IRCTC working with schools for customised student tours: Official
Kolkata : Widening its services, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) is working with schools and colleges in the eastern metropolis...
SC to hear petition against Shahabuddin’s bail on Monday
New Delhi : The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea by a Siwan resident seeking cancellation of bail granted to former...
Hooda made illegal marriage: INLD
Chandigarh : Alleging that Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had illegally married a woman and even has a teenaged son from her, opposition...
Raids at Koda’s places not a political issue: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party Wednesday denied that it was in the know of the raids conducted on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's residence and his associates' offices across the country.
"It is totally unfounded. We don't look at the issue politically," said Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed, reacting to a question whether the move against Koda was with the knowledge of the party.
The party also maintained that the raids were not a political issue. "It is a question of probity in public life," Ahmed told reporters here.
Indian Americans condemn extremist violence against Muslims across India amid Ramadan
Viral videos have flooded social media showing Hindu extremist mobs armed with swords, guns and rods, taking out processions through Muslim areas, blasting Islamophobic...
AsmaNama: Is Shehla Rashid Muslim? Muslim Discussions
#Sarcasm#JNU#JNUSU#ShehlaRashid#Discussions#Muslim#Moslem#Kafir #Kanhaiyya#RohithVemula
Dr.Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
We Muslims, Moslems, Musalmans or Muhammedans are very interesting peoples. We have many nice habits. Like, we discuss...
Country entitled to know security lapses in Mumbai: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that when the home minister was apologising for the Mumbai terror attacks, the country was entitled to know what were the security lapses.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday admitted that there had been "lapses on the part of the government" in preventing the horrifying assault on India's financial capital.
"Proper accountability needs to be fixed," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters here.
Rats nibble woman’s body in mortuary
Bhopal : A three-member probe team has been set up here after the body of an elderly woman kept in a mortuary was allegedly...
House speakers should be pro-active: Somnath Chatterjee
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday said presiding officers of legislatures should not "helplessly" watch the turmoil inside their assemblies but should take pro-active steps to restore order.
Addressing presiding officers and secretaries of state legislatures and parliament after inaugurating the 73rd conference of Presiding officers of Legislative Bodies in India here, Chatterjee did some plain-speaking - telling the presiding officers to get more effective while dealing with repeated disruptions.
UP BJP accuses state government of dictatorial functioning
Ghaziabad : The Uttar Pradesh BJP on Friday said the Samajwadi Party government in the state was functioning in a dictatorial manner.
Bharatiya Janata...
Congress strengthens base in northeast
By IANS,
Guwahati : The Congress has strengthened its base in the northeast, winning 13 of the 24 seats in the seven states, an improvement of two seats compared to the 2004 general elections.
The Congress won seven seats in Assam, while its alliance partner the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) bagged one.
The opposition combine of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) won five seats - the BJP in four seats and the AGP in one. The Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) bagged one seat.
After Lalu, Bihar CM demands probe into SIMI activists’ killing
Patna : After RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday demanded a high-level impartial probe into the killing of eight...
Lalthanhawla elected Mizoram Congress legislature party leader
By IANS,
Aizawl : Congress party state president Lalthanhawla was Wednesday unanimously elected as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Mizoram.
"Lalthanhawla was elected CLP leader by the newly elected Congress legislators," said K.K. Thanga, state Congress spokesman.
The main opposition Congress voted out the Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by chief minister Zoramthanga in the Dec 2 assembly elections, result of which were declared Monday.
Mamata irresponsible in skipping cabinet meet, says CPI-M
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's skipping a cabinet meeting on Jharkhand showed her "irresponsible nature".
CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said the Trinamool Congress chief was a minister of the entire country and not of any particular constituency or state.
Lack of coordination between officials delaying Nirbhaya Fund: DCW chief
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24 : The One Stop Centres (OSC), a scheme under the Nirbhaya Fund, is getting delayed in Delhi due to...
India wants to grow and prosper with neighbours: Prabhu
New Delhi: The South Asian region could cooperate in the fields of agriculture, water conservation and climate change besides trade and tourism to make...
