BJP appeals to president for early polls in Jharkhand
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday appealed to President Pratibha Patil for early elections in Jharkhand, which is under the President's Rule since Jan 19.
"We informed the president that keeping the legislative assembly in suspended animation had no logic as no political party in Jharkhand is in a position to form a new government," Raghuvar Das, Jharkhand BJP president, told reporters after meeting the president.
Das had led a delegation of BJP leaders from Jharkhand.
Undertrial prisoners in India equals Population of Barbados
By Sneha Alexander
-- Rudal Shah, arrested in 1953, remained in Bihar's Muzaffarpur jail for 30 years despite being acquitted in 1968.
-- Boka...
Speed up poll reforms, Quraishi urges PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for speeding up long-pending electoral reforms.
Why Kishanganj in Bihar is being targeted as ‘Kashmir’?
Kishanganj is a Muslim majority district in Bihar. Lately, the district has been in focus after Hindutva leaders started comparing the region with ‘Kashmir...
NCP workers refuse to campaign for Rane, boycott Pawar rally
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra): In an unprecedented show of indiscipline, around 400 NCP workers Sunday refused to campaign for Congress candidate Nilesh Rane and also boycotted...
AAP unveils Rs.41,129 crore Delhi budget
New Delhi: The AAP government in Delhi on Thursday presented a Rs.41,129 crore budget for the 2015-16 fiscal for the national capital.
The maiden full...
Congress putting together poll strategy for Jammu and Kashmir
By IANS,
Jammu : Aiming to push back the memories of the fall of its government in July, the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir is putting together its strategy for the elections due in November and plans to stress on its development work when it was in power.
Party leaders have started meeting workers to devise strategies for the elections.
Did not help Lalit Modi to get travel documents: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said she never helped former IPL chief Lalit Modi in getting travel documents from the...
Why I’m giving up being politically correct
By Nury Vittachi,
Don't you think that everyone who has to listen to sermons should be supplied with a button that says "Skip to end...
I still enjoy the confidence of Sonia Gandhi: Chavan
By IANS,
Mumbai: Ashok Chavan, who resigned as Maharashtra chief minister, said Tuesday that he still enjoyed the confidence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
PM cleared controversial Goa candidate: Congress
Panaji : The Congress said Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved the nomination of controversial Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Naik.
Goa Congress president...
Himachal legislators’ ‘mock session’ for online training
Shimla : Ahead of next month's monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly, legislators will undergo a three-day "mock session" for online training, Speaker...
Buddhadeb invites Mamata to resolve Singur row
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday sent a letter to the state's main opposition Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, inviting her for talks on the Singur land row.
"I've received a letter from Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. In that letter, he's invited our party for a dialogue over the Singur issue," Banerjee told reporters here at her south Kolkata residence.
She said: "Two of our representatives, Partha Chattopadhyay and Purnendu Basu, would attend the meeting with the state government on Aug 20.
UMF backtracks after supporting ‘Modi Bhakt’ for Lok Sabha
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: United Muslim Forum of Andhra Pradesh, an umbrella group of religious leaders, has backtracked from its controversial decision to support Lok Satta party chief Jayparakash Narayan from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat.
Trinamool Congress to fight it out alone in Tripura
By IANS,
Agartala : Despite a seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress will contest alone the Lok Sabha elections in Tripura.
The Trinamool Congress Wednesday said it has finalised its candidates for the two Lok Sabha constituencies in the Left ruled state.
"Congress leaders in Tripura ignored our party and that's why with the approval of our party chief Mamata Banerjee we have fielded candidates in the two parliamentary constituencies," said Dulal Das, the Trinamool Congress state president.
Citing Bhopal verdict, parties call for rethink on n-bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : Political parties across the spectrum have called for a rethink on the contentious civil nuclear liability bill in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict that handed out a meagre penalty to the accused, 26 years after the incident.
The government too has acknowledged the need for reconsidering some provisions of the legislation following Monday's trial court judgment that held eight accused guilty of criminal negligence in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster and sentenced them to two years' imprisonment.
SC notice to centre, UP over journalist’s killing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central and the Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea for CBI probe into...
