CPI-M took Bengal back by decades: Mamata

Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the CPI-M, accusing it of taking the state back by decades...

BSP eyeing Madhya Pradesh with Mayawati rally

By IANS Bhopal : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will address a rally in Bhopal Sunday that is expected to set the tone for her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) campaign ahead of the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh later this year. After its victory in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in May 2007, the party has been in an upbeat mood and eyeing more and more states. In neighbouring Madhya Pradesh it has been mobilizing people from all communities, especially upper castes, through community-based conventions.

Court dismisses Sajjan Kumar’s plea for documents

By IANS, New Delhi: A city court Thursday dismissed an application by Congress leader Sajjan Kumar seeking documents from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta said: "All the documents relating to this case have been supplied by the CBI. The other documents are not needed."

मुस्लिम परिवार के ख़िलाफ़ झूठी ख़बर प्रकाशित करने का कड़ा विरोध

By अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: हिंदी के प्रमुख अख़बार दैनिक भास्कर के कई संस्करणों में प्रकाशित एक ख़बर का सोशल मीडिया पर कड़ा...

Congress candidate in UP defects to BJP

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): In a major embarrassment to the Congress, its candidate from Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) Thursday defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Akali Dal rejects resolutions passed by radicals’ ‘Sarbat Khalsa’

Chandigarh : Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday rejected all resolutions passed at an unofficial 'Sarbat Khalsa' (grand assembly of Sikhs) by Sikh...

Karunanidhi opposes Bhagavad Gita as national scripture

Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday condemned External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her proposal to make the Bhagavad Gita a national scripture,...

BJP and its candidate finally win Shimla seat!

By IANS, Shimla : Having been unlucky 10 times in electoral politics, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and more so its candidate, Virender Kashyap, finally managed to win the Shimla Lok Sabha seat. Kashyap defeated two-time Congress MP Dhani Ram Shandil by a margin of 27,327 votes. This was a maiden victory for Kashyap and the BJP both on this reserved seat which was a known Congress bastion.

India took initiative to revive talks with Pakistan: Report

New Delhi : India has taken the initiative to revive the dialogue process with Pakistan, said an official report by the Ministry of External...

Rahul Gandhi likely to return around March 20

New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi appears to have extended his "leave of absence" with party functionaries saying that he was likely...

Suicidal to stagger polls in Maoist areas: CEC

By Murali Krishnan, IANS, New Delhi : Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami Saturday defended the poll panel's move to include most Maoist affected constituencies in the first leg of Lok Sabha elections, saying it would have been "suicidal" if this was spread over another phase. "We applied our minds to this issue carefully. It would have been suicidal if we had shifted some of the affected constituencies to another phase. Our security forces would have been sitting ducks then," Gopalaswami told IANS in an interview.

CBI moves court against bail to Saradha accused

Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to Saradha accused West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra. Mitra,...

Spat in Lok Sabha between Trinamool member, BJP

New Delhi : The Lok Sabha witnessed a spat between Trinamool Congress member Kalyan Banerjee and BJP members, including a minister, with the chair...

अच्छी खबर : एएमयू ARWU की विश्व के शीर्ष विश्वविद्यालय की सूची में हुआ...

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Chinese premier congratulates Modi

Beijing : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a message to Narendra Modi Monday to congratulate him on his assumption of the office of India's...

Youth Congress protest against Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi­: Youth Congress on Wednesday staged protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, accusing the latter of helping...

Celebrations in BJP headquarters

By IANS Ahmedabad : Celebrations broke out at the headquarters of Gujarat's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Sunday amid strong indications that it was headed to retaining power in the state. Over 1,000 BJP supporters gathered outside the office shouting slogans hailing Chief Minister Narendra Modi, bursting firecrackers and distributing and consuming sweets. In contrast, there was gloom in the Congress camp.

