Centre to withdraw plea supporting AMU’s minority status
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday asked whether a university could be described as a minority institution as it allowed the central...
Introspecting, identifying causes must go hand in hand with post-mortem of terror activities
By Dr Syed Zafar Mehmood for TwoCircles.net
The November 2015 attackers of Paris were aged between 25-28 years. In 2001, they would have been boys...
India to bring back Geeta, says Sushma after envoy meets woman in Karachi
New Delhi/Islamabad: "We will bring Geeta back to India," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday evening after the Indian envoy in Pakistan...
Bihar board cancels result of Class 12 science toppers after re-test
Patna : The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Saturday cancelled the result of first and third toppers in the science stream as both...
Achuthanandan ups ante against corruption within CPI-M
By IANSThiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday said that his crusade against corruption would continue, even if it involved his own party,...
Ambika Soni wants a nose job
By IANS
New Delhi : Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni wants to undergo a cosmetic surgery to make her "big nose" slim and beautiful.
"I have been thinking of doing a nose job for quite some years, so that I can get rid of my big nose," Soni said in the capital Tuesday.
"I don't remember since when I have been thinking about it. The problem is I am too sensitive and don't know which hospital to go," she said.
Former Bhopal MP commits suicide
By IANS,
Bhopal: Sushil Chandra Verma, former MP from Bhopal, attempted suicide by jumping from a building here Thursday, police said. He later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
Twin polls in Orissa April 16, 23
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Orissa will go to the polls over two phases April 16 and April 23 to elect 147 members to the state legislative assembly and 21 members to the Lok Sabha.
Voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats and 70 assembly seats, located mostly in the western and southern districts of the state, will be held in the first phase and the rest in the second phase.
"We expected this announcement. We are prepared," state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Suresh Pujari, said.
We will form government in Rajasthan again: Vasundhara Raje
By IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Thursday assured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at a rally here that the party would form the government in the state once again.
Highlighting the achievements of the BJP government, she said it had changed Rajasthan from a BIMARU (for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh) state to an economically healthy state.
"Rajasthan is set to touch new heights," Raje said and coined the slogan "Nav Rajasthan" (new Rajasthan) at the rally attended by thousands of party workers and supporters.
BJP feels it has the winning slogan for Delhi election
By Ranjana Narayan,IANS,
New Delhi : "Mehengi Padi Congress" (Congress at what cost?)! With prices of food items touching a new high ahead of assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) feels the slogan will help it take power in the national capital after 10 long years. And strategists at The Hive, a communications agency that served the BJP well in Gujarat and Karnataka, says the message plays on people's insecurities.
Already, the BJP message is being spread through the print media, radio and television.
Delhi Police trying to eliminate me: AAP leader
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Dilip Pandey late Tuesday said a Delhi Police van tried to run him over while...
Goa BJP turns the heat on Governor Wanchoo
Panaji: Goa's ruling BJP Friday turned the heat on Governor B.V. Wanchoo, with a senior party official saying that those governors facing controversy should...
Youth Congress activists show Buddhadeb black flags
By IANS,
Midnapore (West Bengal): Youth Congress workers Tuesday staged a black flag demonstration against West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was on a day's visit to West Midnapore district as part of his regular mass contact programme.
Bhattacharjee, who inaugurated a college in Debra named after India's freedom struggle martyr Khudiram Bose and also unveiled his bust there, faced the demonstration when his convoy was speeding through Midnapore town, the district headquarters.
जितने में प्रधानमंत्री ने दो हवाई जहाज खरीदे उतने में किसानों के बकाये गन्ने...
कांग्रेस पार्टी अब किसान आंदोलन को जन आंदोलन में बदलने के अभियान में जुट गई है। सहारनपुर के बाद आज बिजनौर में भी प्रियंका...
Jayalalithaa: Tamil Nadu’s iron woman is chief minister once more
By V. Jagannathan, IANS,
Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad : A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
The shocking incident occurred...
CPI-M extended central committee meet from Aug 7
By IANS,
New Delhi : The extended central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will be held in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh Aug 7-10 to discuss the current political situation.
