SP wins 4 assembly seats, sure to win Mainpuri LS seat
Lucknow : The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday won four Assembly seats in the bypolls and was leading in four.
The SP...
Gandhi family fights for survival after striking a deal!
By Saeed Naqvi ,
The Gandhi family is in this battle with its back to the wall. A burst of energy at this late stage...
New Haryana BJP legislators to get governance training
Chandigarh : Having formed the government for the first time on its own in Haryana with majority of its legislators being first-timers, the BJP...
Kutch independents have all parties worried
By Rajeev Khanna
Ahmedabad(IANS) : The Kutch region of the state has just six legislators in the Gujarat assembly, but there are 20 independent candidates in the fray for these seats.
Most of the independents are taking the poll campaign very seriously and have started approaching the electorate in a well-organised manner. Political parties are worried, as these independents can become jokers in the pack and send all calculations haywire.
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The power of Dhrol
Protest processions mark day in Valley before the 3rd anniversary of hanging of Afzal...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A day before the third anniversary of hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was convicted and hanged...
Ghani meets Sushma Swaraj, to hold talks with Modi
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani here, ahead of delegation level talks between Ghani...
No comments contrary to party line, BJP cautions leaders
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday "cautioned" its leaders against making comments "contrary to the party line" that might affect its...
BJP criticises Jharkhand governor for mass transfers
By IANS,
Ranchi : The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came down heavily on state Governor K. Sankarnarayanan, accusing him of violating the guidelines of the central home ministry and the Supreme Court by transferring 21 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers.
The Jharkhand government Oct 2 effected reshuffle of 21 IPS officials. The district police chiefs of 13 of the 24 districts in the state were transferred.
Political parties in the state, including the BJP, have raised questions over the mass reshuffle of the IPS officials.
Congress questions Modi on alleged ‘hawala’ kingpin
New Delhi : The Congress Monday targeted BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, questioning his links with an alleged "hawala kingpin" whose house and...
Upset, but sure truth will prevail: Manmohan Singh on court summons
New Delhi : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was "upset" by a court here summoning him in a case relating...
AAP MLAs oppose electricity tariff hike petitions
New Delhi : A total of 15 AAP legislators have objected to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) over electricity tariff revision petitions for...
Telangana joint committee expels TDP
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, has expelled main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The decision was taken late Friday at a JAC meeting attended by its convenor M. Kodandaram, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao, party ideologue Jayashankar and representatives of Telangana employees' association.
JAC convenor Kodandaram told reporters after midnight that TDP was expelled as its legislators failed to resign in line with the JAC decision.
Telangana action committee leaders begin hunger strike
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Leaders of all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana Saturday began a hunger strike to demand that the central government immediately initiate the process for formation of the state.
Two legislators each of ruling Congress party and the main opposition Telugu Desam Party and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) began the relay hunger strike at Indira Park here.
Cabinet panel to discuss nuclear agreement Wednesday
By IANS
New Delhi : The India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement negotiated in Washington last week will be discussed by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday where views of his cabinet colleagues would be elicited to formulate the next course of action.
The draft 123 agreement is said to run into 30 pages and CCPA will be discussing the agreement in detail, according to sources.
We’re treating Hisar as a referendum: Kejriwal
By IANS,
Hisar (Haryana) : Team Anna is treating the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election as a referendum on the Jan Lokpal bill, its senior leader Arvind Kejriwal said here Sunday.
Kashmir polls: Third of voters cast their franchise
Srinagar : Nearly a third of the electorate cast their franchise till noon in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections to the...
BJP demands probe into companies of Mayawati’s brother
BY IANS,
New Delhi: The BJP Monday demanded a probe into "questionable financial transactions" by companies allegedly owned by BSP chief Mayawati's brother.
Chandy should get another term: Nitish Kumar
Kozhikode (Kerala) : Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Saturday urged the people of Kerala to ensure that Oommen Chandy is...