भोपाल : ‘एनकाउंटर नहीं, ठंडे दिमाग से सरकार ने करवाई हत्या’

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter लखनऊ : भोपाल के केन्द्रीय कारागार से प्रतिबंधित संगठन सिमी (स्टूडेंट्स इस्लामिक मूवमेंट ऑफ इंडिया) से कथित रूप से जुड़े आठ युवकों...

Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul pay tribute to Nehru

New Delhi : Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi Friday paid floral tributes to India's first...

Media deriving pleasure in reporting on beef ban: Parrikar

Panaji, (IANS): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the media was deriving pleasure in reporting controversial statements on the beef ban. Parrikar also...

Opposition Congress stalls Rajasthan assembly proceedings

Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Opposition Congress lawmakers stalled the proceedings of the Rajasthan assembly for the third day Wednesday over the number of ministers in the cabinet exceeding the constitutional limit. The Congress legislators caused an uproar in the assembly and demanded dismissal of parliamentary secretaries holding ministerial ranks as, they argued, the cabinet exceeded the constitutional limit. The opposition party said the Bharatiya Janata Party government has more number of ministers than the stipulated number of 30, as per the constitution.

India a land of peace, asking for UNSC seat as its right: Modi

Paris : Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for India to be given a seat in the UN Security Council, saying that...

Planning for ‘The Future Commission’

By Rahul Singh, As the Narendra Modi government completes 100 days in office, the prime minister seems keen to implement far-reaching changes, phasing out the old and ushering in the new. One of the first things he did was to question the relevance of the Planning Commission - a question also asked by his predecessor Manmohan Singh in 2009.

बीजेपी की तीन रेणु, तीनों हारीं

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, पटना: भाजपा ने इस बार बिहार चुनाव में रेणु नाम की तीन महिला उम्मीदवारों को चुनाव में उतारा था, लेकिन यह तीनों...

Congress not ending Telangana-Seemandhra war: BJP

By IANS, New Delhi : BJP leader Arun Jaitley Friday accused the Congress-led UPA government of not taking steps to reconcile differences between representatives of...

Integrate tobacco control in medical curriculum: Study

By IANS, New Delhi: In view of increasing tobacco use and its serious health hazards, a study has recommended that information on the hazards of tobacco use and cessation should be formally made a part of the medical curriculum in India. The study 'Tobacco Control and the Training of Health Care Providers' released Friday emphasises that there is an urgent need to integrate tobacco control into public health and the Medical Council of India (MCI) should be responsible for developing a tobacco cessation training manual for medical students and health care providers.

Congress leads in two Lok Sabha seats in Andhra by-polls

Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) The ruling Congress party established initial leads in two Lok Sabha constituencies and was also ahead in four assembly seats as counting of votes for by-polls to four parliamentary and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh began Sunday. The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) was ahead in two Lok Sabha and three assembly constituencies while the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidates were leading in three assembly segments.

Bajrang Dal continues protest against ‘PK’ in Delhi

New Delhi : Nearly 200 Bajrang Dal activists Wednesday protested outside a cinema hall in Delhi and stopped the screening of Aamir Khan starrer...

Rahul promises to take up problems of porters

By IANS, New Delhi : A day before the railway budget, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday reached out to the porter community and promised...

De-recognise Samajwadi Party: BJP to tell poll panel

Lucknow : The Bharatiya Janata Party will petition the Election Commission to cancel the recognition of the Samajwadi Party, leaders said Wednesday. Laxmikant Bajpayi, Uttar...

Modi meets BJP MPs from Bihar, Chhattisgarh

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from Bihar and Chhattisgarh at his residence and told them...

Court unseats Orissa legislator

By IANS, Bhubaneswar : The Orissa High Court has declared the election of a Congress legislator as void citing irregularities in the conduct of the polls. The division bench Monday declared the election of Nimai Sarkar from the Malkangiri assembly constituency void saying the polls were not free and fair and rules were violated. The court gave the ruling in response to a petition filed by Arabinda Dhali of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) whom Sarkar defeated by 253 votes in the assembly election in 2004.

BJP supports Telangana, opposes way of passing bill

By IANS, New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday stressed it favours a separate Telangana state but expressed reservations over the manner in...

