Sonia meets senior Chinese official
By Xinhua
Beijing : Liu Qi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said here Saturday China hopes to enrich the contents of its strategic partnership with India.
Liu, also secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Gandhi is in China for a five-day visit at the invitation of the CPC. Besides Beijing, she will visit Xi'an, capital of northwestern Shaanxi Province, and China's economic hub Shanghai.
Modi visit: India, Tajikistan to boost anti-terror cooperation
Dushanbe (Tajikistan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and Tajikistan have resolved to intensify cooperation in combating terrorism as well as...
Indira Gandhi’s martyrdom day programme at Shakti Sthal cancelled
New Delhi : Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's martyrdom day programme will not be held at Shakti Sthal this year as it is closed...
WPI to contest Parliamentary and Assembly elections in AP
By TwoCIrcles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: Welfare party of India Andhra Pradesh unit has made its plans clear to fight upcoming state and parliamentary elections. Party has announced the first list of candidates for 11 assembly segments and 4 parliamentary constituencies for which names are yet to be finalized.
Can’t allow Rohingya refugees in India, Indian Government tells Supreme Court
New Delhi (IANS): The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that India is already facing a "serious problem of infiltration" because of its...
CDs of Azam Khan, Amit Shah hate speeches being examined
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Police have begun probing the hate speeches made by BJP general secretary Amit Shah and senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd...
Khundroo not an issue to score political points: Azad
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar : Describing Khundroo ammunition depot incident as a human tragedy, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today warned against drawing political mileage out of it.
The chief minister called for invoking the spirit of post-2005 earthquake when government, opposition and people at large joined hands to meet the calamity.
I am team worker, skilled in HR, says Modi
New Delhi : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thusday said that he was "a team worker" and human resource management was in his...
Action has started on Indian black money abroad: Jaitley
New Delhi : The Indian government has started proceedings against citizens who have stashed away ill-gotten money abroad, with a Special Investigating Team (SIT)...
Narendra Modi to campaign for Chhattisgarh chief minister
By IANS,
Raipur : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address a series of public meetings during his two-day election tour to Chhattisgarh beginning Nov 8 to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, including Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Party leaders said Modi would address meetings in Durg, Rajanandgaon and Kawardha districts. On the Rajnandgaon seat, state Chief Minister Raman Singh is locked in a straight fight with Congress party's sitting legislator Udai Mudliyar.
Violence across Punjab as panchayat polls are held
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Incidents of violence, including clashes between workers of the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine, marred voting in Punjab's panchayat polls Monday.
One opposition Congress worker was killed and dozens of Congress and ruling Akali Dal-BJP workers were injured at various places in the violence.
In the border district of Tarn Taran, a Congress worker, Gurjant Singh, was stabbed near Khadoor Sahib by Akali Dal workers. He died later.
Former Gujarat minister gets 20 years in jail for Surat bombings (Lead)
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : Former Gujarat minister Mohammad Surti of the Congress party was sentenced to 20 years in jail Saturday for his role in the 1993 twin bombings in Surat.
The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court also sentenced five others to 20 years in jail.
The court convicted Surti, along with 11 others, in connection with the April 1993 grenade blast at Surat Railway station aimed at the Gujarat Express stationed there. Nearly 40 people were injured in the explosion.
जामिया का यौम-ए-तासीस, तालीमी मेला और उसका मक़सद
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया ने पूरे आन, बान व शान के साथ आज अपना 96वां ‘यौम-ए-तासीस’ (फाउंडेशन डे) मनाया. पूरी जामिया बिरादरी...
Physically verify JD-U MLAs: BJP to Bihar governor
Patna : The BJP in Bihar wants the governor to make sure that the Janata Dal-United has enough numbers in the state assembly to...
Mukhtar Ansari meets Akhilesh and Shivpal, hints at electoral alliance
Lucknow : Mafia don-turned-legislator Mukhtar Ansari on Tuesday ruled out the merger of his Quami Ekta Dal (QED) with the Samajwadi Party (SP) which...
Court drops charges against LeT’s Tunda in fourth case too
New Delhi : A court here on Saturday dropped charges against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda in 1998 case under the...
