Manmohan Singh talks growth, Sonia Gandhi assures inclusion
By Arvind Padmanabhan,IANS,
New Delhi : In politically coordinated speeches by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the ruling dispensation Friday sought to send the message that it will go into the election with the mantra of economic growth with social inclusion.
CPI-M raps Mamata for introducing yet another award
Kolkata : The Communist Party of India-Marxist Friday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her penchant to introduce awards and "waste tax...
Mukherjee ‘sets record straight’, says IAEA text confidential
By IANS,
New Delhi : Refuting the Left's allegation that the government violated its commitment to share the IAEA safeguards pact text with them, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday clarified it was a confidential record and the communists should have joined the government to get access to it.
Report card: Majority of Muslim Lok Sabha MPs remain silent, Owaisi again leader
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Muslim Members of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) have again disappointed their constituencies as well as the community as majority of them remained tight-lipped not asking any question during the November-December 2009 Winter Session.
Modi clarifies on not wearing skull cap, puppy remark
New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi clarified on his "puppy" remark, saying his comment had been wrongly interpreted, and also defended his...
Nearly half of electors vote in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : High voter turnout was recorded in Gujarat Wednesday, with 45 percent of the electors turning up to cast their ballot in the...
Rahul Gandhi, Congress’ farmer-politician
By IANS,
New Delhi : Never mind if Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds an M Phil degree from Cambridge, he is actually a farmer! At least that's the description of his profession on the Lok Sabha website.
The young and suave Congress general secretary has a degree in Development Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University. Incidentally, the website misspells his profession as a "farmar".
Young Congress MP Sachin Pilot also calls himself an agriculturist. It's a different matter that he holds an MBA degree from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia!
Can’t allow Lokpal to run parallel government: Sibal
By IANS,
Ranchi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said a parallel government in the form of Lokpal cannot be allowed to function in the country.
J&K Beef Ban : State High Court restores status quo ante
By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter
Srinagar : Almost two weeks after the Supreme Court issued directions to chief justice of the...
Tax incentives announced for poll-bound Bihar
New Delhi : A day after a Rs.1.25 lakh crore financial package was announced for poll-bound Bihar, the Finance Ministry on Wednesday declared...
Why keep the IAEA secret, Left asks
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Left parties Tuesday sought a discussion "with full transparency" on the IAEA safeguards agreement and asked: "Why is the Manmohan Singh government keeping the draft of the IAEA agreement from the people of India?"
Raising several vital questions related to the India-US nuclear deal and the safeguards pact, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its three allies said, "the full text of the agreement is necessary to clarify the major issues involved".
Union ministers’ visits for media coverage only: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that the visits of union ministers to the poll-bound state had nothing to do with...
Polling day in Nagpur: It’s all about the money
By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net,
Nagpur: On April 10, 2014, the residents of Nagpur lined up to vote in an election that is extremely crucial for the political careers of the BJP’s Nitin Gadkari and the seven-time incumbent Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar. The mood in Nagpur was difficult to assess, but favours were certainly handed out the night before to slum areas in the form of liquor, food and money.
BJP questions Akhilesh on bodies found in Ganga, Betwa
Lucknow : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's silence on the recovery of as many as 110...
Indian Americans hold protests in multiple US cities against hijab ban in Karnataka
Protesters held placards saying “my body, my choice,” “revoke hijab ban,” “stop telling women what to do”, “hijab is my right,” and “hijab...
Life limps back to normalcy in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : Life is limping back to normalcy in Tamil Nadu Sunday, a day after clashes broke out following Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's conviction...
Political motive behind MCD trifurcation, says mayor
By IANS,
New Delhi: Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi Wednesday described the central government's nod to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as a move dictated by "political consideration".
Raj Thackeray gives officials 30-day ‘ultimatum’ on north Indians
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a 30-day "ultimatum" Friday to all Marathi-speaking government officials to check influx of north Indians in the state or "prepare themselves to face the consequences”.
Thackeray served his "ultimatum" against the north Indians, especially from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, living or working in the state, at a party office-bearers meeting in Dadar.
Advani hails Gadkari call for probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday hailed party president Nitin Gadkari for his readiness to face a probe into his controversial business dealings.