CPI-M leaders, however, ruled out a change of guard at the meeting. "No organisational revamp will take place during the conference," a top party source told IANS.
A central committee meeting last month discussed and adopted a draft political resolution and review report which will be placed before the Vijayawada conclave.
Opposition should find Rahul, not flaws in BJP: Shah
Bengaluru : BJP president Amit Shah on Friday mocked at the Congress, saying it should locate its "missing leader" instead of finding faults with...
Student leaders express anger over beating and arrest of Pooja Shukla and others
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Pooja Shukla, a student activist, was beaten and detained by Lucknow Police on Wednesday after sitting on hunger protest against administration at Lucknow...
Poll process in Delhi slum to be videographed
By IANS,
New Delhi: The polling process in a slum area of North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, where over 1,300 shanties were gutted in fire a fortnight ago, will be videographed to prevent bogus voting on May 7, Delhi's chief electoral officer (CEO) Tuesday said.
"To prevent bogus voting, proper arrangements have been made to videograph the process," Satbir Silas Bedi said.
IMRC’s health camp in Kozhikode kicks off, 1,000 people provided free treatment in two...
By TCN News
Kozhikode: The seventh annual India Health Initiative, a social outreach programme by the India Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) to provide free...
Second term of UPA government: reaction from Azamgarh
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net special correspondent
Bihar election will decide India’s future: Tejaswi Yadav
Patna: The Bihar assembly election will determine the future of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says the cricketer-turned-politician son of Rashtriya Janata Dal...
Mamata appeals to Bengali diaspora to pitch in for state
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged the Bengali diaspora to come forward and share their expertise for the comprehensive development of the state.
In Kerala, Mayawati promises reservation to Dalit Christians
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday promised reservation to Dalit Christians and upper caste poor as she launched her poll campaign from here.
Mayawati flew to the Kerala capital to kick off her nationwide 52-day poll campaign, vowing to clamp down on terrorism and Maoist violence in the country.
JD-U may be headed for split over CM Manjhi
Patna : Bihar's ruling JD-U appears to be headed for a split over the likely replacement of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi by his...
Evolve consensus on education reforms: BJP tells government
By IANS,
New Delhi : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi Wednesday said that the Congress-led government lacked a road map to improve the education system and added that it should evolve consensus among all stakeholders before introducing reforms.
Mayawati eyes power in Delhi, sounds poll bugle
By IANS
New Delhi : Aiming to head the next government in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Sunday wooed Dalits and other sections of society, and exhorted thousands of her supporters gathered at a rally here to ready for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
"We want to form the government in Delhi. And if we have enough MPs, we can form a government in the union," said Mayawati, who does not hide her ambition to become prime minister.
Karnataka Congress woos minorities with Sachar report
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Congress party, which has already promised the poor families in Karnataka a colour TV each if voted to power in the elections to the state legislature in May, Thursday sought to woo minority votes by assuring implementation of the Sachar panel recommendations for their uplift.
The Sachar Commission, headed by retired chief justice of Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar, recommended wide-ranging measures to improve social, economic and educational standards of the minority Muslim community in India.
President condoles Bhosale’s death
By IANS
New Delhi : President Pratiba Patil Sunday condoled the death of former Maharashtra chief minister Babasaheb Bhosale, saying that he was a personality admired by all.
Remembering her close association with Bhosale, who died Sunday in Mumbai aged 86, Patil said: "I had a close association with Babasaheb Bhosale, especially during the time when I was a member of his cabinet when he was the chief minister of Maharashtra."
Congress has no moral right to criticise land ordinance: Centre
New Delhi : The central government on Wednesday said the Congress had no "moral right" to criticise the land ordinance as the party has...
A Gujarat polling station for one voter!
By IANS,
New Delhi : There will be one polling station in Gujarat for just one voter!
Rajya Sabha adjourned after stink – literally
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned twice Thursday after members complained of a foul smell that they suspected could be a gas leak.
Election Commission calls meeting with political parties
By IANS,
New Delhi : With an eye to the Lok Sabha polls to be held in April-May, the Election Commission has called for its first meeting with political parties Feb 3, a statement issued here said Monday.
