Nodal officer appointed for implementing Andhra reorganisation act
Hyderabad : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has appointed a nodal officer to implement the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
A.K. Singh, additional secretary (Home),...
Mayawati spent over Rs.14,000 cr on memorials: Congress
By IANS,
Lucknow: Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of diverting central government development funds for setting up parks, memorials and statues, the Congress Tuesday said Mayawati has in this way misused around Rs.14,000 crore.
"According to our estimate, ever since she (Mayawati) came to power in July 2007, she has spent nearly Rs.14,000 crore on the construction of statues, memorials and parks that do not have any significance in terms of development," Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters at a press conference here.
Modi tears into Gandhis in their bastion Amethi
Amethi : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday tore into the Gandhi family, accusing them of not only being "arrogant" and "power drunk"...
We should condemn violence everywhere in the world: Sushma
New Delhi : Hitting out at the government's criticism over its stance on the Gaza conflict, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said the...
BJP wins majority in 67 civic bodies in Rajasthan
Jaipur : The ruling BJP secured a clear-cut majority in 67 of the 129 civic bodies in Rajasthan where elections were held earlier...
Hindutvabadis threaten to marginalise Muslims
By Aziz A Mubaraki,
The Right-wing parties have been portraying Muslims as ‘outsiders', 'invaders' and 'plunderers’, thereby causing hatred of Hindu citizens and alienation of Muslim community. Thispropaganda of ‘Desi Nazis’is also creating a fear psychosis in the majority community.
Congress panel on Maharashtra meets Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi : An informal panel of three senior Congress leaders Thursday met party president Sonia Gandhi and discussed the party affairs in Maharashtra.
The panel comprising External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A.K. Antony and senior party functionary Ahmed Patel has reviewed the situation in Maharashtra where the Congress along with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is in power.
Ram Jethmalani to defend Shahabuddin in SC
Patna : Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani is set to represent criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin in the Supreme Court on September 26 after the apex court...
No pact between Congress, BSP: Digvijay Singh
By IANS,
Lucknow : Congress leader Digvijay Singh Thursday said the support extended by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to the central government over the cut motions in the Lok Sabha should not be viewed as a tacit pact between the two parties.
"We are thankful to (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) Mayawati, whose party supported us on the cut motions in parliament. But it should not be linked with any kind of secret pact," Singh told reporters here.
The BSP supported the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance against the opposition-sponsored cut motions Tuesday.
Congress accuses Modi of anti-Dalit agenda
By IANS,
Gandhinagar : The Congress party's Gujarat unit Monday accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of pursuing an anti-Dalit agenda and held him responsible for the demolition of over 200 of their houses by the Ahmedabad civic agency, rendering over 1,000 people homeless.
The party threatened an agitation if the repression is not stopped forthwith.
Consult on president, CPI-M tells UPA
By IANS,
New Delhi : The CPI-M Monday asked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to have "a wide agreement" on the next president as they cannot elect one on their own strength.
Punjab assembly adjourned after pandemonium
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The Punjab assembly, which witnessed a free-for-all Tuesday with ruling Akali Dal and opposition Congress members coming to blows inside the house, was adjourned Thursday for some time after members exchanged heated arguments.
The assembly was adjourned for one hour by Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon.
During the afternoon session, Congress legislators, led by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, raised slogans against the Akali Dal government.
Pratibha Patil heading for big win
By IANS
New Delhi : Ruling alliance nominee Pratibha Patil was heading for a huge victory, winning more than the expected votes even in opposition ruled states as counting for the presidential poll in seven states was over till Saturday afternoon.
In the seven states for which the votes of legislators are being counted, Patil won 67,7710 votes leaving her rival Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, an independent backed by the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with just 35,670 votes.
The votes of MPs will be taken up late afternoon.
Rahul Gandhi condemns Punjab terror attack
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday condemned the terror attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.
"Strongly condemn the terror attack in Gurdaspur. I...
Terminal 3 starts commercial operations
By IANS,
New Delhi: State-run Air India's AI-102 from New York Wednesday became the first scheduled flight to arrive at India's swankiest and largest terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here but operations were severely affected by a radar glitch in the evening that lasted half-an-hour.
