EC denying level playing field to Modi: Jaitley
New Delhi : BJP leader Arun Jaitely Thursday accused the Election Commission of denying a "level playing" field to the party's PM candidate Narendra...
Mayawati sacks four ministers for corruption
By IANS,
Lucknow : In a clean-up move ahead of assembly polls in the state, Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday recommended removal of four ministers facing probes on corruption charges.
Five held for attacking INLD leader
By IANS,
Gurgaon : Five people were arrested here for attacking Indian National Lok Dal district president two days ago, police said Thursday.
Bihar: “His killing was doomsday for us,” family of Muslim youth lynched by mob...
The family of 30-year-old youth Ajjan Imran, who was lynched in Nawada district of Bihar on September 29 and died a day later, are...
US makes about-turn with praise for Modi, but brickbats for BJP
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : Ten years after denying a visa to Narendra Modi, the US has made an about-turn praising the Indian prime minister for his statement in support of religious freedom, but slammed ruling BJP politicians for religious intolerance.
"Since the election, religious minority communities have been subject to derogatory comments by politicians linked to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)," the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in its 2015 annual report.
Six months as President Patil – uneventful yet distinct
By Liz Mathew, IANS
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil's first six months in Rashtrapati Bhavan may not have grabbed the headlines, but she has put her stamp on the presidency in her own low-key way.
Unlike her predecessor A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who became in many ways one of the most popular presidents the country has had, Patil keeps a relatively low profile.
As India's first woman president, Patil, who completes six months in office Friday (Jan 25), has so far given 34 speeches and issued 76 press releases on her activities, her office says.
Christians in Karnataka are hurt: archbishop tells Yeddyurappa
By IANS,
Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday went through embarrassing moments as the Bangalore Archbishop publicly told him that Christians in the state were deeply "hurt" over the attacks on their places of worship.
"How would you feel if the 'garbha gudi' (Kannada for a temple's sanctum sanctorum) is destroyed," Archbishop Bernard Moras asked Yeddyurappa at the portico of his residence in the presence of a media contingent.
BJP demands Omar’s resignation
By IANS,
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir unit Monday demanded that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should step down immediately as he has failed to govern the state.
Government moves to ban exit polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : With general elections just months away, the government Wednesday moved to ban exit polls following widespread criticism that they tend to unduly sway voters.
The cabinet, at a meeting here presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved a proposal to restrict publication of exit polls till the last phase of balloting ends, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said.
“Indian govt is violating fundamental human rights of its agitating citizens,” Chandrasekhar Azad to...
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad spoke to the United Nations Human Rights Council through video conferencing on the issue of human rights violations against...
Empower Indian Muslims with education: Indian-American philanthropist
By Arun Kumar
Washington: Expressing sadness at the educational plight of Indian Muslims, an Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist has called for the community's active...
Land row: Jammu agitation draws support from Congress
By IANS,
Jammu : A prominent Congress leader and younger brother of a party MP Saturday announced his support to the agitation for the allocation of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), as two former ministers demanded removal of Governor N.N. Vohra from the state.
Amit Shah wants to see BJP as key force in south
Rajamahendravaram : BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that he wants the party to emerge as a key force in the electoral battle...
Warrant issued against Uttar Pradesh BSP leader
Lucknow : A non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Swamy Prasad Maurya for not appearing before a court...
Basu’s life has lessons for young leaders: Omar
By IANS,
New Delhi : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here Sunday that young politicians had a lot to learn from the life of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu.
He said no leader has stayed at the helm of affairs in a state longer than the former West Bengal chief minister who died Sunday. "No one has done better," Abdullah told reporters.
Gujarat Congress leader alleges irregularities in PSU
By IANS,
Gandhinagar: A leader of the opposition Congress party Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities and siphoning of funds in the state public sector undertaking, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC). The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the allegations.
Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that GSPC had till March 2009 taken a loan of Rs.4,933.50 crore from the state government, but had not repaid it so far.