“The Election Commission of India as part of its exercise for preparation for the general election is holding a series of reviews and consultations during the first week of February,” the statement said.
On Feb 3, the commission will hold discussions with all seven national and forty state level political parties on various issues connected with the Lok Sabha polls, it said.
Sonia in Rae Bareli: Dalits and Muslims on agenda
By IANS,
Rae Bareli: The first day of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's three-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Monday seemed to be virtually devoted to Dalits and Muslims.
Will Amritsar get the best of Amarinder, Jaitley?
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : The electorate in Amritsar may have preferred former Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh over BJP stalwart Arun...
BJP’s Jaitley in all-party team to Jammu
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said its general secretary Arun Jaitley will be part of the all-party delegation to visit Jammu Saturday to talk to those demanding the transfer of land for the Amarnath Hindu shrine pilgrims.
Making the announcement, the party said that BJP president Rajnath Singh telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and confirmed Jaitley's name. The all-party delegation will leave for Jammu under the leadership of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
‘No party in West Bengal has demanded early polls’
By IANS,
Kolkata : Deputy Chief Election Commissioner Vinod Zutsi Wednesday said no political party in West Bengal has demanded preponing the state assembly polls slated for next year.
Nitish didn’t have guts to seek fresh mandate: Tejashwi
Patna, (IANS): Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday launched a direct attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying he...
Violence rocks Kalyan, Thackeray to spend night in police lock-up
By IANS,
Kalyan (Maharashtra): There were incidents of rioting, arson, stone pelting and clashes with police in this Thane district town Tuesday evening, as Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray prepared to spend a night in the police lock-up here.
Agitated MNS activists went on a rampage, damaging or torching at least a dozen private vehicles, and 10 shops in different parts of the town.
PM says government’s stability won’t be affected; conducts business as usual
By Tarun Basu, IANS,
Sapporo (Japan) : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the withdrawal of support by the Left allies would not affect the stability of his government and it would go to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "as soon as possible".
Mumbai’s anti-migrant clashes echo in parliament
By IANS,
New Delhi : The anti-migrant clashes that erupted in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra earlier this year generated much heat in parliament Wednesday, with Home Minister Shivraj Patil finding himself on the back foot when asked whether he was proud to be a Maharashtrian.
"A member wants to know what pride I have. I am proud to be an Indian," Patil stated during question hour in the Rajya Sabha in reply to a pointed query from Manohar Joshi of the Shiv Sena.
"Are you not proud of being a Maharashtrian?" Joshi, a former chief minister of the state, asked.
JD-S in Kerala to merge with Samajwadi Party
By IANS,
Kozhikode : The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by M.P. Veerendrakumar Sunday announced its decision to merge with Samajwadi Party led by Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The decision was taken at the party's state council meeting here.
"The state unit of the party, led by Surendra Mohan at national level, has unanimously decided to merge with the Samajwadi Party," Veerendrakumar told reporters after the meeting.
India’s elections: Down memory lane
By K.P.K. Kutty,
With the schedule for holding the 16th Lok Sabha elections having been announced Wednesday, you invariably start thinking whether the party or...
Education, livelihood of Seemanchal’s minority community suffer as AMU-K awaits completion
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: Aligarh Muslim University Centre at Kishanganj (AMU-K) is silted at Mahanada after its opening in 2013. It is promised to...
AAP suspends MPs Gandhi, Khalsa
New Delhi : The AAP on Saturday suspended party MPs Dharamavira Gandhi and Harinder Singh Khalsa from primary membership of the party and...
Several young ministers, Rahul confidantes lose poll
New Delhi : Several young ministers in the United Progressive Alliance government and Congress leaders who have worked closely with party vice president Rahul...
AAP to approach SC over funding for political parties
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday said it will approach the Supreme Court to request a probe into the funding of...
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Jammu
By IANS,
Jammu : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Tuesday to a rousing reception on the second and final leg of his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone of NE hostel in Bangalore
Bengaluru : Development of North Eastern Region Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday laid foundation stone of a hostel, exclusively for woman students from the...
