Dissolve MCD, hold fresh polls: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress councillors in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Tuesday demanded that the civic body be dissolved, alleging that it was under a severe economic crunch due to mismanagement by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Addressing Congress councillors staging a protest outside MCD's Town Hall office, Leader of Opposition in the MCD Jai Kishan Sharma alleged that the corporation was on the verge of bankruptcy due to faulty policies.
EVMs foolproof, no plan to scrap them, says poll panel
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has no plans to scrap the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country, Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said here Friday.
"The EVMs used in India are foolproof. We (the ECI) are not thinking of scrapping the EVMs. There is no such planning," Quraishi told media here after reviewing election preparations in Haryana for next year's assembly polls.
CPI (ML) to stage dharna to protest violence in Kashmir
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
New Delhi: The CPI (ML) has condemned excessive use of police force to disperse protestors in Kashmir in which 14 people were killed and hundreds injured in police firing in the last 24 hours.
The party is going to organize a dharna at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar tomorrow to show its solidarity with people of Kashmir and to protest against the economic blockade and police firing.
Rahul lacks ruling temperament: Digvijaya Singh
Panaji: In an indictment of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's governing abilities, party general secretary Digvijaya Singh said the Gandhi scion does not have...
Modi’s security again hems in common man, now in Varanasi
By Mohit Dubey
Varanasi : If you thought a public expression of regret by none other than the prime minister and a probe...
Parties stress on fair polls at meet with Election Commission
By IANS,
New Delhi : In the midst of a raging battle between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami and his colleague Navin Chawla, the three-member poll panel Tuesday held an all-party meeting to begin preparations for the Lok Sabha polls with participants stressing on fair conduct of the democratic process.
Expressing concern over the stand off between the two commissioners, political parties across the spectrum appealed to the Commission to uphold the high standards of neutrality in the run up to the elections.
Poll panel gets report on Jaunpur candidate’s murder
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Election Commission Sunday evening received a special team's confidential report on the murder of Bahadur Sonkar, a candidate from the Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, buoying up his family's hopes of justice.
Jaitley proposes corporate tax, customs duty cuts, service tax hike
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed to cut the corporate tax rate by five percent to 25 percent over next four...
Why are Muslim residents of Bilkis Bano’s village leaving their homes after convicts’ release?
Several Muslim families from Randhikpur (Singwad) have begun leaving their homes and seeking refuge in Rahimabad Relief Colony of Devgarh Baria taluka in Dahod...
Anand Sharma takes on BJP, Advani on N-deal
By IANS,
New Delhi : Minister of state for external affairs Anand Sharma Monday took on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani head-on over the India-US nuclear deal contending that the BJP leader had either "lost his memory" or was 'deliberately' and 'selectively' forgetting things.
Sharma refuted Advani's allegations that the nuclear deal would make India subservient to the United States of America (USA).
"We are doing the nuclear deal openly and on an equal footing with the USA. We are not giving away our sovereignty," Sharma said.
Welfare Party of India welcomes Janata Pariwar; may not join soon
By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
Patna / New Delhi: The Welfare Party of India (WPI) has welcomed the formation of Janata Parivar but said it is not joining the new dispensation soon.
PM condoles Trinamool MP Thakur’s death
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday extended condolences on the death of Trinamool Congress MP Kapil Krishna Thakur.
"PM condoles the passing...
Thackerays strike again – and tolerant India bends a little more
By Minu Jain, IANS,
It went from being Bombay to Mumbai, from being a vaunted melting pot of cultures to a place where non-Maharashtrians, even its biggest icons, are being forced to reassess their lives and loyalties after decades in a much loved city. With Amitabh Bachchan apologising profusely for wife Jaya's "anti-Marathi" comments, and Delhi born Shah Rukh Khan being targeted because he says he is a "Dilliwala", alarm bells toll again.
Punjab: Prominent winners and losers
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Prominent winners and losers in Punjab:
Winners:
1. Parkash Singh Badal, Lambi, Akali Dal
2. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Jalalabad, Akali Dal
Jailed Jharkhand legislator withdraws resignation letter
By IANS,
Ranchi : A four-day-long drama over jailed ex-Maoist leader and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Polush Surin's move to quit the Jharkhand assembly ended Monday when he withdrew a resignation letter sent to speaker C.P. Singh.