Protecting women’s dignity a collective responsibility: President
New Delhi : Women's right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve...
Haryana deputy chief minister targets party chief
By IANS
Chandigarh : Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan Thursday filed a defamation suit against his own Congress party's state working president Ram Prakash for accusing him of cross-voting in the presidential poll.
In his plea before the district and session court here, Chander Mohan, who is the elder son of former chief minister and Congress leader Bhajan Lal, has charged Ram Prakash and a local newspaper of trying to defame him.
Chandigarh : Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan Thursday filed a defamation suit against his own Congress party's state working president Ram Prakash for accusing him of cross-voting in the presidential poll.
In his plea before the district and session court here, Chander Mohan, who is the elder son of former chief minister and Congress leader Bhajan Lal, has charged Ram Prakash and a local newspaper of trying to defame him.
Vajpayee, Advani ask Nagaland voters to back BJP
By IANS
New Delhi : Former prime minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been away from political limelight of late, Thursday urged the people of Nagaland to vote the party to power in the March 5 assembly elections.
Congress, Trinamool supporters killed in Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : A Trinamool Congress zonal committee member and a Congress supporter have been killed in two separate incidents in West Bengal, police said Friday.
Rajen Mahato, a popular leader in Maoist-hit Balarampur area of Purulia district was shot dead late Thursday.
"He was also a member of the Kerua-Ghatbera zonal committee. When he was returning home he was shot dead by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists at Kerua More," Purulia Trinamool Congress president Santiram Mahato said.
However, police suspect Rajen was killed by Maoist rebels.
Immediately form Cauvery Management Board: Jayalalithaa to Modi
Chennai : Terming a memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Karnataka as "full of distorted facts", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa...
Rajya Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second successive day Tuesday as a handful of opposition members noisly voiced their protest against passing the historic women's reservation bill.
When the house assembled in the morning, chairman Hamid Ansari read out a condolence message on the Chilean earthquake and then announced question hour.
Rajya Sabha disrupted again, witnesses ugly scenes
By IANS,
New Delhi : Disruptions continued in the Rajya Sabha Monday and ugly scenes were witnessed when an AIADMK leader pulled at the chairman's...
Eventful winter session of parliament comes to an end
By IANS
New Delhi : The 23-day winter session of the Indian parliament witnessed a large number of bills being passed and important discussions held, including on the contentious India-US civil nuclear agreement, before coming to an end Friday.
Arjun Meghwal cycles to Rashtrapati Bhavan for oath taking
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday cycled up the Raisina Hill to Rashtrapati Bhavan for his...
Congress rules out change in Andhra leadership
By IANS,
New Delhi/Hyderabad : Putting to rest all speculations, the Congress party Thursday ruled out any change of leadership in Andhra Pradesh.
BJP accuses UPA government of shielding SIMI
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday blamed the Congress-led government for a tribunal's earlier ruling that lifted the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) despite the evidence against it which was presented to the Supreme Court Wednesday.
"This is a very serious lapse. Someone somewhere up on some consideration was trying to help SIMI. It is a question of the security and integrity of the nation, in which no compromise can be allowed," said BJP's national spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad.
BJP Dalit leaders to aggressively counter opposition onslaught on community
New Delhi : The BJP has decided to aggressively counter the Opposition's onslaught over the recent string of atrocities against Dalits in various parts...
Terminated doctor used to harass junior residents, says AIIMS
New Delhi : Weeks after several faculty members of AIIMS protested a doctor's removal for allegedly misbehaving with a patient in 2015, its administration...
Shibu Soren to take oath Dec 30
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren will be sworn in as Chief Minister Dec 30 at the Marabadi grounds here.
Soren met Governor K. Sankarnarayanan Sunday afternoon and expressed his desire to take the oath Dec 30 and the governor accepted his request.
"Now Soren will be chief minister and I appeal to the people to remain awake," Soren told reporters after the meeting.