No fresh mandate needed for Indo-US nuclear deal: Cong
By NNN-PTI
New Delhi : Congress sought to dismiss CPI(M) demand that the party should seek a fresh mandate if it wanted to forge a strategic alliance with America and go ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal.
"Congress believes no fresh mandate is needed," AICC spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters.
BJP MP demands ban on ‘running commentaries’ by judges
New Delhi : A Bharatiya Janata Party member on Monday demanded in the Lok Sabha a ban on comments by judges while hearing a...
Cutting budgetary allocation for education detrimental to country’s future: JIH Education Board
TCN News
New Delhi: The Education Board of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has expressed serious concerns over slashing allocation of funds for the education sector by...
No woman candidate: Goa BJP says sorry
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday publicly apologised for not fielding a single woman candidate for the forthcoming March 3 polls in Goa.
A Bill to tackle identity based discrimination in educational institutions
By TCN News:
A National Convention ‘Towards Zero Discrimination in School Education’ was jointly organized by Swadhikar-National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ-NCDHR), Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion (CSEI) and...
दिल्ली दंगा : उमर खालिद को जमानत,यूएपीए के चलते नही होगी रिहाई
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No political party is untouchable, says Muslim cleric
By IANS,
Lucknow : Declaring that no political party is untouchable, an influential Muslim cleric of Uttar Pradesh says the community is inclined to back Chief Minister Mayawati as she has expressed "genuine intention" to work for the development of minorities.
"After years of experience of several parties, we realise we should go with a party which would do something concrete for the Muslims," Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Maheli told IANS in an interview here.
Rashid is the Naib Imam of Aishbagh Idgah and a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
Jaswant Singh to move Supreme Court against book ban
By IANS,
New Delhi : Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh is expected to move the Supreme Court to challenge the Gujarat government's ban on his book "Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence".
"It is an infringement of his fundamental right and he will be moving court soon," a close aide of Jaswant Singh told IANS.
Jaswant Singh, who was expelled from the BJP two days after the launch of the book, has expressed shock at the Gujarat government's move and likened it to the ban on Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses".
MP by-polls: Congress wins Lok Sabha seat, BJP assembly
Bhopal : The Congress won the by-poll held for Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam-Jhabhua parliamentary seat while the BJP won the Devas state assembly seat as...
In election year, Hooda does not have his way
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Chandigarh : The year 2014 is crucial for Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as he faces two elections - the...
Uddhav Thackeray advises Pawar to rejoin Congress
By IANS,
Mumbai : Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday said Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar should now rejoin the Congress party as the "purpose of its existence" had come to an end.
"Pawar's newfound willingness to support Congress president Sonia Gandhi as prime minister in spite of her foreign origin, which was the reason for his breaking away from the party and forming his own 'nationalist' outfit means the NCP has lost its purpose," Thackeray told a press conference in his party office.
Sonia Gandhi promises development of Tirupati
By IANS,
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) : Setting the tone for the Congress party's campaign for the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, party president Sonia Gandhi Thursday promised development of this temple town.
Addressing a meeting of women members of self-help groups, Gandhi promised international status to the Tirupati airport, setting up of 300-bed hospital for children and development of Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences.
Congress seeks ‘adjustment’ with Trinamool for Kolkata civic polls
By IANS,
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and party in-charge of West Bengal K. Keshav Rao met Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee here Friday to seek seat-sharing "adjustment" between the two parties ahead of next month's Kolkata civic body elections.
"I conveyed to her what the party wants. There is need for adjustment," Rao told reporters.
Left asks Modi to declassify Netaji files
Kolkata : Asserting that people of India had the right to know about mystery behind the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Left...
Basu, Surjeet may continue as politburo members
By IANS
Coimbatore : Ailing Marxist veterans Jyoti Basu and Harkishen Singh Surjeet are likely to continue in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo despite their pleas that they be dropped from the apex body.
The 19th CPI-M party congress beginning here Saturday is likely to ask both the leaders to continue in the politburo and "issue advises and directions" on the basis of their vast experience, party sources said.
Neither Surjeet nor Basu will attend the congress - the first time since the party was formed in 1964.
