row
Patna : RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's son, Tejashwi Yadav has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in resolving the ongoing row over the aptitude...
बनारस में बलवा, बग़ावत और कर्फ्यू – 1
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: नरेंद्र मोदी की संसदीय सीट वाराणसी के लिए बीता कल बेहद शर्मनाक और भयावह रहा. 5 अक्टूबर के दिन शाम चार...
Karnataka mops up Rs.1.33 lakh crore at investors’ meet
Bengaluru: In contrast to its high expectations, Karnataka has managed to get only Rs.1.33 lakh crore of investments at the fourth edition of its...
Meghalaya assembly passes bill declaring shutdowns illegal
By IANS,
Shillong : The Meghalaya assembly Friday passed a controversial bill declaring shutdowns "illegal" and "unconstitutional" amid vociferous protests and a walkout from the opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The Meghalaya Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2010 was passed without a debate, but NCP legislators said discussions were needed before such legislations.
The NCP walked out when Speaker Charles Pyngrope denied its plea.
मस्जिद में गैर मुस्लिमों को दी गई दावत,मुंबई में ट्रस्ट की पहल हमें जाने...
जिब्रानउद्दीन। Twocircles.net
इस रविवार को मुस्लिमों के प्रति बढ़ते हुए गलतफहमी और नफरतों को मिटाने के लिए मुंबई की जुमा मस्जिद बॉम्बे ट्रस्ट ने...
BJP falls four short of majority in Karnataka legislative council
By IANS,
Bangalore: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka Monday won ten of the 25 legislative council seats for which polls were held Friday, but fell four short of a majority in the 75-member house.
The Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) alliance bagged ten and five seats, respectively.
With the 10 seats it won Monday, the BJP will now have 34 members in the upper house of the legislature. It retained three of the four of the seats and gained seven.
CPI-M declines any talks on oil price hike
By IANS,
New Delhi : Sticking to its tough stand, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday said it would not back-track on its opposition to fuel prices hike and maintained that the government should rework taxes on petroleum products instead.
“We will not have any talks on price rise. We are ready to discuss duty re-structuring,” CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters at the end of the party central committee's two-day meeting here.
BJP plans grand welcome for Modi Saturday
New Delhi : The BJP plans a grand welcome for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi when he comes to Delhi Saturday, shortlisting at...
Mulayam seeks action against Mayawati’s top aides
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday urged Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi to initiate action against top officials in Chief Minister Mayawati's personal secretariat for allegedly indulging in "grabbing of private land for the chief minister".
Accompanied by his close associate Amar Singh, he accused two senior bureaucrats of "intimidating" a former Lok Dal leader's family to give away a chunk of their land in favour of the chief minister.
Lok Sabha voting from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New Delhi : In order to ensure maximum voting in the Lok Sabha election beginning Monday, polling will be held for the first time...
Manipur Assembly will have 3 Muslims – third time since 1972
By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net,
NDA government took fundamental CWG decisions: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress said Monday that fundamental decisions regarding the Commonwealth Games were taken by the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and figures given by the opposition about expenses on the showpiece event were far in excess of the money actually spent.
West Bengal Left Front fears violence during polls
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal's ruling Left Front Thursday expressed apprehension about violence during the first-phase elections in 14 constituencies in the state April 30.
The state's northern part, which has witnessed several agitations demanding separate states, and the wewstern districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia - where Moaists have some presence - go to the polls in the first round.
Gujarat Congress leader alleges irregularities in PSU
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: A leader of the opposition Congress party Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities and siphoning of funds in the state public sector undertaking, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC). The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the allegations.
Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that GSPC had till March 2009 taken a loan of Rs.4,933.50 crore from the state government, but had not repaid it so far.
Rajnath Singh launches mobile app for women safety
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a mobile-phone based application Thursday for the safety of women in the capital.
The app - Himmat...
Vyapam case: Rs.4 crore irregularity in forms sale
New Delhi: There were financial irregularities of more than Rs.4 crore just in the sale of application forms and examination fees in conducting 14...
Dikshit refuses to comment on Kalmadi’s arrest
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday refused to comment on the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC).
Savita Bhatti floats ‘Nota Party’
Chandigarh : Having withdrawn from the contest for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat as the AAP candidate, actress Savita Bhatti Tuesday floated the Nota...
Obama’s wish for intervention in Kashmir may turn into will, with Lone’s new strategy
By Hem Raj Jain,
The entry of separatist leader Sajjad Lone in 2009 Parliamentary elections has created much profound, gigantic and complicated situation for India than meets the eye.
Most of the Indians including its media are deluding themselves that Lone’s entry means victory of Indian cause in either case. Indians erroneously think that if Lone wins then Indian cause wins and if Lone looses then separatists loose, hence India still wins.
