Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu joins BJP
New Delhi : Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), promising to work for the poor of the country.
Joining the...
Left Front allies blame corruption, policies for rout
By IANS,
Kolkata : Two Left Front allies Thursday blamed corruption and "wrong polices" of the West Bengal government for the combine's rout in the civic polls.
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader Kshiti Goswami and West Bengal Socialist Party bigwig Kiranmoy Nanda, both cabinet ministers, also admitted that winds of change were sweeping the state.
"The mandate is in favour of change and that's why we have come up with this result. After staying in power for so many years there has been corruption in many sections of the Left Front," Goswami told IANS.
Dalit leaders uniting with BJP, Muslims splitting between ‘secular’ & Muslim parties in Maharashtra
By A.Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: In a first of its kind of election in Maharashtra when five non-allied major parties are in the fray of assembly polls due on 15th October, voters from Dalit community that comprises 10.6% population of the state can prove vital if they collectively vote for a particular party. Muslim voters, on the other hand, who form 12-14% of the population in the state, are bound to split this time around due to breaking of NCP-INC alliance and also due to debut of MIM here.
Chhattisgarh BJP afraid Congress may poach legislators
By IANS,
Raipur : Scared that the Congress may poach on its legislators ahead of the assembly election results, Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked all its candidates to remain in touch with the state leaders from early Monday, when the votes will be counted.
The state has 90 seats for which polling was held in two phases Nov 14 and Nov 20.
BJP demands CBI probe into Odisha land scam
Bhubaneswar : The BJP Tuesday staged a demonstration here demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged multi-crore land scam in...
Jaiswal to head Congress’s Uttar Pradesh poll panel
By IANS,
New Delhi : Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal will head the Congress's election campaign committee for the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Youth to make conscious choice this election
By Radhika Bhirani, IANS,
New Delhi : When 19-year-old Amranikunj Upadhyay went to vote for the first time, she played "inky-pinky-ponky" to decide her representative to the country's parliament. Times have changed. This time, she and her friends will make an informed choice, Upadhyay says.
"A major chunk of youth votes for the sake of doing it. A few even play inky-pinky-ponky like I used to and so many others including old people get influenced by politicians' money. People are not aware whom to vote" for, Upadhyay, a student of Hindu College, told IANS.
Aam Aadmi Party, Congress served IT notice over funding
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has served a notice on Aam Aadmi Party seeking an explanation on charges of receiving funds from dubious...
Rival Kerala fronts to meet over Rajya Sabha seats
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition in Kerala could witness differences among their allies when they meet to decide on nominations to fill up three Rajya Sabha seats that fall vacant next month.
The terms of Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, senior Congress leader Thennala Balakrishnan and Communist Party of India-Marxist leader K. Chandran Pillai end next month.
The seats are presently held by the leading parties - the Congress and the CPI-M.
Case against Congress MP booked for violation of poll conduct
By IANS,
Lucknow : Bijendra Singh, the Congress MP from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, has been charged with violation of model code of conduct for using vehicles with hooters during campaign and organising public meetings without the permission of the administration, the police said Thursday.
"A case was registered against Bijendra Singh Wednesday night," Inspector Jaspal Singh Pawar told IANS by phone.
Singh is also the Congress nominee from Aligarh, which is 300 km from here.
Singh had used the vehicles fitted with hooters during his election campaign on March 24 and 28.
CPI-M seeks action against Hindu outfit
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday registered a complaint with the Election Commission against a Gujarat-based outfit, Sri Ram Sewa Samity, for issuing a communal appeal to voters.
The appeal was issued in Mehsana district of Gujarat, the CPI-M said.
"The appeal is to rouse Hindu sentiments alleging that the government led by the Congress party is challenging the very existence of Ram," CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat, who got a copy of the appeal during her recent Gujarat visit, said in the complaint.
India, US discuss partnership articulated by Modi, Obama
By Arun Kumar
Washington : Indian and US officials have reviewed ongoing efforts to implement the bilateral partnership that US President Barack Obama and Indian...
Trinamool will not support shutdown: Mamata Banerjee
By IANS,
Kolkata: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday criticised the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front for calling a 12-hour shutdown Monday in protest against the fuel price hike.
"We don't support this bandh. The bandh will not reduce the suffering of the common people," Banerjee said.
While addressing mediapersons at her Kalighat residence, she asked: "What good has the CPI-M-led Left Front government done in the last 34 years except doing bandh politics?"
Kejriwal appeals for calm after earthquake
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed for maintaining calm following an earthquake that was felt across India and Nepal, adding...