Earlier, the governor asked President Pratibha Patil to revoke President's rule in the state to allow a new government to be formed, Raj Bhavan sources said Sunday.
Court rejects former Karnataka minister’s plea in graft case
By IANS,
Bangalore : Former Karnataka BJP minister Murugesh Nirani Tuesday suffered a set as the high court rejected his plea to quash a corruption case against him
Mamata makes up with industrialists, gets wholesome praise
By IANS,
Kolkata : In a bid to shed her anti-industry image ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections two years from now, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee met industry captains Friday and invited them to partner the railways in commercial ventures.
Singur, Nandigram seemed passe, as leading industrialists of the state vied with one another in showering praises on the railways minister for initiating various development activities after taking over the crucial portfolio.
RJD won’t contest UP assembly polls
Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said his party won't contest the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and hinted he may support...
Sonia starts ramping up party machinery
By IANS,
New Delhi : With state and national elections round the corner, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is ramping up the party machinery.
Gandhi has issued a circular to all office-bearers to assess and strengthen the district- and block-level committees. She has also demanded a detailed report on vacant posts in the organising committees.
"The circular is to take stock of the party's readiness through the length and breadth of the country," Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari said Sunday.
Over 60 percent polling in Himachal
By IANS,
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh recorded over 60 percent voter turnout by 3 p.m. Sunday after a sluggish start to polling in the 68 state assembly constituencies.
Advani hails Gadkari call for probe
By IANS,
New Delhi : BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday hailed party president Nitin Gadkari for his readiness to face a probe into his controversial business dealings.
BJP promises Ram temple again, Congress calls it a lie
By IANS,
Nagpur : With general elections round the corner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the party was committed to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Congress termed the promise a lie. Addressing the BJP's national council meeting here, party president Rajnath Singh said building a temple to Lord Ram was the party's "nishtha and aastha (vow and aspiration)" and they were looking for an opportunity to build the temple at Ayodhya.
English education causing slave mentality: RSS chief
By IANS,
Patna : Education in the English medium is causing a slave mentality among children in India, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief K.C. Sudarshan has said.
"We are not only exploiting our children by giving them English education but also causing the birth of slave mentality in them," he said at a function here Friday.
India is still following the British pattern of education, he pointed out.
"It was unfortunate that even after 61 years of independence, the education system remained unchanged in the country," he added.
Presidential address utterly uninspiring: Ashwani Kumar
New Delhi : The presidential address to the joint sitting of parliament's both houses was utterly uninspiring and completely directionless, former union minister and...
Lack of choppers prevents airlifting polling staff from Bastar
By IANS,
Raipur : About 250 polling staff who were sent to Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold of Bastar Nov 14 for the first phase of elections are still stranded in the thickly forested area - due to lack of helicopters to airlift them, the police said Sunday.
Chhattisgarh went to polls Nov 14 for 39 out of 90 seats in the first phase of polling for the assembly elections.
In several revolt-hit areas, Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters airlifted polling teams at booths with a strategy to bring them back either to the district headquarters or safer areas before sunset.
NDA leaders meet on Lokpal bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance are to meet Saturday evening to decide on the alliance's stand on the Lokpal bill.
Congress makes false promises: Modi
Itanagar : BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress of making false promises to the people.
Addressing an election rally here, Modi...
Uproar in Kerala assembly over ‘goons of Rajiv Gandhi’ remark
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : There was uproar in the Kerala assembly Friday when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan while criticising the 1975 emergency said "goons of Rajiv Gandhi" though he meant Sanjay Gandhi, the younger brother of the former prime minister.
The slip enraged legislators of the opposition Congress who rushed towards Speaker K. Radhakrishnan's podium and started shouting slogans against Achuthanandan asking him to withdraw his statement and apologise because Rajiv Gandhi was not in politics at the time.