RJD-LJP combine wins 8 seats in Bihar by-polls

By IANS, Patna : In a major setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its ally Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Thursday won eight seats in by-elections for 18 assembly seats in the state. The ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) won two seats (Triveniganj and Bagha) and its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won one seat (Begusarai). Former railways minister Lalu Prasad's RJD won on Bochaha, Kalyanpur, Phulwarisharief, Aurai and Ramgarh seats while former union minister Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP won Warisnagar, Araria and Bodh Gaya seats.

Delhi gets 20 new modern, user friendly public toilets

New Delhi : The national capital on Wednesday got installed modern and user friendly public toilets made of high-end composite materials used in aircraft...

Former PM Chandra Shekhar dies; had appointed Manmohan as adviser

By IANS

New Delhi : Chandra Shekhar, India's 8th (Eds: correct) prime minister who headed a wobbly coalition government for just seven months in 1990-91 but remained one of the country's most respected politicians, died here Sunday morning after a long battle against bone cancer. He was 80.

Pawar smiles as Sushma slams government on prices

By IANS, New Delhi : The new leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, Thursday launched a scathing attack on the government for its failure to curb food inflation but Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar seemed unperturbed, smiling throughout the speech. "Let him (Pawar) smile. Don't look at his smile. Just look at the tears of the poor who are suffering due to the government's wrong policies. Let him smile," an angry Sushma Swaraj said after she opened the debate on rising food prices.

Tie-up with DMK strong, says Congress

By IANS, New Delhi : There were no hiccups in the Congress' alliance with the DMK and there were no possibilities of the party tying up with the AIADMK ahead of elections in the state next year, a party spokesperson said here Wednesday. "Our alliance (with the DMK) is strong," Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed told IANS. He clarified that the alliance continued and "there were no hiccups or misunderstanding between the two parties". He also stressed that the DMK was part of the United Progressive Alliance government.

Brisk polling in Chhattisgarh’s Keshkal seat

By IANS Raipur : Brisk voting was underway at 150 voting centres in the Maoist-infested Keshkal assembly seat in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district amid tight security Monday. Voting began at 7 a.m. and about 20 percent of the 146,796 voters exercised their franchise till 11 a.m. Officials said nearly 5,000 policemen, including 24 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), have been deployed at Keshkal as the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has a stronghold in the forested interior regions of the constituency.

Jharkhand BJP chief sacked for speaking against own government

By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi : Tala Marandi's sacking as Jharkhand BJP chief just 13 weeks after his appointment has a lot to do with his...

Jharkhand withdraws facilities to ex-chief ministers

By IANS, Ranchi : Jharkhand Friday withdrew many facilities, including free housing for lifetime, provided to former chief ministers as it spent millions of rupees on them every year, a senior official said. The decision was taken in a Jharkhand Governor Advisory Council meeting. "Now ex-chief ministers will get free house facilities for one month only. For the next two months, the ex-chief ministers can avail official housing by paying rent at par with the market rate," Jharkhand cabinet secretary Aditya Swaroop told reporters after the meeting here.

Need a taint-free parliament: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said both houses of parliament needed to be made free of tainted members and added that...

Rekha attends Rajya Sabha

New Delhi : Actor-turned MP Rekha was seen in Rajya Sabha for brief period on Wednesday, attending the house for the first time in...

We will back Lok Sabha member for PM’s post: Karat

By IANS, New Delhi : In an indirect reference to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said Sunday that Left parties will work towards making a Lok Sabha member the country's next prime minister.

As Left pulls out, India Inc. hopes for push to reforms

By IANS, New Delhi : With the Left Front withdrawing support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Tuesday, India Inc. hopes the slow-moving economic reforms will now be put on the fast track. From key decisions pertaining to the financial sector to further opening up of the Indian economy to foreign investors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government had its hands tied down by the crucial support from Left parties.

Practitioners of politics of hatred can take away power, not ideology: Sonia

New Delhi : Indirectly attacking the BJP, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said the practitioners of "politics of hatred" may have deprived the...