"Surin has withdrawn his resignation letter. I had sent a messenger to Simdega jail to confirm the withdrawal of the resignation letter," the speaker told reporters here Monday.
The legislator is in jail for the last one-and-a-half years. He was arrested for being a member of Maoist organization People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI).
Three injured in Guwahati blast
Guwahati : Three people, including a minor, were injured in a low-intensity explosion at the busy Fancy Bazar area here on Saturday afternoon, police...
No common manifesto with alliance partners: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Thursday said it will have its own manifesto and not a common one with its partners in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met here to discuss poll strategy ahead of the Lok Sabha elections likely to be held in April-May.
The meeting was presided over by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and attended by 29 members.
"The Congress will have its own manifesto and in states where we have alliance partners, we would seek votes for them," party spokesperson Janardan Dwivedi told reporters here after the CWC meeting.
5 Assemblies, 105 Muslim MLAs: Will their number go up or down?
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
बिहार मंत्रिमंडल: मुस्लिमों की भागीदारी पर पैदा होता असंतोष
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना:महागठबंधन की जीत में अल्पसंख्यकों का एक रोल रहा है. नतीजों के बाद इस बात की पूरी उम्मीद थी कि मुसलमानों...
National Law Day awards for Hooda, Justice Pasayat
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Jurists has selected former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat and Haryana Chief Minister B.S. Hooda among others for its National Law Day awards, 2009.
Council convener Adish C. Aggarwala said President Pratibha Patil has consented to give away the awards during a two-day function at Vigyan Bhawan, beginning Saturday.
Aggarwala said among others who have been selected for the awards, instituted by the council, is Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, for his sterling contribution for the advancement of the science of jurisprudence.
Divisive politics in India: Operation ‘Provoke Muslims & Christians’
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
During the last seventy one years since India became independent its sovereignty has been considerably strengthened, internal peace has been well...
Advani slams government inaction on graft, black money
By IANS,
Mumbai: The central government is "not doing enough" to curb corruption and bring back black money stashed abroad, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Monday.
Prove allegations of corruption, Mamata tells Opposition
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the opposition of trying to compete with her government out of jealousy and asked...
Naidu demands Andhra governor’s resignation over ‘sex scandal’
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu Friday demanded the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tiwari over an alleged sex scandal involving him.
Naidu said Tiwari should resign or the central government should sack him for bringing shame to the "sacred office of the governor". The former chief minister also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the scandal as some MPs were also allegedly involved.
Kerala CPI-M leader denied bail in IUML worker’s murder
By IANS,
Kannur (Kerala): A court Saturday denied bail to Marxist leader P. Jayarajan, arrested for his alleged role in the murder of a Muslim League worker.
Jammu and Kashmir cabinet expansion soon
By IANS,
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers will be expanded as soon as alliance partner Congress prepares its final list of legislators to be inducted in the ministry, which was sworn in January this year.
The top leadership of both the ruling alliance parties - National Conference and Congress - told IANS that the ministerial expansion could take place "any time".
"We are ready with our list, we are waiting for the Congress list," Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said.
Poll code violation charges against Uttar Pradesh minister
By IANS,
Lucknow : An Uttar Pradesh minister, who is also a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for the Lok Sabha elections, faces poll code violation charges after he allegedly addressed a late night public gathering using loudspeakers.
Cooperative Minister Swami Prasad Maurya allegedly addressed the public meeting 11.30 p.m. Monday in Singapatti village in Kushinagar constituency, some 300 km from here. Maurya is the BSP nominee from there.
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CPI-M asks Raje to step down over Gujjar violence
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to direct Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhare Raje to own up the responsibility for the ongoing caste violence in the state and quit office.
“The Vasundhara Raje government (in Rajasthan) has the notorious record of having conducted over 50 police firings, in which around 80 people have been killed in its four and a half years rule,” said a statement issued after a two-day CPI-M central committee meeting.