HR professional throws hat into poll ring
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, IANS,
Chennai : He founded India's largest recruitment firm. Having placed over 200,000 people in jobs around the world, K. Pandiarajan is now looking for a place in the Lok Sabha for himself.
He is the nominee of the DMDK, the party started by Tamil film star Vijayakanth, from the Virudhunagar constituency in Tamil Nadu, around 450 km from here.
The 49-year-old founder of Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited, a recruitment firm, thinks he may be the first entrepreneur from the human resource (HR) industry to contest for a Lok Sabha seat.
BJP a supermarket of immorality, irregularity: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party Thursday described the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a supermarket where a "spectrum of immorality and irregularity is available under one roof".
Apex court temporarily upholds Kerala legislator’s election
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday temporarily restored Kerala's Left Democratic Front legislator and former state minister M.J. Jacob's election, struck down earlier this month by the Kerala High court on charges of electoral malpractices.
An apex court vacation bench of Justice C.K. Thakkar and Justice L.S. Panta restored Jacob's election by suspending the high court ruling which had invalidated his May 2006 election from Piravom assembly segment.
Gadkari may be chief but Advani era continues in BJP
By Arun Anand, IANS,
New Delhi : Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of many political battles within and outside the party, who has emerged as the most formidable leader within the party.
The recent developments within the party are a clear indication that the Advani era has not yet ended,despite prediction of many political pundits after the BJP lost miserably in May 2009 general elections.
Jammu and Kashmir secretariat opens in winter capital
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat Monday started functioning from here in the winter capital after six months in Srinagar.
Chief Minister Omar...
Report card: Muslim Rajya Sabha MPs outperform LS counterparts
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Muslim Members of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) have outperformed their Lok Sabha (Lower House) counterparts as majority of them spoke, not remained tight-lipped like Muslim LS Members, during the November-December 2009 Winter Session.
Of 28 Muslim Rajya Sabha Members, 18 asked questions while 10 (4 of them from ruling Congress) remained silent. In Lok Sabha’s case during the same session, of 29 Muslim Members 18 did not ask any question
World is now listening to India: Modi
Varanasi : The UN decision to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day was proof that India's voice was now being heard, Prime Minister...
CPI-M demands quota in private educational institutions
By IANS,
Kochi : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday called for a law that will ensure reservation for the scheduled castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBCs) in all private educational institutions.
Karat was addressing a convention of schedule castes organised by the CPI-M state unit here Saturday.
He said an act has already been passed which ensures reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in educational institutions run by the central government.
ED officer who quizzed Punjab minister transferred, opposition slams move
Chandigarh : An enforcement directorate official, who had recently questioned Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on money laundering allegations, has been shifted to...
Dissolve Karnataka assembly, hold polls, demands Congress
By IANS
New Delhi : The Congress party Monday asked the central government to dissolve the Karnataka assembly and hold fresh elections to prevent "horse trading" and avoid "the huge and irreversible prejudicial impact" of the "unholy" alliance upon the state.
"The Congress calls upon the central government and the governor to dissolve the assembly forthwith and allow the state to proceed to election to prevent imminent horse trading," the party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said here.
FIR filed against Odisha CM, vigilance director
Bhubaneswar: A First Information Report (F.I.R) was filed against Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Vigilance Director K.B. Singh on Saturday for falsely implicating...
Mulayam apologises to Muslims for aligning with Kalyan
By IANS,
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Thursday apologised to Muslims for aligning with former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh, widely seen as a key figure in the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in 1992.
BJP slams Jadavpur VC for not acting against students
Kolkata: The BJP on Saturday accused Jadavpur University vice chancellor Suranjan Das of being a "Trinamool Congress appointee" and failing to identify the students...
TCN cartoon: Muslims in media
By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,
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Final tally in Kerala and Puducherry
By IANS,
New Delhi : The final tally of the Kerala and Puducherry elections:
Kerala
Constituencies - 140
Party Won
Communist Party of India (CPI) 13
PM wanted Rahul to learn governance under him
By IANS
New Delhi : It was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who wanted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi as a minister in his office - a move that he thought would be an apprenticeship for the ruling party's 'future prime minister.'
But the Amethi MP had different plans.