Jaitley heads for Uttar Pradesh to set BJP house in order
By Faraz Ahmad, IANS
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitley is going to Lucknow to hold his first meeting July 21 with party legislators in Uttar Pradesh after assuming charge of the state.
NDA may get 212-232 Lok Sabha seats, UPA 119-139: Survey
New Delhi : The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may get between 212 and 232 seats and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) between...
Don’t club cricket with diplomacy, says Sushma Swaraj
By IANS,
Chennai : Cricket should be treated as a game, and sports and diplomacy should not be mixed, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said here Thursday.
Modi halts speech during azaan
Kharagpur (West Bengal) : While going all guns blazing against the Trinamool Congress as well as the Left Front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on...
JMM to vote in favour of UPA
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Ending the suspense over its stand on the July 22 trust vote, the JMM with five MPs today announced support to the UPA government, apparently after clinching a deal with the Congress for return of its chief Shibu Soren to the Union Cabinet.
"All the five MPs of the party will vote in favour of the UPA Government during the trust vote," Soren told reporters after a meeting with UPA Chairperson and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here.
Soren said he would return to the Union Cabinet as Coal Minister and his party has been promised a Minister of State berth also.
Tikait’s elder son arrested over clashes with police
By IANS
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh) : Farmer leader Mahinder Singh Tikait's elder son, Rakesh, was Tuesday arrested over clashes between the supporters of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief and security personnel here Monday, the police said.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Tikait for allegedly hurling caste-based abuses at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati at a farmers' rally in Bijnore district Sunday.
Tikait's younger son, Surinder, has already been arrested.
Indian diaspora groups submit memo to Indian embassies across Europe, demand repeal of new...
TCN News
Several Indian Diaspora groups across Europe submitted a common memorandum to Indian embassies in their respective countries of residence, demanding repeal of the three...
PM’s family prays in Amritsar for government’s survival
By IANS,
Amritsar : Relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday organised prayers in this Sikh holy city to seek divine intervention to save his four-year-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre, now facing a trust vote in parliament.
Relatives of the prime minister, including his step-brother Surjit Singh Kohli, sisters and others participated in the prayers at Kohli's residence in the upscale Ranjit Avenue residential area of the city.
L.K. Advani: loneliness of the long-distance runner
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
L.K. Advani's decision to continue as leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha for the next five years underlines remarkable physical and mental stamina for an octogenarian. It also shows that he is not daunted by political setbacks.
A less resilient person would have preferred to gradually withdraw from public life after the kind of reverses the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered in the recent general election. The defeat was compounded by the shattering of his own ambition to become prime minister.
Kerala government finalises steps to free temples from RSS arms training
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: In what could be termed as a major blow for Sangh Parivar in Kerala, the state government has initiated steps...
Manipur forum in Delhi to file FIR against killings
Imphal : The Manipur Tribals Forum Delhi on Wednesday said it will file police complaints against the Manipur government for the killing of nine...
Medical test paper leak: SC order on June 15
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce on June 15 its order on a batch of petitions seeking re-conduct of All India Pre-Medical Entrance...
What’s in a name! Rishi Kapoor sparks Congress outcry
Mumbai: Veteran film actor Rishi Kapoor on Wednesday sparked off a Congress outcry after he launched a scathing attack against the grand old party...
Fight to save soul of the struggle: Yadav
New Delhi : AAP leader Yogendra Yadav on Friday said he along with fellow leader Prashant Bhushan were fighting to "save the soul of...
Sovan Chatterjee to be new Kolkata mayor
By IANS,
Kolkata : Sovan Chatterjee, a longtime loyalist of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, will be the new mayor of Kolkata, the newly elected party councillors of the city civic agency decided at their first meeting Sunday.
Forty-six-year-old Chatterjee, a former mayor-in-council (water) member of the Trinamool-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation board from 2000-2005, won from ward number 131 in Behala in the southern outskirts of the city.
Identify bills for parliament session, PM tells ministers
New Delhi : Almost done with financial business in the budget session of parliament, the government is now trying to finalise legislative business, as...