Congress’ plight: Dynasty is to blame
By Amulya Ganguli,
The imprecations directed at Rahul Gandhi - "joker" - and at his advisers - "rootless wonders and spineless creepers" - by sections of Congressmen and the recent signs of organizational disarray in several states suggest that it is still a far cry for the Congress where recovery is concerned.
Once in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Patil will have to clear the air
By IANS
New Delhi : When she moves into the Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday, India's first woman president Pratibha Patil will have to make that extra effort to wash off stains thrown up during the presidential campaign.
Although the Congress party asserts that everything the opposition said about her and her family is false, party leaders agree privately that there is a problem on hand.
Congress slams Parrikar comment about graft in defence ministry
Panaji : The Congress on Monday lashed out at alleged comments made by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at a poll campaign meeting in south...
Indian maid in Saudi Arabia died of natural causes: Government
New Delhi : An Indian woman, who was reportedly tortured to death by her sponsor in Saudi Arabia, had died of tuberculosis, the government...
Estranged wife of Bihar MP seeks DNA test
By IANS
Patna : Pramila Kumari Manjhi, the estranged wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Rajesh Kumar Manjhi, Monday challenged him to undergo DNA tests after he claimed, in his divorce petition, that he was not the father of one of her sons.
Manjhi filed a divorce petition in Gaya district civil court last week and said that Pramila had been married before and one of her sons was from her previous marriage. He also charged that Pramila misbehaved with his parents and was defaming him for money.
Munde hardens stance, spurns invite to Delhi
By IANS,
Mumbai : Hardening his stance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde Monday spurned an invitation from party president Rajnath Singh to visit New Delhi and sort out contentious issues.
Simultaneously, Munde - who Sunday declared his intention to resign from all party posts he holds - held discussions with several important state political leaders, cutting across party lines.
The leadership of other parties - keen to cash in on the crisis within the BJP - invited Munde for "tea and talks" and the latter obliged.
Manipur’s first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Md Alimuddin, the first Chief Minister of Manipur after it attained statehood, was remembered on the 42nd foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Centre, which later developed into Manipur University (MU).
Indian markets toast UPA win as sharp surge halts trading
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Indian stock markets Monday gave a resounding welcome to the electoral victory of the Congress-led coalition and trading was suspended for the day at the bourses after key indices touched the upper circuit filter twice in about two hours.
This was for the first time trading was suspended for the day at both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) because their key indices hit the upper circuit - an in-built mechanism to curb excessive volatility.
Modi not the only factor in Goa poll: Parrikar
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Saturday said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was not the only factor that mattered in Goa in...
We’ll not bow down before terrorism: Sonia
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday asserted that her party "will never bow down before terrorism" and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was making terror a poll issue because it had nothing else to talk about.
The chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) said the opposition BJP had no issue to raise in its election campaign. "They are raising it (terrorism) because they don't have any other issue," Gandhi told an election rally in Angul town, about 160 km from here.
Darjeeling problem solved: Mamata
By IANS,
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who was in the capital Tuesday said the long-drawn Gorkhaland statehood problem in north Bengal has been "solved".
CPI-M, Congress should drop India from party names: BJP leader
Kolkata : Calling for punishment for the students who participated in the "anti-India" march, the BJP on Saturday said the CPI-M and the Congress...
Rahul forces Uttar Pradesh officials to listen to farmers
By IANS,
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday forced Uttar Pradesh officials to hear out Jhansi farmers' grievances about the implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme.
Gandhi, who was visiting Bundelkhand, sought a meeting with P.V. Jaganmohan, the divisional commissioner in Jhansi, to discuss irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), a flagship programme of the Manmohan Singh government.
BJP criticises opposition for ruckus in Bihar assembly
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday criticised the opposition party leaders in Bihar for creating a ruckus in the state assembly and said they were "aggressively trying to come back to power" in the state.
"There are some people in Bihar, who have been out of power for a long time and they are aggressively trying to come back to power," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said here without naming the opposition parties or its leaders.
Former chief minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is the main opposition party in the state.