PM reconstitutes National Security Advisory Board
By IANS
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), an important element of the national security council system, bringing in seven new members.
Among the seven new members of the reconstituted 23-member board are its chairman K.S. Bajpai, a former secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and currently the chairman of the Delhi Policy Group, an independent think tank.
Opposition walks out of J&K assembly
By IANS,
Jammu : Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Panthers Party (NPP), Sunday walked out...
19 cabinet ministers in Manmohan Singh’s A-team
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday took oath along with 19 cabinet colleagues to begin his second five-year term at the head of a multi-party government in which his Congress party is the overwhelmingly dominant partner after a sweeping win in general elections.
There were four new faces in the first edition of the union cabinet that is expected to be followed up by another expansion of the council of ministers in the next few days. All the others were in the outgoing cabinet. All but two were from the Congress party.
Raman Singh appoints nine parliamentary secretaries
By IANS,
Raipur : Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday appointed nine legislators of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as parliamentary secretaries with minister of state rank - seen as a move to stem dissension among the newly-elected members.
The nine are Siyaram Sahu, Komal Janghel, Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Bharat Sai, Omprakash Rathia, Vijay Baghel, Sidhnath Paikra, Mahesh Gagra and Yudhvir Singh Judeo. They were administered oath of office in a simple function at Singh's official residence.
Rahul Gandhi not fit for politics: Babul Supriyo
Kolkata : Singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo, who will contest for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on a BJP ticket, Monday ridiculed Congress...
Modi, BJP draw flak in Assam over Land Swap Deal with B’desh
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Reacting strongly over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement over the Land Swap Deal with Bangladesh, political parties and other organizations in the state have termed the Prime Minister nothing short of ‘enemy of Assam’.
BJP holds rally against Bengal government’s ‘loot’
Kolkata : Stepping up heat on West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday held a rally in which cultural...
Four killed in Orissa communal violence
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Communal tension escalated in Orissa Tuesday, three days after the killing of a Hindu group leader, as Hindus and Christians clashed in Kandhamal district, resulting in the deaths of four people in a gun battle. Curfew has been extended to more areas of the district.
Hindu and Christian villagers of Barakhama village in Kandhamal, 340 km from here, clashed and fought gun battles, leaving four people, including a woman dead.
Police rushed more forces to the area and managed to bring the situation under control.
University of Oxford expresses concern over rising caste, gender-based violence in India
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The students, faculty, staff and alumni of the prestigious University of Oxford have expressed grave concerns against the rising caste and gender-based violence...
Bihar: Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular quits NDA to join Grand Alliance
Patna, (IANS): The Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) on Wednesday announced its exit from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with the BJP and said it would...
I’m for nuclear deal, anytime, anywhere: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Jalandhar (Punjab) : Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said he was strongly in favour of the India-US civil nuclear deal, which is close to being finalised.
"I am absolutely in favour of the nuclear deal. Anytime, anywhere," said Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in this Punjab city Wednesday.
Gandhi was replying to questions regarding the Indo-US nuclear deal from the media here on the last day of his three-day trip to Punjab.
Gandhi also said he was not in the running to be prime minister.
Congress wins all three seats in Kerala
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress Tuesday won in all three assembly constituencies in Kerala that saw by-elections Saturday, officials said.
In Kannur, former CPI-M Lok Sabha member A.P. Abdulla Kutty defeated M.V. Jayarajan of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by over 12,000 votes.
In Ernakulam, Dominic Presentation defeated CPI-M's P.N. Seenulal by more than 8,000 votes.
In Alappuzha, A.A. Shukur defeated G. Krishnaprasad of the Communist Party of India (CPI) by over 5,000 votes.
Father was Maharashtra chief minister, now son is
By IANS,
Mumbai : Maharashtra Friday got a new chief minister in the low profile Ashok Shankarrao Chavan, son of veteran Congress leader and two time chief minister the late Shankarrao Chavan - the first father-son duo to hold the top political post in the state.