Court dismisses Swamy’s suit against Sonia Gandhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Dismissing a petition seeking disqualification of Congress president Sonia Gandhi as a Member of Parliament (MP), the Delhi High Court Wednesday said there was no need for an inquiry into an award given to her by the Belgium government in 2006.
A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar dismissed the petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the Election Commission to hold an inquiry against Sonia Gandhi.
समस्तीपुर में चुनावी तैयारियां पूरी, असल लड़ाई भाजपा-राजद में
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
समस्तीपुर: बिहार के समस्तीपुर विधानसभा क्षेत्र में प्रचार अभियान अब अपने अंतिम दौर में है. सबने जमकर वादे किए हैं और...
Rajya Sabha discusses JNU, Vemula; Irani’s reply cut short
New Delhi: Functioning for nearly the whole day after a long time, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate on the recent...
Sonia’s credentials to represent Mahatama Gandhi at UN event challenged
NEW YORK, Oct 6 (APP) : An umbrella Indian organization took out a full page advertisement in Saturday’s New York Times questioning the credentials of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to address the U.N. General Assembly on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary which the world body had declared International Day of Non-Violence.
The Forum for Saving Gandhi’s heritage had also held a protest demonstration outside the United Nations on Oct 2, the day Sonia Gandhi addressed the 192-member Assembly.
Polling begins in Rajasthan with first phase April 17
By Anil Sharma,
Jaipur : Over 42.9 million voters will decide the fate of 320 candidates, including Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who are in the...
I am still JKCA president: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday insisted that he remained the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association...
Congress heading for near clean sweep in Haryana
By IANS,
Chandigarh : The ruling Congress in Haryana had established convincing leads in nine of the state's 10 Lok Sabha seats at midday Saturday as counting trends continued to pour in.
The Congress was leading in Gurgaon, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Ambala, Karnal, Sonipat and Faridabad.
Former chief minister Bhajan Lal of the newly floated Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) was leading in Hisar seat over his rivals from the Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
Maharashtra announces three-day mourning for Deshmukh
By IANS,
Mumbai : The Mahrashtra government Tuesday announced three-day state mourning following the death of union minister and former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Kerala opposition stages walk-out
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress-led opposition Monday staged a walk-out from the Kerala assembly alleging that the ruling Left Front government wants to bring in a law to curb the freedom of press.
The assembly burst into a furore following statement of Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Sunday that the government planned to bring in a law to empower police to question journalists who file news reports on criminal cases.
He also said that the neighbouring Tamil Nadu already has such a law.
PM releases Swami Chinmayananda centenary coin
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday recalled the pioneering work of Swami Chinmayananda in the field of education and social reform,...
Orissa votes to elect three Rajya Sabha members
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Legislators in the Orissa assembly voted Thursday to elect three Rajya Sabha members, with a prominent businessman contesting as an independent.
More than 90 percent of the legislators in the 147-member house had voted by afternoon, said assembly secretary Kishore Chandra Barik.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik was the first to vote.
The contest came alive when businessman Tara Ranjan Patnaik threw his hat into the ring as an independent backed by the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also decided to throw its weight behind him.
Voting under way in Hatia bypoll in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : Heavy security was in place Tuesday as voters queued up to cast their ballots in the by-election to the Jharkhand assembly from the Hatia constituency.
Chaos in Kerala assembly on first day of session
By IANS,
Thiruvananathapuram : The opposition disrupted proceedings on the first day of the Kerala assembly's new session Monday, demanding that Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan either quit or sack those ministers who have spoken against him.
Immediately after question hour, Congress legislator Aryadan Mohammed sought to introduce an adjournment motion to discuss the "grave situation in the state" where the collective responsibility of the cabinet has been lost.
Muslims should declare Jihad against terrorism: Islamic scholar
New Delhi: The Muslims should declare a jihad (holy war) against terrorism as radicals and zealots have unleashed a reign of terror that challenges...
Government agrees to Team Anna’s conditions: Deshmukh
By IANS,
New Delhi : A solution to the Lokpal standoff appeared near with the government having agreed to accept the three contentious demands of Team Anna.
AAP panel discusses Lok Sabha polls preparations
By IANS,
New Delhi : The political affairs committee of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a meeting here Sunday morning to discuss its preparations...