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Gowda sons slug it out to be deputy chief minister`
By IANS
Bangalore : Former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his elder brother H.D. Revanna have locked horns for the post of deputy chief minister in the new coalition government in the state to be led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Even as chief minister-designate B.S. Yeddyurappa of BJP readied to take oath Monday, a battle of nerves was on in the Gowda clan, with the duo's father and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda trying to defuse the crisis.
Government stand on n-deal after meeting with Left parties: Pranab
By IANS,
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated Monday that the government will announce its stand on the India-US civilian nuclear deal after the meeting June 18 of the joint committee with the left parties.
“This is not the first time we are meeting. We are discussing in the meeting. Let's see what transpires,” Mukherjee told reporters here after releasing a book on one of the most beautiful temples in Cambodia's Angkor temple complex.
Modi to visit Visakhapatnam Tuesday
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit cyclone-hit Visakhapatnam Tuesday to take stock of the situation, an official tweet said Monday.
"Have been...
Deshmukh to lead all-party delegation to prime minister
By IANS,
Nashik : Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh plans to lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to clear the image of the state tarnished by some unsavoury incidents.
Replying to media queries about disparate Bihar leaders making common cause in defence of people of that state bearing the brunt of a hate campaign in Maharashtra, Deshmukh said he would soon talk to the leaders of opposition in this regard.
Modi cabinet takes oath, portfolios not out till midnight
New Delhi : Even as Narendra Modi and his cabinet took oath Monday evening, there was no announcement about allocation of portfolios till midnight.
There...
Karat confident of forming non-BJP, non-Congress government
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat Monday said he is confident that a non-BJP, non-Congress alliance will form the government after the Lok Sabha...
NDA will form next government in Bihar: Paswan
Patna: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and union minister Ram Vilas Paswan Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance will form the...
Advani attacks n-deal, Brajesh sings praises
By IANS,
New Delhi : Even as the Manmohan Singh government tries to push forward the India-US civil nuclear deal, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday reiterated its opposition to it saying “no country can give in writing that it will not undertake nuclear tests in future”.
"No country can... Has any other country said that hereafter we will have no further tests?” Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani asked in an interview over Asianet channel.
BJP, a party lost in the political woods
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Since the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) problems relate to both leadership and ideology - the two crucial aspects of any organisation - the chances of its recovery do not appear too bright at the moment.
In the matter of leadership, the party has got bogged down in the most familiar of political quagmires: the reluctance of aging and uncharismatic people at the helm to make way for Generation Next.
CPI-M hails ‘outstanding’ victory in Tripura
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Wednesday hailed the Left Front's sweeping victory in elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC),...
Voting for first phase of Chhattisgarh polls ends amid violence
By IANS,
Raipur : Polling for the first phase of assembly elections in 39 constituencies in Chhattisgarh ended at 5 p.m. Friday with low turnout in the insurgency-hit Bastar region compared to the rest of the state.
The voting for Bastar's 12 seats, which was held between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., was marred by violence with low turnout in most constituencies. But it picked up during the closing hours despite road blockades by Maoist guerrillas.
Over 12 mn eligible to vote in Delhi: EC
New Delhi: Over 12 million people are eligible to cast their votes in the national capital's seven Lok Sabha constituencies that will go to...
Sonia attends Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi attended the Lok Sabha Monday for the first time since the monsoon session started last month.
Parliamentarians, particularly from her party, greeted Gandhi, who reached the house before the proceedings began. She sat near leader of the house and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the front row of the treasury benches.
According to Congress sources, Gandhi had been in the US for about two weeks to attend to her ailing mother Paola Maino.
Narrow escape for BJP youth wing chief
By IANS,
Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing chief Anurag Thakur Friday had a narrow escape when his vehicle was hit by another vehicle in Himachal Pradesh, police said.
Thakur, the Hamirpur MP and son of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, was on the way to Hamirpur to attend a function along with his family when the accident occurred near his home village Samirpur at around 5 p.m., Superintendent of Police Kuldip Sharma told IANS.
83 percent of Haryana lawmakers are millionaires
Chandigarh : Over 83 percent of the legislators elected to the 13th legislative assembly in Haryana are millionaires, a research claimed Monday.
The Haryana Election...