BJP press for adjournment motion on price rise
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said it will again give notice Wednesday in both houses of parliament for an adjournment motion on the price rise under rules that entail voting.
"We will bring adjournment motion tomorrow. Nothing short of adjournment motion is acceptable," BJP deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde told reporters here.
The government says it is ready for a discussion on the issue but not as an adjournment motion.
After Owaisi, Tauquir Raza ready to play spoiler for grand alliance in Bihar polls
By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Days after the entry of Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) into Bihar polls, Barelvi cleric and...
Lok Sabha adjourned over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday noon after MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) noisily opposed the Women's Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats for women in all legislatures.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD president Lalu Prasad joined their party MPs in raising slogans as the speaker tried to continue the question hour amid the din.
Soz speaking out of turn: National Conference
By IANS,
Jammu : Members of the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir are not too happy with Saifuddin Soz, leader of their ally Congress, for going public with government decisions on dealing with the turbulent situation in the Valley before the state cabinet formally announced them.
"It's highly regrettable that Soz speaks out of turn," a senior National Conference (NC)leader told IANS.
Party leaders now feel the state Congress chief is undermining the sanctity of the cabinet.
Christian group opposes publication of RSS founder’s book claiming Jesus was a Tamil Hindu
By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), a Mumbai based community NGO has taken a strong exception to publication of a book “Christ...
Tamil Nadu – the land of rising sons
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai: It seems to be all in the family as far as the Congress and the DMK are concerned in Tamil Nadu,...
Speed up poll reforms, Quraishi urges PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Friday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for speeding up long-pending electoral reforms.
LG to decide Delhi government formation: Home minister
New Delhi : Evading a direct reply on the government formation in Delhi, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said only the lieutenant governor...
UPA government has become a burden, threat to country: Modi
Chandigarh: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday charged the Congress-led UPA central government with becoming a burden and threat to the country.
Addressing a...
As India’s election get into final lap, Rahul Gandhi stands tall
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,
New Delhi : As millions voted Thursday in the fourth round of the Lok Sabha election, one person who has captured the imagination of the nation is Rahul Gandhi, the 38-year-old scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family who the Congress has projected as a future prime minister of India.
Youthful, handsome and not afraid to speak his mind, India's most eligible bachelor is also the rising star of the country's topsy-turvy politics. His admirers say he has the right leadership qualities that mark him out as the leader of the future.
Trinamool decimates Left in industrial belts
By IANS,
Kolkata : The Trinamool Congress juggernaut steamrolled all opposition in Kolkata and the adjoining industrial belts in North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts as it routed the Left in municipal polls.
Apart from its thumping win in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the Trinamool also snatched victory in Khardah, Baranagar, Naihati, Barrackpore and Bhatpara municipalities in North 24 Parganas district.
This region is known for its jute industry and engineering works. The party also bagged the Barasat and Gobardanga civic bodies.
We failed to do justice with Muslims: Left Ministers talk to TCN
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Lalu hits out Nitish-Modi alliance, predicts win for UPA
By IANS,
Chandigarh/Patna : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Monday hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for sharing a dais with a "murderer" like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and predicted that the UPA would form the next government, his love-hate relationship with the Congres notwithstanding.
एएमयू में स्थापित होगा सूफीवाद और इस्लामिक दर्शन का केंद्र,प्रस्ताव पास
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय और राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर अंतर-धार्मिक अध्ययन करने के उद्देश्य से सूफीवाद और इस्लामिक दर्शन का एक केंद्र...
Meet the ‘Harijans’ in Assam Sweeping a Small Town for Generations
Arshad Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
When the clock ticks 5 a.m., 32-year-old Savita gives one more look in the mirror, fixes her bindi (a red dot on...
Delhi High Court dismisses suit on nuke deal
By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a pubic suit urging that the government be asked to approach the president for referring the India-US civilian nuclear deal to the Supreme Court for its opinion.