According to Congress party sources, Manmohan Singh had suggested that Rahul, who is seen as being groomed as the party's future prime ministerial candidate, could get a "good training" at the Prime Minister' Office. His mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi endorsed the idea, the sources said.
Ruling BJD members stall Odisha assembly over Polavaram dam
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed pandemonium as ruling BJD legislators stalled proceedings over the Polavaram dam project and later submitted a...
No Holi celebrations for Nitish, Lalu
By IANS,
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad did not celebrate Holi Monday to express solidarity with the family of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Abhay Singh who shot dead his wife and daughter before killing himself.
"Nitish Kumar did not play Holi to mourn Abhay's death," an official at the chief minister's residence said. He also cancelled a 'Holi Milan' function at his residence Saturday.
"Only a select few visited him Sunday morning," a security official told IANS.
Woman files harassment case against Odisha MLA
Bhubaneswar : A woman on Tuesday filed a harassment complaint against an Odisha MLA who she claimed was her father-in-law but the Independent legislator...
Kashmiri separatists unmoved by PM’s dialogue offer
By IANS
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leaders have not responded positively to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that the central government was ready to hold talks with them.
"It is nothing more than mere rhetoric. It is aimed to hoodwink the international community," Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, said Tuesday, a day after the prime minister's offer of talks at a press conference to mark the first year of the second tenure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Karnataka crisis not discussed at CCPA meeting
By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) but did not discuss the crisis in Karnataka, indicating that a decision on revocation of President's rule in the state may take a little longer.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said a pointed "No" in reply to a question on whether Karnataka came up for discussion at the CCPA.
Referendum on Delhi statehood not unconstitutional: AAP
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Dilip Pandey on Tuesday said a referendum on statehood for Delhi was "not unconstitutional" and the...
Unsung heroes of Kashmir: A peep into the lives of socially outcast, untouchable and...
Sualiha Zubair, Irshad Fayaz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: In the valley of Kashmir, amid the snow-capped mountains and lush green plains, exists a disadvantaged community historically overlooked...
Iliyas Azmi resigns from ‘one man party’ AAP
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Iliyas Azmi resigned from the party on Monday stating that it has become a "one man"...
BJP seizes on government faux pas to seek apology
By IANS
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday smelt political opportunity in the government's apparent faux pas over a judicial affidavit that said there was no historical evidence to prove the existence of Lord Ram. The BJP sought the government apology for "hurting the sentiments of millions of Hindus".
BJP to go direct-to-home on Dish TV to seek vote
By IANS,
New Delhi : Dish TV, part of the media conglomerate - Zee Group, Thursday inked an agreement with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to advertise its �Strong Leader, Decisive Government' campaign for the forthcoming general elections.
Now every time a viewer switches on a television set connected to Dish TV, the BJP election campaign will beam on by default.
BJP bags all 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh
By IANS
Bhopal : All three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates from Madhya Pradesh - Maya Singh, Raghunandan Sharma and Prabhat Jha - were elected to the Rajya Sabha, official sources said Friday.
While all three Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators abstained from voting, each BJP candidate bagged the required 58 votes and the Congress-supported candidate Vivek Tankha got only 51 votes.
Jharkhand Minister faces murder conspiracy charge
By IANS,
Ranchi : Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Enos Ekka for allegedly conspiring to kill the father of a former government functionary.
The FIR was filed here Wednesday evening on a complaint by Rukmini Devi, wife of the deceased Gajendra Sahu whose son Tileshwar G. Sahu was a former chairman of the Jharkhand Pollution Control Board (JPCB).
Madan Lal Khurana rejoins BJP
By IANS
New Delhi : Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and chief minister of Delhi Madan Lal Khurana returned to the party fold Friday after he withdrew the remarks he made against BJP leader L.K. Advani two years ago.
The party high command had expelled Khurana, 71, because he made public his differences with Advani on the 1999 Kandahar hijack crisis.
Since then tempers have cooled.
BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday welcomed Khurana into the party.
‘Achche din’ not for those who looted nation: Modi
Mathura : Asserting that his government has secured the promised "achche din" (good days) for the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said...
UP governor seeks CD of Azam Khan’s statement
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Wednesday wrote to state assembly Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey seeking audio and video CDs of remarks made...