The flight which arrived here at 4.45 p.m., with 200 passengers marked the start of the commercial flight operations of what is officially known as Terminal 3 (T3).
Globalisation not sustainable: Yechury
By IANS,
Kolkata : Globalisation is not sustainable as it cannot survive without financial ups and downs, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Thursday.
"We do not want this slowdown. But what we can do is to find an escape route from this crisis situation by following Marxist philosophy," he maintained while speaking at a conference here.
"Socialism is the only thing needed in the human civilisation," he said, adding: "To eradicate the ongoing economic downturn, we have to mobilise a movement across the globe against the capitalistic policies."
Struggling for Survival: The Untold Story of Varanasi’s Women Weavers Fighting for Survival
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Varanasi: Bano Nisha once earned a modest but steady income stitching mirrors and decorative items onto bridal veils and dupattas (head scarves). She...
BJP rejects Congress allegations of political espionage
New Delhi: BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday ridiculed espionage charges levelled by the Congress and said the party considered itself to be above...
Clashes mar voting in Rajasthan as turnout crosses 47 percent
Jaipur : A clash between villagers and police that also left many media persons injured in Rajasthan's Dausa marred voting even as over 47...
Replacing Advani would be painful: Sushma Swaraj
By IANS,
Bhopal : Responding to speculations of L.K. Advani quitting as the leader of opposition, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday said it would be "painful" to replace him.
"I can't think of replacing Advani as BJP leader," Swaraj told reporters here.
"It is beyond my imagination to replace Advani as the opposition leader."
Advani had told a meeting of the BJP parliamentary board Sunday evening to elect a new leader after the National Democratic Alliance came a distant second to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in the general elections.
‘Hounded’ for Legal Livelihood? Why Qureshi Traders Have Shut Down Buffalo Meat Trade in...
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: On a hot and humid July afternoon in Jalna, 25-year-old licensed cattle trader Sadiq Qureshi sits beside his idle truck and...
Changing the Muslim narrative, one tweet at a time
Against rising hate crimes against Muslims, polarization and widening rift along communal lines, these Twitter pages run by Muslims are making an effort to...
CBI grills Jagan for fourth day
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The CBI Wednesday grilled jailed YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy here for the fourth day in an illegal assets case.
Himachal withdraws legislation to seize illegal assets of officials
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Thursday withdrew a legislation passed by the previous BJP government that was aimed at enabling speedy trial...
BJP wins Jind Assembly seat; Congress, INLD bite dust
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Establishing it grip on state politics just ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, Haryana's ruling BJP won the...
Alleging son’s death due to pellets, Kashmir family awaits filing of Counter FIR
Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Jan 5, 2020, Srinagar: - ‘Mama mai kai gov buthes’ (Mom what happened to my face?) were the last words of Asrar...
SP leader raises pro-Pakistan slogans, arrested
Lucknow : A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was booked in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district for raising slogans in favour of Pakistan, police said Monday.
Samajwadi...
Maoists block roads in Orissa, call for poll boycott
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Maoists Wednesday felled trees, dug up roads in three districts of Orissa to create hurdles for the poll officials in the run-up to the first phase of elections Thursday, police said. The Maoists have called for a complete boycott of the polls.
Police said the road communication was disrupted in the interior pockets of Koraput, Malkangiri and Rayagada districts in southern part of the state.
"Most of the roads blocked by the rebels have been cleared," Inspector General of Police Arun Sarangi told IANS.
Non-NET fellowship controversy: Kolkata students march in protest
Kolkata: A group of student researchers and professors here on Tuesday protested against the University Grants Commission's (UGC) recent decision to scrap the non-national...
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ गिरफ्तार, पूर्व आईपीएस संजीव भट्ट पर एक और केस दर्ज
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
देश की जानी-मानी समाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ को गुजरात एटीएस ने 2002 के गुजरात दंगों के मामले में गिरफ्तार किया है। इसके...
N-deal process on, no mid-term polls: PM
By IANS
Ahmedabad : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday rejected the possibility of early general elections and said the process to operationalise the India-US nuclear deal was on.