Treat Raj Thackeray like anti-national: BJP leader
By IANS,
Lucknow : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalraj Mishra Friday demanded that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray should be treated like an "anti-national" for attacks on non-Maharashtrians.
"The National Security Act (NSA) must be slapped on Thackeray with immediate effect for attacking people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who had gone to Maharashtra to earn a livelihood," Mishra told reporters here.
Mishra accused the Congress-led Maharashtra government of supporting Thackeray in his "anti-national activities".
Heavy voting in Lok Sabha, assembly by-elections
By IANS,
New Delhi : Tens of thousands voted enthusiastically Saturday in by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states, with the outcome set to have a bearing on almost all major political parties.
Officials reported serpentine queues in most balloting centres in the Firozabad parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh as well as the state's 11 assembly seats. The same was the case in West Bengal (10 assembly seats), Kerala (3), Rajasthan, Assam and Himachal Pradesh (2 each) and Chhattisgarh (1).
CPI-M displeased over cardinal meeting Modi
Thiruvananthapuram : The CPI-M Friday expressed its displeasure over a meeting between Cardinal Moran Mar Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, head of the Syro Malankara Catholic...
Osmania stands with Jamia: Osmania University protest against CAA
Hyderabad
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
More than 2000 protestors including students of Osmania University, scholars, teachers, activists and other professionals came together at the University campus to...
Madhya Pradesh Assembly adjourned indefinitely
By IANS
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned indefinitely Wednesday, the third day of its winter session, as the opposition continued to create pandemonium, demanding Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's resignation over the issue of buying dumper trucks.
By-poll shocks for ruling parties, except in Gujarat
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
Within four months of the Congress's success in the parliamentary polls, the party has been rudely jolted in the latest round of assembly by-elections.
After a severe drubbing in Gujarat, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested five seats from the Congress along with one in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress lost two seats - Okhla and Dwarka - in its supposed stronghold of Delhi to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the BJP.
Social media post sends Kolkata metro officials in a tizzy
Kolkata : Kolkata Metro officials had a tough day on Saturday and it had nothing to do with tackling snags in services. The culprit:...
‘गुंडे पथराव करते रहे और प्रशासन मूकदर्शक बना रहा’
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पटना : रविवार को मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर के नागरिक समाज की ओर से आयोजित कार्यक्रम ‘मैं जेएनयू बोल रहा हूं’ हिंसक झड़प की भेंट...
Speaker holds all party meet
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Sunday held an all party meeting on the eve of the budget session of parliament.
The meeting...
Feb 13 incidents in Lok Sabha referred to privileges committee
By IANS,
New Delhi : The ruckus in the Lok Sabha Thursday over the Telangana bill has been referred to the privileges committee of the...
Raj Thackeray spends quiet night in lock-up, Mumbai quiet too
By IANS,
Mumbai : Raj Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, spent a quiet night at a police lock-up in a town next to this metropolis, after he was arrested Tuesday and charged with provoking hatred among communities.
The situation in Mumbai and other parts of the state Wednesday morning was peaceful but tense, according to the police. MNS activists had gone on the rampage here and in many parts of the state Tuesday after the arrest.
Chhattisgarh makes a disputed power supply claim
By IANS
Raipur : The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) said Thursday it has been supplying electricity round the clock to all 18 districts of the state from Jan 1, but opposition Congress party called it a "totally fake claim".
"As per our commitment, all the 18 districts are getting power round the clock from Jan 1," CSEB chairman Rajeeb Ranjan told newsmen, adding: "Chhattisgarh has become the country's first power-cut free state".
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist march
Srinagar: The authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent a separatist march.
Moderate separatist conglomerate headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has...
Government hiking duty to fill budget deficit: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress Tuesday said the government was trying to fill the budget deficit by hiking excise duty on fuel instead of...
Relax paddy rice conversion parameters: Akali Dal
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday urged Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to relax the parameters of converting paddy to rice as nearly 40 lakh tonnes of paddy was rotting in Punjab.
"The out-turn-ratio of paddy to rice should be converted from 67 to 62 percent, as 40 lakh tones of paddy is currently rotting in the state," said Harsimrat Kaur, who is also the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
She also told Pawar that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was not lifting the PAU 201 variety of rice, claiming that it is not good.