Congress steps up attack on PM, terms him `habitual liar’

New Delhi : Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibe at the party on a land deal concerning Congress...

Disturbed by Modi supporters, Bedi stops speech midway

New Delhi : BJP leaders at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here Sunday were caught by surprise when the party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran...

No room for criminals in BSP: Mayawati

By IANS, Lucknow : In an apparent attempt to re-build her party's image, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday blamed the opposition for "infiltrating" criminals into the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Having already taken a decision to expel as many as 500 activists on account of their criminal antecedents, Mayawati told a press conference here Sunday morning that more expulsions would follow on the same lines.

End of political road for Kiran Bedi?

New Delhi : “It is not my defeat, it is a defeat of the BJP." With this telling statement following her humiliating defeat in...

‘BJP’s LS seats in Bengal will become zero in next polls’

Kolkata : Attacking the BJP for hiking fuel prices and railway fares, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the two seats the...

चोरी के इल्ज़ाम में उठाया गया था, लेकिन मुझे आतंकी बना दिया गया -अज़ीज़ुर्रहमान

TwoCircles.net News Desk लखनऊ : ‘12 दिन की कस्टडी में यूपी एसटीएफ ने रिमांड में 5 लोगों के साथ लिया और बराबर नौशाद और जलालुद्दीन...

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.

Congress forms screening committee for Punjab polls

New Delhi : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday constituted a screening committee to scrutinise party candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, and...

Wives of criminal-turned-politicians trailing in Bihar

By IANS, Patna : Four prominent criminal-turned-politicians of Bihar were barred from this Lok Sabha contest by courts. They put up their wives instead. Counting trends Saturday showed all four wives were trailing. Jailed RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's wife Heena Sahab, contesting from Siwan constituency as an RJD candidate, was trailing behind independent candidate Om Prakash Yadav.

Amit Shah stops speech during azan, ridicules Mamata

Kolkata : BJP president Amit Shah Sunday took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday, and stopped his speech mid-way following...

Erosion eradicates hopes and aspirations of people in Assam

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Barpeta (Assam): Elections occur on regular intervals since independence with so many faces at the helm but what does not change is the fate of deprived people. Take the example of thousand odd people of Barpeta district’s remotest area called Gomfulbari and its neighboring locations. Even now when the country is electing the Members of Parliament these fateful people are confused and rather worried whom to vote and what to expect.

Former Gujarat minister gets 20 years in jail for Surat bombings (Lead)

By IANS, Ahmedabad : Former Gujarat minister Mohammad Surti of the Congress party was sentenced to 20 years in jail Saturday for his role in the 1993 twin bombings in Surat. The special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court also sentenced five others to 20 years in jail. The court convicted Surti, along with 11 others, in connection with the April 1993 grenade blast at Surat Railway station aimed at the Gujarat Express stationed there. Nearly 40 people were injured in the explosion.

Moderate to brisk polling in Arunachal Pradesh

By IANS, Itanagar : Moderate to brisk polling was recorded by noon Tuesday for assembly elections in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh held amid heightened security measures, officials said. "By and large voting is going on peacefully with an estimated 30 percent polling conducted till midday," an election official said. Voting began at 7 a.m. in 57 seats with three candidates already declared elected unopposed.

Congress, BJP spar over Pakistani ‘terror boat’

New Delhi : The ruling BJP Sunday hit out at the Congress for seeking a probe into the alleged Pakistani "terror boat" incident and...

UNPA keeps Congress waiting over n-deal

By IANS, New Delhi : A coalition of regional parties including the Samajwadi Party Thursday raised "doubts" on the India-US nuclear deal and sought a national debate on the issue, dealing a blow to the Congress-led government's bid to stay afloat in the wake of an imminent withdrawal of support by the Left. After nearly four hours of animated discussions, leaders of the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) insisted that the persisting doubts about the viability of the controversial nuclear deal needed to be clarified by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Poll panel stops relief funds payment in Punjab

By IANS, Chandigarh: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday deferred the disbursement of relief funds in Punjab till the election process is over in the state, a senior election officer said here.