Queried about Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat's veiled threats about early polls, Manmohan Singh said he did not see any such possibility.
Karat had made the remarks in connection with the nuclear deal, which his party vehemently opposes.
More brickbats than bouquets for government in Budget Session
By IANS,
New Delhi : More brickbats than bouquets came the government way during the budget session of parliament which came to an end Tuesday with the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die.
The upper house Tuesday witnessed near scuffles between the Congress members and those of the Samajwadi Party (SP) even as Law Minister Hans Raj Bharadwaj was tabling the session's politically most sensitive Women's Reservation Bill, 2008.
मोदी सरकार नहीं चाहती कि AMU को मिले अल्पसंख्यक दर्जा
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) के चाहने वालों के लिए एक बुरी ख़बर है. केन्द्र में सरकार बदलने के साथ ही एएमयू...
Kanhaiya Kumar calls off hunger strike after health worsens
New Delhi : JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday called off his hunger strike, to protest the punishment announced by the varsity...
Jagannath Mishra likely to join RJD
By IANS,
Patna : Former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra is likely to join the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Mishra and RJD leader Lalu Prasad held an hour-long meeting here Monday, a day after Mishra's son Nitish Mishra resigned from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's council of ministers.
Once a veteran Congressman, Mishra senior sounded upbeat after meeting Lalu Prasad. "It was a fruitful discussion," Mishra said.
Mishra junior resigned Sunday both from the Janata Dal-United and as the minister of state for disaster management.
Rajinder Nagar poll deferred after MLA’s death (Lead)
By IANS,
New Delhi : Polling in the Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency in central Delhi has been countermanded following the death of sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and candidate Puran Chand Yogi Sunday morning, an election official said.
Yogi, 73, who was seeking re-election for the third time from the seat, committed suicide early Sunday at his residence, according to police.
Hundreds join in silent protest against NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill, NRC in Hyderabad
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hundreds of citizens from various civil rights groups and organisations working for urban poor, domestic workers, religious minorities, women, homeless, farmers,...
Azharuddin to contest from Moradabad
By IANS,
New Delhi : Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin was Friday given the Congress ticket from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress leader Anand Sharma told reporters that Azharuddin would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Moradabad.
Modi victory: chauvinism, economic growth mix is unbeatable
By Mayank Chhaya, IANS
The assertive re-election of Narendra Modi as Gujarat chief minister should have been a foregone conclusion for anyone with a reasonable amount of intelligence about the state. Most outsiders do not seem to grasp the simple fact that a vast majority of Gujaratis sees Modi as a symbol of their regional identity. Everything else, his ideology, his religious zealotry, and even his personal abrasiveness is secondary.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind initiates relief and rehabilitation work for Delhi riot victims
TCN News
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has initiated its relief and rehabilitation work for riot victims in northeast Delhi after a series of visits to assess...
Two RSS workers attacked, injured in Kerala
By IANS,
Kannur : Two Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers were injured when unknown assailants attacked them near a village in Kerala. The RSS was quick to blame the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the violence against its men.
Suresh Babu, 26, and Dinesh, 25, were injured when attacked at Panoor, around 40 km from Kannur town, Sunday night, the police said.
They were returning after attending an RSS programme. The condition of one of the injured is said to be serious.
Meghalaya groups oppose Tibetan refugees enrolment as voters
Shillong : Meghalaya's powerful pressure groups - the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) and the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) - Friday...
Parties promise corruption free government in Jharkhand
By Nityanand Shukla, IANS,
Ranchi : Political parties contesting the Jharkhand assembly elections are promising a corruption free government and cheaper food grain to the poor.
The manifestoes of major parties read alike promising to subsidize food to families living below the official Below Poverty Line (BPL).
And with former chief minister Madhu Koda in the dock over serious corruption charges, everyone is promising to stamp out sleaze.
TMC’s Anubrata Mondal unfazed by Election Commission action
Kolkata : Controversial Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal on Saturday appeared unfazed by the "urgent legal action" that the Election Commission took against...