Attack on Azmi condemned by Bihar politicians
By IANS,
Patna : The attack on Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Asim Azmi inside the Maharashtra assembly Monday for taking the legislator's oath in Hindi drew widespread condemnation in Bihar, including from politicians Lalu Prasad, Ram Vilas Paswan and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said: "It is shocking how an elected legislator was attacked inside the assembly for taking his oath in Hindi. It should be condemned by one and all."
And the groom came riding, riding – right till the polling booth
By IANS,
Jaipur : First the polling booth, then the altar. The priority was crystal clear for Ramesh Kumar, who came riding on a horse to vote in a village in Rajasthan's Udaipur constituency before moving on to get married.
"I have come straight here from my house and will go for my wedding from here. I only want to tell people how important it is to vote," Ramesh Kumar told TV reporters in his village Bindoli near the lake town of Udaipur.
Mamata for modernising court infrastructure
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday emphasised on the need to revamp the infrastructure in the courts for fast disposal of pending cases.
Left parties cannot form government, only strengthening BJP: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the Left parties cannot form the government on their own and were working only to strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"I sincerely believe that by themselves they (Left parties) cannot form the government (after the election). They can only divide the secular vote," Manmohan Singh said during an interaction with women journalists in the capital.
"Witting or unwittingly, Left parties are strengthening the BJP," he added.
एक और सानिया मिर्ज़ा, इस बार पहली फाइटर पायलट
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UPA parties don’t trust one another: Modi
By IANS,
Gandhinagar : Parties in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government do not have faith in one another's leadership to keep their coalition together, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said here Wednesday.
Speaking at a function to inaugurate the Gandhinagar office of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, Modi said the cabinet ministers who have been shifting loyalties have no idea who is leading them within the alliance.
The UPA members have no idea who they would choose as their prime ministerial candidate, he added.
Voting picks up in Srinagar
By IANS,
Srinagar : Voting in the prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency began on a dull note but picked up as the day warmed, recording a 9.31 percent turnout by noon Thursday.
The two assembly constituencies of Kangan and Charar-e-Sharief recorded 22 percent and 25 percent voting respectively in the first five hours, topping the 15 assembly segments in this Lok Sabha constituency.
A manifesto with a difference, one that covers all aspects of development: Dr Lubna...
TCN News
Dr Lubna Sarwath, Contesting Candidate for Karwan Legislative Assembly, Telangana, Hyderabad, Socialist Party(India) has released the manifesto for her constituency which is a...
Sonia, Manmohan call on Xi
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh Friday met visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping here.
They were also accompanied...
Looking forward to allocate more spectrum, says Sibal
By IANS,
New Delhi : Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday that the ministry is looking forward to allocate more spectrum to telecom operators for offering basic services.
Ban exports to control food prices: Maneka Gandhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi Wednesday said the country should stop exports of vegetables, rice and other essential items to control rise in food prices.
Buddhadeb’s criticism of shutdowns ‘wrong’: Achuthanandan
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan does not agree with his West Bengal couterpart and fellow Communist Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's criticism of shutdowns.
"Bhattacharjee would not have said so. If he did, he is wrong," Achuthanandan said here Wednesday.
He was responding to reporters' query seeking his reaction to the fellow Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader's comments.
"Bandhs (shutdowns) do not help the country," Bhattacharjee told a business gathering in Kolkata, saying he found siege and shutdowns "immoral".
Modi pushes forward Clean India campaign
Varanasi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday nominated nine people and organisations to take forward the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
The prime minister inspected the progress...
Ban on Togadia’s entry in Odisha’s Kandhamal
Bhubaneswar : Authorities in Odisha's Kandhamal district Thursday banned the proposed entry of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Pravin Togadia on apprehensions that it...
Congress has differences with DMK on Ram while Karat agrees
By IANS
New Delhi/Bhopal : The Congress party admitted Friday to differences between it and its partner in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), on Lord Ram and refused Friday to be drawn into a debate on his utterances and statements, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded that DMK ministers at the centre be dropped if their leader did not apologise for his remarks.
Justice Thakur sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi : Justice T.S. Thakur was sworn in on Thursday as the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of...
Maheish Girri does Yoga outside Kejriwal’s residence
New Delhi : BJP's Member of Parliament from East Delhi Maheish Girri, who is on a hunger strike outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house,...
No objection to forming Telangana state, says Sonia
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said her party has no objection to carving out a separate state of Telangana, but stopped short of making any commitment on the issue.
Addressing two public meetings as part of the party's campaign in the backward Telangana region, she said the Congress would take up the issue on priority.
Polling ends for round four of elections
By IANS,
New Delhi : India entered the last lap of Election 2009 Thursday with polling ending for the fourth of the five-phase elections.