Rahul asks Kashmiris to vote for progress, peace
By IANS,
Udhampur : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed his first public rally in Jammu and Kashmir Friday and urged voters to give a clear majority to his party to enable "over-all development, peace and prosperity" and help fight terrorism.
Addressing about 4,000 people in Udhampur town, about 65 km north of Jammu, Rahul said: "Give us clear majority so that we don't have to look to others while delivering to you."
Voting begins for Haryana assembly polls
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Voting to elect members for Haryana's 90 assembly seats began Tuesday morning.
The fate of 1,222 candidates will be decided by an electorate of over 1.31 crore.
Rural voters were among the first ones to turn up outside polling stations in various villages as polling began at 7 a.m.
Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said all arrangements were in place for the smooth conduct of polling.
Nearly 70,000 government officials and about 65,000 security personnel have been engaged for the poll process.
Adopted home state to return PM to Rajya Sabha
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's adopted home state of Assam is all set to re-elect him for a fourth straight term in the biennial elections for Rajya Sabha May 24. "It would be a mere formality for the prime minister to get re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from one of the two seats in Assam," Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told IANS on telephone from New Delhi. The prime minister is one of the two MPs from Assam whose term ends June 14. The second Rajya Sabha MP from Assam is Indramoni Bora from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Haryana assembly passes bill banning cow slaughter, beef sale
Chandigarh: The Haryana assembly on Monday unanimously passed the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015, under which cow slaughter and sale of beef...
Modi to launch BJP’s Maharashtra poll campaign from Saturday
Mumbai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address around 15 election rallies across Maharashtra starting Saturday for the Oct 15 assembly polls,...
Voters will reject BJP like in the past: Rahul
Ghaziabad: Likening the BJP's election campaign to a series of films which keep failing, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said voters will reject...
‘PK’ posters vandalised in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal : The Bajrang Dal Tuesday continued its protest against Aamir Khan's “PK” in the state alleging that the film insults the Hindu religion...
Women feel dowry most severe form of gender disparity: Survey
New Delhi : Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to...
PDP versus NC in Kashmir, Congress vs BJP in Jammu
By IANS,
Srinagar : Eleven constituencies across Jammu and Kashmir go to vote Saturday in the fifth phase of the staggered seven-phase assembly elections in the state. The fight is expected to be mainly between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) in the Valley and between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in the Jammu region.
People in six constituencies in Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Valley and five in Kathua district of the Jammu region will elect their representatives to the 87-member assembly.
BJP legislator takes oath in Himachal
Shimla : Bharatiya Janata Party's newly elected legislator from Himachal Pradesh's Sujanpur, Narender Thakur Tuesday took the oath of office.
With this, the opposition Bharatiya...
Parrikar defends DRDO deal with Baba Ramdev firm
Panaji : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday defended the DRDO's transfer of technology (ToT) deal with Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth, slamming his critics.
Speaking...
NRI deposits in Kerala banks cross Rs.1 lakh crore
Thiruvananthapuram: Deposits of non-residents (NRs) in Kerala banks have crossed Rs.1 lakh crore in the last fiscal, said a State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC)...
Beni calls Modi murderer, BJP says Congress campaign at nadir
New Delhi : Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma Sunday got the BJP's hackles up by alleging its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had fled...
एएमयू के जेएन मेडिकल कॉलेज में होगा ‘कोवासीन’ के तीसरे चरण का परीक्षण
नेहाल अहमद | TwoCircles.net
भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद (आईएमआरसी) नई दिल्ली ने अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी (एएमयू) के जवाहर लाल नेहरू यूनिवर्सिटी मेडिकल कॉलेज (जेएनएमसी) को...
अहिंसा की धरती चम्पारण में बीते चार दिनों से जारी है हिंसा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
चम्पारण (बिहार) : सत्य, शांति और अहिंसा की धरती चम्पारण पिछले चार दिनों से अशांत है. चम्पारण में एक...
Maharashtra legislative council chairman loses trust vote
Mumbai : Maharashtra legislative council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh of the Congress lost a no-confidence motion brought against him on Monday.
The Nationalist Congress Party had...