Only of relevance to TV: Jaitley on Lalit Modi row
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday scoffed at questions on former IPL chief Lalit Modi's tweets naming him, saying some people...
Congress complains to poll panel against Modi
New Delhi : The Congress Friday approached the Election Commission demanding action against Narendra Modi, saying that the BJP's prime ministerial candidate had sought...
Insightful, says Modi of president’s address
New Delhi: An insightful address, is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described Pranab Mukherjee's Independence Day eve speech in which the...
Despite Left threat, India to conclude IAEA pact by Dec-end
By Manish Chand, IANS
New Delhi : Undeterred by the Left's fresh threat on the India-US civilian nuclear deal, the government plans to conclude an India-specific safeguards pact with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the end of this month.
After concluding the draft safeguards pact, the government will put it up for the Left's scrutiny as per an understanding with its Communist allies at a joint Left-UPA meeting last month.
Will Congress heavyweight Bhalla retain Jammu’s Gandhinagar?
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Gandhinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) : Senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla is seeking re-election from this Jammu district constituency for a third time, but he faced a tough challenge from BJP's Kavinder Gupta.
Inner Line Permit: Manipur tribals call 48-hour shutdown
Imphal : Tribal activists have called a 48-hour general strike in the tribal areas of Manipur from May 15 midnight to protest against the...
Senior BJP leader in Orissa quits protesting RSS ‘interference’
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Orissa and former Member of Parliament M.A. Kharavela Swain Tuesday resigned from the party protesting alleged interference by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in party affairs.
The bureaucrat-turned-politician who was elected to the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms, from 1998 to 2009, announced he was quitting at a press conference here.
"The RSS is physically controlling the Bharatiya Janata Party. There is no character left with the RSS-deputed leaders of the BJP," Swain said.
लोकसभा स्पीकर के घर के सामने सड़क पर ही बन गया ‘शाहीन बाग़’
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कोटा। राजस्थान के कोटा शहर में महिलाओं को जब सीएए, एनआरसी व एनपीआर के खिलाफ़ आंदोलन करने के लिए कोई ‘पार्क’ या ‘बाग़’ नहीं...
BJP state leaders did not support development: Himachal CM
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party state unit leaders behaved irresponsibly towards the hill state's...
PM to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Assam
By IANS
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to file his nomination papers Wednesday seeking re-election for the fourth straight term to the Rajya Sabha from his adopted home state of Assam.
Will file cases against US for WTO norms violation: Goyal
Pune : Charging Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said India file 16...
Scripting a musical campaign in support of AAP
By Alok Singh
New Delhi: A group of young professionals, who are hobby singers and supporters of the Aam Admi Party (AAP), are scripting...
Thrashed Kashmir legislator defends holding beef party
Srinagar: Independent lawmaker Engineer Rashid, who was thrashed by BJP legislators on Thursday, said he did not indulge in any illegal act by hosting...
Dharam Singh wins from Bidar
By IANS,
Bangalore : Former Karnataka chief minister N. Dharam Singh (Congress) won the Bidar seat defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Gurupadappa Nagmarpalli by...
प्रेम कुमार हैं बीजेपी के सीएम पद के उम्मीदवार!!
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पटना: बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी ने भले ही चुनावी अभियान की डोर पीएम मोदी ने ही संभाल रखी हो. भले...
We walked out of assembly: Himachal Pradesh BJP
By IANS,
Shimla : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday maintained that it had walked out of the Himachal Pradesh assembly Thursday.
Trinamool rally chokes large parts of Kolkata
By IANS,
Kolkata: Commuters had a harrowing time Wednesday as large parts of Kolkata remained choked with Trinamool Congress's grand rally in the heart of Kolkata drawing more than a million people.
Large parts of the city, including roads and important junctions, were closed since early Wednesday as processions from different parts of the city and the districts snaked their way to the venue at Esplanade.
Birthday boy Rahul stays away, Congress workers celebrate
By IANS
New Delhi : While birthday boy Rahul Gandhi was incommunicado, Congress workers celebrated the day Tuesday by distributing notebooks and clothes to the poor, and organising blood donation camps and even a wrestling competition!