Amit Shah gets notice for poll code breach
New Delhi : The Election Commission Monday issued notice to BJP leader Amit Shah for violating the model code of conduct through his speeches...
Modi, Sharif bonhomie gives fresh boost to Saarc
By Anil Giri,
Kathmandu : In a final ice-breaking moment that gave a huge boost to Saarc and floundering regional cooperation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Arun Jaitley launches BJP campaign in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Arun Jaitley Friday launched his party's election campaign in Bihar and called the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) an "opportunistic" combine.
"The UPA is no longer united ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. It has proved to be an opportunistic alliance, unlike the NDA (National democratic Alliance) which is united and strong," Jaitley said at a public meeting in Gaya, about 100 km from here.
The meeting was attended by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and three state ministers.
Acche Din for NDA ministers: their wealth increase in crores in 5 months
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: If not for the common people, acche din (good days), as promised by Narendra Modi, has come for his cabinet ministers, whose personal wealth have grown in crores in just five months since they assumed office.
With 7,936 pacts, $462 bn investment, Modi makes Gujarat shine
By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,
What ails the formation of Muslim Think Tanks in India?
By Sheikh Khurshid Alam for Twocircles.net
Muslims have a rich history of think tanks or policy institutes. One of the finest examples of this history...
What ministers have in their pocket
By IANS,
Kochi (Kerala) : Organisers at the ongoing state conference of the Congress party in Kerala had a good laugh when Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi arrived at the event.
The two central ministers reached the registration counter Sunday morning and were asked to pay Rs.50 as participant fees for the conference here, which is scheduled to end Dec 16.
CPI-M rally in Kerala ends on a sour note
By IANS
Kottayam (Kerala) : Unruly scenes, beating up of some supporters of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and an alleged bottle throwing at the dais marred the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) rally at the end of the four-day state party conference here Thursday.
Volunteers of the party manhandled a section of the crowd which was shouting slogans in support of the 83-year-old chief minister.
Achuthanandan's arch foe and state unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan abruptly cancelled the rally half way through, saying an empty liquor bottle was thrown at the dais.
Manmohan Singh to resign Monday as per convention
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to resign Monday, two days after the announcement of the election results, but will be asked to continue till the formation of the next government, according to official sources.
A prime ministerial aide told IANS that a meeting of the outgoing cabinet is also scheduled for Monday, after which the prime minister is likely to call on President Pratibha Patil and submit his resignation.
The president will host a dinner for the outgoing cabinet the same day.
Mayawati recommends CBI probe into Mulayam’s land allotments
By IANS
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government headed by Mayawati Monday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in land allotments made during the previous regime headed by her bete noir Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Chandrasekhara Rao withdraws resignation as TRS chief
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Bowing to the pressure from Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) cadres, K. Chandrasekhara Rao Wednesday withdrew his resignation as party president and declared that the movement for separate statehood would continue.
His decision came a couple of hours after he party executive unanimously passed a resolution, appealing him to take back his resignation. With this the four-day long crisis in the sub-regional party blew over.
2G spectrum scam may be India’s biggest scandal: Advani
By IANS,
New Delhi : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that the 2G spectrum scam may be the country's biggest scandal since Independence.
Andhra minister booked over temple row
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The Hyderabad police Thursday booked Andhra Pradesh minister Danam Nagender and his followers after they allegedly prevented police officials from discharging their duty.
ADG criticizes Brahmins’ hold on West Bengal politics
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Telangana leaders hold protest in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Telangana leaders, including K. Chandrasekhara Rao, sat on a protest Sunday at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi demanding a separate state.
Lok Sabha adjourned again over Maharashtra violence
By IANS
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the house Monday after failing to pacify some MPs who were demanding an explanation from the home minister on the violence against north Indians in Maharashtra.
MPs from north Indian states shouted slogans and demanded an explanation from union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. They wanted to know why the union government had failed to take timely action to prevent the spread of violence.
Lalu’s wife, sons and daughter are star campaigners
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's wife, his two sons and daughter are his star campaigners in the Lok Sabha polls, according to...
Budget to usher in stable tax regime: Official
Bangalore : The 2014-15 union budget brought to the fore the central government's intention to usher in a stable tax regime and help reduce...