Ashok Chavan, as he is more popularly known, was minister for cultural affairs, industries, mines and protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government. The 50-year-old management graduate has been representing the Mudkhed constituency in Nanded district in the assembly since 1999.
Nitish violated poll code of conduct: Bihar BJP leader
Patna: The BJP on Thursday lodged a complaint against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "violating" the Model Code of Conduct for the biennial elections...
Imitate Bihar, Gujarat chief ministers: Hazare
By IANS,
New Delhi : Social reformer Anna Hazare has a word of advice for chief ministers across the country -- replicate the development work done by Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi.
सहारनपुर : सस्ते कोचिंग सेंटर और कर्ज़ के भरोसे के साथ आए राहुल गांधी
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सहारनपुर: मसूद परिवार के गढ़ गंगोह पहुंचे कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने यहां मंच से युवाओं और किसानों पर...
BSP will get 35-40 seats in Uttar Pradesh: NDTV survey
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will make major gains in Uttar Pradesh, bagging around 40 seats, while the Samajwadi Party will lose in a big way in the Lok Sabha polls, according to an opinion poll by TV news channel NDTV.
The survey said the BSP, which won 19 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 polls, is likely to get 35-40 seats in the 2009 elections. The Samajwadi Party's strength is likely to be reduced to 20 from the 38 it won in 2004.
Tempers run high ahead of Lok Sabha elections
By IANS,
New Delhi : The political temperature was rising ahead of Lok Sabha elections just nine days away with arrest orders against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad for threatening BJP candidate Varun Gandhi, now in jail, and an emotional Sikh journalist hurling a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram at a Congress press conference Tuesday.
As political parties slug it out in what is expected to be one of the toughest general elections, a few candidates, including high profile ones, are stooping low and offending the Election Commission.
Security restrictions, shutdown disrupt life in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Security restrictions in Srinagar and a shutdown called by separatists affected normal life in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday ahead of polls in the Baramulla and Ladakh constituencies in the last phase Wednesday.
State authorities moved heavy paramilitary and police reinforcements to Srinagar and imposed strict security restrictions, halting pedestrian and vehicular movement.
This follows days of anti-poll protests in the old city where security restrictions were harsh Tuesday morning.
Mamata cancels meet with PM, says unwell
By IANS,
New Delhi : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday cancelled her meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, citing ill health, highly placed sources said here.
“You don’t deserve to live in India,” 4 Tablighi Jamaat members recount near-death experience...
By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: “Tum Hindustan mein rehne ke laayak nahi ho, tum yahan nahi reh sakte.” These were the words of the assailants who allegedly...
Withdrawal of support to UPA was a mistake: Somnath
By IANS,
New Delhi : Somnath Chatterjee has said it was a mistake by the Left parties to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA )government over the India-US nuclear deal last year.
The outgoing Lok Sabha speaker has revealed he had cautioned against taking such a step.
"I told them don't give up your stand against the nuclear deal, oppose it. Say that the party will not be bound, warn the government, warn the people of the serious consequences that may be there," the veteran communist said in an interview to NDTV.
India asserts its firm commitment to NAM
By NNN-PTI
United Nations : India has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the Non-Aligned Movement and stressed its "enduring relevance" in the current international situation.
Participating in the closed door interactive discussion on "concrete measures to strengthen the capacity for action," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee pointed out that the strength of the Movement has historically been its inclusiveness which enabled to take into account the diverse interest in the 118-member group.
RSS’s international wing Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh challenged throughout US
Speakers make 3-city tour to question platforming of HSS by local governments.
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“I don’t think Mr Friedrich’s here anymore — he was...
Non-Congress, non-BJP parties doing ‘extremely well’: Bardhan
By IANS,
Kolkata : Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan Monday claimed that non-Congress and non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political parties have done "extremely well" in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls.