"As of today there is no legislation with regard to the deal, so it is purely a policy decision of the government of India and the court could not interfere in the matter," a division bench headed by Chief Justice M.K. Sharma said, while dismissing the suit.
इंस्पेक्टर सुबोध के बलिदान से नाकामयाब हो गई बुलंदशहर जलाने की साज़िश ??
आस मोहम्मद कैफ बुलंदशहर, TwoCricles.net
नंदलाल जाटव (43) स्याना के चेयरमैन है. वो बताते हैं कि दुनिया मे सबसे अच्छे लोग यहां रहते हैं,यहां के मुसलमानों ने...
Delhi to vote in Lok Sabha polls on May 12
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Voting for the seven parliamentary constituencies of Delhi will take place on May 12, the Election Commission announced, here...
Avoid war, end crisis with Pakistan, says Mulayam
Lucknow : The central government will have to find a middle path, avoiding war, to end the crisis with the neighbouring nation, Samajwadi Party...
Eager and excited, first-time MPs make their mark
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty and Anjali Ojha,
New Delhi : From poring over the rule book to shoring up their knowledge and participating in debates and...
Congress to celebrate Gujarat foundation day Thursday
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat unit of the Congress will celebrate the state's 49th foundation day Thursday with a meeting in Gandhinagar highlighting the contribution of the party's past govenrments in boosting Gujarat's economy.
"We will recall the past achievements of the Congress chief ministers and their contributions in making Gujarat a strong and industrially progressive state," state Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki told mediapersons here Monday.
Lok Sabha adjourned again over Maharashtra violence
By IANS
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the house Monday after failing to pacify some MPs who were demanding an explanation from the home minister on the violence against north Indians in Maharashtra.
MPs from north Indian states shouted slogans and demanded an explanation from union Home Minister Shivraj Patil. They wanted to know why the union government had failed to take timely action to prevent the spread of violence.
None has contacted me to join Modi cabinet: Sreedharan
Kochi : Popularly called "Metroman", E. Sreedharan who revolutionised commuter travel in the national capital through the Delhi Metro Rail system, Monday dismissed reports...
‘What is the difference between Gehlot and Thackeray?’
By IANS,
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot may have backtracked on his statement criticising "pub and mall culture", but youth in the state are not satisfied and say his views on "moral policing" make him similar to Maharashtra's rabble rousing politician Raj Thackeray.
Gehlot had clarified that while he condemned the attack on girls at a pub in Mangalore, he was against the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government encouraging "girls and boys walking hand-in-hand in malls and cinema houses".
BJP faces revolt over naming Kiran Bedi for Delhi CM
New Delhi: A storm is brewing in the BJP with many Delhi leaders allegedly threatening to "not cooperate" and even "lose deliberately" if former...
TCN cartoon: 100 days of UPA
By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,
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EC cautions Gadkari to be ‘circumspect’ in future
New Delhi : The Election Commission Saturday said that Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari's poll speech in Maharashtra "encouraged the voters to accept inducements"...
Swamy files FIR against Sonia Gandhi for “inciting hatred against Hindus”
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
RJD to join JD-U-led government in Bihar
Patna : Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United appears set to align with arch rival Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad after Nitish Kumar resigned as...
C. Narayanaswamy wins Congress primary in Bangalore
Bangalore : Congress leader C. Narayanaswamy Thursday sealed his candidature for the Lok Sabha polls from the Bangalore North constituency by winning the party...
Muzaffarnagar riots: 3 years on, rebuilding lives a struggle
By Mohd Asim Khan
Kandhla (Uttar Pradesh) : "I never saw such communal tension in my life," Abdul Waheed, 65, recalls as his smile gives...
Goa BJP leaders meet ahead of state unit reshuffle
Panaji : Ahead of an impending reshuffle of the BJP's state executive and a possible change of its state president, party joint general secretary...
Kerala Excise Minister K. Babu resigns
Kochi: Kerala Excise Minister K.Babu on Saturday handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, hours after a court ordered a case be...