No permission for Sonia’s Bhopal rally
By IANS,
Bhopal : The Congress in Madhya Pradesh is finding it tough to get a place for the Oct 19 rally of its president Sonia Gandhi.
While the Congress alleges that the Lal Parade ground, where it proposes to hold the rally and where all the political rallies are normally held, is not being provided to them by the administration under the pressure of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the Special Armed Forces (SAF), to which the ground belongs, and the district administration deny the charge.
Achuthanandan and Chandy spar in assembly over Smart City
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The first day of the winter session of the Kerala Assembly Monday saw Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and leader of opposition Oommen Chandy crossing swords over the Rs.15 billion 'Smart City' project coming up in Kochi.
Chandy was irked when Achuthanandan, replying to a question on the project, said the agreement that his government had inked with the Dubai-based builders of the project was much better than the one that Chandy had considered.
Lok Sabha polls any time, says Mulayam
By IANS,
Lucknow : The next Lok Sabha election can be held any time, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Monday.
Iran congratulates Modi, India
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated newly-elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his party's victory in the recently concluded parliamentary elections...
Poll panel removes three officials in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami Friday night ordered the removal of three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. The officials were reportedly in the "good books" of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Those who faced the axe are Bastar Divisional Commissioner Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Raipur District Collector Sonmoni Borah and Kanker District Collector K.R. Pishda.
Rahul Gandhi to evaluate welfare schemes in Amethi
By IANS,
Lucknow : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will start a two-day tour of his constituency Amethi Thursday during which he will evaluate a number of public welfare schemes sponsored by the central government, a party spokesperson said Wednesday.
"Rahul Gandhi will make surprise visits to a number of villages of his Amethi constituency and also interact with the locals to know the ground realities about various central government-sponsored public schemes," spokesperson of the party's Uttar Pradesh unit Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters here.
The wall of religion is the tallest for Dalits in Gujarat
By Manjula Pradeep for Twocircles.net
After finishing my Masters in Social Work from M. S. University, Vadodara, I immediately joined Navsarjan Trust, which I...
BJP backtracking on Delhi statehood promise: AAP
New Delhi : The AAP Saturday accused the BJP of backtracking on its promise of granting statehood to Delhi.
"The BJP has been demanding statehood...
AAP MLA from Okhla arrested
New Delhi : Delhi police on Sunday arrested Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Okhla, Aamanatullah Khan, police said.
“We have arrested the legislator today (Sunday)...
Moily rebuts Jagan claim he’s got nod for rally
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday claimed that the Congress leadership had given the "go ahead" for his controversial rally in Andhra Pradesh in memory of his father, the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. But hours later, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily denied any such permission was given.
The Kadapa MP, known as Jagan, defied the party diktat and went ahead with his rally in the volatile Telangana region last week, triggering violence that necessitated his being taken into protective custody May 28.
Haryana deputy chief minister sacked
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan was Sunday dropped from the state cabinet for not attending his office for more than 50 days without prior approval, an official spokesman said.
Mamata to begin fresh protests against CPI-M
By IANS,
Kolkata : The Trinamool Congress will begin a series of fresh protests in West Bengal from November to protest against the alleged inaction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led state government in tackling major political issues like Nandigram and Singur.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday told reporters here that her party would hold rallies after Diwali against the administrative failure in sanctioning compensation to families of missing villagers in Nandigram and giving back land taken from farmers in Singur.
Congress seeks Orissa chief minister’s resignation
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Monday sought Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation, accusing him of failing to control communal violence in the state.
"The Orissa government should take moral and constitutional responsibility of the ongoing violence in the state and the chief minister should step down from office as he has failed to control violence in the state," Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said.
Karnataka ministers were only watching porn and not doing it: Parrikar
By IANS,
Panaji : The three Karnataka ministers who were sacked for watching porn clips in the state assembly were "only watching and not doing it in action", a BJP leader said here Thursday.
Made in Punjab campaign caravans drive top politicians
By Jaideep Sarin and Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Lalru (Punjab) : Called modern-day 'raths', the chariots that once drove fighters to battle, these converted caravans equipped with all facilities are helping top politicians ride the campaign trail in the gruelling elections.