"From my visits to various states and the reports that I have received, I think people want to break out from the prison of the two-party system. The non-Congress and non-BJP parties have done extremely well in the first two phases of the polls," Bardhan told reporters here.
Tharoor does a class act, connects with ‘aam admi’
By Manish Chand, IASN,
New Delhi/Thiruvanathapuram : Fish-sellers, slum-dwellers, rickshaw-pullers, taxi-drivers: These are not characters in his new novel or the kind of people Shashi Tharoor would have rubbed shoulders with in his high-flying job as a UN bureaucrat. But the Congress candidate from this high-profile aware Kerala constituency is determined to impress this motley crowd of voters that he is their best hope in the general elections.
And, going by his radiant and boyish smile, it appears he is having a great time communicating with this new cast of characters.
Logjam cripples parliament business for third day
New Delhi : The logjam between the opposition and the Modi government over the resignations of a union minister and two chief ministers...
BJP a divided house over women’s bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's reservation bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath said that quotas for women were "needless" and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha.
Adityanath, who represents Gorakhpur in the lower house, openly rebelled against the bill that seeks to reserve a third of all seats in the country's legislatures for women.
Government at war with farmers: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, (IANS): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Centre of waging a war against the country's farmers.
"In Bharatiya Janata Party's new...
Congress, Left Front demand repoll in 15 booths in Murshidabad
Kolkata,: The Congress and the Left Front on Thursday demanded repoll in 15 polling booths of Domkol constituency in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, accusing...
BJP national executive meets to chalk out poll strategy
By IANS,
Nagpur : A three-day session of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive and national council began in Nagpur Friday to chalk out the party's strategy for the Lok Sabha elections.
The session is considered to be crucial since it would be the last ahead of the poll and would adopt three resolutions on the country's "sagging" economy, the political situation and the turmoil in Sri Lanka.
India prospered as it has power to tolerate: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said India has prospered due to its power to assimilate and tolerate.
"Our country has thrived due to...
Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs
New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs.
“The...
Corruption scandal hits Indian parliament ahead of trust vote
By IANS,
New Delhi : In the worst corruption scandal to hit the Indian parliament, three opposition MPs Tuesday forked out wads of currency in the Lok Sabha alleging they were bribed to abstain during a trust vote to enable a victory for the Manmohan Singh government over the India-US nuclear deal.
Congress not to contest against Mamata, brightens alliance hope
By IANS,
Kolkata : Setting the stage for seat adjustment with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the coming Lok Sabha polls, the Congress' West Bengal unit Sunday decided not to field any candidate against TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in the Kolkata South seat.
However, discontent surfaced in the Congress over the possible alliance, with a section of leaders demanding Trinamool leaders, including Banerjee, either withdraw their disparaging comments against the state Congress president Pranab Mukherjee or apologise.
बिहार के भाग्य की तारीखें लगभग तय
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नई दिल्ली/ पटना : युद्ध-समर की सभी तैयारियों के बीच समीकरण बनने-बिगड़ने का दौर और भी ज़्यादा तेज़ हो जाता है जब तिथियां घोषित हो जाती है. इसी तरह से अब बिहार के राजनीतिक बवाल के बीच आज केंद्रीय चुनाव आयोग ने यह घोषित किया है कि राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव सितंबर-अक्टूबर में हो सकते हैं.
झारखंड में वक्फ की प्रोपर्टी पर बढ़ रहा अवैध कब्जा, नींद में सरकार
देश भर में वक्फ प्रोपर्टी के अतिक्रमण और राज्यों के वक्फ बोर्ड के द्वारा सुचारू रूप से काम नहीं किये जाने की शिकायत मिलती...
Modi to visit five Central Asian nations, Russia next week
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next week visit the five Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as...
Mamata ready for independent enquiry on Saradha, says Trinamool
Kolkata : With the opposition turning the heat on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam, the Trinamool...