West Bengal tally for 292 seats
By IANS,
Kolkata: Following is the tally for 292 of the 294 seats results for which have been declared so far in the West Bengal assembly elections:
Total seats: 294
Results declared: 292
I lost my father again: Somnath
By IANS,
Kolkata : Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Sunday mourned the death of Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu, saying he had lost someone like his father.
"When things started to go bad (in Left front), he was sad. He was sad about what happened with me. I used to consult him on all matters. For the second time, I have lost somebody like my father," said an emotional Chatterjee.
"He was extremely affectionate to me," Chatterjee added. "Whatever little I have been able to achieve is only because of him."
TDP’s Telangana leaders now want party split
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh stood divided over the issue of a separate Telangana state with the legislators from the region Monday demanding the bifurcation of the party.
TDP legislators from Telangana held a meeting here and passed a resolution urging Naidu to open a separate branch of the party for the region.
"We have passed a resolution appealing to our party president to open a separate branch for Telangana," TDP's deputy leader in the state assembly Nagam Janardhan Reddy told reporters.
Government to discuss FDI under any rule
By IANS,
New Delhi : Faced with parliament's paralysis, the UPA government said Tuesday it was ready to discuss the issue of FDI in retail in parliament under any rule.
Modest decline in area under crop cultivation: Government
New Delhi : Drought and a long dry spell in various parts of the country resulted in a modest decline in the total sown...
Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP’s national convenor
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to quit as the national convenor of the AAP which he led to power...
Uddhav non-committal on chief ministerial candidature
Mumbai : Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Thursday remained non-committal on his prospects of being projected as Maharashtra's chief ministerial candidate in the coming...
MPs spent an average of Rs.4.3 million to fight polls
New Delhi : Newly-elected members of the 16th Lok Sabha spent an average of Rs. 4.3 million during their election campaign, according to an...
Bengal governor observes ‘power cut’ amid criticism
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi Wednesday observed a voluntary two-hour power cut in his bid to share the inconvenience faced by Kolkata residents due to daily load shedding.
"Raj Bhavan's power supply was stopped from 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.," Gandhi's media spokesperson Dhruba Gupta told IANS.
"Initially, it was decided that Gandhi will observe the power cut from 7-9 p.m. But he changed his schedule for unknown reasons," he said.
Trouble in Kerala’s ruling coalition over ministership claims
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Trouble is brewing in Kerala's ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) as two of the coalition partners are putting pressure for a ministerial berth.
हमें तो अपनों ने लूटा, गैरों में कहां दम था
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
नई दिल्ली: प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की मुश्किलें खत्म होती नहीं नज़र आ रही हैं. सरकार के गठन के बाद से मंत्रिमंडल के नेताओं, सांसदों और राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के तीखे बोलों का जवाब देते भाजपा और प्रधानमंत्री से बन नहीं रहा. अपने कहे से सरकार की मुश्किलें बढ़ाने में अब एक और नाम जुडता नज़र आ रहा है, प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के भाई प्रहलाद मोदी का.
Karnataka budget day fixed, ruling BJP braces for rebels’ strike
By V.S. Karnic, IANS,
Mahanta’s political career at stake over secret killings
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS
Guwahati : Two-time former Assam chief minister and founder of the regional Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's political future hangs in the balance after being indicted by a probe investigating 'secret killings' of relatives of separatists.
The 'secret killings' became a major issue during the assembly polls in 2001 in which the Congress party led by Tarun Gogoi returned to power, defeating the AGP.
Parties welcome quota clearance, miffed over creamy layer exclusion
By IANS
New Delhi : Political parties Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding 27 percent quota for other backward classes (OBCs) but some were upset with the ruling that excludes the creamy layer, or the elite, from the benefit.
While the Congress welcomed the ruling in its entirety, its allies like the Left parties and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) were opposed to the exclusion of the creamy layer.