It was a largely peaceful election across eight states, except for West Bengal where three people were killed.
The exercise began at 7 a.m. and concluded at 5 p.m. in the 85 Lok Sabha constituencies where 1,315 candidates were in the fray, including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh.
Poll panel standardises voting compartment in booths
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Friday said that voting compartments in polling stations should be made only of cardboard or plastic board and these should not be located near the window or door to "maintain secrecy of vote at the time of poll".
"During the last few elections, it has come to the notice of the commission that in many polling stations the voting compartments were not erected in a desirable manner," the commission said in a statement here.
Bypoll to Telangana’s Palair assembly seat on May 16
Hyderabad : The by-election to Palair assembly seat in Telangana will be held on May 16, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
The assembly seat...
Declare Bihar floods as national calamity: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded the floods in Bihar, the worst in the recent history of the country, be declared a national calamity and the central government should bear the burden of the relief and rehabilitation operations in the state.
"I spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this morning (Wednesday) and expressed concern over the flood-induced situation," senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said.
"I urge the central government to assist the state government in every possible way in dealing with this extraordinary natural disaster, he said.
Maoists kill BJD worker in Odisha
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists have killed a worker of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Sundergarh district a few hours after kidnapping him, police said Sunday.
Government in ICU for a long time: Advani
By IANS,
New Delhi : India's political crisis is the ruling coalition's own making and the Manmohan Singh government has been in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a long time, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday.
"It is true that Manmohan Singh's government has plunged into a deep crisis - a crisis that is its own making," Advani told a gathering of senior citizens at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).
Bihar politicians’ kin keen to jump into poll fray
By Imran Khan
Patna: For many politicians in Bihar, the coming assembly elections have as much to do with political survival as keeping their political...
Contempt plea against Mamata on judiciary remarks
By IANS,
Kolkata : The Calcutta High Court Thursday admitted a contempt of court petition against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks alleging corruption in the judiciary.
What is so funny about mass murder?
By Mohammad Zeyaul Haque,
The author looks at the variety and veracity of Indian Muslim leadership in the context of the latest bout of ethnic cleansing in Assam
Disabled in Odisha yet to benefit from Swachh Bharat: Study
Bhubaneswar : Despite the much hyped Swachh Bharat Abhiyan underway across the country, the disabled people in Odisha were yet to reap its benefits,...
UPA needs 27 more seats for majority
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the threat of a no confidence motion looming over parliament's winter session starting Thursday, the ruling UPA's strength stands at 245, less than the majority mark.
Kashmiri Pandits divided over idea of Composite Township
While many see it as best practical option to give sense of security, others believe that separate township will further deepen the divide between...
Bathinda: Faceoff for Punjab’s political titans
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Bathinda (Punjab) : This town is not the ideal setting for a summer battle, given its proximity to neighbouring Rajasthan's desert area. But it has been chosen for the biggest faceoff between two leading political families of Punjab in the Lok Sabha polls.
In the peak of heat, May 7 to be precise, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his powerful deputy chief minister son Sukhbir Singh Badal will be test their might against former chief minister Amarinder Singh in this southwest Punjab seat even though none of these leaders is contesting the polls.
Why the Left parties are unlikely to achieve much without support from Ambedkarites
By Badre Alam Khan and Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net
The current debate within the CPI (M) has generated intensive discourse on the dilemmas to formulate...
Centre to make toilets available for every family: BJP
New Delhi : Making toilets available for every family who have been deprived of proper sanitation facilities is one of the most important tasks...
BJP wins two seats, Congress one in Karnataka bypolls
Bengaluru : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday won two seats and the ruling Congress one seat in the by-elections held to the...
No differences between Digvijay, Chidambaram: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress Monday denied there were differences between party general secretary Digvijay Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram on tackling the Maoist problem.
"The Naxal (Maoist) policy of UPA-I (United Progressive Alliance), UPA-II, Chidambaram and Digvijay Singh is the same. There is no difference in approach," Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed told reporters here.
He said if there were genuine or perceived grievances of the local population, these should be dealt with and removed.
Exchanging terrorists for Mufti’s daughter compromised national interest: Farooq
New Delhi : Releasing five terrorists in lieu of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohamed Sayeed in 1989...
Memorials will not cost any more money, says Mayawati
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday claimed that the memorials and statues erected by her in Lucknow and in Noida will not put any further drain on the state exchequer.