Now, Bihar chief minister joins Facebook
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who last week admitted that he is at sea when it comes to computers, has now...
BJP leader gunned down by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : Maoist militants gunned down a leader of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in insurgency-hit Dantewada district Monday, police said.
Hyderabad commemorates 2nd anniversary of Shaheen Bagh protests with songs, poetry recitals
Scores of people in Hyderabad, comprising of activists, students, NGOs, youth groups came together at Lamakan – a place in Hyderabad dedicated to the...
Asaduddin Owaisi corners Minority Minister in Lok Sabha on minority schemes
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
“We are still begging for meals 30 years after migration,” Why are Kashmiri Pandits...
On September 18, hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits held a protest demonstration at Jagti township in the outskirts of Jammu city against the delay in the payment...
Congress asks if ban lifted on ‘khesari’ dal
New Delhi : The Congress on Monday asked the government if it had decided to lift 55-year old ban on use of “khesari dal”,...
Loksatta to go alone in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Loksatta Party of bureaucrat-turned-politician Jayaprakash Narayan has decided to go alone in Andhra Pradesh with both the BJP and TDP not responding...
Protests against TDP legislator for ‘manhandling’ woman officer
Hyderabad : Government employees in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday launched protests demanding the arrest of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator and his aides...
SP says no truck with Congress in Madhya Pradesh poll
By IANS,
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh state unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) would not tie-up with the Congress for the upcoming state polls, a party official said here Friday.
“The SP would not have any tie-up with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh but would join hands with like-minded regional parties like Rashtriya Samanata Dal and Gondwana Mukti Sena.
"I am going to submit a list of party candidates for 230 assembly constituencies to the party's central leadership September 19," said Narayan Tripathy, the party's state unit president, here Friday.
Chacko might be Congress’ Delhi in-charge
New Delhi : Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad may be replaced by party leader P.C. Chacko as the in-charge of its Delhi unit as...
Promises galore in Congress manifesto for Telangana
Hyderabad : The Congress Saturday released its election manifesto for Telangana, promising creation of one lakh government jobs in the first year if the...
BJP withdraws support, Soren given week to prove majority
By IANS,
Ranchi : Political uncertainty gripped Jharkhand once again after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fed up with the flip-flops of Chief Minister Shibu Soren, withdrew support to his five-month-old government. Soren has been given a week to prove majority, while former chief minister Babulal Marandi is exploring ways to form government.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren’s government was reduced to a minority Monday after the BJP formally withdrew support. Governor M.O.H. Farook has asked Soren to prove his majority on the floor of the house by May 31.
Time has turned Hindutva fascist Vajpayee into a moderate
By Saif Ahmad Khan,
The Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre has declared to bestow Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. With this award, Vajpayee finds himself amid the likes of several iconic Indians from various fields including BR Ambedkar and Sachin Tendulkar.
Bihar not getting more central funds: Nitish Kumar
By IANS,
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday challenged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to explain with facts and figures that the central financial assistance provided to Bihar was more than it deserves.
"I challenge Sonia Gandhi to explain with facts and figures that Bihar was provided additional financial assistance from the centre other than it deserves as per the recommendation of the financial commission," Nitish Kumar said.
Congress accuses Trinamool of ‘attacking’ delegation
By IANS,
Kolkata : A Congress delegation was allegedly "forcibly" prevented by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters from entering Khejuri in West Bengal's East Midnapore district Monday.
The delegation was led by All India Youth Congress general secretary Usha Naidu who alleged that more than 100 armed agitators belonging to the Trinamool Congress stopped them at Miya More, some 15-20 km away from Khejuri, bordering Nandigram.
Tens of thousands vote in Punjab
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Heavy voting took place Monday in by-elections to three Punjab assembly seats including one where Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal is seeking election.
Over 75 percent voting was recorded in Jalalabad, Kahnuwan and Banur constituencies. The by-election in Jalalabad is crucial for Badal who is pitted against former minister and Congress candidate Hans Raj Josan.