No question of joining UPA government: Samajwadi Party
By IANS,
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Akhilesh Yadav here Monday categorically ruled out any plans to join the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
"There’s just no question of joining the Congress-led central government. Our stand is very clear...it will continue to remain anti-Congress and anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)," Yadav told reporters here.
Little known parties jump into the fight for Amethi
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty,
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) : Rahul Gandhi might be fighting one of his toughest electoral battles in Amethi this time, facing Aam Aadmi...
I will campaign for Advani: Uma Bharti
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janashakti Party leader Uma Bharti Wednesday said that not only does she support Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani becoming the next prime minister but will also campaign for him in the non-BJP dominated states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
"I will campaign for Advaniji in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and I would consider myself fortunate if I get even one vote for him," Bharti said at a press conference here.
Congress-DMK win 8 seats in Tamil Nadu, leading on 18
By IANS,
Chennai : Many of the Congress' top leaders were trailing in Tamil Nadu though its alliance with the DMK and the VCK had won eight seats and was leading on eighteen. The rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties, MDMK and PMK was ahead in 12.
Prominent winners from the DMK were Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son M.K. Azhagiri from Madurai and filmstar J.K. Riteesh from Ramanathapuram. Among other DMK candidates, former communications minister and media baron Dayanidhi Maran, and central ministers S.S. Palanimanickam, A. Raja and T.R. Baalu were also leading.
Election manifesto: LJP promises 10% reservation for Muslims
By RINA,
New Delhi: The Lokjan Shakti Party’s Election Manifesto was jointly released by the Party President Ram Vilas Paswan and General Secretary Abdul Khalique here yesterday. It contains a huge array of welfare schemes for almost all sections of the society including the minorities especially the Muslims.
It promises to take up the development of Muslims on a priority basis. The manifesto speaks of launching Muslim specific welfare programs in a big way.
UP Election Results: Position of Muslim Candidates
By TCN News,
New Delhi:
Party Position (Lead/Win)
Status known for 396 of 403 seats
BSP:87
BJP:48
CONG:40
RLD: 9
SP: 193
OTHERS:18
Needle of Malegaon suspicion points to BJP MP Adityanath
By IANS,
New Delhi/Lucknow : Amid speculation that he would be questioned in connection with the Malegaon bombings, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath Tuesday refused to assist in the investigations and dared Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to arrest him.
"There is a dangerous conspiracy afoot to label the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a terrorist organisation and give a charitable name to Muslim outfits," the MP from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur constituency told reporters in Lucknow.
AAP activists booked after protest in UP’s Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr : A case has been registered against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists for holding a march and burning an effigy of Uttar Pradesh...
India’s corruption and competitiveness
By Amit Kapoor ,
The Aam Aadmi Party's electoral success in the Delhi assembly polls is a reflective of how the people of capital rate...
Jayalalithaa returns to Chennai
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa Saturday evening returned here after spending 21 days in the Bangalore Central Jail.
The...
Modi in China: Turning conflict into complementarity
By Tarun Vijay,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's China visit has come at a time when his government is completing his first year in power and global strategic equations are fast rearranging. At a time when India's economy is gaining strength and global economists are hailing Modi's one year in power as the best India has had economically, Modi walks in China as the most confident and powerful prime minister to have ever visited. And with President Xi Jinping, considered to be a strong leader moulded in Deng Xiaoping's school of thought, a courageous march of togetherness seems more possible than ever.
Sonia urges youth to start national movement
New Delhi : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appealed to the youth of the country to start a "national movement to reinvigorate the...
Congress alleges ‘mal-intent’ in Modi government ordering new audit of telecom firms
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Narendra Modi government overstepped its limits to order an alternate audit by the Telecom Ministry...
Tharoor abused authority for friend, claims BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : Describing it as a case of "stinking corruption", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday charged Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor with abusing his authority to favour his friend Sunanda Pushkar and demanded his resignation as minister.