Rebel Congress legislators press for Lapang’s removal
By IANS,
Shillong : Rebel Congress legislators in Meghalaya Thursday kept their pressure on the party leadership to remove D.D. Lapang from the chief minister's post.
"We sent a fax letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, reiterating our demand to change the leadership," a rebel Congress legislator told IANS on condition of anonymity.
At least 16 rebels out of the party's 28 legislators in the 60-member state assembly demanded Lapang's removal, saying that the state has not made any progress under his leadership.
Rahul Gandhi slams NDA for being anti-poor
By IANS,
Wardha (Maharashtra) : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a rally here Tuesday, slammed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for ignoring the poor of the country during its rule at the centre even as he asserted that his party's focus was on the common man.
"We (Congress) see India from common man's eyes. Our programmes are for the poor of India. Our thinking is to take forward the poor of the country...Our opposition does not see the world from the eyes of the poor," Rahul Gandhi said.
Shibu Soren looking for safer options to become legislator
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, who has three months left to get himself elected to the state assembly, is trying to explore a safer seat this time around as he failed to retain the post in his last term when he lost the Tamar assembly bypoll.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief, who became chief minister for the third time Dec 30 last year, has to become member of the state assembly - as constitutionally required - within six months of the formation of the government.
Arunachal chief minister wins poll unopposed third time
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,
Itanagar : Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu is third time lucky to have been elected unopposed to the 60-member state legislature -- a rare feat for a politician in India.
The chief minister and two more ruling Congress members were declared elected unopposed -- sitting MLA Tsewang Dhondup from Tawang constituency and debutant Jambey Tashi from the Lumla seat.
Khandu was elected unopposed from the Mukto constituency in Tawang district, bordering China, in the 1999 and 2004 assembly elections as well.
All India Milli Council extends support to TMC for Bengal assembly elections
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net
Kolkata: The All India Milli Council will support to the ruling party Trinamool Congress in upcoming assembly elections in West...
Politicians encouraging slums for vote banks: Raj Thackeray
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday blamed politicians and vested interests for encouraging slums in Mumbai to create vote banks.
In North Chennai’s interiors, flood unites people from all faiths
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
For Mir Zama Hussain, Chairman and Founder, Chennai Shia Youth Association, the past few days have been a test, much like...
Written exam to select MNS candidates for polls
By IANS,
Mumbai: Now all aspiring political leaders for the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will have to prove their mettle by passing exams with flying colours.
Bombay High Court exonerates GN Saibaba, other defendants in 2017 “Maoist Link” case
Apart from Saibaba, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court discharged five other prisoners in the Maoist connection case.
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3 Kerala parties resent being left out of assembly fete
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Six small parties in the Kerala assembly are unhappy that they have had no major role to play in the ongoing golden jubilee celebration of the legislature.
"If you look at the various committees formed for conducting the celebrations, none from the six parties has any representation. This is rather painful. We are all parties recognised by the Election Commission (of India)," P.C. George of the Kerala Congress (Secular) told reporters here Tuesday.
President Prathiba Patil will take part in the concluding function here Wednesday.
Congress condemns caning of party workers in Lucknow
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday condemned police caning of party workers in Lucknow Tuesday, saying it reflected the Mayawati government's "autocratic behaviour".
"Police lathi charge on party workers was undemocratic and very unfortunate. It reflects the autocratic behaviour of Chief Minister Mayawati and her government," Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed told IANS.
Trinamool to contest polls across India: Mamata
By IANS,
New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her Trinamool Congress party will contest the Lok Sabha elections across the...
Left divided over seat-sharing in Kerala
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Discontent seems to be brewing in Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) over seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in which the alliance has decided to contest 18 of the total 20 seats.
In the 2004 elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) contested 14 seats, Communist Party of India four and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Kerala Congress (Joseph) contested one seat each.
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Sibal attacks Left on nuclear deal
By IANS
Bangalore : Indian Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday attacked the Left parties for their opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal but said the government was confident of convincing them on the benefits of the pact.
"They (the Left) are reasonable men," Sibal told reporters here after releasing a three-page statement detailing the benefits of the deal. But he accused the Left parties of opposing the deal for opposition sake.