Congress picks IIM-B don for Rajya Sabha seat
Bangalore : The Congress Monday nominated M.V. Rajeev Gowda, a 50-year-old professor at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, to contest in the Rajya Sabha...
Chhattisgarh BJP legislators revolt against chief minister
By IANS
Raipur : As many as 22 legislators of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have stepped up their offensive against Chief Minister Raman Singh with seven of them leaving for New Delhi to brief the party leadership about their grievances.
The rebel campaign is being led by senior tribal leader Nankiram Kanwar, who was dropped from the council of ministers on July 2 by Raman Singh in a cabinet reshuffle.
Bihar’s contractual teachers will get 7th pay panel benefits
Patna : Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced that nearly 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in Bihar will get their wages hiked after the implementation...
Return to Swadeshi products: RSS chief
Nagpur : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday advocated a return to Swadeshi products.
"It is necessary that policies of the government should take...
Nobody should help Lalit Modi, says BJP MP
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian on Tuesday said "no one should help an absconder like (former IPL chief) Lalit Modi".
"Lalit Modi is...
Shiv Sena leader for revoking Muslims’ voting right
Mumbai/New Delhi : Voting rights of Muslims should be revoked to stop vote bank politics, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said in an...
Rocked by poll defeat, TRS heading towards split
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The crushing defeat in the elections has pushed Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) to the brink of a split with a section of party leaders staging an open revolt against party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao.
Blaming Rao's policies and decisions for the party's humiliation in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections, some leaders are planning to float a new outfit and are also trying to rope in revolutionary balladeer Gaddar and TRS ideologue Jayashankar.
Jindal moves poll panel against news channels
New Delhi : Congress MP Naveen Jindal, who is seeking re-election from Kurukshetra, Tuesday moved the Election Commission saying some news channels should be...
Not many city dwellers voted in Karnataka: EC
By Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi, IANS,
New Delhi : The low voter turnout in the post-delimitation urban constituencies in Karnataka has again proved that urban dwellers shy away from voting, said Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi.
"The polling percentage in urban areas was 46 percent while it was even lower in Bangalore city at 44 percent. The apathy among urban voters towards voting was visible in other urban areas as well," Qureshi told IANS.
Bihar polls, US data dent markets; Sensex down 76 points
Mumbai: Anxiety over Bihar polls outcome coupled with upcoming US jobs data dented investors' sentiments in the Indian equity markets and plunged a barometer...
Parliament cannot discuss Nandigram, says left
By IANS
New Delhi : The Left parties Thursday said violence in the communist-ruled West Bengal's Nandigram cannot be discussed in parliament as it was a state subject.
"Nandigram is a state subject and it can be discussed in the West Bengal assembly," said Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Sitaram Yechury.
"Parliament does not discuss state subjects. This being the constitutional status, the Left parties feel that the issue should not be brought in parliament," he said.
Opposition, government spar in parliament over high prices
By IANS,
New Delhi: Using decades of political experience and his oratory skills, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday sought to quell the voices of protest from the opposition over high prices, saying his government had taken all possible measures to check inflation.
Participating in a debate on the subject in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said from releasing more food to states and granting extra subsidies on pulses and edible oils to importing sugar and other items, every step was adopted over the past months to check price rise.
Faux Pas: Police verify Rahul Gandhi as resident of Indirapuram
Ghaziabad : Does Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi live in Indirapuram locality of Ghaziabad?
Obviously not. But the local police have ended up verifying his address...
Rajya Sabha adjourned over Bundelkhand ruckus
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Thursday morning when a question on what the government was doing in the four 'bimaru' states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh escalated into a full fledged row.
The opposition seemed to get riled when Satyavrata Chaturvedi of the Congress got up to say that Bundelkhand region, which is spread over Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, was being ignored by both states. At this, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP took umbrage and asked what was the basis of the statement.
Modi greets Andhra CM on his birthday
Hyderabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu who turned 65.
Modi telephoned Naidu in the morning...
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.
Apex court declines to hear PIL for Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to parliament to enact a Uniform Civil Code to...
