Uttar Pradesh second phase – Facts at a glance
By IANS,
New Delhi : The second phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered polls is to be held Saturday.
Following are the facts -
Number of assembly seats - 59
GJM withdraws four-day shutdown
By IANS,
Siliguri (West Bengal) : The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM)has withdrawn its four-day shutdown in the Darjeeling Hills that began
Monday, a senior leader of the outfit said.
"We had a meeting with top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders today
(Monday). The appealed to us to refrain from any agitational activity
now," GJM general secretary Roshan Giri told IANS from New Delhi.
However, the GJM activists will continue the indefinite hunger strike.
We have not rejected any name: Samajwadi Party
By IANS,
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party (SP) Thursday said it has not rejected any name for the post of president and consultations were on.
No politics in fight against terror: Modi
By IANS,
Bangalore : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he was not blaming the central government or attempting to politicise Saturday's serial bombings in Delhi by revealing that he had alerted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about it.
"There is no politics in the fight against terrorists. I merely informed the media that I had alerted the prime minister," Modi told reporters here as he went into the third and final day of the National Executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Table Ranganath Mishra Report in Parliament: Bihar Legislative Council
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: In a major development likely to put pressure on the Central Government the Bihar Legislative Council yesterday passed a resolution demanding tabling of the Ranganath Mishra Commission Report in Parliament.
It was RJD leader Mr. Tanveer Hassan who first presented the resolution which was later supported by members of almost all parties.
Mulayam-Amar reunion: Will he make a comeback?
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Is Amar Singh returning to Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party? If the rumour mills are anything to go by, it...
Congress wrests Mizoram, MNF chief minister loses
By IANS,
Aizawl : Veteran Congress leader Lalthanhawla is all set to head the Congress government in Mizoram with the party sweeping the polls Monday winning an absolute majority in the 40-member state legislature.
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) faced a humiliating defeat with the Congress storming back to power after being in political wilderness for a decade. Even Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who is the driving force of the MNF, himself lost.
BJP leads in two seats, Congress in one in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The BJP led in two seats and the ruling Congress in one seat as officials on Tuesday counted the votes polled in...
Ex-Akali leader joins UP cabinet, party calls it betrayal
Chandigarh : Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday accused its former senior leader Balwant Singh Ramoowalia of "betrayal" and dubbed him "power hungry"...
Women’s bill holds many unrealized promises: Meira Kumar
By IANS,
New Delhi: The women's reservation bill holds many unrealized promises for the political empowerment of women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said here Saturday.
"India was one of the first countries where women were given the right to vote. Parliament has, over the years, enacted several laws for their empowerment, welfare and protection," Meira Kumar, the first woman to be the Lok Sabha speaker, said at a summit on 'Inclusive Growth and Empowerment of Women of Rural India'.
Whatever happened to Babubhai Katara human trafficking case?
By Sahil Makkar, IANS,
New Delhi : Exactly one year ago, police arrested Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara for allegedly smuggling out a woman and a boy on the diplomatic passports of his wife and son at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
But while Katara is still in jail, police are yet to lay their hands on other MPs whose names had surfaced in the international human trafficking racket.
Rumblings in Goa government, Congress says all is well
By IANS,
Panaji : Some legislators and ministers in the Congress-led coalition government in Goa are unhappy with the way the administration is being run and a few are even tentatively seeking a change of leadership. But the Congress has denied any discontentment.
Yes, I met Rahul Gandhi, Haryana CM: Yogendra Yadav
Gurgaon: Senior AAP leader and Lok Sabha candidate from Gurgaon Yogendra Yadav said Friday there was nothing secret in his meeting Congress vice president...
DCW urges Bassi to file FIR against BJP legislator
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (SCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday urged Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to register an FIR against BJP legislator...
Clashes in Kashmir over Udhampur truck attack
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in parts of Srinagar on Monday over an attack on a truck in Udhampur, as a shutdown called by the separatists...
Government draws flak over Indian envoy’s remark; parliament in foment
By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was mired in deeper trouble Tuesday over the contentious Indo-US nuclear deal when angry MPs took it to task over the reported remarks of its envoy in Washington who had questioned their wisdom in rejecting what he termed an "unprecedented" agreement.