Not leaving NDA: Nitish Kumar rebuffs Congress overtures
By IANS,
Patna : With the Congress tactically wooing him, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar denied Tuesday for the second time in as many days any move to join the Congress-led UPA and asserted he would never leave the NDA.
A day after saying there was no truth in Congress leader Sheila Dikshit's statement that the JD-U leader could switch over to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) after the polls, Nitish Kumar had to ward off overtures from Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Hurriyat wants government to follow Vajpayee’s vision: Mirwaiz
Srinagar : Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday said they expect the Indian government to carry forward the spirit of Atal...
BJP complains to EC against Kejriwal
New Delhi : The BJP Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal over his allegations against its Delhi...
Modi’s northeast fare: Train line, power unit and two fests
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala/Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending four busy days on his maiden visit to the northeast where he will...
Delhi HC notice to CEC over bogus voters
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to file reply on...
Threat to secular fabric intolerable: Rajnath
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said any threat to the secular fabric of the country would not be tolerated, calling...
No matter who it allies with, Congress unlikely to gain much in upcoming UP...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In an era of coalition politics, all parties are looking forward to alliances with other parties to reap benefits in the...
Moily’s Ramayana weaves current realities into epic
By IANS,
New Delhi: Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily, also a Kannada scholar-poet-playwright, has woven burning contemporary realities into his modern re-telling of the 2,000-year-old Indian epic - Ramayana.
In his "Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam", Sita is anguished when she finds an "alcoholic husband harassing his wife", king Rama vows to "work tirelessly for the poor moved by their exploitation at the hands of oppressors" and Sugriva "incorporates total literacy in the development plan of his kingdom".
UPA-Left meet on n-deal inconclusive
By IANS,
New Delhi : The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government assured its Left allies it will furnish clarifications on points they had raised Tuesday at a two-hour meeting on the safeguards agreement that India plans to finalise with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"The government will furnish the clarifications sought by the Left parties on the safeguards agreement in the next few days," said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee who heads the 15-member UPA-Left committee on the India-US nuclear deal.
CPI-M reiterates opposition to n-deal
By IANS
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked the Manmohan Singh government not to proceed with the India-US civilian nuclear deal, reiterating that it would make India a "subordinate ally" of Washington.
‘Act against magistrate who ordered search of Parrikar’s house’
Panaji : Goa's BJP-led coalition government has demanded that Bombay High Court should examine the conduct of a trial court judge, who on April...
Five injured in clashes with security forces in Kashmir
Srinagar : At least five people were injured on Friday when security forces allegedly opened fire on an angry mob protesting the deaths of...
Samajawadi Party offers 15 seats to Congress in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party offered 15 Uttar Pradesh seats to the Congress, as chiefs of the two parties - Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sonia Gandhi - Sunday night held talks here to break the stalemate over seat-sharing in the state ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Gandhi and Mulayam Singh met at the Congress president's 10 Janpath residence here amid indications that the two parties apparently remained locked in hard bargaining over seat-sharing in India's most populous state.
Gill gets youth affairs and sports, Scindia IT
By IANS
New Delhi : Former chief election commissioner M.S. Gill has been made the minister of state with independent charge of youth affairs and sports while Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia is the minister of state for IT and communications in the cabinet reshuffle effected Sunday.
According to an official statement after seven new ministers of state were sworn in, V. Narayanaswamy has got the portfolios of parliamentary affairs and planning, while coal goes to Santosh Bagrodia. Raghunath Jha is the minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises.
Bihar Election: 37 Muslim candidates end up at No 2
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Mamata to stall any move to shift Coal India headquarters
By IANS,
Kolkata : Strongly opposing the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) reported demand to shift the Coal India headquarters from here to Ranchi, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday vowed to stall any such move even if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government conceded to do so to ensure its own survival.
Security tightened around parliament
By IANS,
New Delhi : Security around Parliament House has been stepped up and movement in the area restricted in anticipation of violent protests ahead...
Basu was architect of modern West Bengal: Achuthanandan
By IANS,
Alappuzha (Kerala) : Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Sunday termed Communist veteran Jyoti Basu's death "a great loss" and described him as the architect of modern Bengal.
"He is the seniormost member in our party and his loss is going to be a great loss for the Communist movement. Even though (he was) born into a rich family and studied abroad to be a barrister, he returned to the country and started building the party which he did by working in the villages," Achuthanandan told reporters in his hometown near here.
‘It is our curse & tears’: Hijabi students on BJP’s loss in Karnataka election...
Snobar Khan and Syed Mueen, TwoCircles.net
Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, conceded defeat on May 13, 2023, as the Congress took the lead...
2G scam: CBI arrests two more
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two more people here in 2G spectrum allocation scam, an official said.
Demonetisation politically motivated, says Mayawati, slams PM’s ‘blackmailing’
New Delhi : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Centre over "poor implementation" of the demonetisation of high value currency...