UNPA will vote against trust motion, says Marandi
By IANS,
Ranchi : If there is a trust motion in the Lok Sabha, the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) would vote against it, said Babulal Marandi, former chief minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Democratic) president, adding that the India-US nuclear deal is not in favour of the country.
Marandi told reporters: "UNPA will vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the Lok Sabha."
He said: "The nuclear deal is not in favour of the country and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision on the deal is wrong."
Sushma Swaraj visits Hindu temple in Dhaka
Dhaka : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj prayed here Friday for better ties between India and Bangladesh at the historic Dhakeshwari Mandir, a media...
Millionaires rule the roost in Arunachal elections
By IANS,
Itanagar : More than 40 percent of the 157 candidates for next week's assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh are millionaires, with the richest being a debutant school dropout worth more than Rs.2 billion (Rs.200 crore).
According to figures compiled by the National Election Watch (NEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) from affidavits filed by the contesting candidates, 63 candidates are millionaires.
Congress party candidate for the Palin assembly constituency, Takam Tagar, is the richest with declared assets worth Rs.2.09 billion.
Maoists mar first round of India’s balloting with violence
By IANS,
New Delhi : Millions voted across India Thursday in the first round of elections to pick a new parliament in the world's largest democracy, but the exercise was marred by extremist violence that left 19 people dead in three states.
At least 50 percent of the 143 million voters - of the country's 714 million - exercised their franchise in 124 constituencies in 15 states and two union territories in the start of one of India's most bitterly fought elections that are expected to throw up another splintered Lok Sabha.
Indian Muslims against ISIS: After fatwas against terror, Muslims take to streets, launch major...
By IndScribe,
First, there were fatwas against terrorism and ISIS.
Now, Indian Muslims have taken to the streets, to raise their voice against the outfit.
The...
Sonia announces Pratibha Patil as UPA candidate for president
By IANS
New Delhi : Rajasthan Governor and veteran Congress leader from Maharashtra Pratibha Patil was proposed as the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA)'s candidate for the presidential post, paving the way for her to be India's first woman head of state.
And now Kerala CPI-M bats for private investment
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : For long private capital and investors were pariah for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), but now the Left government in Kerala has set a target of attracting Rs.250 billion ($6 billion) worth of private investments in the next three years.
Azad, six others file papers for RS polls in Kashmir
Jammu : Seven candidates, including Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The...
Mid day meals of poor quality: CAG
New Delhi : The quality of food served in schools under the Mid Day Meal Scheme continues to remain poor across the country, the...
BJP showing fake love for Dalits, says BSP chief
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP of showing "fake love" for the Dalits. The BJP hit back,...
Apex court reserves verdict on Sanjay Dutt’s plea
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday reserved its verdict on Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's plea to suspend his conviction in a criminal case to enable him to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice R.M. Lodha reserved the verdict after arguments for two hours from various parties, including Dutt's counsel Harish Salve, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) counsel Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium and several other senior lawyers who opposed Dutt's plea.
Congress slams Chhattisgarh for ‘selling’ rivers, dams
By IANS,
Raipur: The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh Tuesday hit out at the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "selling" rivers and dams to industrial houses.
Momin Conference of UP to contest Maha Assembly polls
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Momin Conference (MC) of Uttar Pradesh is going to contest the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. In Maharashtra, where there are already UDF, Ulama Council and some other so-called secular parties in the fray, it will be a test for Muslims to choose one of them while casting their votes.
The general secretary of MC Dr Abdur Rashid Ansari told TCN that the party is registered with the Election Commission of India since 2000 and it has right to contest elections all over India.
Sasikala says she wants to serve Jayalalithaa
By IANS,
Chennai : In an apparent reconciliation move, a former aide to J. Jayalalithaa said Wednesday that she wants to keep serving the Tamil Nadu chief minister.
NCP national convention to discuss UPA alliance
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will discuss its relations with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the party's future course of action at a two-day national convention beginning here Saturday.
"We will discuss ways in which the UPA alliance can be strengthened. Other issues will be the future plans for the party in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, price rise and other current issues," NCP spokesperson D. P. Tripathi told IANS.
Mayawati’s smaller states demand ‘political stunt’: Congress
By IANS,
Allahabad: Terming Chief Minister Mayawati's demand of carving out smaller states out of Uttar Pradesh as a "political stunt", the Congress Monday claimed her main motive was to divert the attention of the masses from her "corrupt practices".