The resultant parliamentary furore gave communists and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party MPs yet another handle to attack the government which is fighting not only to save the painstakingly negotiated deal but also the very survival of its coalition.
Maharashtra legislature pays homage to Navalkar
By IANS
Nagpur : The Maharashtra state assembly was adjourned for the day Wednesday as a mark of respect for senior Shiv Sena leader and former minister Pramod Navalkar, who died in Mumbai Tuesday.
After paying tributes to Navalkar, who was a legislator for over two decades, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh moved the condolence resolution in the state assembly while Deputy Chief Minister R. R. Patil paid homage to the Shiv Sena member in the legislative council.
JD-U workers protest black market in fertilizer
By IANS,
Patna : Hundreds of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United activists Friday ransacked the party's state headquarters here protesting against rampant black market in fertilizers.
Rahul Gandhi: M.Phil from Cambridge, MP since 2004
By IANS,
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 from the Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
BJP gets simple majority in Haryana; Hooda resigns
Chandigarh:The BJP got simple majority on its own in the Haryana assembly Sunday evening.
The party won 46 seats out of the results of the...
Trinamool leader accused of assaulting ECL officials gets bail
Kolkata : A court in West Bengal's Burdwan Friday granted bail to a Trinamool Congress labour leader who was arrested for allegedly threatening and...
We have made up our mind on n-deal: Karat
By IANS
New Delhi : The possibility of a compromise between the government and its Left allies appears increasingly bleak with top Communist leader Prakash Karat Thursday saying that the communist parties have "made up their mind" to block the India-US civil nuclear deal and would not support the government if it went ahead with it.
Karat also contended that the government was "determined to go ahead with the deal" despite a majority in parliament opposing the contentious deal which aims to "draw India into a military alliance with the US."
Kerala’s ruling Left feud over seat sharing
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi : Kerala's two dominant and ruling communist parties were Friday locked in a feud over seat-sharing, a day after they joined hands with other parties to launch a Third Front for the Lok Sabha polls.
The bone of contention between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala is the Ponnani seat in Mallapuram district, which the CPI was demanding but was refused.
Biju Janata Dal fields three for Rajya Sabha poll
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Three candidates of Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections June 17, an official said.
Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, Sashi Bhusan Behera and Baishnab Parida filed their nomination papers in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a state assembly official told IANS.
The state will have three vacancies in the upper house of parliament with Mohapatra, the Congress's Radhakanta Naik and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Bhagirathi Majhi completing their tenures July 1.
Align tobacco pictorial warnings with other nations, Modi urged
New Delhi : The Federation of All India Farmers Associations has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to align the graphic health warnings on cigarette...
Biopic on slain JNU leader Chandrashekhar Prasad to be revived
New Delhi: Looking at the ongoing controversy surrounding the students and leaders of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), director Ajay Kanchan and actor Imran Zahid...
Sonia Gandhi to visit northeast
By IANS,
Aizawl : Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be on a two-day tour to northeastern states of Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam starting March 5, officials said here Thursday.
"Sonia Gandhi will arrive in Aizawl Saturday from Meghalaya capital Shillong via Assam capital Guwahati," a Mizoram government official said. Gandhi, who is also the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson, will visit Shillong Friday.
Modi has tightly packed itinerary in Kathamandu
By Anil Giri,
Kathmandu : An address to Nepal's parliament -- the first by a foreign head of state after the restoration of parliamentary democracy...
EC to meet Jammu and Kashmir official to assess situation
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : After eliciting views of political parties on the timing of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission will consult senior state government officials Wednesday to assess the situation in the state.
Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) will brief Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy and other two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi on the ground situation in the state, sources said.
TDP retains Tirupati assembly seat
Hyderabad : The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has retained Tirupati seat with a massive majority of over 1.16 lakh votes, dashing all hopes of...
DMK to boycott local body elections in Tamil Nadu
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday announced that his party would boycott the Sep 19 local body elections in Tamil Nadu.
In a statement...
Kakodkar hopeful n-deal will come through
By IANS
New Delhi : Even as the government failed to win over the Left and the opposition parties to back the India-US nuclear deal in a debate in parliament, India's atomic energy chief Anil Kakodkar Wednesday said he was "hopeful" the deal will eventually come through all the hurdles in its way.