Strike by tribals affects life in Jharkhand
By IANS
Ranchi : Shops, schools and arterial roads were closed in many parts of Jharkhand Tuesday as the daylong strike called to protest the delimitation panel's recommendation to reduce the number of reserved seats for tribals in the assembly and Lok Sabha came into effect.
Roads were deserted, ATMs closed and attendance thin in most government offices as the dawn to dusk strike called by tribal organisations against the Delimitation Commission of India's (DCI) recommendation began.
Lalu to Speaker: Listen to us and we won’t troop towards podium
By IANS,
New Delhi : "Don't take it otherwise," Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad told Speaker Meira Kumar in the Lok Sabha Thursday while attempting to explain the unruly protests over the women's reservation bill in a speech that invited frequent bouts of laughter.
The vociferous opponent of the constitutional amendment bill had the house smiling during the speech delivered in trademark Lalu style, scathing, sarcastic and satirical.
Reconsider India-US nuclear deal, CPI-M urges government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reconsider the India-US civil nuclear deal as the enabling bill on the issue passed by the US House of Representatives has incorporated the Hyde Act as well as other binding conditionalities.
"The provisions of Hyde Act and other conditionalities are part of the deal. It's not late as the deal is yet to be signed. The government can still reconsider," CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said Monday during an interaction with women journalists here.
NGO seeks EC’s help to protect Darjeeling’s strays
Siliguri, (West Bengal) : Apprehending that paramilitary troopers deployed for the Lok Sabha election may harm stray dogs, an NGO has written to the...
Third phase of Bihar elections – Factfile
By IANS,
New Delhi : The third of the six phases of the month-long elections to the Bihar state assembly is to be held Thursday. The following is a factfile for the third phase:
No video of Kanhaiya shouting anti-national slogans: Delhi Police to HC
New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Monday admitted on Monday before the Delhi High Court that "it has no video footage" which could...
NCP will support Sonia or Rahul as PM: Praful Patel
By IANS
New Delhi : The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is ready to back Congress party president Sonia Gandhi or her MP son Rahul Gandhi as prime minister after the 2009 general elections, NCP leader and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.
"The Congress is the biggest party in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). There is no question of NCP, DMK or RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) or any other party coming close to their numbers.
Andhra Pradesh launches rice at Rs.2 per kg scheme
By IANS
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Wednesday re-launched a scheme to provide rice at Rs.2 per kg to the economically poor families, 25 years after it was first introduced in the state.
With its eyes on the next year's elections, the Congress government announced that 18.7 million families below poverty line (BPL) having ration cards will be entitled to 20 kg of subsidized rice every month supplied through government-run fair price shops.
The scheme comes into effect when the open market price of rice (of the same quality) is about Rs.13.
MPs to get 300 percent pay hike soon
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Tuesday said it was ready to hike the salary of MPs by a whopping 300 percent after several members staged noisy protests in the Lok Sabha over the issue.
"The government is ready to table the bill (for hiking the salaries) as early as possible," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee assured the house as Lalu Prasad took the lead in demanding an immediate salary increase.
Mukhereje pointed out that a hike could be done only through legislation.
YSR Reddy turns blogger to woo voters
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Politicians in Andhra Pradesh are adopting hi-tech methods to woo voters, and leading them is Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who turned a blogger Sunday.
After sending SMS to mobile phone users during the last couple of weeks, the politicians are now using Internet to reach out to voters. Some of them have already launched special websites to seek votes.
MP booked for poll code violation
By IANS,
Lucknow : Sitting Amroha MP Harish Nagpal, who is again contesting the polls as an independent candidate, has been booked for violating the model code by distributing lunch packets to voters, police said Monday.
"A case under section 171 E (bribery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against Nagpal," police inspector Girish Kothiya told IANS by telephone.
The case against Nagpal was registered Sunday at the Gajraula police station in Amroha, some 350 km from Lucknow.