From L.K. Advani, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Amarinder Singh to Parkash Singh Badal, Om Prakash Chautala and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, leaders of all hues are using these vehicles manufactured in Lalru, 30 km from state capital Chandigarh.
Independent MLAs support welfare schemes: Himachal minister
Shimla : The four Independent legislators in Himachal Pradesh are supporting the welfare schemes and development agenda of the state government, Industries Minister Mukesh...
Netherlands minister meets Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi : Netherlands' Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Lilianne Ploumen Wednesday met Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to discuss ways...
Trinamool Congress MLA shot dead, party blames BJP
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress legislator Satyajit Biwsas was shot dead by unidentified assailants at a Saraswati Puja programme in West Bengals Nadia...
Goa government dragging its feet on Mopa airport: BJP
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday criticised the ruling Congress-led coalition in Goa for delaying construction of the Mopa international airport in north Goa and said this would cause the state to lose its tourism pie to Maharashtra.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji, former state BJP chief and legislator Laxmikant Parsekar said that constant dilly-dallying and power struggles within the ruling dispensation had resulted in delaying the project by more than four years.
165 of Maharashtra’s 288 new lawmakers have criminal cases
Mumbai : A whopping 165 of the 288 newly-elected legislators in Maharashtra have criminal cases against them, with 115 charged with serious offences of...
Gujarat to challenge probe by apex court panel against Modi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Gujarat government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was set to challenge the court's April 27 order for a probe into the role of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 politicians as well as bureaucrats in the communal violence of 2002.
Senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the Gujarat government, stated this to judges D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and Aftab Alam while objecting the court's move to extend the tenure of the special probe panel, headed by former CBI director R.K. Raghvan, till Dec 31.
Former Kerala governor faces uphill task in Bihar seat
Aurangabad (Bihar) : Former Delhi Police chief Nikhil Kumar, who quit as Kerala governor last month, is in the poll fray in Bihar's Aurangabad...
Andhra in ferment, Congress calls for peace to ebb war within
By IANS,
New Delhi/Hyderabad: The war within the Congress party over the Telangana issue intensified Tuesday as unrest raged in Andhra Pradesh against the proposed division of the state. Under attack from its allies, the ruling party appealed for peace.
At a 90-minute meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), the Congress came in for criticism from some of its allies for taking the decision to split Andhra Pradesh without adequate consultation within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), informed sources said.
Tiwari paternity row: Petitioner files documents
By IANS,
New Delhi: Rohit Shekhar, a lawyer claiming to be the biological son of former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari, Thursday said he has filed photographs, CDs and documents in the Delhi High court over the paternity suit filed by him.
Rohit said that he produced around 150 photographs showing him and Tiwari together since his childhood.
He said he also produced several letters written by his mother, grandfather and grandmother to Tiwari and the party regarding him.
VHP-America’s Narsinghanand controversy is tip of Islamophobic iceberg
Affiliate of India’s Hindu nationalist movement has a history of platforming hate. Narsinghanand’s host of hateful remarks include a call to “finish off Islam” which...
शाहीन बाग़ में बुर्के में वीडियो बनाते पकड़ी गई गुंजा कपूर, पीएम मोदी ट्वीटर...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली के शाहीन बाग़ में नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के ख़िलाफ़ डेढ़ महीने से ज़्यादा समय से लगातार चल रहे विरोध प्रदर्शन में...
Proper representation to women in parliament: President
New Delhi : Emphasising the need to give appropriate representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said empowerment...
Iceland reaffirms support for India’s permanent UNSC seat
New Delhi : Iceland's Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson on Tuesday reaffirmed his country's support for a permanent seat for India in the UN...
दुःखद : नही रहे पंजाब के शाही इमाम मौलाना हबीब उर रहमान
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पंजाब के शाही इमाम और मजलिस ए एहरार के अध्यक्ष मौलाना हबीब उर रहमान सानी लुधियानवी का लुधियाना के एक अस्पताल में इलाज़...