"I am hopeful," Kakodkar, chief of the Atomic Energy Commission, told reporters outside parliament when asked whether he felt that the nuclear deal will get through political opposition as seen in the debate in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
Government faces right-left pincer on nuclear deal
By IANS
New Delhi : India's Communist parties Thursday differed on withdrawing support to the government over the India-US civil nuclear deal, but a right-left pincer seemed to be emerging with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renegotiate the pact or quit.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) seemed to be softening its stance on withdrawing support even as the Communist Party of India (CPI) hardened its position.
Kanpur violence: Details in FIRs, eye-witness accounts allege police bias
While no one in the violence-hit area denies that stone-pelting happened during the protest. However, there are claims and counterclaims with regard to instigation.
TCN...
Now, a complaint against Amar Singh, in Lucknow
By IANS,
Lucknow: Shivakant Tripathi, who had earlier filed a police complaint against Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh alleging financial fraud of about Rs.500 crore, Friday accused him of making public his mobile phone call records in connivance with the some employees of the service provider.
Tripathi made the charge here Friday and filed another police complaint against Amar Singh at the Ashiana police station of the state capital.
FIR in disproportionate assets case illegal: Mayawati
By IANS,
New Delhi : Accusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of discrimination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that the disproportionate assets case filed against her was "baseless, unfounded and illegal".
Rahul’s ‘aloof’ strategy needs to change, feel Congressmen
By Liz Mathew
IANSNew Delhi : As the Congress does a review of its electoral debacle in Uttar Pradesh, party insiders are coming to an uncomfortable conclusion: Rahul Gandhi's somewhat aloof and corporate style of functioning is unlikely to fetch dividends in the long run for a party struggling to breathe again in India's most populous state.
Respond to AAP’s posters removal complaint: HC to government
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the city government to respond to a plea filed by the AAP challenging the move...
Mayawati paints Lucknow blue for Ambedkar anniversary
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has virtually got the city painted blue on the eve of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Various memorials and monuments erected by Mayawati in different parts of the state capital were draped in blue lights, while a net of tiny blue lights was hung over every roundabout here.
Thousands of hoardings, posters, banners and buntings embossed with pictures of the BSP supremo flanked all major thoroughfares of Lucknow, which wore a festive look.
BJP legislator arrested in Haryana
By IANS,
Ambala (Haryana) : Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly elected Haryana legislator Anil Vij surrendered to the police Friday after he was booked for allegedly causing a traffic jam on a national highway.
Vij, who has been elected from the Ambala Cantonment assembly seat, was arrested along with some of his supporters after he went to the Ambala Cantonment police station to surrender with hundreds of backers, police said.
Central government refuses to rename Belgaum as Belagavi
By IANS
Bangalore : The central government has said no to Karnataka's proposal to rename Belgaum as Belagavi, apparently bowing to opposition from neighbouring Maharashtra.
Maharashtra still stakes claim to Belgaum city and part of Belgaum district as a large number of people there speak Marathi.
Recently, Karnataka sought the centre's approval to change the spelling of 12 places in the state, including Bangalore, to conform to the way the names are pronounced in Kannada, the language of the state.
Minorities’ religious, social rights safe in India: Naqvi
New Delhi : Amid widespread criticism of the lynching of a Muslim man after rumours that he ate beef, Minister of State for Minority...
Ruckus in J&K assembly over attack on Valley-bound truck
Srinagar: Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Saturday over a petrol bomb attack on a Valley-bound truck at Udhampur...
Allotment of plot to Parrikar’s son per rules: BJP
By IANS,
Panaji : Goa's ruling BJP Thursday said the allotment of an industrial plot to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son was as per rules, refuting the Congress's charge of nepotism.
Delhi dilemma: which way will voters swing?
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Indian capital, home to 16 million people, is all set to vote in the assembly polls Saturday. But even as analysts say that genuine issues - namely, development, price rise and terrorism - are on the poll agenda this time, voters don't seem to have made up their minds yet.
In almost all political meetings addressed by both the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across the city, candidates and their respective political bosses inevitably raise these three issues, also striking a chord with voters.