Achuthanandan hits out at rivals in Kerala CPI-M
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Faction fights have erupted again within the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) after a five-month lull, with Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan hitting out at his rivals Wednesday.
Achuthanandan told reporters here after the weekly cabinet meeting that the people of Kerala had already evaluated if he was a moderate or an "extremist".
Two members of child trafficking gang arrested, minor girl rescued
New Delhi : Two members of a child trafficking gang were arrested here and a minor kidnapped girl rescued from their clutches, police said...
Natwar attacks ‘ruthless’ Sonia over foreign origin
New Delhi : Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh has raked up the issue of Italian origins of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, stating...
Sonia has not violated poll code: Congress
By IANS
New Delhi : The Congress party, which has done several u-turns on party president Sonia Gandhi's 'merchants of death' remark, Tuesday said it had given "detailed reasons" to the poll panel, clarifying that she had not violated the poll code during her Gujarat election campaign speech.
"We have filed an appropriate and detailed response," party spokesperson Abishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here. Singhvi, who was authorised to respond to the Election Commission notice on behalf of the Congress chief, however, declined to give details of the reply.
Growing intolerance in India is worrying: Shabana Azmi
New Delhi : Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Friday expressed support to those raising issues of intolerance in the country. She said "the growing...
Medha Patkar dismisses Swamy’s remark calling her ‘Maoist’
Mumbai: Social activist and Mumbai Lok Sabha candidate Medha Patkar Wednesday dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's recent remark, terming her a Maoist.
"It is shocking...
‘We’re analysing Raj Thackeray’s speech’: Mumbai police
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray can face trouble for his remarks Saturday targeting north Indians settled in Maharashtra, as police have been analysing transcripts of the speech.
"We are following the due process of the law. The speech transcripts shall be analysed by the legal department and if anything objectionable is found, we shall proceed in the matter according to the law," Joint Police Commissioner (Law & Order) K.L. Prasad told IANS Monday.
He, however, declined to specify a time frame within which police would initiate any action.
UP sitting atop dynamite
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
The recent weeks have been trying for Uttar Pradesh, which has witnessed a staggering 600 “communal incidents”, since the Lok Sabha polls. “Communal incidents” is an official euphemism for low-intensity communal violence. This is the result of an assiduously built and sustained tension between communities for electoral purposes.
एक मंच पर मौलाना मदनी व तौक़ीर रज़ा, कहा –तमाम मसलक भूलकर हो जाओ...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
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Reply by Saturday: EC to Modi
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
New Delhi: Narendra Modi finds himself in more trouble. The Election Commission of India had taken notice of the speech that Mr. Modi made regarding Sohrabuddin who was killed in a fake encounter.
On a complaint filed by Ms. Teesta Setalvad of Citizens for Justice and Peace, Election Commission today issued a notice to Mr. Modi asking him to submit his reply to the complaint by Saturday December 8th.
BJP should seek quota for backward women: Uma Bharti
By IANS,
New Delhi : Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Monday wrote to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat urging him to ask the BJP to seek reservation for women from the backward classes in the women's quota bill.
Uma Bharti, who formed her breakaway Bharatiya Jan Shakti party, said the BJP should not support the bill in its present form and it should "seek reservation within reservation" for those from the backward classes.
RSS is the ideological fountainhead of the BJP.
10-day RSS conclave in Lucknow in October
Lucknow : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will hold a 10-day conclave here in October, an official said Wednesday.
Top RSS functionaries, including sarsanghchalak Mohan...
Many fresh faces in Congress list for Seemandhra
Hyderabad : Facing a tough challenge in Seemandhra, the Congress has been forced to field fresh faces for a majority of the seats for...
Kejriwal, Sisodia separately meet Jung
New Delhi : A day after Najeeb Jung resigned as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy, Manish Sisodia, met him...
Rahul to pay tribute to Ambedkar pic not statue in Mayawati land
By Sharat Pradhan, IANS,
Ambedkarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) : Denied permission to garland a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in this town named after him, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has opted to offer floral tributes to a picture of the architect of the constitution on his birth anniversary here Wednesday.