Kejriwal targets Modi after President rejects bill
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following presidential rejection of his government's bill...
Policemen threatened to rape women students, says fact finding team
Hyderabad : Policemen, who cracked down on students protesting at University of Hyderabad, threatened to rape the women students, revealed an independent fact finding...
Modi arrives in Ahmedabad, says his government has generated trust
Ahmedabad : Narendra Modi, on his first visit after becoming prime minister, arrived here Tuesday, a day ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day...
Indian role in US resolution forced our exit: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Wednesday that his party quit the UPA after India helped in watering down the US resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in Geneva.
Samajwadi Party to offer legal help to poor
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party (SP) said Monday that its lawyers and experts will provide free-of-cost legal assistance to the poor people of Uttar Pradesh.
"In all the 71 districts of the state, our lawyers and experts, who are attached to the legal cell of their respective districts, would offer free legal assistance to those people who otherwise are not able to afford it," senior Samajwadi Party leader Ahmad Hassan told reporters here.
Former UP minister surrenders in court
Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh minister Avadh Pal Singh Yadav who was wanted in many cases finally surrendered before the Etah court on Monday...
Noted scholar Professor Asloob Ansari passes away
By TCN News
Aligarh: Professor Asloob Ahmad Ansari, a noted scholar, critic, educationist and a retired professor of the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim...
Shahabuddin convicted in yet another case
By IANS
Patna : A Bihar court Thursday convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin for a murderous attack on then Siwan superintendent of police (SP) in 1996.
This is the third time Shahabuddin has been convicted this year. He will be sentenced in the case Friday.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Gyaneshwar Prasad Srivastava of a special court inside Siwan jail, 150 km from here, found him guilty. Two of his bodyguards were also convicted.
Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Appropriation Bill, allowing the government to withdraw Rs.62.03 lakh crore from the Consolidated Fund...
Congress walkout in Himachal over suicide probe
By IANS,
Shimla: The opposition Congress Thursday staged a walkout in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, demanding transfer of a case of suicide by an unmarried woman to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a senior state police official was linked to the crime.
Ritu, 28, who was allegedly in love with Inspector General (Law and Order) Pradeep Kumar Sarpal's son Sidharth, committed suicide at her residence here Sunday by hanging herself from a ceiling fan.
International seminar on commemorating Sir Syed Ahmad Khan starts at AMU
By TCN News
Aligarh: The Centre of Advanced Study, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) started a three-day international seminar on ‘Commemorating Sir...
‘गौ-रक्षक दल’ हत्यारों का दल है —रवि नितेश
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नई दिल्ली : पिछले दिनों टीवी पर जो सबसे ज़्यादा ख़बर चली, वह राजस्थान के अल्वर में पहलू खां को कथित गौ-तस्करी के...
TMMK and MIP to be part of Grand National alliance of AUDF
By Najam Gilani,
Political movement launched by United Democratic Front President Badruddin Ajmal got major boost with Muslim groups in different states agreeing to join the UDF.
On Monday, in Press Club of India, New Delhi, Chief of Assam United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal announced the formation of a national political party which will field candidates in at least six states for the forth coming parliamentary elections.
Key Gulberg absconder surrenders, sentencing for 24 on June 17
Ahmedabad : A special sessions court here fixed June 17 for pronouncement of quantum of punishment to the 24 convicts of the Gulberg Society...
BJP retains power in Madhya Pradesh
By IANS,
Bhopal : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Madhya Pradesh having bagged 126 seats as votes polled Nov 27 in elections to the 230-seat state assembly were being counted Monday.
Of the 203 seats filled so far, the Congress has won on 62 while others including the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bhartiya Jan Shakti (BJS) Party, the Samajwadi Party and independents together have bagged 15 seats.
Bengal CM Mamata congratulates Paes on US Open triumph
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated Indian tennis ace Leander Paes who clinched his 17th Grand Slam crown by winning...
Geelani lauds Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir, reveals secret letter
By Aijaz Nazir
New Delhi: Two weeks after NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan derailed over the latter's insistence on raising the Kashmir issue and...
BJP wants probe into EVM tampering in Ranchi, JVM-P wants fresh voting
Ranchi: A day after politicians and journalists were beaten up by police while protesting tampering with EVMs after voting in Ranchi constituency, the BJP...