Left in Kerala resolute in not allowing Mani to present budget
Thiruvananthapuram : The Left opposition in Kerala is determined to thwart Finance Minister K.M. Mani in presenting his 13th state budget on Friday.
The CPI-M-led...
Dimapur lynching raised in Rajya Sabha
ArrayNew Delhi : The lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with MPs questioning...
भारत में सरकार नाम की कोई चीज़ है या नहीं?
डॉ. खजान सिंह
हाल ही में दबंगो द्वारा गुजरात के ऊना में दलितों के साथ किए गए अमानवीय व्यवहार ने सारे देश के बहुजनो को...
SC asks former Uttar Pradesh CMs to vacate accomodation
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday directed six former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh to vacate within two months the accommodation...
Coal Mines Bill passed by Rajya Sabha
New Delhi : With the coal ordinance permitting auction of cancelled blocks due to lapse early April, the Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the...
Rajnath begins Lucknow campaign Wednesday
Lucknow : BJP national president Rajnath Singh will arrive here Wednesday on his maiden visit after being announced the Lok Sabha candidate from the...
Communists Plan Third Indian Political Force
By Prensa Latina
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is planning an alternative, with a similar platform to that of the left, and the two main political forces of this country, the Congress Party (CP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The idea of this third long-term alternative has been included in a resolution that the CPI(M) will submit for debate in its coming 21st Congress, and was brought to light by its leader Prakash Karat.
Congress demands CBI probe into chit fund groups in Tripura
Agartala : The Congress on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the activities of all illegal non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and chit fund organisations...
“Who will return my time?” released after 4 years of wrongful imprisonment under UAPA,...
A 37-year-old Muslim man Habeeb Miyan from northeastern Indian state of Tripura was released in June 2021 after 4 years of wrongful imprisonment under...
Court releases Lalu Prasad’s passport
By IANS,
Ranchi : Railway Minister Lalu Prasad can go on his official tour of two countries from May 11. A special court ordered the release of his passport Monday.
Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court judge Sanjay Prasad ordered the release of the minister's passport.
The railway minister had filed a petition in the last week of April seeking release of his passport.
According to Prabhat Kumar, the lawyer of Lalu Prasad, the minister is scheduled to go to Singapore and Malaysia from May 11 on an official visit. He will return on May 18.
Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son M.K. Stalin, who is also state rural development minister, was Friday promoted to the post of deputy chief minister.
The announcement came a day after DMK chief Karunanidhi's elder son M.K. Azhagiri was sworn in as cabinet minister in the Manmohan Singh government.
Manmohan is not UPA’s prime ministerial candidate: RJD leader
By IANS
New Delhi: Manmohan Singh was the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress but not the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), a leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) said Wednesday, adding to the strain in the ties between the two parties.
The RJD, a key ally of the UPA, was also open to the possibility of the party joining the Third Front in a post-poll scenario, said RJD deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Devendra Prasad Yadav.
Nandigram a turning point for CPI-M: Advani
By IANS
New Delhi : Describing violence in Nandigram as a "turning point" in the history of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani Wednesday called for invoking Article 355 of the constitution in West Bengal.
Participating in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on Nandigram after a two-day standoff that led to the paralysis of both houses of parliament, Advani called for even dismissal of the state government if it failed to act on the central government's warnings.
BJP MP Avinash Rai Khanna appointed party poll officer
New Delhi : A day after reshuffling the party in-charge of state units, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday appointed Rajya Sabha MP...
Modi interested in economic diplomacy: Af-Pak expert
Kolkata : Observing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees trade and economics as ways to get around political tensions, international relations expert Michael Kugelman...
All options will be explored, Kejriwal on police beating
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that his government was with all the AAP activists and other protestors who were...
Confident of winning, will do my best to serve Sawai-Madhopur: Azhar
By Veturi Srivatsa
New Delhi: Former India cricket skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, who has shifted from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh to Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha...
It’s Chak De! Kolkata in Lok Sabha polls
By IANS,
Kolkata : The people of this eastern metropolis, known for their political orientation, have left far behind their counterparts from the other four metros in terms of the voting percentage for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
Around 66 percent voters in the five constituencies covering Kolkata city and greater Kolkata cast their votes in the last phase of elections in the country Wednesday, according to state Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Sen.