Karnataka governor hoists tricolour
By IANS,
Bangalore : Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj Wednesday hoisted the tricolour at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground here amid tight security to mark the 62nd Republic Day.
Marketing Madhya Pradesh tourism is a challenge: Jyotiraditya Scindia
By Azera Rahman, IANS
Gwalior : Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, MP and scion of the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior, says Madhya Pradesh has much to offer tourists but it is "not marketed well enough". And he now wants to take tourism in the state to new heights and in turn create jobs for thousands.
"Madhya Pradesh is like a bouquet with the highest offering as far as tourism goes. The only challenge is that it's not marketed well enough," Scindia, sitting in his office adjoining the Moti Mahal palace here, told IANS.
Pawar backs politicians’ role in sports organisations
By IANS,
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who earlier headed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Thursday defended the presence of politicians in sports organisations.
"People like me who are associated with sports know how to improve infrastructure, increase support for players, especially retired players. We don’t take interest in day-to-day affairs," Pawar said in an interaction with reporters at the Indian Women's Press Corps here.
Arrest Trinamool MP: Rights group
Kolkata : A rights group Tuesday demanded the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul whose rape remark has triggered outrage countrywide.
Association for Protection...
BJP protests at CPI-M office over worker’s killing in Kerala
New Delhi: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Sunday demonstrated here against the killings of their colleagues in Kerala allegedly by the...
49 candidates file nominations in Delhi
New Delhi : As many as 49 candidates, including senior Congress leaders Sandeep Dikshit and Ajay Maken besides BJP's Harsh Vardhan Friday filed their...
Good samaritans to be rewarded for helping road accident victims
New Delhi : The central government has proposed rewarding good samaritans or bystanders who help rush road accident victims to hospitals for treatment,...
SC regulates entry in courtroom in Kanhaiya Kumar case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday regulated the entry of people in the Patiala House courtroom where JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya...
Kolkata civic polls under way
Kolkata : Polling for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation was under way on Saturday with over 18 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise in...
Rajya Sabha adjourned after obituary references
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on the first day of the winter session of parliament Tuesday after reading obituary references.
Jayalalithaa greets Anand
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday greeted Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Title for the fifth time.
Attempts to scuttle communal harmony for political gains: Kerala minister Kunhalikutty
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: There are deliberate attempts to scuttle the communal harmony in the country for political gains, Industries Minister P K Kunhalikutty...
EWS admission scam: Two more held in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have busted another module in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) admission scam with the arrest of...
Former PM, ageing star among Karnataka candidates
By IANS,
Bangalore : A former prime minister, an ageing star, an ex-chief minister, a former central minister nicknamed 'loan-mela mantri' and the current chief minister's son are some of the faces adding colour to the final phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka.
The voting Thursday in 11 constituencies will complete the Lok Sabha poll exercise in the state because 17 seats had voted April 23.
Rein in Rahul’s ‘extravagance’: Kerala minister
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Electricity Minister A.K. Balan Saturday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to control the 'extravagance' of her son Rahul, alleging his recent visit to the state cost Rs.1.5 crore.
"It was commendable when she asked two ministers to vacate the five star hotel rooms. She should do the same with her son too. She should (control) the extravagance of Rahul Gandhi," said Balan, from the Left Democratic Front.
Rajya Sabha okays President’s rule in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha Friday passed a resolution to impose President's rule in Delhi.
The resolution was presented in the upper house...
Two-time MP Chowdhary Lal Singh resigns from Congress
Jammu : Former Lok Sabha member from Udhampur and senior Congress leader Chowdhary Lal Singh Sunday resigned from the party.
Singh announced his resignation at...
Lovely not to contest Delhi poll, denies rift with Maken
New Delhi : Congress's Delhi chief Arvinder Singh Lovely will not contest the Feb 7 assembly elections and will look after the organisation for...