Replying to the discussion in the state assembly here on the motion of thanks to the Governor's address, she said: "I would like to clarify that we have not made any further allocations towards the memorials with effect from the next financial year."
Sangma expands ministry, inducts eight
By IANS,
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Saturday inducted eight more ministers, all of them Congress legislators and including the five who had rebelled against his predecessor, expanding his council of ministers to 12.
Governor R.S. Mooshahary administered the oath to the eight ministers, including a woman, at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Three of them were ministers in the previous D.D. Lapang government.
Odisha CM accuses Centre of not fulfilling just demands
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday accused the union government of not granting the state's legitimate rights under the federal structure.
"Odisha is...
Jammu and Kashmir: Can PDP’s populist concessions be free of cost?
It’s a fixed match in favor of BJP
By Mehboob Makhdoomi,
After Mufti Sayeed’s controversial ‘Thank you’ to Pakistan, militants and the Hurriyat, I did expect many more gimmicks from the PDP. And we all know what ensued this week. My personal opinion, which I have a right to speak out, is that apart from the ‘Common Minimum Program’ of PDP-BJP, which is for the public consumption and addresses issues quite broadly, there is another text drafted and mutually agreed-upon, between the two parties. They were not on a picnic for more than two-months, and they weren’t even indecisive about their alliance. It was all about this unpublished draft, which is in its implementation-phase these days.
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...
Himachal poll war hots up as Congress names candidates
By IANS,
Shimla : The hills of Himachal Pradesh have warmed up to the April-May general elections, with the Congress finally naming candidates for three of the state's four parliamentary seats - almost two months after archrival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced all its nominees.
The Congress Saturday named candidates for three seats - Shimla, Kangra and Mandi. It is still dithering on a name from Hamirpur, from where the BJP has fielded Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's son and sitting MP Anurag Thakur.
Uttarakhand politicians cross fingers ahead of floor test
Dehradun : Political tensions in Uttarakhand ran high on Tuesday morning ahead of the crucial floor test in the assembly to ascertain if ousted...
Don’t compare me with Mahatma, says Hazare
By IANS,
New Delhi : "I am nowhere near him," Gandhian activist Anna Hazare said Saturday when he was compared with Mahatma Gandhi.
Freed from jail, Jayalalithaa returns home to rapturous welcome
Bangalore/Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday walked out of a Bangalore jail after bail formalities were completed and reached Chennai to...
पैग़म्बर मुहम्मद के खिलाफ़ की गई टिप्पणी देश का वातावरण बिगाड़ने का प्रयास –...
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पटना:जहां ‘गुस्ताख़-ए-रसूल’ की फांसी को लेकर मुसलमान देश भर में विरोध-प्रदर्शन कर रहे हैं, वहीं आज बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार...
The Politics of presence in JNU: Najeeb Ahmed and the Muslim identity
By Noel Mariam George for TwoCircles.net
The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) is just like RSS-- communal--said one of my dear comrades from the...
Congress worried about Vadra fallout
New Delhi : The Congress is worried that it might be losing the battle of perception over party chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra,...
Modi has no right to criticise CBI: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress said Saturday the resignation of the charge-sheeted Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah was a step "too little, too late".
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here that with Shah and several police officers charged with the 2005 staged shootout of businessman Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kauserbi, "the true face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been exposed".
K.K. Paul takes oath as acting Mizoram governor
Aizawl : Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul Tuesday took additional charge as the governor of Mizoram.
Paul was sworn-in as the state's 14th governor by...
Azmi gets bail
By IANS
Mumbai : Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi was Wednesday given bail by a Mumbai court, soon after his arrest on charges of stirring up trouble between ethnic groups.
The state president of the Samajwadi Party was granted bail on a sum of Rs.10,000 by the Bhoiwada metropolitan magistrate in south Mumbai.
Azmi was arrested along with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. While Thackeray was taken into custody from his residence at Shivaji Park, Dadar at central Mumbai, Azmi was arrested from his home at Colaba, south Mumbai.
TN opposition parties welcome appeal against Jaya’s acquittal
Chennai : Political parties opposed to the ruling AIADMK on Tuesday welcomed the appeal filed by the Karnataka government against the acquittal of Tamil...
Been offered Pakistan visa, now don’t have dates: Anupam Kher
Mumbai: A day after Anupam Kher claimed he was denied a visa to visit Pakistan for the Karachi Literature Festival, he said on Thursday...
‘Kashmiri separatists not taking part in assembly polls’
By IANS,
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah Thursday refuted reports that the separatists might participate in the 2014 assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.