The national capital Delhi, which went to the hustings May 7, had a 50 percent turnout.
Chiranjeevi, NTR’s kin gearing up for political plunge
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Glamour is making a comeback to Andhra Pradesh politics as top Telugu film stars are lining up to take a plunge in the run up to the next year's elections.
While superstar Chiranjeevi is gearing up to launch a new political party in June, the actor son and grandsons of former chief minister and superstar N.T. Rama Rao are all set to jump into the fray.
Anti-India slogans as Mehbooba visits exam centre
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Sunday greeted with anti-India slogans when she visited a common entrance test (CET)...
Four labourers die in Hyderabad manhole
Hyderabad : Four labourers died while cleaning a sewerage manhole in Hyderabad on Saturday, police said.
The contract workers of Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and...
Modi arrives in Delhi to rousing reception
By IANS
New Delhi : Arriving to a tumultuous welcome Saturday on his first visit to the capital after his spectacular victory in Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi met his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership to discuss the composition of his new team.
Modi was given a massive reception by the BJP's Delhi unit and many party workers who turned up at the airport to greet him. Led by Modi, the BJP won for the third time in the Gujarat polls, bagging 117 seats in the 182-member assembly, 10 less than its 2002 tally.
Tehelka expose claims a victim in BJP
By Rajeev Khanna, IANS
Ahmedabad : The Tehelka expose on the Gujarat violence seems to have taken its first toll in the run up to the assembly elections in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Godhra BJP legislator Haresh Bhatt has been denied the party ticket to contest the December ballot. Besides facing anti-incumbency and rebellion in the local unit, Bhatt was one of the prominent faces caught on the Tehelka tapes released in October.
Ananth Kumar appointed BJP poll in-charge for Bihar
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday appointed union minister Ananth Kumar as election in-charge of Bihar, where assembly elections are due later this year.
"President...
Music for protest: Azadi and Inqilab as the new Hindustani beats
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
As marches and rallies dominate the most commonly practised ways of protest, the youth are now searching new ways to protest...
Clear loans, Uttar Pradesh panchayat poll aspirants told
By IANS,
Agra: Aspirants in the panchayat (village council) elections in Uttar Pradesh later this year will have to clear all dues against loans taken from government agencies, an order issued by the state government says.
All candidates will need to secure an "all dues clear" certificate from government agencies and attach it with their nomination papers, said the order.
The order circulated by the district panchayti raj office in Agra Friday said a list of those who have defaulted on payment of dues against loans will be pasted at the block office.
Advani promises drinking water supply to all
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will supply drinking water to all citizens of the country if it comes to power, its prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani said here Tuesday.
Advani was speaking at a meeting at his residence on the supply of clean drinking water to all citizens. At least 14 experts, including R.K. Pachauri, director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), B.N.Tandon, former head of the gastro-enterology department at the AIIMS, and Sunita Narain, chairperson of the Centre for Science and Environment, attended the meeting.
BSP promises Delimitation Commission after polls to de-reserve predominantly Muslim constituencies
By TCN News,
Lucknow: A delegation of Zakat Foundation of India (ZFI) led by its President, Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood had a long but frank discussion in Lucknow with the Bahujan Samaj Party General Secretary Satish Mishra. Through a PowerPoint presentation Dr Mahmood explained that the basic cause of denial of justice to Muslims is their abject under-representation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. He said that as per census Muslims constitute 13.4% at the national level. Hence in a Lok Sabha of 542 members there should be 73 Muslims. But since 1952 till date in all the Lok Sabhas the average number of Muslims has been less than 27.
WRB an opportunity for SP to bring Muslim voters back
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Lucknow: Despite failing it its efforts to block women reservation bill in the parliament, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to exploit the opportunity for cornering its drifting Muslim vote-bank. The Rajya Sabha MPs Kamal Akhter and Amir Alam will be portrayed as hero with intensive meetings in Muslim localities.