HC notice to AAP, Alka Lamba on Binny’s defamation suit
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its leader Alka Lamba and other party members on a...
Loyalty declaration on stamp paper a symbol of slavery: BJP
New Delhi : Taking a jibe at the Congress, the BJP said on Wednesday that submission of signed declarations of loyalty on stamp papers...
Muslim Political leaders are maligning the community through irresponsible statements
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
It is very unfortunate for the Muslim community that those who are suppose to represent them as a whole on the biggest political forum of the world is actually letting them down by speaking irresponsibly against opposition parties or leaders. While hurling abuses against the opposition, Muslim leaders are losing their moral ethics and are using such a language which is actually in turn hitting back the community strongly.
ACB questions TDP MLA, aides in cash-for-vote scam
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Monday continued questioning TDP legislator A. Revanth Reddy and two others in the cash-for-vote scam.
The ACB...
West Bengal: Where a railway line decides status of an area
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Amid opposition boycott, UP assembly passes 76 departments’ budget in 15 minutes
Lucknow, (IANS): With the entire opposition absent from the proceedings of the budget session in Uttar Pradesh assembly for the second consecutive day, the...
Manmohan Singh young in mind, looks at future: Rahul
By IANS,
Kochi : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "young in mind" and had the vision for the future unlike his opponent who lived in the past without a plan for the years to come.
"Youth is not how old you are. It is the attitude that is important. Our prime minister is a young man and he is young in mind because he understands technology, globalisation, economics and he puts it all together," Gandhi, who was on a daylong visit to Kerala, said at a press conference here.
Maharashtra Drops ‘Islam’ from Islampur: Political Symbolism or Cultural Cleansing?
Azib Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Sparking discussions around identity and cultural memory, the Maharashtra government on July 18 announced that Islampur town in Maharashtra's Sangli district...
Delhi elections: Jamia residents pouring out to vote
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: In what may indicate to people’s wish to see a change, people in Jamia Nagar area that falls in the Okhla Assembly segment have turned up in large number to vote for their candidate in the Delhi state Assembly election today.
Fact Finding Report on Assam NRC – Released
By TwoCircles.net
Team #UnitedAgainstHate headed by Mr. S.R Darapuri (Ex IG, UP Police) went to Assam to prepare a fact finding on NRC issue. Senior...
Kejriwal to campaign in Punjab
New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will tour Punjab the next three days to campaign for his candidates in the Lok Sabha election in...
Rajasthan okays bills on quotas for economically, special backward classes
Jaipur: The Rajasthan assembly on Tuesday passed two bills, providing reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to economically backward classes and special backward...
List of ministers of UP
By TwoCircles.net newsdesk
Lucknow: Along with Mayawati, 19 cabinet ministers, 21 Ministers of State with independent charge and nine Ministers of State were administered the oath of office and secrecy as new UP ministers.
The cabinet ministers are Naseemuddin Siddique, Sudhir Goel, Ramvir Upadhayaya, Lalji Verma, Indrajit Saroj, Sukhdev Raj, Thakur Jaiveer Singh, Swami Prasad Maurya, Meghram Bhatti, Lakshmi Narain, Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, B S Kushwaha, Jai Narain Rai, Babu Chouhan, Nakul Dubey, Daddu Prasad, Narain Singh, Ram Prasad Choudhary and Dharam Singh Saini.
RSS calls Kerala shutdown to protest leader’s murder
Thiruvananthapuram : The RSS' Kerala unit called for a dawn to dusk, state wide shutdown Tuesday to protest the killing of its leader in...
Archrivals in Tamil Nadu lock horns over death of cows
By IANS
Chennai : Archrivals in Tamil Nadu politics are once again locking horns, this time over the unfortunate death of 15 cows donated to a temple. AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha has asked Chief Minister K. Karunanidhi Monday to resign over the issue.
Mounting her offensive against the chief minister, the AIADMK chief termed the deaths of cows as a hurt to religious sentiments of Hindus for which she said the state government must own moral responsibility.
The government according to her has denied having any such onus of "maintaining" cows in the state.