"Mayawati wants to shift attention of the public from her corrupt practices, particularly misuse of funds to the tune of crores of rupees in the name of setting up parks, memorials and installing statues," state Congress legislature party leader Pramod Tiwari told reporters here.
Chavan to skip Modi events in Nagpur?
Mumbai : Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan may avoid sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at functions scheduled in Nagpur Thursday, official...
Congress-CPI-M alliance will forfeit deposit in all seats: Mamata
Kolkata: Dismissing the proposed alliance between the CPI-M and the Congress, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the combine's candidates would...
Untouchability practised against CM Manjhi to be probed
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday ordered a high-level probe into the alleged "untouchability" practised by some "powerful people" against him...
Many contenders, lots at stake, as Maharashtra readies for polls
By IANS,
Mumbai : A total of 3,559 candidates are putting their best foot forward, 84,136 polling stations are ready and elaborate security arrangements are in place as Maharashtra prepares for Tuesday's crucial assembly elections, where the stakes are high for the main political parties.
The three-week campaign was marred by a Maoist attack that killed 17 policemen in Gadchiroli district. It is still a cause of worry to the security apparatus.
Stars shining for smaller parties, say astrologers
By IANS,
New Delhi : They aren't quite pollsters, but astrologers are pundits for all seasons in India. And days before votes for the 15th Lok Sabha are counted May 16, they predict "a hung house" and say the stars are shining for smaller parties.
"Neither the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be able to form a government. The Congress at the most will get 135-140 seats, while the BJP might gain marginally with 165 seats," Delhi-based astrologer Prem Kumar Sharma, a popular television commentator on spirituality and astrology, told IANS.
Delhi needs full statehood to frame own anti-teror law, says BJP
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Framing a Delhi-specific anti-terror law will be high on the agenda of BJP in the national capital if voted to power, but the party feels that the absence of full statehood will hamper such efforts.
BJP's Delhi Chief Ministerial candidate V K Malhotra said granting of full-statehood status to Delhi would help tackle terror as it would help the city government frame its own anti-terror law.
Nothing to do with Dalit students’ suspension: Dattatreya
Hyderabad : Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said neither he nor the BJP had anything to do with the suspension of five Dalit...
Malegaon 2008 Blasts: NIA’s plea for custodial interrogation of accused pending in SC for...
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
India’s most elite anti-terror investigation team, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which was established specifically to probe terror-related cases and...
Pravin Togadia not allowed to visit Kandhamal
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: The local administration in Orissa's Kandhamal district has not allowed the proposed visit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia to the area later this week, officials said.
The VHP leader was scheduled to go to visit Kandhamal during his visit to the state on Thursday.
"We have decided not to allow VHP leader Pravin Togadia to visit the district as the district is fast turning normal after the communal riots in 2008. His visit would not be good at this moment," Kandhamal District Collector Krishna Kumar said.
Bihar legislator calls Muslim colleague ‘Pakistani’ in assembly
By IANS,
Patna : The Bihar assembly Wednesday witnessed unruly scenes after a ruling party legislator called an opposition Muslim legislator a "Pakistani".
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ramadhar Singh made the comment against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator Shakeel Ahmad Khan during a discussion after the state budget was presented.
The incident occurred when some RJD Legislators, including Khan, made a remark about L.K. Advani, BJP's prime ministerial candidate.
Akalis sweep Punjab by-polls, Sukhbir Badal triumphs
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Former Punjab deputy chief minister and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday won the Jalalabad assembly by-election by over 80,000 votes even as the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab won all three assembly by-elections in the state.
Akali Dal candidate Jasjit Singh Bunny, son of former cooperation minister Kanwaljit Singh, won the Banur assembly seat in Mohali district by nearly 20,000 votes. Akali leader Sewa Singh Sekhwan won by over 12,000 votes from the Kahnuwan assembly seat in Gurdaspur district.
Kharge raises Arunachal, Uttarakhand crises, Rajnath says Congress a leaky boat
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes on Tuesday after Congress floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance of...
Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?