Modi proposes hill sports festival
Thimpu : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday mooted the idea of an annual hill sports festival with his country's northeastern states along with...
Buddhadeb summoned for CPI-M Delhi meet, may not attend
By IANS,
New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been asked to attend a two-day CPI-M meeting here during the weekend after the Left Front's shocking debacle in civic polls, but he is unlikely to attend, says a senior party leader.
Bhattacharya has cited "law and order problems" in his state to tell the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leadership that his presence is needed in the state, a CPI-M leader said.
Campaigning ends for 10 LS seats in western UP
Aligarh: Campaigning for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in western Uttar Pradesh, including Aligarh, that go to the polls April 10, ended Tuesday evening.
The...
NPF, Congress hope to improve tally
By IANS,
Kohima : A day after Nagaland recorded 83 percent polling in the state assembly elections, Nagaland People's Front (NPF) Sunday exuded confidence of crossing the majority figure.
Manmohan promises to boost Himachal economy
By IANS
Shimla : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday appealed to Himachal Pradesh voters to re-elect the Congress, which will have the second round of voting Wednesday, promising further boost to development of the hill state.
On the last day of campaigning, the prime minister addressed two well-attended rallies in Bilaspur and Palampur towns in Bilaspur and Kangra districts.
Maharashtra launches another ‘Quit India’ movement against social evils
Mumbai : On the 75th anniversary of the 'Quit India' Movement launched here during India's freedom struggle, Maharashtra on Tuesday launched 'Quit India Movement...
Manmohan moves SC against summons in coal block case
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the summons issued to him by a special court over...
Kerala mulls setting up private universities
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday that the government will discuss whether it should set up private universities in Kerala.
"Kerala is the...
It won’t be right to vote against UPA: Subhas Chakraborty
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal Left leader Subhas Chakraborty Wednesday once again indicated that it would not be correct to vote against the Congress-led government along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the July 22 confidence motion.
Chakraborty, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretariat member, had Monday said in a letter to party general secretary Prakash Karat that the communists would have to answer embarrassing questions from the people if its MPs voted against the Congress.
Anger, protests in Kashmir after killing of migrant Kashmiri Pandit
Killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Kashmir valley has evoked sharp reactions in the Pandit community with several calling for the mass resignation of...
Don’t succumb to RIL, CPI-M tells government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The CPI-M Thursday asked the government not to increase the price of gas produced from the KG basin fields as demanded by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).
‘No challenge to India’s sovereignty acceptable’
By IANS,
New Delhi : As an indefinite curfew continued for a third day in the Kashmir Valley, the government Tuesday underlined that dialogue was the only way to resolve the crisis stressing that any challenge to India's sovereignty was not acceptable.
A solution to the crisis can only come through talks, said Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal.
Jaiswal told reporters that India would not accept any challenge to its sovereignty.
Two killed as India blames Pakistan for Kashmir trouble
By Sarwar Kashani
Srinagar/New Delhi : Two more civilians, including a middle-aged woman, were killed in fresh firing by security forces in Kashmir on Monday...
All 22 accused in Sohrabuddin encounter case acquitted
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) A special CBI court on Friday here acquitted all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case...
‘महामहिम राष्ट्रपति कल्याण सिंह को राज्यपाल पद से बरख़ास्त करें’
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली : साल 1992 में अयोध्या में बाबरी मस्जिद ढहाए जाने की घटना की सुनवाई में सीबीआई की विशेष अदालत द्वारा...
‘Modi government plans to do away with grievance redress law’
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has decided to do away with the grievance redress law and replace it by a...
BJP faces flak for reinstating tainted leader
By IANS,
Raipur : Opposition Congress Thursday slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for reinstating Pradeep Gandhi, a former MP who was expelled from parliament after being caught on camera accepting bribe.
Gandhi, a close aide of Chief Minister Raman Singh and former Lok Sabha member from Rajnandgaon seat, was appointed as a special invitee in BJP's state executive committee recently. He is one of the 11 MPs who were expelled in 2005 for accepting money for asking questions in the house.