Selective ban by Britain and US
By M Ghazali Khan
Some of the well known international figures who have undergone tough and humiliating body search for boarding US airlines, detention at the American airports and sometimes deportation, include former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and British singer Yusuf Islam. Similarly known figures banned from entering into Britain include Egyptian cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Indian televangelist Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik.
RSS khakhi shorts to make way for brown trousers
Nagaur (Rajasthan): RSS activists will soon be seen in brown trousers in place of their traditional khakhi shorts.
"We have taken the decision to...
Mayawati stunned by Maurya rebellion
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow : BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is not new to rebellion. But the sudden desertion of a...
CPI-M to format guidelines for reforms in Left-ruled states
By Liz Mathew, IANS
Coimbatore : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which begins its 19th party congress here Saturday, is likely to formulate guidelines on economic reforms and industrial policies to be followed by Left-ruled states.
Among the main agenda listed in a press note released Friday the party has suggested that the 722 delegates from various states will discuss the political-organisational report and the role and experience of Left-led governments.
Srikrishna to head five-member Telangana committee
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Wednesday announced a five-member panel headed by retired Supreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna to deliberate on a mechanism for a separate Telangana state and consult all sections of people, political parties and groups in Andhra Pradesh.
The other members of the committee are vice chancellor of the National Law University Ranbir Singh, senior research fellow of the International Food Policy Research Institute Abusaleh Shariff, former home secretary Vinod Duggal and Ravinder Kaur, professor, department of humanities and social sciences, IIT Delhi.
Voting is democratic right, needn’t be promoted: Amitabh Bachchan
By Radhika Bhirani,
New Delhi : It's election time. Celebrities are being used to urge citizens to come out and vote. But Indian cinema's icon...
Top BJP brass skips Uttar Pradesh poll performance review
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday held a meeting to review its poor Lok Sabha poll performance in Uttar Pradesh but top leaders like party president Rajnath Singh, Murli Manohar Joshi, Maneka Gandhi, her son Varun were conspicuous by their absence.
Nearly 50 party members attended the meeting chaired by state BJP president Ramapati Ram Tripathi and senior leader Kalraj Mishra.
RS members concerned over Delhi’s rising power tariff
New Delhi : Rajya Sabha members Tuesday expressed concern over the hike in power tariff in Delhi and asked the government to take steps...
Rahul Gandhi launches another impressive road-show
By IANS
Ballia/Ambedkarnagar/Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi Thursday kicked off campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls with another impressive road show drawing charmed crowds.
Starting his campaign in Ballia in the state's eastern corner, Rahul undertook a whirlwind tour of several adjoining areas including parts of Azamgarh and Ambedkar district that go to polls on May 8.
Shocked at targeting of sexual harassment complainant: ‘Gulabi Gang’ maker
Kolkata : National award winner Nishtha Jain, who helmed documentary "Gulabi Gang", has supported women students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute...
BJP to analyse Uttarakhand poll debacle
By IANS,
New Delhi : After failing to win any Lok Sabha seat of the five in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sent two senior leaders to the party-ruled state to analyse the situation.
BJP president Rajnath Singh Thursday sent Gopinath Munde and Thavarchand Gehlot to Dehradun and report to him.
The BJP had three Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand previously.
RJD releases list of 26 candidates in Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday released its list of 26 candidates from Bihar with party chief Lalu Prasad contesting from two constituencies in next month's parliamentary elections.
"We will now contest in 28 out of 40 seats in Bihar as per our seat sharing pact with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). We will work to defeat communal forces," Lalu Prasad told reporters, adding that the decision on two seats was pending.
Lalu Prasad will be contesting from Patliputra and Saran constituencies.
‘Award vapsi’ has gone beyond us: Sahitya Akademi president
By Preetha Nair
New Delhi : The 'award wapsi' has now gone beyond the Sahitya Akademi, its president, Viswanath Prasad Tiwari, said on Friday.
"Now,...
Modi’s ‘clean India’ call gets a thumbs up from people
New Delhi : "I feel totally inspired. I will not only follow the rules of cleanliness, but will also try to influence others," said...