The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...
BJP walks out of Lok Sabha over India-Pakistan statement
By IANS,
New Delhi : India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha Friday, alleging the government had capitulated to Pakistan on the terrorism issue, soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh read out a statement on his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.
"You have delinked terrorism and the composite dialogue. Why have you taken seven months to decide on this?" queried BJP leader L.K. Advani before leading his party members out of the lower house of parliament.
As Rahul interacts with students, media 1ocked in room
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Nearly 30 mediapersons were locked for over two hours in a room adjoining the hall where Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was interacting with Panjab University (PU) students here Tuesday evening.
Rahul Gandhi came to this union territory Tuesday evening to attend an interactive session with students at the gymnasium hall on the PU campus in Sector 14.
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Partial response to Telangana shutdown on second day
By IANS,
Hyderabad : For the second consecutive day Thursday, the shutdown in Telangana over the demand for a separate state hit normal life in the region. But unlike the first day, when the impact was total, there was a partial response this time.
The impact was not visible in most parts of Hyderabad as buses of the state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) returned on the roads. Most shops, business establishments and educational institutions also re-opened.
‘Situation in Bengal worse than emergency days’
Kolkata : Amid reports of frequent political violence in West Bengal, former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Thursday dubbed the situation in the state...
‘पाई पाई जोड़कर आगे की पढ़ाई जारी रखूंगी’
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फ़ैज़ाबाद : 22 साल की आयशा की ख्वाहिश वकालत की पढ़ाई करके जज बनने की है, लेकिन देश में लॉ...
AUDF to contest Karimganj Lok Sabha seat
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Guwahati: Yesterday in late evening development the recently formed Assam United Democratic Front(AUDF)led third front coalition had its marathon meeting in the official residence of party president Badruddin Ajmal, to formulate the strategy for the forth coming Parliamentary election.
Meeting was attended by all the partner of coalitions except Samajwadi Party(SP).Though SP was not present either in the first or second round of its meeting, but as per the sources its still very much part of the coalition.
Uttar Pradesh bypolls for five seats Saturday
By IANS
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh will hold bypolls for two parliamentary and three assembly seats Saturday that is being seen as a mini trial run for the general elections scheduled next year.
Although four main political parties - the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress - are in the fray, the in most of the seats the contest is largely between the BSP and Samajwadi Party.
CPI-M seeks security for Husain, BJP says he’s safe in India
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government should give an assurance of security to M.F. Husain and bring him home, the CPI-M said Thursday following reports that the artist had been given Qatari nationality while the BJP maintained that his art had hurt people's feelings.
The Congress maintained a middle of the road stance and said it was his personal decision.
Modi, Paswan share stage; Jayalalithaa slams Congress
New Delhi : Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan Monday shared the dais with Narendra Modi and pitched for making him the next prime minister, as AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa launched her party's campaign for the Lok Sabha polls and asked people to throw out the "corrupt" Congress-led government.
Mulayam bares his ‘Delhi ambitions’ again
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday bared his national ambitions again as he exhorted party cadres to work beyond "making a government in Uttar Pradesh".
Wives pray for poll officials in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : Fearing attacks by Maoists, wives of officials who will oversee the second phase of Jharkhand's assembly polls Wednesday are praying for their safety.
Although authorities have promised a violence free election, everyone has their fingers crossed since all the 14 assembly constituencies in the second round are known Maoist strongholds.
These are Tamar, Silli, Khijri, Mandar, Gomia, Gandeya, Giridih, Dumri, Barhi, Barkagao, Mandu, Ramgarh, Koderma and Khuti.
UNPA to hold pro-farmer rally in Delhi Feb 26
By IANS
Sampla (Haryana) : The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) Sunday announced plans for a protest rally in New Delhi Feb 26 to highlight the plight of the farmers of the country. The UNPA has sent an invitation to the Left parties to join the protest rally.
The rally would demand the government waive off all farmer loans and ensure remunerative prices for their produce, UNPA leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala announced at a rally here Sunday. Several top UNPA leaders were also present.
Rajnath takes onus for BJP poll debacle, swears by Hindutva
By IANS,
New Delhi : Amid dissent and blame game, a soul-searching meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began here Saturday with its president Rajnath Singh owning up the humiliating election defeat and reiterating the party's commitment to Hindutva ideology.