Anupam Kher to lead march against ‘intolerance’ protesters
New Delhi: Veteran actor and BJP supporter Anupam Kher has invited all Indians to march with him to Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday to...
Kashmir MP likens PDP-BJP alliance to Nazi rule, quits
Srinagar : In a blow to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, her senior colleague Tariq Karra on Thursday quit the PDP and Parliament after comparing...
Official suspended for including MLA in BPL list
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday suspended a revenue officer and some others for including a legislator in the Below Poverty...
Tea-seller watches Bihar assembly proceedings
Patna : A tea-seller on Wednesday visited the Bihar assembly and watched the proceedings for the first time in his life, thanks to an...
RS polls: IUML nominates Wahab from Kerala
Malappuram (Kerala): Ending speculation of a rift in the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), businessman and party secretary P.V. Abdul Wahab was on Saturday...
Government to launch ‘Nai Manzil’ scheme from Bihar
New Delhi : In a move to woo minority voters, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to launch its 'Nai Manzil' scheme from...
Dalit memorials will be set up ‘come what may’: Mayawati
By IANS,
Lucknow : Thumbing a nose at political opponents and others, a defiant Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she would "not buckle under pressure" and continue to set up parks and memorials to commemorate Dalit icons.
"We have been constructing parks and memorials in the names of important Dalit and OBC (Other Backward Classes) personalities to give due respect to them," Mayawati told a gathering on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Women’s reservation bill this session: PM
By IANS
New Delhi : The women's reservation bill will be introduced during the current budget session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of women rights activists Saturday.
The group, including Krishna Tirath, Mohini Giri and Nafisa Ali, met Vice President Hamid Ansari and the prime minister on the occasion of International Women's Day and gave them a charter of demands.
"The signs are very good. The PM said that the reservation bill will be introduced this session," Akhila Shivadas, head of Centre for Advocacy and Research, told IANS.
BJP to demand trust vote if Left withdraws support: Advani
By IANS,
Kanpur : The main opposition BharatIiya Janata Party (BJP) will demand a trust vote in parliament if the Left parties withdraw support to the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-US nuclear deal, the party's prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani said here Friday.
"We would press for the government to seek a confidence vote in the event of the Left withdrawing its support," he declared while kicking off the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign from the historic Phoolbagh Maidan in this Uttar Pradesh town.
विहिप अयोध्या साज़िश के ख़िलाफ़ ‘चिश्ती सद्भावना यात्रा’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
हिन्दू संतों के भीतर से ही सामाजिक सौहार्द और समरसता की आवाज़ें उभर कर सामने आ रही हैं. एक तरफ़ जहां...
Jyoti Basu stable, more tests likely
By IANS,
Kolkata : Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was in stable condition Sunday, two days after he fell in the bathroom and suffered a head injury, a doctor said.
A medical board has been formed to treat the 94-year-old leader, who suffered internal haemorrhage in the head after he slipped and fell at his Salt Lake residence early Friday.
The board is headed by renowned physician Mani Chhetri.
A first in 45 years: RS passes private member’s bill
New Delhi : For the first time in 45 years, the Rajya Sabha on Friday unanimously passed a private member's bill to give equal...
Modi wishes Naidu, assures support
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday extended his best wishes to N. Chandrababu Naidu as he will take oath as the chief...
BJP renews demand for assent to Gujarat bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday sought President Pratibha Patil's immediate assent to the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill, 2003, to curb terrorism in the party-ruled state.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani, who represents the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujarat, led a delegation of 12 BJP MPs from the state and met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Parliament House office.
Modi overlooks interest of farmers: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of overlooking farmers as the party formed a committee to...
एक और बंटवारे की राह पर खड़ा है भारत
जावेद अनीस,
सआदत हसन मंटो ने अपनी मशहूर रचना ‘टोबा टेक सिंह’ में एक दिमागी अस्पताल का ज़िक्र करते हुए बताया था कि सन् 47...
Muzaffar Hussain Baig wins from Baramulla
Srinagar: Senior PDP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig Friday won from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, officials said.
Bharatiya...
Rahul Gandhi inspects Congress headquarters
New Delhi, (IANS) Known for his professionalism and eye for detail, newly appointed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday visited the party headquarters to inspect the condition of the offices and see first-hand how it functions.