"The surrounding suspicious circumstances outline that he (Tharoor) abused his authority for undue enrichment for his friend (Pushkar)," BJP spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here.
Prasad said this is a case of corruption - directly and under authority of a union minister.
Modi, Hasina may jointly open ‘border haat’
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : The fourth 'border haat' (market) along the India-Bangladesh border is likely to be jointly inaugurated next month by Prime Minister...
Opposition to target Dikshit over Games
By IANS,
New Delhi : The five-day session of the Delhi assembly is set to begin on a stormy note Tuesday with the opposition preparing to attack the Congress government over the Commonwealth Games preparations.
Speaker Yoganand Shastri announced Monday that the discussion on the Oct 3-14 Games would take place Tuesday while a debate on the price rise would follow Wednesday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over alleged financial irregularities in the works related to the Games.
Kashmir voters brave chill, boycott to vote for better future
By F. Ahmed, IANS,
Trigam (Jammu and Kashmir) : They braved the winter chill, the overcast sky and defied the boycott call given by separatists Monday to vote for better facilities and a brighter future at this Jammu and Kashmir village.
Situated 20 km north of the summer capital Srinagar, this polling station in a village in Sonawari constituency saw dozens of voters queuing up from morning to exercise their franchise.
NSA meets BJP leaders on key nuclear bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: National Security Adviser (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon Wednesday met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders seeking to remove misgivings about the civil nuclear liability bill, but the party said it maintained its "strong opposition" to the legislation in its present form.
Dimapur lynching incident rocks Assam assembly
Guwahati : The fifth day of the budget session of the Assam legislative assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes over the lynching of a rape accused in Nagaland's Dimapur town.
The problem started after some of the opposition members raised concerns over former Assam minister and Congress legislator Siddeque Ahmed's statement that he had prior information that the mob will break into the jail in Dimapur and kill the rape accused and that he had informed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi about this on the morning of March 5.
Karnataka BJP chief Sadananda Gowda wins
By IANS,
Bangalore : Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party president D.V. Sadananda Gowda won from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency defeating K. Jayaprakash Hegde of Congess by 26,685 votes.
Gowda had won in 2004 from Dakshina Kannada constituency.
Two killed, two injured in poll violence in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : Two people were killed and two injured in election related violence in West Bengal, including in volatile Nandigram, during the second phase of polling in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies Thursday.
In Domkol under Murshidabad Lok Sabha seat, a miscreant affiliated to a political party succumbed to his injuries sustained while making bombs Wednesday.
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Congress core group meets, lets fuel price hike stay
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress core committee met Tuesday to discuss the fuel price hike effected in the union budget by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, but there was yet no indication of any rollback.
After the hike in fuel price, there has been an outcry of protest not just from opposition parties, but also voices of resentment from allies. In an unprecedented gesture, the opposition even staged a walkout when the finance minister was reading out his budget speech last Friday.
Nationalism is core identity of BJP, says Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the "nationalism" was core identity of the BJP and called upon party workers...
Mani fails to appear before Kerala Police
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : CPI-M leader M.M. Mani Wednesday failed to appear before a police team probing his audacious claims that his party had murdered four political foes.
Congress accuses election officials of bias in Goa
Panaji: The Congress Friday accused office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of bias towards the ruling BJP in Goa, claiming that the authority...
BJP workers celebrate on Shimla’s Mall
By IANS,
Shimla : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers set off firecrackers and danced to drums and trumpets on the famous Mall and Ridge in the Himachal Pradesh capital as the party Saturday won three out of the state's four Lok Sabha seats.
In contrast, it was all quiet in the Congress office with only media persons waiting for the leaders to arrive.
The atmosphere in the town was of huge celebrations as a large number of BJP activists danced and lit an array of firecrackers at regular intervals.
TDP MP asks women to dress in ‘dignified manner’
New Delhi:A debate in the Lok Sabha on crime against women turned into a lesson on virtues of "dignified" dressing Thursday, when a TDP...