No differences with government on food security bill: Congress
By IANS,
New Delh: The Congress Monday said there were no differences between the party and government on the national food security bill and both were working for the "most virtuous coverage" of the needy people.
Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here that the bill was a revolutionary step and a legislation with pioneering scope. "Inputs from all sections should be welcomed," he said.
Okhla crucial battleground as AAP looks to open account in Muslims’ belt while Cong...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: It’s around mid-night on the eve of the Delhi’s Assembly election on the famous Batla House Chowk in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, over 500 people are still here braving the cold. The people comprised of three groups – AAP supporters, Congress supporters and curious spectators like me.
BSP lawmaker arrested in Noida on rape charges
By IANS,
Noida/Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh Police Sunday arrested Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shribhagwan Verma alias Guddu Pandit after a woman alleged that he had raped, physically and sexually abused her for years.
Noida Senior Superintendent of Police R.K. Chaturvedi said the legislator was arrested from his sector-53 residence in Noida, a suburb of the national capital.
The arrest followed an allegation from the woman. a research scholar, who said the legislator had exploited her physically and mentally for the past couple of years.
Repolling likely in 33 booths in Manipur
By IANS,
Guwahati : Repolling may be ordered in 33 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur that saw violence, Chief Electoral Officer P.C. Lawmkunga said Tuesday.
BJP has made a fool of itself: Lord Meghnad Desai
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
New Delhi : Lord Meghnad Desai, noted economist and professor emeritus of the London School of Economics, Wednesday hit out at the BJP for expelling Jaswant Singh, saying "it was a bad move" and the party had made a "fool of itself".
"It is a very bad move by the BJP for it shows how intolerant the party has become," Lord Desai, who was presented the launch of Jaswant Singh's book, told IANS in the capital.
Geelani not to attend Pakistan High Commission’s Eid milan
New Delhi: In a surprise move, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has decided against attending the Eid Milan being hosted by the...
Nirbhaya gang rape: Parents upset over juvenile’s release
New Delhi : The parents of Nirbhaya, who was brutally gang-raped here on December 16, 2012, were upset on Wednesday and fiercely opposed the...
Pursue cases against Masrat, Centre asks Sayeed
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the Jammu and Kashmir government has been told to vigorously pursue all 27 cases against separatist leader Masrat Alam and maintain "close surveillance" on him in tandem with the Centre.
Chidambaram to visit Jammu and Kashmir Feb 3
By IANS,
Jammu : Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir Feb 3 to review the security situation and also to take stock of the political developments in the state.
SP legislators close to Amar Singh rebel against party
By IANS,
Lucknow : Four suspended Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators, known for their proximity to ousted leader Amar Singh, Saturday challenged the party's high command to expel them.
"We have openly voiced support for Jayaprada and Amar Singh.... Both of them have been expelled, but the same action was not taken against us," legislator Sandeep Agarwal told reporters at his Moradabad constituency, around 250 km from Lucknow.
Jammu and Kashmir a problem since independence: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that problem of Jammu and Kashmir is an "old one" dating back to...
Act against those who helped Mallya flee India: Congress
New Delhi : Upping the ante on the Vijay Mallya issue, the Congress on Monday asked the government to act against the public officials...
Kiran Bedi files nomination
New Delhi : Kiran Bedi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi, Wednesday filed her nomination papers from the Krishna Nagar constituency for the Feb...
BJP-Shiv Sena spar over Maharashtra CM nominee
Mumbai : A couple of days after MNS chief Raj Thackeray proclaimed himself a chief ministerial candidate in Maharashtra, the state's principal opposition parties...
No truck with BJP rebels: Nadda
By IANS,
Shimla : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have no truck with rebels who have floated a new political outfit in Himachal Pradesh, BJP general secretary J.P. Nadda said Tuesday.
Narendra Modi in US: Sartorially appropriate
New Delhi : From neatly-cut and well-fitted bandhgala suits in different shades to his trademark half-sleeved kurta and brightly coloured Nehru jackets, Prime Minister...
BJP destroying peaceful communal atmosphere in Kerala: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram : Hitting out hard at the BJP, former defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said the party is "trying to destroy the peaceful...