Rahul, who is general secretary in charge of the youth wing of the ruling party, reached the office around 1.40 p.m. and spent almost two hours going through the offices of the Mahila Congress and the Seva Dal.
He also supervised the construction work going on in the AICC complex, which is being readied for the new general secretary.
Gujarat government, BJP threatened traders to cancel meet: Kejriwal
Panaji ; The Gujarat government and the BJP threatened members of a traders body in Surat into cancelling a July 10 meeting to which...
Talking to opposition for bills passage in Rajya Sabha: Naqvi
New Delhi : The government is talking to the opposition for a smooth passage of crucial bills in the Rajya Sabha where it is...
Modi eviscerated Indian economy: Lalu
Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of eviscerating the Indian economy by his demonetisation decision.
"If lungs, liver,...
Modi trying to murder democracy in Bihar: Nitish
Patna : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are behind the Bihar governor's plan to murder parliamentary democracy by providing more time to...
Gorkhaland activists meet West Bengal chief minister
By IANS,
Kolkata : Representatives of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a movement for a separate state for the hill districts, Thursday met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and submitted to him a map of the proposed Gorkhaland.
GJM representatives Roshan Giri, Amar Lama, Deepak Pradhan and Harko Bahadur Chetri met the chief minister and Home Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakrabarti at Writers' Buildings, the seat of the state government.
`Delhi will break all voting records’
New Delhi : Delhi will break all voting records, Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said Thursday as polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats...
Central ministers of Congress to campaign in Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress has stepped up preparations for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections by drawing up plans for tours of central ministers holding portfolios dealing with social sector.
Congress sources said that plans were being worked out for visits by 22 union ministers dealing with various development programmes of the central government.
With the assembly polls expected to be fought on the development agenda, the party is keen to get credit for central schemes such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee.
No conflict with any state government: Rajnath
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the central government wants good relations with every state government and it is...
Lawyers urge poll panel to act against Mayawati
By IANS,
New Delhi: A group of lawyers Friday urged the Election Commission to freeze the election symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and disqualify its chief, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, from contesting elections, as they accused her of violating the model of code of conduct by installing her statues in Lucknow.
As Patil gets busy, NDA not very hopeful
By IANS
New Delhi : The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) pledged Sunday to formally field Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Monday in the presidential elections amid growing signs that his supporters were no more sure of his victory against the ruling coalition's Pratibha Patil.
Rajnath in poll gear, accuses UPA of ignoring rural India
By IANS
New Delhi : Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of ignoring rural India, BJP president Rajnath Singh said Wednesday the people were looking towards his party to take the country in the right direction.
Addressing representatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kisan Morcha here, Rajnath Singh said mid-term elections were imminent and asked the gathering to get ready for initiating change in the government at the centre.
Amar Singh, Ahluwalia apologise for Rajya Sabha uproar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha witnessed some unsavoury moments Tuesday after tabling of the Liberhan Commission report when, provoked by the raising of religious slogans, Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh attacked Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) S.S. Ahluwalia. However, both apologised to each other later.
When some BJP members raised slogans like "Jai Shri Ram" after tabling of the Liberhan report on the Babri Masjid demolition, fisticuffs broke out between Amar Singh and Ahluwalia and others.
BJP MP Kamlesh Paswan hired shooters to kill my brother: Dr Kafeel Khan
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
A week after Kashif Jameel was shot by unidentified shooters in Gorakhpur, his brother Dr Kafeel Khan organised a press conference...
Young officer’s suicide hits Mayawati government
By Sharat Pradhan, IANS,
Lucknow : A young Uttar Pradesh official's suicide due to alleged demands for bribes by his superiors is threatening to become an election campaign issue and has also refreshed public memory about the lynching of a government engineer in January in similar circumstances.
Syed Ghayas Ahmed, a 26-year-old assistant manager of the Uttar Pradesh Pradeshik Cooperative Federation (UPPCF), ended his life by hanging from a fan in his hometown Allahabad Saturday.
Railways has become ‘dry cow’: Lalu Prasad
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Indian Railways is like a cow that neither gives milk nor bears calves. So says former railway minister Lalu Prasad Wednesday.