Campaigning for Delhi elections, Bollywood style
By Richa Sharma, IANS,
New Delhi : "Jee Karda Jee Karda ..." and "Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna..." - if these are your favourite songs from Bollywood flicks "Singh is Kinng" and "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", wait to hear their parody adopted by political parties in the Delhi assembly elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have prepared special CDs with campaign songs recorded on the lines of famous Bollywood numbers.
AAP victory won’t impact Punjab politics: Badal
Ludhiana : The AAP's victory in the Delhi assembly polls will not impact politics in Punjab in any way, but "people's mandate is supreme...
SC allows open court hearing of Red Fort attack convict’s review plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq's plea for an open court hearing of his petition...
Who will ostracise ghosts of the Sept. 6, 2014 Kashmir floods?
By Sheikh Qayoom
Srinagar : Few Kashmiris can forget the night of September 6, 2014 and the horror that continued for nearly a month after...
RJD releases list of 25 candidates from Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday announced the names of 25 candidates from Bihar, with party chief Lalu Prasad contesting from two constituencies in the April-May parliamentary elections.
The RJD is contesting 28 out of Bihar's 40 seats, leaving 12 seats for its ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ram Vilas Paswan. Candidates for the remaining three seats - Madhepura, Patna Saheb and Maharajganj - would be announced later, the RJD chief said here.
CPI-M shouldn’t use Kerala saints’ photos to get votes: Church
Alappuzha (Kerala): The CPI-M should not use the pictures of Saint Alphonsa and Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara to get votes in Kerala, a Catholic...
Sanjay Singh tasked with AAP expansion in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh has been assigned the task of widening the base of the party in Uttar...
मलयालम न्यूज़ चैनल मीडिया वन पर सरकार ने लगाई रोक
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केंद्रीय सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय ने मलयालम समाचार चैनल 'मीडिया वन' के प्रसारण पर सुरक्षा कारणों का हवाला देते हुए रोक लगा दी...
Congress congratulates Nitish Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi : A dejected Congress party Wednesday congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for leading his alliance to victory in assembly elections.
Anantnag bypoll postponed on state’s request
Jammu : The Election Commission on Thursday postponed the May 16 bypoll to Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency on the state government's request.
Announcing...
Left, third front to finalise strategy against UPA
By IANS
New Delhi : Taking forward their move to form a non-Congress non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alternative, the Left Thursday announced it would work with the third front parties to oppose the ruling coalition over the India-US nuclear deal.
The Left leaders, who held separate meetings with the third grouping, the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), said they were on the same platform on "people's issues".
Bangalore blasts due to government’s soft approach: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday condemned the serial bomb blasts in the IT capital of Bangalore and blamed the central government's "soft approach" towards terrorism for the incident.
Party president Rajnath Singh and BJP parliamentary party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra, in separate statements, condemned the blasts that have left one person dead and six injured.
"This is a condemnable act and if the government keeps compromising national security for vote bank politics, the terrorists will be emboldened," Malhotra said.
Nagaland vote Monday, Congress take on regional combine
By IANS
Kohima : Nagaland goes to the polls Monday to elect a new 60-member assembly with the Congress party and the Nagaland People's Front (NPF)-led regional combine the main challengers for power.
A total of 1.3 million voters are eligible to decide the fate of 218 candidates. These include 60 from the Congress, 56 of NPF, 23 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 25 from the Rashtriya Janata Dal and eight from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The counting of votes will take place March 7.
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".
Students meet Bengal governor over exam dates
Kolkata : A section of students of Calcutta University here on Friday met West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi and Election Commission officials following a...
With mounting controversies, Akalis find solace in religion
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, particularly its first family the Badals, finding itself in the line of fire following controversies,...
Chhattisgarh recommends two officers for DGP post to poll panel
By IANS,
Raipur : Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has nominated two officers for the post of director general of police (DGP) following the Election Commission's demand for removal of the incumbent Vishwaranjan, official sources said here Friday.
The government Tuesday received a letter from the Election Commission, which demanded Vishwaranjan's removal from the post of DGP ahead of the April 16 Lok Sabha polls and asked the administration to send a list of names of senior police officers to succeed him.
Orissa’s ruling party takes out peace rally in Bhubaneswar
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday took out a massive peace rally here to reiterate Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's secular credentials in the aftermath of anti-Christian violence in the state.