Local Congress workers have hastily mobilised a large portrait of Ambedkar, which has been placed prominently at the venue of a party rally to be addressed by Gandhi on the occasion that also coincides with the leader flagging off 'yatras' on the Congress' 125 years.
What led to communal clashes in Jharkhand’s Palamu?
The administration imposed section 144 and snapped the internet after a dozen people got injured in communal clashes that also saw two houses,...
Don’t humiliate Bengal, says Mamata
By IANS,
New Delhi : "Don't humiliate Bengal," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday when asked about the "increased share" given to her home state in the railway budget.
"Bengal will get their share, and other states will get their shares. I've not cut the shares of other states," Banerjee told reporters after presenting the budget.
Banerjee admitted that her sentiments were very much attached to the people of West Bengal.
Assembly elections are to be held in West Bengal next year.
Chavez will not attend CPI-M, CPI meetings
By IANS
New Delhi : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the new icon of leftists the world over, is not going to attend the leadership meetings of the Indian communist parties in March and April.
Although both the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) have invited Chavez to their congresses in Coimbatore in March-April and Hyderabad in March respectively, he has given a polite "no".
"Chavez will not attend the party congress," CPI-M politburo member S. Ramachandra Pillai told IANS.
Samajwadi Party demands judicial probe into Batla House encounter
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Orissa voter turnout pegged at 65.9 percent
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : At least 65.9 percent voting was recorded in the first phase of Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Orissa Thursday, an official statement said Friday after compiling data from all polling centres.
The voter turnout was the highest in the district of Angul at 72.8 percent, and the lowest was recorded in Malkangiri district - considered a Maoist stronghold, the office of the chief electoral officer said in its release.
The election was held Thursday for 10 Lok Sabha seats, with 72 candidates in the fray, and 70 assembly constituencies, with 599 contestants.
CPI-M manifesto promises end to tax concessions for corporates
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, termed the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as pro-rich and in a strong stand against corporates proposed stopping further tax concessions to them.
The CPI-M, the country's biggest Left party, also slammed the main opposition BJP for pursuing communal policies. It promised alternative economic policies and promotion of secularism.
2 years of India’s #MeToo movement and its outcomes: Realities of power or patriarchy
The outcomes of India’s #MeToo movement after more than two years of its passage appear to be the harsh reality of the power dynamics...
Considering privilege motion against Om Puri: Meira Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said Monday she was considering a privilege motion against actor Om Puri for his "derogatory and defamatory" remarks against MPs.
अमन का दुश्मन ज़हरीला रामभक्त गोपाल गिरफ्तार
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No alliance with BJD in 2014 elections: BJP
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday that it would not ally with Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the 2014 general elections.
Opposition attacks Modi government over demonetisation
New Delhi : The NDA government on Wednesday came under severe attack for its demonetisation move with opposition parties accusing it of enforcing the...
Congress broke alliance talks at 12.15 a.m.: SP
Mumbai: The Samajwadi Party (SP) in Maharashtra accused the Congress of breaking off their proposed alliance at 12.15 a.m. Saturday on the grounds that...
Mamata parts ways with NDA, BJP not surprised
By IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi : After months of keeping the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leadership on the edge, Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday finally took the plunge and severed her nine-year long association with the opposition grouping.
Banerjee did not explicitly state her reasons for the final break-up, except asserting that her party would "try to help" minorities. She also said her party would "go it alone for now".
Odisha protests diesel price hike, cap on cooking gas
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Non-Congress parties Friday staged protests in various parts of Odisha against hike in the price of diesel and restrictions on supply of subsidised cooking gas cylinders.
Settle reservation issue once for all, says Shekhawat
By IANS,
Lucknow : Former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat said Friday that the time has come for all political parties to sit together and find a permanent solution to the controversial reservation issue.
"Cutting across the party lines, the government of different states should collectively come forward to sort out the issue," Shekhawat told reporters here.
Shekhawat, a former chief minister of Rajasthan, refused to comment on the Gujjar reservation issue. He only said, "Either the government or Gujjar leaders can tell you about it."
Haryana Jats renew stir, law and order under control, say police
Chandigarh : The law and order situation in Haryana where some members of the Jat community have renewed the agitation for reservation was "under...