After days of intra-party wranglings when senior leaders demanded that heads should roll and the poll debacle must be analysed, Rajnath Singh attempted to cool off tempers by accepting the onus for the results while also underlining collective responsibility.
Congress councillor accuses Kolkata mayor of Saradha links
Kolkata:Even as the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam continues to hog the limelight in West Bengal, a Congress municipal councilor Friday accused mayor Sovon...
Attacks on economic targets by Maoists rise in 2015
New Delhi: Attacks by Maoists on economic targets rose to 127 in 2015, up from 100 the previous year, parliament was told on Tuesday.
Minister...
PDP quits Kashmir government over Amarnath land row
By IANS,
Srinagar : The People's Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday withdrew from Jammu and Kashmir's Congress-led coalition government following differences over land allotment to the Amarnath shrine authorities, sparking a political crisis in the poll-bound state.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who arrived here Saturday from London, convened a meeting of senior party leaders and legislators at the Gupkar Road residence of her father and party patron, former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who is currently abroad.
Haj Subsidy: Is the government ready to publish white paper on religious expenditure in...
The following is a letter addressed to the Home Minister of India.
By Mujahid Nafees for TwoCircles.net
As we already know, two days ago the...
Kashmir voters ponder over roads, water and jobs
By F. Ahmed, IANS,
Saderkote Payeen (Jammu and Kashmir) : The world looks at Kashmir as a hotspot between India and Pakistan. But people who voted here in Bandipora constituency Monday for a new legislature were more worried about local issues.
It was still early and freezing cold as Haji Muhammad Yusuf, 60, finished casting his vote and was leaving the polling station, set up in the rural development department office.
Rahul leaves Amethi to meet Sonia
By IANS,
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi broke off his three-day trip here to travel to New Delhi to meet his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi who will file a nomination for another term in office as party chief. He will back here in the afternoon, a party spokesperson said.
Gandhi reached Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, Wednesday for a three-day trip.
DMK, Congress playing politics over Lankan Tamils: CPI, BJP
By IANS,
Chennai : The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday assailed External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for allegedly using the plight of the suffering Tamil minority in Sri Lanka for political ends.
Congress mulling new candidate for Himachal’s Mandi seat
By IANS,
Shimla : The Congress' Himachal Pradesh unit might opt for former central minister Sukh Ram from the state's Mandi parliamentary constituency, after present member Pratibha Singh announced she would not contest next time.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) chief Kaul Singh Thakur Friday told reporters that Pratibha Singh, wife of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, would not contest the forthcoming general elections, due to personal reasons.
Raj Thackeray complains of getting threats to life
By IANS
Mumbai : Mahasrashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has complained to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil of having received a letter threatening to "pump bullets in his head", purportedly sent by residents of Shivaji Park, south-central Mumbai.
Surprisingly, the handwritten threat has been issued on a letterhead of the Maharashtra government's minister of state for the general administration department, which falls under Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
BJP vows to improve economy, end policy paralysis
New Delhi : The BJP Monday released its manifesto focusing on improving the country's economy and infrastructure, ending policy paralysis and curbing corruption.
Releasing the...
No unanimous welcome for Modi’s proposals for MPs
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement during his Independence Day speech of Sansaad Adarsh Gram Yojana to develop model villages, and his...
Interpol cancels red corner notice against Dr Zakir Naik
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, has cancelled its Red Corner notice against Islamic preacher and televangelist Dr Zakir Naik and...
EC tightens grip on JMM candidate accused in murder case
Ranchi : The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday took a strong stand on a complaint against ruling JMM's candidate from Giridih Lok Sabha constituency, Jagannath...
J&K govt. losing interest in the peace process: Mufti
By News Agency of Kashmir
Srinagar: Launching an indirect attack on his successor, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and chief patron Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today said that Congress led state government seems to have lost his interest in the peace process and confidence building measures.
Sources said that People's Democratic Party (PDP) held an emergency meeting, here today, to decide whether to pull out of coalition or not. The meeting was taken in view of the recent controversies between the two alliance partners over some issues.