Congress leader wanted me to help scam accused: Sushma
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said a senior Congress leader had pressed her hard to give diplomatic passport...
I will contest presidential elections: Sangma
By IANS,
New Delhi : Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Friday said that he will contest the presidential elections and had got support from many political parties.
Bhattacharjee wants houses built for not-so-rich
By IANS
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday harped on water harvesting facilities in all new buildings while urging real estate companies to build homes for the not-so-rich as well.
Inaugurating east India's largest real estate exhibition "Realty Expo 2008" at the Science City grounds here, he said: "There should be both water harvesting and solar energy tapping facilities in the new buildings."
Some projects in the new township of Rajarhat here have already come up with such initiatives, he said.
Kinder, gentler Modi as parliament resumes functioning
By Amulya Ganguli
The good news is that parliament is once again engaged in its business of debate and discussion even if haltingly because...
Chiranjeevi to launch political party in August
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The political scene in Andhra Pradesh is set to change dramatically with Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi planning to launch his political party in August, a close aide said here Saturday.
The actor's brother-in-law and filmmaker Allu Arvind told newsmen here that Chiranjeevi is likely to launch his party Aug 22, his birthday.
Arvind made the statement during a rally by Chiranjeevi National Trade Union Congress (CNTUC), a trade union in the actor's name. The rally was organised to appeal to the actor to join politics.
Andhra chief minister to expand cabinet on May 25
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Thursday said he would expand his cabinet May 25 but ruled out appointing a deputy chief minister.
YSR, who took oath as the chief minister for the second consecutive term Wednesday evening, said he would induct ministers in his cabinet May 25 and promised to give proper representation to all regions.
He was speaking at a meet-the-press programme organised by Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists.
No birthday bash for Delhi Congress head – just wishes
By IANS,
New Delhi : It was a rather silent birthday party for Delhi Congress chief J.P. Aggarwal.
Aggarwal, who turned 63 Tuesday, remained busy throughout the day and met scores of people discussing the party strategy for the Delhi assembly elections of Nov 29.
However, that did not stop several party members from wishing him with flowers and decorative plants.
One party worker, who perhaps knew how much Aggarwal believes in stars, gifted him a Fengshui tree - for good luck.
Four royals in fray in Rajasthan
By Anil Sharma, IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan's erstwhile royalty has made elections exciting in the desert state where 25 Lok Sabha constituencies go to the polls May 7. At least four members of these families are trying their luck this time.
Ijaraj Singh, the former prince of Kota, is contesting as the Congress candidate from Kota. He faces a strong challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Shyam Sharma.
"Ijaraj Singh draws crowds where he goes. But how much of them will actually translate into votes is yet to be seen," said Janaradan Singh, a resident of Kota.
Gujarat High Court stays CIC order on Modi’s degree
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a stay on an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the Gujarat University...
Birbhum violence: Mukul Roy calls journalist ‘small fry’
Kolkata : Even as the opposition upped the ante over the violence-hit Makhra village in West Bengal's Birbhum, the ruling Trinamool Congress seemingly on...
Honour Pakistani terrorists as peace doves: Shiv Sena tells BJP
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday said that since every person who arrives here from Pakistan is "a messenger of peace", so the three...
Don’t train Sri Lanka Air Force personnel: Jayalalithaa
By IANS,
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday described the training of Sri Lankan Air Force personnel in Tamil Nadu as an insult to Tamils.
‘Varun speeches, Modi’s ‘budhiya’ remarks caused BJP defeat’
By IANS,
Shimla : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday admitted that hate speeches by Varun Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's sarcastic remarks on the Congress party during the campaign were among the reasons for its humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.
A senior party leader, who is here for a three-day party meeting to introspect on what ails it, told IANS: "The speeches of Modi and Varun Gandhi during the elections were among the reasons for the defeat in the elections." He was referring to the discussions in the closed door meeting.
PM-hopeful Advani wooing young voters
By IANS,
New Delhi : Trying out weights at a gymnasium, launching a personal website, chatting online and reaching out to students, the 81-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani is going all out to woo the young voters, who could play a decisive role in the coming elections.