102 children died in Malkangiri district: Odisha Health Minister
Bhubaneswar : At least 102 children have died in Odisha's Malkangiri district due to Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome so far, Health Minister...
Modi’s interaction with the media a huge hit
New Delhi : It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first formal outreach to the media after assuming office and it broke the ice when...
Peaceful panchayat polls in West Bengal
By IANS,
Kolkata : Panchayat polls in five districts of West Bengal Sunday generally remained incident-free, reports received here till early afternoon said.
"The five districts - Purulia, West and East Midnapore, Bardhaman and Bankura - are having peaceful polls. Minor political conflicts across the districts were reported, but no incidents of major violence," police inspector general (West Bengal) Raj Kanojia told IANS.
Police sources said reports of conflicts came in from East Midnapore and Bardhaman.
Modi won’t make you vice-president: Kejriwal to Jung
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday taunted Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung for blocking his government's developmental policies, alleging graft and...
Quiet start to polling in Uttar Pradesh
By IANS,
Lucknow : About 10 percent voting was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats in the fourth phase of general elections Thursday morning.
Polling began at 7 a.m. at each of the 29,312 polling stations across 20 districts of the state.
By 9 a.m., 11.5 percent voter turnout - the highest in the state - was recorded in Mathura. It was followed by Ghaziabad at nine percent.
The lowest turnout was recorded at 7.5 percent in Mainpuri and Etah.
SDPI forms its unit in MP, national convention on Oct. 18
By Pervez Bari,TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Advocate Sajid Siddiqui of Bhopal has been elected president of the Madhya Pradesh state unit of the newly launched Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI). The MP state unit was constituted unanimously at the SDPI's Madhya Pradesh State leaders get-together held here on Sunday.
‘Don’t make tainted legislators Madhya Pradesh ministers’
By IANS,
Bhopal : A network of over 1,200 civil society groups has urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh to deny ministerial berths to those legislators who have a criminal background.
"All the political parties should take such a step as a gesture of cleansing the government and politics of unsavoury elements," said Jagdeep S. Chhokar, one of the founder members of the network called Association for Democratic Reforms.
President accepts resignation of five DMK ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has accepted the resignation of five DMK ministers, a statement released here Thursday said.
No retirement plan, UPA II can do much better: PM
By IANS,
New Delhi : Ruling out retirement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday forecast an economic growth rate of 10 percent in mid-term and underlined his resolve to improve relations with Pakistan, saying better ties with neighbours were necessary to realise India's development potential.
Yoga as part of the matrix which links India
By Saeed Naqvi
Ayurveda entered our lives as tiny, plastic vials of Amritdhara, three drops in a teaspoon of sugar, the panacea for all stomach...
Cabinet reshuffle on cards in Meghalaya
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is likely to reshuffle his cabinet in the wake of the growing dissidence within Congress lawmakers who seek...
Jayalalitha likely to be tried in income tax case
By IANS
Chennai : Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalitha is likely to be put on trial from March 17 for her alleged failure to file income tax returns in the year 1993-94.
A court here Monday cleared the decks for initiating prosecution against the AIADMK supremo after magistrate R. Prem Kumar dismissed a petition filed by Jayalalitha.
"Evidence has not yet been recorded and documents are yet to be examined. Therefore, the plea for discharge is dismissed," Kumar, who deals with economic offences, said in his order.
Karunanidhi seeks Bharat Ratna for DMK founder Annadurai
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Sunday suggested that party founder, the late C.N. Annadurai, be conferred the Bharat Ratna award.
In a letter to...
War within Left as CPI-M and CPI go soft on IAEA
By Liz Mathew
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A battle is raging within the Left, with the two leading Communist parties going soft over the India specific safeguards pact the government wants to sign with the IAEA as part of its nuclear ambitions.
After going hammer and tongs against Indian negotiations with the nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the bigger Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) now do not have any objections to an India specific safeguards agreement.