1,200 vulnerable polling stations in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : The Election Commission has identified around 1,200 vulnerable polling stations in Kerala, but expressed satisfaction over the way things were shaping up...
Notice to Goa speaker for disqualifying MLA brothers
By IANS
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Goa assembly speaker Pratapsinh Rane on petitions by two state legislators challenging his decision to disqualify them minutes before voting on a trust motion for Chief Minister Digambar Kamat last week.
By-election loss sparks conflicts in BJP, Congress
Bhubaneswar : The defeat in the Kandhamal Lok Sabha by-election has triggered intra-party conflicts in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in...
Varanasi basks in its importance, ignores ‘waves’
By Ashish Arora,
Varanasi : This teeming city, considered holy by Hindus, but home to a large proportion of Muslims, is slowly warming up to...
Mumbai embraces BJP-Shiv Sena, dumps Congress-NCP
Mumbai : The BJP-Shiv Sena is poised to make a clean sweep of Mumbai's six Lok Sabha seats, as per Friday's vote count trends.
In...
BJP maintains lead in Bengaluru civic poll
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintained its lead in the Bengaluru civic corporation's election as the counting of votes crossed the half-way mark...
Kejriwal to start Varanasi campaign Tuesday
New Delhi : AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will begin campaigning against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi from Tuesday, his colleagues said...
Is Kejriwal drifting away from old friends?
By Alok Singh ,
New Delhi: Is AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal slowly drifting away from his old associates and gravitating towards a new set of...
Delhi civic bodies to get Rs.493 crore to pay salaries: Jung
New Delhi: Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday ordered the release of Rs.493 crore to the municipal corporations in the national capital to...
Muslim Contested Candidates for General Elections 2009
By Aariz Mohammed,
Center for Minorities Empowerment, Hyderabad. AP.
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एनसीईआरटी की पहले किताब में जवाहरलाल नेहरू, राजेन्द्र...
Speaker accepts 16 TRS legislators’ resignations
By IANS
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy Friday accepted the resignations of all 16 lawmakers from the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).
The speaker will make a formal announcement in the house Monday, said sources close to the speaker's office.
The TRS members resigned March 4 along with three members of the state legislative council to protest the central government delay in granting Telangana region full statehood. A day earlier, the party's four members of parliament too had quit.
Amar Singh meets Somnath, urges him not to quit
By IANS,
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Tuesday evening met Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and urged him not to quit the post despite pressure from his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
"Our leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had asked us to meet Chatterjee. We urged him to continue as speaker," Amar Singh told reporters after meeting the veteran parliamentarian at his residence here.
Amar Singh, who was accompanied by party MPs Ram Gopal Yadav and Akhilesh Singh Yadav, said the post was above party politics.
Thackeray to Tendulkar: Stay off politics, you don’t know Mumbai’s problems
By IANS,
Mumbai : Taking strong exception to Sachin Tendulkar's recent comment that "Mumbai belongs to all", Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has warned the legendary cricketer to "keep off the political pitch" for his own well-being and said his "single cheeky" had made him "run out" in Marathi minds.
He said Tendulkar may not even be aware of the struggle of Maharashtrians for Mumbai, as he was "not even born" then, and said cricketers like him "ultimately play only for themselves".
SC moved to restrain Jayalalithaa from being sworn-in as CM
New Delhi : The Supreme Court was moved Thursday seeking a direction to restrain AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa from being sworn-in again as chief...
Tension in India due to provocation of minorities: Moody’s
Chennai: The belligerent provocation of various Indian minorities has raised ethnic tensions, says Moody's Analytics in a report that warned of "a possible increase...
‘Modi as head of government is ring-fenced against summons’
By Arul Louis ,
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “ring-fenced” as a sovereign representative of India and cannot be served summons in a...
Kejriwal tells Jung to dissolve Delhi assembly
New Delhi : AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Monday told Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung that the delay in dissolving the fractured assembly in Delhi was...
Kejriwal leaves for Varanasi Monday
New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal leaves Monday by train for Varanasi to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the Lok...
Amarnath row ‘manufactured’ to damage secular fabric: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : Apparently targetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress Thursday said the Amarnath land controversy that has led to unrest in Jammu and Kashmir was "manufactured" to damage the secular fabric of the country.