More than 5,000 BJD activists including most of its legislators, MPs, state ministers and people of different religions took out the rally from the Biju Patnaik Park and went in a procession to the master canteen square here.
Modi well advised not to meet Kejriwal, says Jaitley
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said that party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was "well advised to deny an audience" to AAP...
NPF wins 24 seats, may retain power in Nagaland
By IANS,
Kohima : The Nagaland People's Front (NPF) Thursday appeared set to retain power winning 24 of the 60 seats in the Nagaland assembly and leading in 10 more.
Rebel BJP MP joins Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Maharashtra, Hari Singh Rathore, Friday formally joined the Congress party.
Rathore, who represents Yavatmal constituency in Maharashtra, had supported the Congress in July 22 trust vote on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
“We are happy to announce the decision of BJP MP Hari Singh Rathore to join the Congress,” Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters. Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernanades was also present on the occasion.
MH Muslims reiterate demand of 5 candidates
By Abdul Hameed, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Maharashtra Muslims disappointed with the first list of candidates issued by Congress and NCP gave an ultimatum yesterday to both the parties of campaigning against them if the demand of five Muslim candidates from MH is not met by April 2.
Congress may act against two legislators over RS poll defeat
Ranchi : Opposition parties, including the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress, are shocked at the defeat of their joint candidate for the Rajya...
Andhra Pradesh celebrates formation day, TRS vows to split state
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh celebrated the 53rd anniversary of its formation Sunday but the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) observed it as "betrayal day" and vowed to divide the state.
Chief Minister K. Rosaiah led the celebrations by unfurling the national flag at a function held at the NTR Stadium here while TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao separately hoisted a black flag and said his party would split the state later this month.
A colourful parade and cultural programmes highlighting the rich Telugu culture were held as part of the statewide celebrations.
Mamata wants state funding of elections
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday contended the union cabinet's decision to increase the poll campaign expenditure limit for candidates will...
Congress attacks Badal over poll panel row
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Tuesday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for criticising the Election Commission.
BJP MP Girri sits on protest outside Kejriwal’s residence
New Delhi : BJP MP Mahesh Girri on Sunday sat on protest outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the AAP...
JD-U gives nod for merger with Janata Parivar
Patna : After Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) of Bihar has affirmed its approval for the merger of...
NDA still undecided on support for Kalam
By IANS
New Delhi : The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Thursday kept the newly-formed third front in suspense after it declined to come out in support of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term and also did not commit itself on the candidature of Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Pilibhit people have always believed in communal harmony: Congress nominee
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Congress nominee from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh Sunday blamed the district administration for the drama and violence that followed Varun Gandhi's arrest and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee would lose from the constituency as the people there have always believed in communal harmony.
Don’t write Congress off, it will bounce back: Digvijaya
Bangalore: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Wednesday cautioned the media against writing off the party and asserted it would bounce back as in the...
Seemandhra shuts down to protest passing of Telangana bill
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Normal life in Rayalaseema and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh came to a halt Wednesday on a shutdown call by YSR Congress...
Sonia didn’t want to be PM, Natwar seeking positions: Kamal Nath
By Prashant Sood,
New Delhi : Former union minister Kamal Nath has said that former party colleague K. Natwar Singh had written his memoirs to...
MP bypoll: Congress wins Mungaoli, ahead in Kolaras
Bhopal, (IANS): Congress's Brijendra Singh Yadav won the Mungaoli assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh by-elections, defeating the closest candidate by 2,124 votes, an official...
Jharkhand polls from Nov 25 now: Election Commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Wednesday announced that polls in Jharkhand will now begin Nov 25 instead of the earlier scheduled Nov 27.
The staggered elections to the Jharkhand assembly will be held in five phases now from Nov 25 to Dec 18, it said.
The decision to change the poll dates was taken after the poll panel was approached by the representative of various political parties as Nov 27 was an important date for both the Muslims and Hindus.
RSS was not involved in Mahatma’s killing: Advani
New Delhi : The RSS was not involved in the killing of Mahatma Gandhi, BJP patriarch L.K. Advani said in a blog, quoting Gandhi's...