दलित हत्याओं के खिलाफ़ जंतर-मंतर पर प्रदर्शन
By TCN News,
नई दिल्ली: हरियाणा के फरीदाबाद में 20 अक्टूबर 2015 को दबंगों ने रात में सोते हुए एक दलित परिवार पर पेट्रोल डालकर...
Gadkari’s Chandigarh rally being sabotaged: BJP
By IANS,
Chandigarh: With just three days to go for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's first rally here, the party's local unit Sunday accused the Chandigarh administration of attempting to sabotage the event.
At a meeting of BJP leaders held here to prepare for the May 12 rally, BJP Chandigarh unit president Sanjay Tandon said that the administration forced a change in the rally's venue Friday.
CPI-M does not bar those with religious belief: Karat
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) does not bar people with religious belief from joining, but they should not let their faith intrude into the affairs of the state, party chief Prakash Karat said Thursday.
Troubled by former MP from Kerala, K.S. Manoj, quitting the party last week, the CPI-M general secretary said: "The party has no hesitation in joining hands with believers and those religious leaders who espouse the cause of the poor, or, act in defence of the rights of the working people."
Parliament adjourned amid noisy scenes over Babri Masjid
By IANS
New Delhi : Both houses of the Indian parliament witnessed acrimonious scenes Thursday on the 15th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition with Left and other party members stalling the proceedings of both houses that led to repeated adjournments.
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, which were disrupted as soon as they met in the morning, were adjourned for the second time till 2 p.m.
Minor fire at South Block, no damage
New Delhi : A minor fire broke out at South Block, which houses the ministries of defence and external affairs, on Sunday but was...
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was on Monday adjourned till noon as the opposition created a ruckus over the Lalit Modi issue and the...
A petition ‘Justice for Jashodaben’ floats in response to PM Modi’s triple talaq statement
By Siddhant Mohan and A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Expressing Union government’s opposition to the practice of triple talaq in Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...
Greater Hyderabad polls on Nov 23
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The much-awaited elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held Nov 23.
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission Wednesday issued notification for the polls, the first after surrounding municipalities were merged with the city to form Greater Hyderabad.
Clashes as farmer leader allegedly abuses Mayawati
By Ritu Sharma, IANS
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh) : Hundreds of farmers clashed with the police here in Uttar Pradesh Monday after the authorities launched a house-to-house hunt for farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait for allegedly abusing Chief Minister Mayawati.
The police fired tear gas at activists of Tikait's Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) who hurled volleys of stones from rooftops to stop the search for their popular leader, injuring at least eight people.
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By M.R. Narayan Swamy,
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BJP woos parties against government on price rise platform
By IANS,
New Delhi : Ahead of the budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it will launch a nationwide stir and get opposition parties, including the Left, on board to corner the government for its "wrong" economic policies triggering food prices skyrocketing.
"We will launch a nationwide protest against the government which has failed to check price rise," BJP president Nitin Gadkari told reporters here.
Government hindering Muthoot scion murder probe, says opposition
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The opposition parties in Kerala Wednesday claimed that the investigations into the murder of 32-year-old scion of the Muthoot business house Paul M. George were being hampered by political interference.
George was travelling with two men, who had criminal records, Friday night when he was murdered. The two are absconding while 12 other people have been arrested, including K. Satish, who police claim stabbed George.
Government must justify its existence: CPI
By IANS,
New Delhi : Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Gurudas Das Gupta Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its failure to rein in inflation.
"Manmohan Singh government must justify its existence. It seems there is no government in place. Things have been left to market forces," said Das Gupta, initiating a discussion in the Lok Sabha on rising prices.
"The government is out of place," he said.
Budget after elections: Pranab
By IANS,
New Delhi : The budget for 2012-13 will be presented after the assembly elections in five states but the dates are yet to be decided, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday.
Supriyo youngest of 21 ministers
New Delhi : Forty-three-year old singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo is the youngest of the 21 faces who were Sunday inducted in the first expansion of...