"The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is dangerous. The BJP should rein in the agitation in national interest," Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said here.
YSR retains Pulivendula, Naidu wins again in Kuppam
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who led Congress party back to power in the state in 2004, was Saturday re-elected to the assembly from Pulivendula constituency in his native Kadapa district.
YSR, as the chief minister is popularly known, retained the seat with a majority of 69,092 votes. His nearest rival was S.V. Satish Kumar Reddy of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
YSR, who is all set to become the chief minister again, had defeated Satish Kumar Reddy by over 41,000 votes in 2004.
Bengal safe haven for terrorists under Mamata: BJP
Kolkata : Charging West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress with encouraging infiltration, the BJP on Monday said the state has become a safe haven for...
BJP names 16 more for Kashmir polls
Jammu : The BJP Saturday issued its fourth list of 16 candidates for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Saturday's list includes 13 candidates...
Rahul should join government: Krishna
By IANS,
New Delhi: It was "necessary" for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to come into the government, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Wednesday.
Shivraj Patil asks Maharashtra to protect the vulnerable
By IANS
New Delhi : Four days after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) targeted north Indians in Mumbai, damaging taxis and vandalising theatres, Home Minister Shivraj Patil Wednesday stepped in to ask the state government to provide protection to the "vulnerable".
In a statement, Patil directed the state authorities to also ensure that no individual or group of persons was intimidated, attacked or their properties targeted and damaged.
Jaya Prada to join BJP, may take on Kejriwal
New Delhi : Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada is likely to join the BJP and may be fielded against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi...
Raids at Koda’s places not a political issue: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party Wednesday denied that it was in the know of the raids conducted on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's residence and his associates' offices across the country.
"It is totally unfounded. We don't look at the issue politically," said Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed, reacting to a question whether the move against Koda was with the knowledge of the party.
The party also maintained that the raids were not a political issue. "It is a question of probity in public life," Ahmed told reporters here.
Chiranjeevi to contest from Tirupati
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Actor-politician Chiranjeevi would be contesting from Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati assembly seat, his Praja Rajya Party (PRP) announced Friday while declaring the first list of candidates for the state assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Unlike other parties, which declared their lists either in Delhi or Hyderabad, he chose Jaggampet in coastal Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district to announce the candidates for 100 assembly and nine Lok Sabha seats.
Dravidian land all set for battle for power
By IANS,
Chennai : Amid charges of big-time corruption, Tamil Nadu is set for assembly elections Wednesday, its result bound to cast a shadow on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ruling coalition.
Congress activists protest Kashmiri students’ harassment
By IANS,
Srinagar : Dozens of Congress activists staged a demonstration in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday against the alleged harassment of Kashmiri students in Madhya Pradesh.
Seven Koda ministers lose election
By IANS,
Ranchi : His wife Geeta Koda has won, but scam tainted Madhu Koda's seven former ministerial colleagues Wednesday lost the Jharkhand assembly election.
These include former deputy chief ministers Sudhir Mahto and Stephen Marandi. While Mahto was a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate and lost to the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantantrik (JVM-P), Marandi contested on a Congress ticket and was defeated by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's nominee Hemant Soren -- Rajya Sabha MP and son of party chief Shibu Soren.
BJP wins four, Congress one in Karnataka
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won four of Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, while the Congress wrested the Mysore seat, according to the results declared by noon Saturday.
According to the election officials, the BJP has retained three seats - Chikkodi, Bijapur (SC) and Bellary (ST) - while it bagged the redrawn Haveri constituency in Malnad region.
The Congress wrested the Mysore parliamentary seat from the BJP, when its candidate A.H. Vishwanath defeated sitting MP C.H. Vijayashankar by a margin of 7,691 votes.
UPA-Left meet to discuss IAEA negotiations
By IANS,
New Delhi : The nuclear committee of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its Left allies is meeting Tuesday to take stock of New Delhi's negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over the India-US civil nuclear agreement.
The discussions in the eighth round of the 15-member UPA-Left nuclear committee meeting will centre on the clarifications sought by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat from External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The minister heads the panel.