Modi’s Pakistan visit praiseworthy: Samajwadi Party

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday got an open endorsement from the Samajwadi Party for his brief stop over in Pakistan. Samajwadi Party's national...

Post-Godhra riots: Congress not to seek central rule even if Modi implicated

By IANS, Gandhinagar : The Congress is unlikely to demand imposition of president's rule in Gujarat even if Chief Minister Narendra Modi's involvement in the 2002 post-Godhra riots is proved, senior party leader Shankersinh Vaghela said Monday. "The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government at the centre would only abide by apex court's orders in case the chief minister and his colleagues are found guilty in the post-Godhra riots but is unlikely to demand imposition of president's rule," he told reporters.

BSP protest not connected with Rahul’s birthday: Mayawati

By IANS, Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati clarified that protest demonstrations her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had organised across Uttar Pradesh Friday were not connected with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's birthday. "We selected June 19 to launch an awareness campaign about the casteist approach of opposition parties and to attack the central government for its anti-Dalit policies but that had nothing to do with Rahul Gandhi's birthday, which I am told also falls today," she told a rally here.

Rajasthan BJP Govt. to reintro¬duce anti-conversion bill

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has decided to reintroduce the anti-conversion bill in the Assembly on 20th March, ignoring the fact that a similar bill is awaiting the President of India’s assent.

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.

16 Left parties to observe Dec 6 as communal harmony day in Bengal

Kolkata: Sixteen Left parties Sunday decided to observe Dec 6 - the day when the 16th century Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 -...

Budget converts hope into trust, says Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the NDA government's first budget converts hopes and aspirations of the people into trust, and...

Pained by farmers’ woes: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was pained by the sufferings of the farmers and farm workers and vowed...

Bihar votes, two die in blas

Patna:Nearly half of the electorate in six Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar cast their ballot Thursday even as two troopers headed for poll duty...

Left Front to start poll preparations with Feb 8 rally

By IANS, Kolkata : West Bengal's ruling Left Front will begin mobilising cadres for the general elections this year with a rally here Feb 8, hoping it will not suffer the reverses of the panchayat polls last year. The rally will be held at the sprawling Brigade Parade Ground, state Left Front chairman Biman Bose announced Thursday. "We will hold a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground Feb 8 to make our party cadres gear up for the coming Lok Sabha elections,” Bose told reporters at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters on Alimuddin Street here.

Political party bringing bombs, goons to Bengal district: Mamata

Kolkata: In a veiled attack on the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said a political party was smuggling in firearms...

VIP politicians’ baggage to be screened at Delhi airports

New Delhi: VIP politicians, who were exempt from screening of their baggage at Delhi airport here, will now have no relaxation after a decision...

More brickbats than bouquets for government in Budget Session

By IANS, New Delhi : More brickbats than bouquets came the government way during the budget session of parliament which came to an end Tuesday with the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die. The upper house Tuesday witnessed near scuffles between the Congress members and those of the Samajwadi Party (SP) even as Law Minister Hans Raj Bharadwaj was tabling the session's politically most sensitive Women's Reservation Bill, 2008.

Former Andhra minister joins TDP

Hyderabad: Congress leader and former minister Galla Aruna Kumari and her industrialist son Galla Jayadev Saturday joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Aruna Kumari along with...

‘Bhagwat’s Mother Teresa comment to justify forced reconversion’

Kolkata : Condemning RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comment on Mother Teresa, a forum of minorities organisations in West Bengal Saturday said the leader's "malicious"...

HC quashes JNU fine order against Kanhaiya

By IANS: New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside the Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) July 4 order slapping a...

Telangana Congress leaders to hold talks with Azad

By IANS, Hyderabad : Congress leaders from Telangana seeking a separate state Monday left for New Delhi for talks with party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Manipur’s 10-day economic blockade begins, affects normal life

Imphal : Several tribal groups began a 10-day economic blockade of Manipur from Thursday midnight. This caused fuel shortage and a spike in prices...