Muraleedharan meets Congress leaders in Delhi to push for re-entry
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: K. Muraleedharan, the son of former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, met Congress leaders, including party general secretary in charge of Kerala Mohsina Kidwai and Defence Minister A.K. Antony in the national capital to push his case for re-entry into the party, which could take some time.
Mohsina Kidwai told reporters in Delhi that Muraleedharan's re-entry will not happen all of a sudden.
Kalavati travels in ambulance to file poll nomination papers
By IANS,
Nagpur : An ailing Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer's widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, travelled in an ambulance Friday afternoon to the office of the returning officer in Wani constituency to file her nomination papers for the coming assembly polls.
Heavy voting a trendsetter in Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed
By Binoo Joshi, IANS,
Rajouri : The heavy turnout of voters in the first round of balloting in Jammu and Kashmir will set the trend for the rest of the staggered polls, says former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
"Definitely this is a trendsetter for the rest of the (six) phases," Sayeed told IANS while campaigning in this mountainous district of Jammu region. "I expected people to come out but not in such large numbers. It is a surprise to me as well.
Orissa minister resigns over poor performance in election
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Orissa Higher Education Minister Samir Dey Monday submitted his resignation owning moral responsibility for the debacle of his party in the recently concluded corporation elections, official sources said.
"I have received the resignation letter and forwarded it to the governor for acceptance," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters at the state secretariat Monday.
दलित हत्याओं के खिलाफ़ जंतर-मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
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नई दिल्ली: हरियाणा के फरीदाबाद में 20 अक्टूबर 2015 को दबंगों ने रात में सोते हुए एक दलित परिवार पर पेट्रोल डालकर...
Kerala assembly to install new jammer to block cell phones
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan Friday said things have changed with the advent of 3G technology and mobiles were active inside the state...
Puja and polls: Nitish’s family prays, Lalu helps Rabri with rituals
By Imran Khan, IANS,
Complete speech of Nawaz Shareef at UN General Assembly and India’s strong rebuttal
By TCN News,
Full text of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Speech at the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2016
Mr...
No politician should be appointed as election agents, says Election Commission
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : As part of efforts to ensure violence-free elections in the five poll-bound states, the Election Commission has directed that no central or state minister or MP or MLA should be appointed as Election Agents.
This is intended to avoid tension caused by public figures who are accompanied by armed escorts at polling stations.
No person, other than the Returning Officer, the Presiding Officer, police officer and any person appointed to maintain peace and order, can go with arms within the vicinity of a polling station.
Gadkari draws parallel between Mahatma Gandhi, Modi
By IANS,
Porbandar (Gujarat): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday drew a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that both worked ceaselessly for their poverty stricken countrymen.
The BJP chief, who was on his first visit to Gujarat after taking over the reigns of the party, arrived here to pay homage to the Mahatma on his 62nd death anniversary and also participate in the "Garib Kalyan Mela", a welfare scheme of the state government, organised to coincide with the occasion.
Chamling pitches for ST status for 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities
Gangtok (IANS): Making a strong pitch for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to 11 Sikkimese Nepali communities, an issue which has been lying unresolved...
BJP, Congress survive on black money: Sisodia
Panaji : Both the BJP and the Congress survive because of black money or illegal foreign funding, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said Saturday.
Addressing a...
Modi’s Bangladesh visit: Focus on trade, connectivity
New Delhi: Boosting trade and connectivity, especially people-to-people, is set to be the focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh on June...
BJP-TDP alliance to continue in Seemandhra
Hyderabad: The alliance between the BJP and the TDP in Seemandhra will continue as the two parties Friday ironed out their differences.
After prolong talks...
Mamata’s Junglemahal package: Does it address main issues?
By Pradipta Tapadar, IANS,
Sonia, Rahul to address nearly 20 rallies in Bihar
Patna: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi will address nearly 20 rallies of the grand alliance of...
Raj Babbar meets Gandhi, assures support
By IANS,
New Delhi : Actor and Lok Sabha MP Raj Babbar Thursday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and assured his support for the Congress-led government and the India-US nuclear deal.
Denying reports that he was joining Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Raj Babbar, who has quit the Samajwadi Party on whose ticket he won elections from Agra in 2004, said he “would not fight elections under the symbol of BSP”.