Bengal thinks, India does: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Kolkata : "Bengal sochta hai, Hindustan karta hai" (Bengal thinks, India does), quipped Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi here Thursday.
Homes Demolished After Ganesh Pandal Incident in Gujarat; 28 Arrested
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Communal violence erupted in Surat’s Syedpura area on September 8 after minors allegedly threw stones at a Ganesh Chaturthi pandal. The unrest led...
Mamata flays Centre over food security act
Kolkata : Blaming the Centre for the non-implementation of the Food Security Act in West Bengal so far, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said...
Shatrughan favours Modi, Varun campaigning in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha Saturday urged his party's central leadership to invite Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and firebrand youth leader Varun Gandhi for campaigning in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
"I personally want Modi and Varun to come to Bihar for campaigning in the upcoming assembly polls. But it is for the party central leadership to invite them," Sinha told reporters here Saturday.
Opposition campaign helped us get more funds this year: Mayawati
By IANS,
Lucknow : Celebrating her birthday shorn of the frills normally associated with the event, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday "thanked" the opposition parties for their "malicious campaign" against her, claiming her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had collected twice the funds this year than it did for her birthday in previous years.
"I wish to thank all the opposition parties for the efforts made by them to malign the image of our party as it helped our workers to collect twice the donations that they collected last year on my birthday," she said.
Maharashtra farmers warn of intensified stir, including rail/road blockades
Mumbai, (IANS) Virtually rejecting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' assurance on farm loan waiver, Maharashtra farmer leaders on Thursday issued a two-day ultimatum to the...
UPA government’s foreign policy non-existent: Jaswant Singh
By IANS,
Kolkata : Assailing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its "non-existent" foreign policy, former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh Wednesday said here the chaotic situation in India's neighbourhood is not in the interest of its security.
FDI will help farmers: Paswan
By IANS,
New Delhi : Foreign equity in retail will benefit farmers, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan said Friday.
Thackeray family needs ‘Art of Living’ course: Ravi Shankar
By IANS,
New Delhi : Taking a pot shot at the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for their campaign against non-Maharashtrians in Maharashtra, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Thursday said that Bal Thackeray and his family are in need of the Art of Living course to soothe their nerves.
"I think the Shiv Sena and the MNS should take some rest and follow the Art of Living regime to calm themselves," Shankar told reporters here.
Communal Tensions Grip Odisha’s Balasore: Allegations of Cow Slaughter and Water Turning ‘Red’ Spark...
TCN News
New Delhi: Tensions escalated late night on June 17 at Balasore town in Odisha, leading to the imposition of a curfew following a clash...
141 Kerala legislators get a laptop
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : All 141 legislators of the Kerala assembly were Tuesday given a brand new HCL laptop each.
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan handed over one laptop to Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy at the banquet hall of the state assembly.
It is yet to be decided if the legislators would be charged for the computers, speaker of the assembly K. Radhakrishnan told IANS.
Muslim clerics in UP laud Modi’s statement
Lucknow:Muslim religious leaders in Uttar Pradesh Saturday lauded the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming Indian Muslims as people who would live for...
BJP sees itself as alternative to Left, Trinamool in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try emerging as a key player in the West Bengal assembly polls next year by cashing-in on the anti-Left feelings of the people and the "atmosphere of anarchy" being created by the Trinamool Congress.
The party is also toying with the idea of conducting a
"Rath Yatra" (journey by chariot) in the state to mobilise public opinion in favour of the party, leaders said Sunday after a two-day chintan shibir (introspection session) of the saffron outfit here.
Goa governor wants report on Rahul’s varsity visit
By IANS,
Panaji : Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu has now intervened in the raging controversy involving Rahul Gandhi's political meetings in the Goa university campus earlier this week.
A Raj Bhavan spokesperson Saturday said Sidhu, chancellor of the university, has sought a "factual report" from vice chancellor Dilip Deobagkar.
Sidhu's intervention came a day after university registrar Mohan Sangodkar said he was responsible for allowing the All India Congress committee (AICC) general secretary to conduct three political meetings in the varsity campus Tuesday.
Rahul leads Congress protest against government
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday led a protest by party MPs in the parliament complex, accusing the government of making...