Modi lauds secretaries for their good work

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the good work done by the central government secretaries in the past 10 months,...

Former DU professor Geelani’s bail rejected

New Delhi: A court here on Friday rejected the bail application of Delhi University's former professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on charges of sedition for...

Women in elections: Haryana continues discrimination

By Jaideep Sarin , Chandigarh: Having a skewed sex ratio, one of the worst among Indian states, is not the only blot on Haryana. The...

Chandrapur is third Maharashtra district to go dry

Mumbai : The Maharashtra government Tuesday declared total prohibition in Chandrapur district from April 1, making it the third in the Viddarbha region to...

Four Muslim students in Top 10 of Kerala Medical Entrance results

By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: Four Muslim students feature in the top 10 list of Kerala Medical Entrance Examinations results jointly announced by the Minister for...

Beauty is fine, but no contest: Rajnath Singh

By IANS New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajnath Singh says since beauty is a gift of nature, it does not merit contests. Addressing a Virangana Sammelan organized by the BJP Mahila Morcha here on Friday on the eve of International Women's Day, Singh recalled how as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh he had banned beauty contests there and suggested the same be done throughout India. He said, "Beauty is a gift of nature. How can there be a contest?" he told the assembly of women foot soldiers of the party.

Shiv Sena leader killed in Pune

By IANS, Pune : A Shiv Sena leader was killed by unidentified assailants as he was returning home from the party office on the outskirts of the city, police said here Tuesday.

Probe bribery charge against hockey official: Jaiswal

By IANS, New Delhi : Minister of State for Home Affairs Shriprakash Jaiswal Tuesday favoured a probe into the corruption charges against Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) secretary-general K. Jothikumaran. “The matter should be probed,” Jaiswal told reporters within the parliament premises when asked to comment on the alleged bribe sought by Jothikumaran from a private news channel reporter.

Partymen hold Jogi responsible for Chhattisgarh poll debacle

By IANS, Raipur : Several Congress leaders have targetted party leader Ajit Jogi for his alleged role in the defeat of candidates during the recent Chhattisgarh assembly elections. At a meeting to review the probable causes of Congress' failure in the November elections, several party candidates accused Jogi for their defeat. The meeting was held Saturday and was presided over by Congress general secretary and in-charge of Chhattisgarh state V. Narayanasamy.

CBI files progress report into coal scam case involving MP

New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed a progress report of investigation it has conducted in coal block allocation case...

Both houses of parliament adjourned over N-deal

By IANS New Delhi : Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned Thursday as MPs belonging to opposition parties and the Left disrupted proceedings, alleging that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had misled the house on the India-US nuclear agreement. While the Lok Sabha was adjourned for half an hour at 11 a.m. due to disruptions by members of the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) and the Left, Rajya Sabha was adjourned for an hour.

Total shutdown in Tripura

By IANS, Agartala : A Left-sponsored protest against hiked diesel prices and FDI in multi-brand retail trade crippled life in Marxist-ruled Tripura Thursday.

Gandhi Murder and Role of RSS: Debate Continues

By Ram Puniyani, Last week (March 2014) Rahul Gandhi in an election campaign meeting said that ‘RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their people and BJP talk of him…They opposed Sardar Patel and Gandhiji.” In a reaction to his statement RSS has lodged a complaint with election commission. This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has made such a statement; on an earlier occasion also he had made similar statement. What is the truth of Gandhi murder; did RSS as an organization had any role in it? Were members of RSS involved in it? What was the reaction of RSS followers in the wake of Gandhi murder? What was the response of Sardar Patel, the then Home minister in Union Cabinet to this ghastly murder?

Uproar in Kerala assembly over remarks on Kalam

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala assembly witnessed chaotic scenes Monday as opposition leaders strongly criticised Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's remarks "belittling" former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Achuthanandan had at a press conference Friday shown Kalam in poor light, while defending the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) opposition to the India-US nuclear deal.

