List of ministers of UP
DMK to decide on new media house today
Mayawati takes oath, inducts 48 ministers
Three factors that influenced Uttar Pradesh elections
Mayawati, five ministers to be sworn in Sunday
Choosing the Indian President – an intricate procedure
Mayawati to take oath on Sunday afternoon
Lucknow : As the clock strikes 1 Sunday afternoon, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati will take the oath as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time.
CPI-M for a consensus candidate for top post
New Delhi : With the Uttar Pradesh elections giving a clear majority to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its allies have a clear edge in the presidential election and Left parties would prefer a "consensus" on the candidate, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Saturday.
UPA-Left to meet Wednesday to discuss presidential candidate
New Delhi : Amid speculation over the possible candidates for the presidential post, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said the Left would prefer a "consensus" on the candidate to the country's top post.
Mayawati meets governor, to be sworn in Sunday
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Mayawati Saturday met Governor T.V. Rajeshwar to stake claim to form the government. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief was invited to form the government and will be sworn in chief minister Sunday afternoon.
Mayawati expected to meet governor today to stake claim
By IANS Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Mayawati is expected to call on Governor T.V. Rajeshwar Saturday evening to formally stake claim to form the next government after her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)'s thumping win in the assembly elections.
Sun setting over Sun media and the Marans?
BSP wins 206 seats in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Friday emerged victorious with a simple majority, pocketing 206 seats in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, according to the tally late Friday night.
Nurture creative leaders for growth: Kalam
New Delhi : For a prosperous and developed India, it is imperative to nurture creative leaders, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said Friday.
Karunanidhi felicitated by allies, friends
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi was felicitated by a host of national leaders and party cadres at a mammoth function here Friday night to celebrate his 50 years as a state legislator, putting to rest all speculation about his support base and health.
Amar Singh cause of Samajwadi Party defeat: Mulayam’s ex-confidant
New Delhi : One major factor contributing to the Samajwadi Party's humiliating defeat Friday in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections was its general secretary and spokesman Amar Singh, said an erstwhile confidant of party president and outgoing chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Mayawati Uttar Pradesh leader again, attributes win to social change
Rajnath Singh concedes defeat
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Friday accepted his party's defeat in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Mayawati to order probe into destruction of official records
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh chief minister-designate Mayawati Friday said she would order a high-level probe into the destruction of official records in the office of Azam Khan, minister in the outgoing government, once she is sworn in the chief minister.
UPA-BSP could jointly back Congress candidate for president
By Faraz Ahmad
IANS New Delhi : The victory of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has come as a shot in the arm for the Congress party, which is being cornered by the Left, particularly on the question of the impending presidential elections.
Party ideology has won the day: Mayawati
Lucknow : A triumphant Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, who is poised to become chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time, Friday promised a crime-free government and said the results were a victory for her party's ideology.
Priyanka managed votes, Rahul did not
New Delhi : Call it the Priyanka magic if you will! Two parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh where Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka toured during the election campaign have reaped the only benefits for the party.
Results pour cold water on BJP’s resurgence plans
By Faraz Ahmad
IANS New Delhi : The Uttar Pradesh assembly election results Friday have poured cold water on the Bharatiya Janata Party's plans to return to power in Delhi after "conquering" Lucknow.
Refurbished BSP takes power on its own in Uttar Pradesh
Gandhi siblings’ magic worked in Rae Bareli, Amethi
Lucknow : The charisma of the Gandhi siblings - Priyanka and Rahul - did work, at least in the family pocket borough of Rae Bareli-Amethi where seven of the 10 assembly seats under these two parliamentary constituencies were bagged by the Congress party.
With Mayawati in, Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats in a flap
Lucknow : With Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati poised to return to the helm in Uttar Pradesh, the state's bureaucracy, especially those who were known to be close to outgoing Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, are nervous.
List of winners in UP assembly election
Mulayam resigns, criticises poll panel
Lucknow : Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday resigned as Uttar Pradesh's chief minister and blamed the Election Commission for his party's defeat, saying it had been "running a parallel government" in the state.