Sibal disagreed with the Left contention that the Hyde Act overrides the 123 agreement.
Samajawadi Party offers 15 seats to Congress in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party offered 15 Uttar Pradesh seats to the Congress, as chiefs of the two parties - Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sonia Gandhi - Sunday night held talks here to break the stalemate over seat-sharing in the state ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Gandhi and Mulayam Singh met at the Congress president's 10 Janpath residence here amid indications that the two parties apparently remained locked in hard bargaining over seat-sharing in India's most populous state.
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नई दिल्ली: देश में असहिष्णुता पर जारी बहस अब एक क़दम और आगे बढ़ गयी है. अब तक इस बहस में सत्तारूढ़...
Mayawati closes Reliance shops except in Noida, Ghaziabad
By IANS
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government's order to shut down outlets opened by giant retail players seems to have singled out only Reliance Retail and will not affect other retail players like Spencer's of the R.P. Goenka group. However, the government allowed Reliance's operations in Noida and Ghaziabad to open in the evening.
The Uttar Pradesh order has nipped in the bud the operations of the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group within 24 hours of its opening 10 stores in the state capital here.
A combative PM says n-deal on; don’t need advice from Advani
By Tarun Basu, IANS,
On Board Air India One : It was a combative and self-assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - uncharacteristic of the 'weak' prime minister image that he had so far projected - who declared Monday that his government was committed to go ahead with the nuclear deal in "national interest" but if the issue forced him to go to parliament he was "not afraid" to do so.
Congress confident of retaining power in Maharashtra
By IANS,
New Delhi: Undeterred by opinion polls that predict a hung assembly after Tuesday's Maharashtra assembly polls, the Congress Monday said the party is confident of forming the government with its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
"We are confident of forming the government in Maharashtra with NCP and the performance of Congress would be much better this time. We are hopeful of reaching three digits," Mohan Prakash, Congress secretary, told reporters here.
Prakash said the performance of coalition partner NCP "would also be satisfactory".
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Chiranjeevi may field poor tribal woman as party candidate
Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) A poor and illiterate tribal woman is likely to be the first candidate of Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam party for the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections.
T. Munemma, a daily wage labourer from Nellore district, may be fielded as a candidate of Praja Rajyam in the ensuing elections.
Chiranjeevi was so impressed by her struggle against poverty and for women's empowerment that he dropped broad hints that she would be the first party candidate.
55 percent voting in second phase in Karnataka
By IANS,
Bangalore : About 55 percent of over 11 million eligible voters exercised their franchise Friday in 66 constituencies in 10 districts of Karnataka in the second phase of elections to the 224-member state assembly.
The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are the main players in these districts. However, the Janata Dal-Secular, headed by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, has campaigned hard to break the dominance of these two major parties in these districts.
CPI-M asks for a fresh winter session
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday asked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to reconvene a full-fledged winter session of parliament in December.
The party in a statement said the government's refusal to convene the monsoon session was “shocking".
Even the current session, from Oct 17 to Nov 21, was announced as a “continued session” of the July 21-22 special trust vote session, the statement noted.
The statement pointed out that barely after a week into the session, the parliament would again be adjourned Oct 24.
Karunakaran’s condition better
By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, who was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital here Sunday after he complained of breathlessness, is recovering, doctors attending on the 89-year-old leader said Tuesday.
The four-time chief minister arrived at the hospital for a routine check-up on Sunday. However, the doctors advised that he be kept under medical observation for respiratory problems and cough.
No whiff of political tension at oath-taking
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Stop demolition drive around Delhi railway tracks: Sisodia
New Delhi : Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday and urged him to halt the demolition of...
CPI-M, Samajwadi Party urge government to cut oil prices
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Samajwadi Party Wednesday criticised the central government's refusal to bring down the prices of petrol and diesel.
While the CPI-M launched a direct attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not reducing oil prices, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, at a press conference, once again slammed Petroleum Minister Murli Deora.