Kejriwal bullying people, misusing Delhi funds in Punjab: Akali Dal

Chandigarh : Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was "bullying and pressurising" electorate in Punjab...

Delhi government launches education loan scheme

New Delhi: Delhi's AAP government on Wednesday launched its flagship scheme which allows students to avail education loans of up to Rs.10 lakh. Education Minster...

Am with Anna Hazare, says Nitish

By IANS, Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said he fully supported Gandhian Anna Hazare's demand for a comprehensive and effective anti-corruption law.

Bihar moots collective fine on Khajurbani after hooch tragedy

Patna : Even as Bihar suspended 25 police officials in the wake of hooch tragedy that claimed 16 lives, authorities were also planning to...

India, Kyrgyzstan to deepen defence cooperation

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan): India and Kyrgyzstan on Sunday inked four agreements, including those on deepening defence cooperation and working jointly in the field of elections. The...

Karia Munda, a tribal’s journey from farmer to Deputy Speaker

By IANS, Ranchi : Karia Munda, 72, named Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has come a long way from being a farmer. The calm-looking and soft-spoken tribal leader from Jharkhand is known for his honesty and simplicity and is accessible to his workers. Munda was born in a farmer family and loves farming. He has been elected to the Lok Sabha six times from Khuti. He has never changed his constituency. He was central minister in 1977 in the Morarji Desai government. He again became central minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2001.

Over 63 percent polling in six hours in first phase of Bengal polls

Kolkata : Despite the sweltering heat, brisk polling was recorded with over 63 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise in the first six...

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

By IANS, New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Thursday after repeated disruptions over Telangana and attacks by the Sri Lanka...

After treatment, Kejriwal resumes work Tuesday

New Delhi : After undergoing naturopathy treatment in Bengaluru for 10 long days, a "fit and fresh" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resumed work...

Sharad Pawar behind attack on party office: AAP

By IANS, Mumbai : Aam Aadmi Party leader Anjali Damania Sunday alleged that NCP chief and union minister Sharad Pawar and spokesperson Nawab Malik were...

Congress leader in Jammu demands governor’s removal

By IANS, Jammu : A senior Congress leader Saturday demanded the removal of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra citing his alleged failure to control the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Former minister and a lawmaker Raman Bhalla alleged Vohra had failed to instil confidence among the people and that the situation had deteriorated under his rule. Jammu and Kashmir is under governor's rule since July 9 when Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was heading the Congress-led coalition government, resigned from the post of chief minister.

Entire JNU community supporting me: Vice chancellor

New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University vice chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar on Monday said there were no differences within the university and the entire...

Mulayam gets a temple, his party a Chalisa

By Mohit Dubey, IANS, Lucknow : A la Tamil Nadu, a temple is coming up in Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Mulayam Singh Yadav. A "Samajwadi Chalisa" - for the Samajwadi Party - is already out.

Collapsing credibility Of Western media: An opportunity for India

By Saeed Naqvi, Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence.

Mohanbhai Kundariya: Industrialist, social worker from Gujarat (Profile)

New Delhi : BJP MP from Rajkot constituency in Gujarat, Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya who took oath as a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

Stall army chief’s appointment: Swamy to Pranab

New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Friday urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to approve the appointment of a new army chief, arguing that its...

Kumaraswamy tells BJP to keep off its agenda

By IANS Bangalore : Former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Saturday told the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to keep off its "agenda" if it wanted their proposed alliance government in the state to last long. "If the BJP follows its agenda, then we are free to decide our course of action," Kumaraswamy told a local TV channel within hours of submitting to Governor Rameshwar Thakur a letter extending support to a BJP-led government in the state.

Why Bihar rejected Modi-Shah and embraced Nitish

By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi : Bihar has awarded the performer. And punished negativity and needless aggression. This is the dominant feeling of...

Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP

By IANS, Mumbai : In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here Monday.