Left disappointed, but happy over BJP loss
New Delhi : The Left parties were Friday mauled in Uttar Pradesh, a state where they were once a major political force, but rejoiced over the decimation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amar Singh goes underground
New Delhi : With his party leader having conceded defeat in Uttar Pradesh, the always-ready-with-a-quote Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Friday for once made himself inaccessible.
Taj Mahal city celebrates BSP win
Agra : Boisterous celebrations broke out Friday in the Dalit areas of Agra as it became clear that Dalit Queen Mayawati is all set to become chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a fourth time.
Gloom in party offices – sans BSP
Lucknow : As jubilation gripped Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) offices across Uttar Pradesh Friday, a pall of gloom descended on offices of the Samajwadi Party and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
The words that set Mayawati dreaming
Lucknow : Exactly 29 years ago, when she was just out of college and busy preparing for civil services, Mayawati was told by a man she considered her friend, philosopher and guide: "So you wish to become DM (district magistrate)? Follow my path and you will become CM one day."
Congress congratulates Mayawati, pats Rahul
New Delhi : Finding a silver lining in the dark election clouds, the Congress Friday expressed satisfaction over the Samajwadi Party's defeat in Uttar Pradesh and patted Rahul Gandhi for an "inspiring" campaign - despite not improving its performance since the last polls.
BSP crushes everyone to take power in Uttar Pradesh
Reddy asks Stanford University to open Hyderabad campus
Washington : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who is on a visit to the US, has asked Stanford University to set up an offshore campus in Hyderabad, promising to provide all necessary infrastructure.
Mayawati, a timid, reserved student in college
New Delhi : For a woman who has taken Uttar Pradesh by storm and inspires fear and awe among her political opponents and supporters alike, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's alma malter still finds it difficult to comprehend how the "timid" girl managed to reach where she is today.
BSP ranks rejoice in victory
Lucknow : Celebrations erupted here Friday as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supporters took to the streets following the election win that would make party chief Mayawati chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time.
Mulayam to resign at 3 p.m.
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav will submit his resignation to Governor T.V. Rajeshwar at 3 p.m. Friday.
Congress congratulates Mayawati
New Delhi : The Congress party Friday congratulated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati for her victorious showing in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Uttar Pradesh’s thumbs-up to BSP stun Mulayam, BJP
BSP to make it ‘on its own’
Lucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) said Friday that it was confident of taking power on its own in Uttar Pradesh as counting of votes in the assembly elections showed it would end up as the single largest party.
New-face BSP racing ahead in fractured Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of three times chief minister Mayawati was inching towards becoming the single largest outfit in the Uttar Pradesh assembly Friday as counting of the millions of votes got underway in the country's most populous and politically crucial state.
BSP racing ahead in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) made major gains Friday and was set to become the single largest outfit in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, with a badly bruised Congress limping in the distant fourth spot.
BSP ahead in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was leading the political pack as counting of the millions of voters cast in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections began Friday.
BSP ahead in Uttar Pradesh
Karunanidhi asks for CBI probe; opposition demands his resignation
Madurai/Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on a newspaper office in Madurai by supporters of his son Azhagiri that left three people dead even as opposition parties demanded his resignation.
TRS chief claims PM invited him to rejoin government
New Delhi : Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president and former union labour minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday claimed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked his party to rejoin the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Ahead of Goa polls, high sales of two-wheelers noted
Panaji : In the run-up to the June 2 Goa assembly elections, the Election Commission has directed the local authorities to keep watch on the distribution of goods like motor cycles, two-wheelers and TV sets by candidates after noting an abnormally high sale of such goods in the state recently.
Dikshit’s ‘migrant’ remarks stall parliament
New Delhi : Both houses of parliament were rocked Thursday by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks on people migrating to the national capital from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as well as an attack on the media in Tamil Nadu.
Differences of opinion in CPI-M over team to protect Munnar
Thiruvananthapuram : The simmering difference between arch rivals Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and party secretary Pinnarayi Vijayan surfaced yet again in the naming of three officials by Achuthanandan for protecting the picturesque hill station in Munnar from encroachers.