With the rival Congress party making the most of its young brigade, led by youthful general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Advani's campaign managers are pulling out all stops to position him as a promising candidate who fuses experience with the alertness of a young man.
YSR – a Congress icon and a true mass leader
By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS,
Hyderabad : YSR was a true mass leader, one who ruled the hearts of people in Andhra Pradesh.
For Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, YSR in short, the end came while serving the very people who had reposed their faith in him by voting him to power for a record second consecutive term in May this year.
A doctor by profession, YSR was very close to the public pulse and carved a niche for himself by taking up revolutionary public welfare schemes, which had become a model for other states in the country.
Experts support Rahul’s Lokpal idea
By IANS,
New Delhi : AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi's idea to make the Lokpal office a constitutional body on the lines of the Election Commission of India has found support with experts.
Pratibha Patil set to be India’s first woman president
By IANS
New Delhi : India looked set to have its first woman president in Pratibha Patil - Rajasthan governor, social worker and a respected Congress politician - after an adamant Left Thursday refused to back Home Minister Shivraj Patil's candidature.
Make Gita national scripture, says Sushma; opposition hits out
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Sunday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gesture of presenting the Bhagavad Gita to world leaders, saying...
Six months later, Modi set to expand cabinet
New Delhi : Nearly six months after he led the BJP to a historic win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to reshuffle his...
Rajnath congratulates Modi, says BJP’s performance ‘superb’
New Delhi : BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday congratulated prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over the party's performance in the Lok Sabha polls and...
Why an Islamic seminary in Kanpur was bulldozed a day after Eid?
Authorities said the seminary had illegally occupied part of government land while seminary authorities contested the police claims.
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Modi wishes Sonia Gandhi speedy recovery
By IANS,
New Delhi : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday wished speedy recovery to Congress president Sonia Gandhi who underwent surgery abroad.
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Rift in UP Congress out in open after Muslim leaders express dissent in Varanasi
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, political parties have been trying every trick in the book to consolidate the vote bank against...
Polls 2014: Video camera shortage hits Ghaziabad officials
Ghaziabad : The Ghaziabad district administration is facing a shortage of video cameras, said an officer Wednesday.
"To conduct peaceful elections we need about 200...
Jaya Prada to work with Amar Singh in Lok Manch
By IANS,
New Delhi : Jaya Prada, who was expelled Tuesday from Samajawadi Party (SP) along former general secretary Amar Singh, said she would work with him in a non-political outfit to serve the downtrodden.
She said the Lok Manch had been floated as a "non-political" outfit by Amar Singh and she will work in it to reach out to people.
"I will work in Lok Manch and go to downtrodden people," Jaya Prada told the CNN-IBN news channel.
Denying that she was under influence of Amar Singh, Jaya Prada noted she was a three-time MP and "not a small kid".
Sonia slams West Bengal government over Nandigram
By IANS,
Kolkata : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday came down heavily on the Left-uled West Bengal government for its handling of the Nandigram issue, and said the state government "doesn't care for its farmers".
Amar Singh takes swipe at BJP-Left ‘friendship’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "new friendship" with the Left, saying their quarrel had finally ended.
"I congratulate them now (that) the quarrel between the Red (Left parties) and saffron (BJP) has come to an end. They have become one," Singh said at a press conference.
He also took a swipe at BJP leader L.K. Advani for calling him a "broker".
Kamat trying to cover up multi-crore rupee scam: BJP
By IANS,
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat is trying to cover up a multi-crore rupee excise evasion scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday, demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter.
The BJP said profits from the scam, in which Kamat’s role as the minister concerned is suspect, were being used to fund terror-networks.
Mishra urges Modi to revive two closed urea plants in Bengal
Kolkata : Calling upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure revival of two closed urea units of Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation at Durgapur and Haldia...
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Badals win Bathinda, Congress gains in Punjab
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The prestige fight between Punjab's leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his predecessor Amarinder Singh of the Congress in the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency was Saturday won by the Badals even though the Congress won eight out of the state's 13 seats.
Harsimrat Kaur, the daughter-in-law of Chief Minister Badal and wife of Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, won from Bathinda by a margin of 120,948 votes over her Congress rival and Amarinder Singh's son, Raninder Singh.