Rahul Gandhi says 1984 anti-Sikh riots ‘wrong’
By IANS,
Amritsar : A quarter century after his father Rajiv Gandhi justified the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said the violence against the community in the aftermath of his grandmother's assassination was "wrong"
"The 1984 riots against Sikhs were wrong and people responsible for this should be brought to justice," Gandhi told media persons in the Sikh holy city Tuesday.
Delimitation Commission’s term extended by another year
By IANS
New Delhi : The term of the Delimitation Commission, set up to readjust the territorial constituencies for both the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, has been extended by one year - in the second such extension.
The term of the commission, set up in July 2002 for a two-year term and headed by Justice (Retd) Kuldeep Singh, was to end July 31 this year. Its task is to readjust the territorial constituencies on the basis of census figures, without affecting the total number of seats allocated to each state in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assembly.
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking judicial probe against Thackeray
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking a judicial probe into the killing of two youngsters from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in Maharashtra last week amid a "hate campaign" launched by Raj Thackeray's Maharashta Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Sanjeev Kumar Singh, an advocate, Wednesday filed the public interest petition and sought the court's direction for providing security to people from north India staying in Maharashtra.
Bills to decriminalise politics sent to parliament
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : A Biju Janata Dal MP Tuesday submitted three private member's bills in parliament seeking decriminalisation of politics.
‘Advani a PM in a hurry’
By IANS,
New Delhi : Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani is a "prime minister in a hurry", Samajawadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said duing the debate on the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha Monday.
He was replying to remarks made by Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his speech opposing the trust vote.
The reference was to the BJP allegedly joining hands with the Left parties to pull down the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
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Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
‘हम एक ऐसे फासिस्ट रिजीम में दाखिल हो गए हैं, जो आपके विचारधारा से सहमत नहीं है, उसे दबा दो, मार...
TDP supporters protest Maharashtra’s ‘ill treatment’ of leaders
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Protests by the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) over the alleged caning of their leaders by Maharashtra police rocked Andhra Pradesh Tuesday.
TDP activists took to the streets in Hyderabad and elsewhere in the state, staging road and rail blockades and burning effigies of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Arjun Meghwal cycles to Rashtrapati Bhavan for oath taking
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday cycled up the Raisina Hill to Rashtrapati Bhavan for his...
हेट स्पीच के बरअक्स सामाजिक समीकरण
By राजीव यादव,
चुनाव आए और गए, पर सवाल उन विवादास्पद बयानों का है जिनसे ‘हेट स्पीच’ के नाम से हम परिचित होते हैं. ऐसा नहीं है कि हेट स्पीच से हमारा वास्ता सिर्फ चुनावों में होता है पर यह ज़रूर है कि चुनावों के दरम्यान ही उनका मापन होता है कि वो हेट स्पीच के दायरे में हैं. हम यहां इस पर कतई बात नहीं करेंगे कि ऐसे मामलों में क्या कार्रवाई हुई? पर इस पर ज़रूर बात करेंगे कि उस हेट स्पीच का हम पर क्या असर हुआ, वहीं उनके बोलने वालों की प्रवृत्ति में क्या कोई बदलाव आया?
Uma Bharti-Akhilesh Yadav discuss cleaning of Ganga
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday met union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti at his official residence...
Two Marxist activists killed in Bengal
Kolkata : Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said on Friday.
The incident...
Congressmen avoid media after Alva debacle
By IANS,
New Delhi : It was a deserted Congress Party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday.
Usually bustling with party members and senior functionaries, the office was silent on Thursday. Most of the rooms occupied by party general secretaries, spokespersons, and senior leaders were locked.
Many party leaders invite mediapersons to their rooms, but they were nowhere to be seen.
Appoint Lokayukta in Delhi: BJP urges Lt. Governor
New Delhi : Three BJP legislators in Delhi on Friday met Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and urged him to ensure that the Lokayukta and...
Americans attacking Sikhs thinking they’re Muslims: Daily
By Arun Kumar
Washington : As police investigate an attack on a Sikh man in California as a hate crime, a media report said violence...
Akhilesh rejigs bureaucracy, 30 officials transferred
By IANS,
Lucknow : In a major bureaucratic reshuffle by the new Uttar Pradesh government of Akhilesh Yadav, 30 officials, mostly IAS, were transferred late Sunday.