NCP to support BJP government in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said Sunday it will offer legislative support to a BJP government in Maharashtra.
Speaking after the election results produced...
Bhajan Lal’s party will not last: Congress
By IANS
New Delhi : The Congress Sunday greeted with disdain former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal's decision to quit the party and launch his own outfit, predicting bleak future for him.
"Anybody who knows political history of India knows what happens to the people who leave their mother party - Congress," said Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
"Those who do not learn lessons from history are condemned to repeat the fatal mistakes."
Probe Goa minister swiftly like Tehelka editor: Congress
Panaji : The Congress here on Tuesday demanded a priority probe into an SMS circulating in Goa about an unidentified state cabinet minister's alleged...
Internal poll shows Congress cross 150 seats
By IANS
New Delhi: A pre-poll survey conducted by a private agency for the Congress party shows it crossing 150 seats and emerging as the largest single entity in the general elections, a finding that probably emboldened it to go it alone in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
The study commissioned by the Congress recently shows it making impressive gains in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala as well as improving its tally in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
Jagan group legislators seek acceptance of resignations
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh legislators loyal to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday called on the state governor to press for acceptance of their resignations.
Government asks its wings to procure ‘Made in India’ goods
New Delhi: The Cabinet Secretariat has asked all government agencies to give preference to domestically produced goods in its procurement programme in a bid...
Civic polls to be held in Rajasthan Saturday
Jaipur : All arrangements are in place across Rajasthan where voting for 46 civic bodies, including the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, will be held Saturday,...
Left won’t kill but chill n-deal: Bardhan
By Manish Chand,IANS,
New Delhi : The Left-supported Third Front will not scrap the India-US nuclear deal if it takes power after the Lok Sabha elections but keep it "in cold storage" to save New Delhi from Washington's strategic designs, says Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan.
"Scrapping it might be difficult because it's an international agreement. We will keep it in cold storage to save India from the American strategic designs," Bardhan said in an interview here. "We will not kill the nuclear deal, but chill it."
How Muslims Have Gone Missing from All-Inclusive Bollywood Cinemas
Zeba Afrin, TwoCircles.net
Bollywood sells itself as India's voice, which is secular, universal and meant for all. But look closely, and something is missing. Or...
Muslims no tool for votes, says Modi
Kozhikode : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed the need for creating an alternate politics as advocated by Jan Sangh ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya...
Congress, BJP perform poorly in Maharashtra civic polls
By IANS,
Mumbai: The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have performed poorly in four municipal elections in Maharashtra while the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) made its presence felt in three civic bodies, according to results announced Monday.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has bagged one civic body - Navi Mumbai - and the Shiv Sena-BJP combine has bagged two civic bodies of Aurangabad and Badlapur. A clear majority eluded the parties in Ambernath where the MNS is expected to play the kingmaker.
Non-vegetarian food banned in Lucknow varsity campus
Lucknow : Non-vegetarian food has been banned in the Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU) mess here, officials said on Tuesday.
The decision was...
Punjab assembly by-poll to be held on Saturday
Chandigarh : Over 1.52 lakh voters would be eligible to exercise their franchise in the by-poll to the Dhuri assembly constituency to be held...
Nitish opens Bihar’s longest flyover
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated the longest four-lane flyover of Bihar here, saying it will provide people much needed relief from...
Trinamool way ahead in West Bengal poll count
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress was way ahead of its rivals in assembly elections on Thursday, leading in 146 of the 294 constituencies...
People in Hisar voted against corruption: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : People's anger against corruption had led to the Congress loss in the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Monday.
Government doing little for farmers, common man: Rahul Gandhi
Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here on Tuesday slammed the Chhattisgarh and central governments for taking a lead in exploiting farmers but lagging...
We are not hosting any Iftar, says RSS
New Delhi : The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday said that contrary to media reports it is not hosting any Iftar party and...
Baramulla sees nearly 40 percent turnout, Ladakh 65 percent voting
Baramulla/Leh : There was at least 65 percent polling for Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh Lok Sabha seat Wednesday while almost 40 percent turnout was...