Manoj Tiwari appointed Delhi BJP chief, takes charge
New Delhi : Actor turned politician Manoj Towari was on Wednesday appointed Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit chief in place of Satish Upadhyay. BJP...
Bouquets pour in for Patil, sombre atmosphere at Shekhawat home
By IANS
New Delhi : Jubilant supporters of Pratibha Patil, set to become India's 13th president, began their celebrations by beating drums and sending bouquets to her residence here. In contrast it was very quiet at the home of her rival, Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, as the counting for the presidential poll was underway.
Judeo, Renu Jogi file poll papers in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) flamboyant leader Dilip Singh Judeo and his rival Renu Jogi of the Congress were among candidates who filed their nomination papers Friday in Chhattisgarh.
Judeo, a former union minister, led a massive procession in Bilaspur town to file papers before the district returning officer.
His rival Renu, wife of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, too showed her popularity with an impressive rally and filed her papers.
Kejriwal demands Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram
Ropar : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded Bharat Ratna for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and said he will...
CPI joins chorus alleging scandal in spectrum auction
By IANS,
Chennai : The Communist Party of India (CPI) national secretary D. Raja Friday echoed charges made against union IT Minister A. Raja by fellow Left leaders about graft in the auction of radio frequency to mobile operators.
"The central government's losses in the spectrum deal is said to be huge, running into thousands of crores (billions) of rupees. The allegations of private entrepreneurs having improperly profited from the auction needs to be impartially probed," Raja said.
Congress leaders, cadres held for protest in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur: Police arrested Chhattisgarh Congress unit president Dhanendra Sahu, leader of opposition Ravindra Choubey along with over 200 party workers Thursday when they were on way to state Chief Minister Raman Singh's official residence to stage protests.
The Congress leaders and cadres were held when they defied police warnings and insisted on demonstrating in front of the chief minister's residence to highlight the suicide by a farmer Suresh Yadav.
Rajapaksa, Jaffna Mayor to attend Modi oath taking
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Extended moral support to Mamata rally: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress said Monday that its West Bengal unit had extended "moral support" to the Lalgarh rally addressed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Answering queries, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said that party leader K. Keshava Rao, who is incharge of West Bengal, had received an invitation from the rally organisers who comprised intellectuals, like writers and poets.
Rajya Sabha adjourned thrice over funds diversion
By IANS,
New Delhi : After being adjourned thrice over demands for a discussion on the diversion of funds meant for Dalits to Commonwealth Games projects, the Rajya Sabha Tuesday debated the issue, with angry opposition MPs flaying the government for denying the poor of their due.
EC deploys six choppers for Bastar polling
Raipur : The Election Commission has deployed six helicopters for ferrying 153 polling parties to booths located in the interior pockets of Chhattisgarh's Bastar...
BJP leader opposes quota proposal for Dalit Christians, Muslims
By IANS,
New Delhi : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bangaru Laxman Monday opposed the Justice Ranganath Mishra committee's recommendation to grant reservations for converted Christians and Muslims.
“If the government accepts the recommendations, the converted Christians and Muslims will share the 15 percent quota meant for the Scheduled Castes,” Laxman told a Dalit rally at Rajouri Garden in west Delhi.
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Soren flays Lalu for ruling out alternative Jharkhand government
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief and former chief minister Shibu Soren Sunday flayed Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad for ruling out the possibility of forming an alternative government in Jharkhand.
"The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is not the fiefdom of Lalu Prasad. UPA is an alliance of different political parties. The alliance partners of UPA will decide on forming an alternative government in the state," Soren told reporters here.
Shiv Sena MP booked for abusing actress
Amravati (Maharashtra) : Police have registered a complaint against Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP Anandrao Adsul and two others for abusing and threatening NCP...
Warm welcome for Omar Abdullah in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah was received warmly by a huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Srinagar airport Wednesday after his arrival from New Delhi.
Waving National Conference (NC) flags - a plough in white against a red background - his supporters accompanied Abdullah in a procession to the party headquarters here.
“This is a victory march,” shouted Mushtaq Rather, 25, an NC supporter from Srinagar.
Rajnath assures Rahul Gandhi of ‘no revengeful politics’
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The incident...