Sheila apologises over controversial remarks
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday apologised over her remarks that people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were migrating to the national capital and making life difficult.
All except BSP await a fractured verdict in Uttar Pradesh
By Sharat Pradhan
IANSLucknow : With counting of votes Friday for the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, most parties are resigned to a fractured verdict - except for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that is expecting its leader Mayawati to form the next government.
Sheila Dikshit hauled up by Congress
New Delhi : Senior Congress party leaders Thursday took serious exception to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks a day earlier that people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were migrating to the national capital and making life difficult.
PM begins consultations on next president
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has begun exploratory discussions on the forthcoming elections for the next president, but no specific name has emerged, his aides said Thursday.
Colourful function in parliament to mark 1857 uprising
New Delhi : It was a journey down history as MPs and other dignitaries were held spellbound by virtuoso performances from Jagjit Singh and Shubha Mudgal Thursday at the Central Hall of parliament that evoked the spirit of the freedom fighters of 1857.
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over Dikshit’s remarks
Yasin Malik urges Vajpayee to support peace process
Many more ‘Shahabuddins’ await comeuppance
PM files Rajya Sabha nomination from Assam
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday filed his nomination papers seeking re-election for a fourth straight term to the Rajya Sabha from his adopted home state of Assam.
PM to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Assam
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.
BSP to get up to 168 seats in Uttar Pradesh, says survey
New Delhi : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is expected to win 152 to 168 seats, perhaps more, in a fractured 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, a survey said Wednesday following the close of staggered elections.
BJP not being discriminated against in 1857 celebrations: Aiyar
Exit polls give clear edge to BSP
Who’s the best minister of them all?
Chennai : An opinion poll on the best union minister here has added to the rift between the DMK and its ally PMK, and its first victim could be the Reliance group.
BJP may support AGP for Rajya Sabha in Assam
By Faraz Ahmad
IANSNew Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to revive its fraternal relations with former ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Assam with an eye on the forthcoming presidential elections.
PM in Assam to file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Tuesday on a two-day visit to file his nomination papers for biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from his adopted home state of Assam.
Mammoth Uttar Pradesh election ends – most peacefully
By Sharat Pradhan
IANSLucknow : India's most staggered election ended in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday in peace with 50 million people voting in all to pick a new government in the country's most populous and politically most crucial state.
Cancel Shahabuddin’s Lok Sabha membership: CPI-ML
Patna : Soon after a Bihar court Tuesday sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammed Shahabuddin to life imprisonment for murder, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has demanded the cancellation of his Lok Sabha membership.
Sadhus turn out in large number to vote in Ayodhya
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) : While the bells tolled in this ancient Hindu temple town, hundreds of saffron clad sadhus began their morning Tuesday on a rather unusual note - by queuing up outside polling booths to cast their vote in the last round of the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Smooth and steady polling underway in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : Steady polling was underway in eastern Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, the last day of the seven-phased elections that began more than a month ago on April 7.
PM to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls in Assam
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Guwahati Tuesday on a two-day visit to file his nomination papers for biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from his adopted home state of Assam.
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Curtains set to fall on Uttar Pradesh elections
Gorakhpur : Polling for India's longest election ends Tuesday to pick a new government in the country's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, the verdict tipped to cast a shadow on national politics.
Uttar Pradesh enters last phase of elections
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) : This one is for the record books - 17.8 million voters exercise their franchise Tuesday in what is not only the largest round of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls but an end to the longest election ever held in the country.
Parliament adjourned over Gujarat killings
New Delhi : The issue of staged police killings in Gujarat rocked both houses of parliament Monday, forcing them to be adjourned for an hour.
Another bandit queen takes aim at parliament
By Sharat Pradhan
IANS
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) : She used to be an outlaw and like the slain Phoolan Devi, whom she calls her icon, former dacoit Seema Parihar too is seeking to enter the Indian parliament.
Four Congress legislators in Andhra Pradesh suspended
Hyderabad : The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh Sunday suspended four legislators for causing the defeat of party candidates in legislative council elections and issued a show cause notice to another for criticising the party and the government.