Congress unhappy over seat sharing in Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : An upset Congress Tuesday termed as "unacceptable" the seat sharing agreement worked out for Bihar between two of its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners, which gave it just three seats in the state, but was quick to dispel any talk of the coalition being in trouble.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJSP) announced their seat sharing arrangement for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, according to which 25 will go to the RJD, 12 to the LJSP and three to the Congress.
Congress is ready, prepared and confident: Sonia Gandhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Sounding the poll bugle, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said the party-led UPA government has kept the 'aam admi', or the common man, as the focus of its economic policy during the past five years and was "ready, prepared and confident" to face the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a massive gathering of the party's district chiefs and grassroots workers, the Congress president said the party wanted people to reaffirm faith in it.
कैराना के लोग बदहाली का चाहते हैं पलायन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
कैराना(उत्तर प्रदेश): इस नगर में में घुसते ही पलायन की वजहें साफ़ नज़र आती हैं. टूटी, जर्जर सड़कें, नदारद आधारभूत ढ़ांचा...
Bhutan visit will remain etched in my memory: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who Monday returned from his two-day official visit to Bhutan - his first foreign visit after taking...
Muzaffarnagar riots: NHRC accepts UP government’s explanation and closes all cases
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Three years after western districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh witnessed serious communal violence, National Human Rights commission...
Bihar election will decide India’s future: Tejaswi Yadav
Patna: The Bihar assembly election will determine the future of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says the cricketer-turned-politician son of Rashtriya Janata Dal...
BJP to meet Karnataka governor Sunday
By IANS
Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur Sunday noon to inform him of the withdrawal of support to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S).
Ahead of the meeting with the governor, BJP legislators will meet at 11 a.m. to formally endorse the decision taken by the party withdrawing support to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, said BJP spokesperson S. Suresh Kumar.
Mamata for giving forest rights to tribals
By IANS,
Lalgarh (West Midnapore): Strongly pitching for granting of forest rights to tribals, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she will request the central government to bring a comprehensive bill in this regard.
"I will request the centre to bring a comprehensive bill and give forest rights to tribals. Rights over forest is their birth right," Banerjee told a huge rally in this Maoist-hit area, which is the headquarters of the Binpur-I block in West Midnapore district.
Some 40 percent of land for special zones unutilised: Minister
New Delhi : Even as political parties spar over the contours of the new bill on land acquisition, nearly 40 percent of the area...
TDP manifesto showers promises on Muslims of Andhra Pradesh
By Mohammed Siddique, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Elections are the season for the political parties to woo the minority vote bank by making alluring promises.
The Telugu Desam Party, main opposition in Andhra Pradesh, which had to face the wrath of Muslim community in 2004 election for its support to the BJP led NDA is now trying to wash its sins by making wide range of promises to the community.
10 injured in Left clashes with police in Hyderabad
By IANS
Hyderabad : At least 10 persons were injured, one of them seriously, when hundreds of workers of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) clashed with the police while trying to lay siege to state revenue minister Dharmana Prasad Rao's house here.
Tension prevailed in the high security Ministers' Quarters in the upmarket Banjara Hills neighbourhood as CPI-M activists, mostly women, broke the police barricades and entered the VIP zone in an attempt to lay siege to the minister's house. The area has houses of several state ministers.
TCN cartoon: Muslims in media
By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,
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AAP MLA’s car attacked in Delhi, one injured
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kartar Singh Tanwar's car was attacked here on Sunday, leaving a friend injured, party leaders said.
Unidentified...
Prafulla Mahanta in a spot over migrants
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,
Guwahati : Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is in a spot with charges levelled against him that as then leader of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU), he rejected late prime minister Indira Gandhi's offer of 1967 as the cut-off year for expulsion of Bangladeshi migrants and later agreed to 1971 as the base year.
Congress MP criticises President for ignoring UPA feats
Panaji : A Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Friday criticized President Pranab Mukherjee for ignoring the achievements of the Congress-led UPA governments in...