Karat asks central government to issue directives to Orissa

By IANS, Hyderabad : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Tuesday asked the central government to issue directives to the Orissa government under Article 355 of the constitution to contain communal violence in the state. Talking to reporters, he said under Article 355, the central government could give specific directives to the state government to take immediate steps to check the violence and bring the culprits to book.

AIADMK wins Pudukottai by-election in Tamil Nadu

By IANS, Chennai : The ruling AIADMK Friday increased its tally in Tamil Nadu assembly with its candidate Karthik Thondaiman winning the Pudukottai by-election by a large margin.

Advani hooted by Congress, targeted by partyman

By IANS, New Delhi : L.K. Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "iron man" who it says will restore decisiveness to governance if elected, continued to be under Congress fire Thursday even as his own party worker stunned him by throwing a sandal at him and calling him a "fake iron man". As the five-phase election process got underway, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party continued with their slugfest and the only relief for the beleaguered BJP on the day was the release of young Varun Gandhi from jail on parole.

Maulana Azad scholarship for research scholars from minority communities to stop: Centre

The fellowship for scholars from the minority communities was started during the UPA regime as part of implementing the Sachar Committee recommendations.  TCN News  NEW...

Rajya Sabha nominations: Congress names Vayalar Ravi, Left two journalists

By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : The Congress party Monday renominated Vayalar Ravi, minister of overseas Indian affairs and parliamentary affairs for the Rajya Sabha elections from Kerala, while the state's ruling Left chose two journalists. While the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) nominated P. Rajiv, resident editor of its mouthpiece Deshabhimani, its partner Communist Party of India (CPI) chose M.P. Achuthan, resident editor of its mouthpiece Janayugam.

Mullaperiyar dam issue may be discussed Dec 19: Achuthanandan

By IANS New Delhi : The chief ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu are likely to discuss the construction of a new dam to replace the more than 100-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala when they meet here on Dec 19, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Monday. According to Achuthanandan, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the chief ministers could discuss the contentious dam issue when they come to attend the National Development Council meeting here on that day.

Kalyan to form own party after BJP’s cold shoulder

By IANS, Lucknow: Shown the door by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and facing a cold reception by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to his rejoining it after two acrimonious exits, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh Saturday announced he was setting up his own "pro-Hindutva" party. The two-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister told mediapersons here Saturday that his supporters wanted him to form an independent political outfit with Hindutva as its chief agenda.

Life and longing of a Mappila poet: On Ajmal Khan’s The Mappila Verses

Zeeshan Husain, TwoCircles.net The story of India for the past three decades has been stuck somewhere between poverty and religious fanaticism. There is, on a...

Sikkim results expected by 1 p.m.

By IANS, Gangtok : Results for Sikkim's lone Lok Sabha seat and the 32 assembly constituencies are expected to be known by 1 p.m. Saturday, an election official said Friday. According to the joint chief electoral officer (CEO) C.P. Dhakal, counting shall begin at 8 a.m. and all the results from all the four districts are expected to be out by 1 p.m. He said they had kept an extra hour in case there were any technical problems, and anticipated to complete the process by 2 p.m.

Munde says no democracy in BJP, others try to placate him

By IANS, Aurangabad/New Delhi : Gopinath Munde, one of the top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, Sunday resigned as its national general secretary, alleging that the party "is not being run on democratic lines". "I have quit all party posts including those of national general secretary and Maharashtra unit executive committee member as I have come to a painful conclusion that the party is not being run on democratic lines," Munde told reporters at the Aurangabad airport after returning from Mumbai.

UP advocate general hauled up for campaigning for SP

Lucknow : The Election Commission has indicted the advocate general of Uttar Pradesh for using the state chopper and addressing an election rally favouring...

Congress playing big brother in Goa: NCP

By IANS, Panaji : The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the junior partner in Goa's ruling coalition, has alleged that the Congress is trying to marginalise it, accentuating the rift within the alliance. "The Congress is trying to play big brother here. They seem to be upbeat after the results of the last general elections. There are clear attempts to marginalise the NCP in Goa," Avinash Bhonsle, the party's state general secretary, told IANS.
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