Jaipal’s ‘sexy friend’ Lalu says thanks ‘just a friend’
By IANS,
New Delhi: Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy and Lalu Prasad had a hearty laugh when Reddy, while speaking during a discussion on a bill, referred to the Bihar leader as his "sexy friend".
Responding to a suggestion by Lalu Prasad on the Delhi Metro Bill, Reddy said: "Mr Lalu Prasad is a friend of mine for several decades."
U.T. Khader wins Ullal bye-poll
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Mangalore : U.T. Khader of Congress Party has won the Ullal bye-election by defeating his nearest rival Chandrashekhar Uchil of Bharatiya Janata Party by 8,032 votes, media reports said here Tuesday.
Andhra celebrates R-Day amid acrimony over Telangana
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Patriotic fervour marked the 64th Republic Day celebrations across Andhra Pradesh Saturday amid acrimony over a separate Telangana state.
Bajrang Dal accuses Agra administration of sheltering Bangladeshis
Agra : Bajrang Dal Monday accused the Agra administration of sheltering illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the district.
Besides, the group questioned the working of Catholic...
EC to revise photo electoral rolls
Agartala : The Election Commission has ordered all states to do a special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with Jan 1, 2015 as...
Gadkari says ‘no’ to Maharashtra move
New Delhi : Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday reiterated that he was not in the race for the post of Maharashtra chief minister.
"I have...
Rahul should have joined UPA government, says Karan Singh
By Prashant Sood,
New Delhi : Rahul Gandhi should have joined the Manmohan Singh cabinet to gain administrative experience, Congress party veteran Karan Singh has...
BJP spreads hatred, NCP hungry for power: Sonia
Kolhapur/Aurangabad (Maharashtra) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday trained guns on the BJP, accusing it of "spreading hatred", ane former ally NCP ally, saying...
BJP government should enable PC penetration via subsidy: MAIT
New Delhi : The newly-installed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government should look at increasing personal computer (PC) penetration in Indian households by providing subsidies,...
Vadra land deals: BJP sees massive scam; Khemka feels ‘vindicated’
Chandigarh : A day after the CAG blamed Haryana's previous Congress government for showering favours on party chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, who...
Provocation, Misinformation: How a Schoolyard Brawl Escalated Communal Tensions in Rajasthan’s Udaipur
TCN Special Correspondent
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Udaipur district is gripped by unrest as a student altercation at a local government school ignited a surge of communal violence...
African nationals stage protest against growing attacks
New Delhi : Several African students on Monday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against increasing attacks on them and demanded that the...
Murder accused Himachal legislator takes oath
By IANS,
Shimla : Congress legislator Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who faces murder charges, Thursday took oath in the Himachal Pradesh assembly after being brought from a jail in Haryana.
BJP workers opposing Shatrughan Sinha assaulted in Bihar
Patna: A group of BJP workers opposing the Lok Sabha candidature of sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib seat were Thursday beaten...
Goa CM ducks queries on ‘missing’ minister
Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday dodged queries about the inability of the authorities to locate former archives and archaeology minister...
All embankments in Bihar safe: Minister
Patna : Bihar's Water Resources Development Minister Lalan Singh on Saturday refuted senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi's allegation of breach or damage to...
Four opposition legislators in Bengal join Trinamool
Kolkata : Giving a jolt to the opposition parties in West Bengal, three Congress legislators and one of the CPI-M Monday joined the ruling...
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was Tuesday adjourned for the day following disruptions over the Telangana and 1984 anti-Sikh riot issues.
As soon...
Goa BJP legislator appeals for ‘help’ to drug peddler
By IANS,
Panaji: A Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) legislator and former minister in Goa Tuesday appealed to the home minister to help an alleged drug peddler of Goan origin arrested by the Mumbai police.
Dayanand Mandrekar, a former agriculture minister, was speaking during a discussion on supplementary demands during the budget session of the Goa legislative assembly on Tuesday.
Parliament to discuss rail, general budgets next week
New Delhi : Financial business, including a discussion on the railway and general budgets for 2015-16, and consideration and passing of the bills to...