Somnath emerging as frontrunner for next president
By Faraz Ahmadice
IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is emerging as a frontrunner for the post of the next president of India despite formal denial by his office that he was a candidate.
Long wait ahead for TRS to rejoin UPA
By Faraz Ahmad
IANSNew Delhi : With suspected involvement of several Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) politicians in a people smuggling scandal, the party may have to wait a little longer to return to the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the centre.
PM not up to expectations, support to be reviewed: CPI
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not measured up to the expectations of the Left parties, which would "seriously consider" the question of supporting his government after the presidential elections, said Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan.
Murdered woman’s family wants Amarmani Tripathi defeated
By Sharat Pradhan
IANSMaharajganj (Uttar Pradesh) : Powerful Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi has had a nasty surprise as he tries to win election from jail - the mother and sister of poetess Madhumita Shukla whom he is accused of murdering after being her friend for years are campaigning to defeat him.
Post-Nandigram, I contemplated quitting: Buddhadeb
By IANS
New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has admitted he had contemplated resigning in the aftermath of the Nandigram killings, but maintained a Tata car project in Singur that was also targeted by anti-land acquisition groups would proceed on schedule.
Congress revival in Uttar Pradesh will take time: Rahul
By IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi admitted in this Uttar Pradesh town Saturday that the revival of his party in the state would take some more time.
PM’s election to Rajya Sabha serious impropriety: MP
By IANS
New Delhi : An MP from Kerala believes that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision to be re-elected to the Rajya Sabha instead of the Lok Sabha is a "serious constitutional impropriety".
128 file papers for Shimla civic polls
By IANS
Shimla : A total of 128 candidates have filed nominations for the May 23 Shimla municipal corporation elections, officials said Saturday.
The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are contesting all the 25 wards in the Himachal Pradesh capital. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will contest 12 seats.
The Congress has controlled the corporation since it was set up in 1986.
People’s issues must replace communalism as political agenda
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Lucknow : Some concerned citizens like Acharya Jugal Kishore Sharan Shashtri and Sandeep Pandey and non-governmental organisations, Ayodhya Ki Awaz, NAPM and People's Political Front have expressed concern over communalism in politics and underscored the need for replacing communalism with the issues confronting people as political agenda.
Uttar Pradesh’s last leg has more criminals
By IANS
Lucknow : The final round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Tuesday will see more criminals than in any previous leg since the staggered polls commenced April 7.
MPs recall Madhu Dandavate’s humour
By IANS
New Delhi : When late prime minister Indira Gandhi called upon the nation to do "soul searching" at the height of the Emergency in 1975-77, one man who went about lifting every shoe available to see its 'sole', in mocking humour, was her jailed critic Madhu Dandavate.
BJP misses Mahajan ‘very much’, says Naidu
BJP, DMK MPs clash on Sethusamudram project
Mayawati marching ahead after sixth phase of polls
Is Vajpayee quitting politics?
Rahul Gandhi launches another impressive road-show
Millions vote in Uttar Pradesh’s penultimate round
Manmohan’s development concerns finds takers in Uttar Pradesh
INTUC’s 60th foundation day celebrations
Elites ate up 60 Kg cake, workers drench in open
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Canal row disrupts Lok Sabha
Slow polling underway in Uttar Pradesh
Amarinder returns to Punjab to rousing welcome
Congress unravels another scam; Mayawati also blamed
Maoist affected areas in sixth phase of polls
Happy birthday Uma Bharati, Govindacharya
One year without Mahajan
BSP may not have its way with upper castes, says book
Rahul draws huge crowds in Varanasi
Mayawati guns for Mulayam, promises jail for ruling ‘duo’
Campaign tale of two Allahabad families – and their ‘bahus’
Adopted home state to return PM to Rajya Sabha
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).
I do not eye Indian Muslims with suspicion: Uma Bharti
By Pervez Bari
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Bhopal: Stormy of Indian politics Ms Uma Bharti, who floated her own political outfit Bharatiya Janshakti, (BJS), after being expelled from rightist Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), has said that she does not eye Indian Muslims with suspicion.