Jamiat to launch nationwide movement for enlisting missing names in voter’s lists
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A daylong meeting of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s working committee under the presidentship of Maulana Usman Mansoorpuri, JUH National President was hel yesterday at its...
BJP launches clean city campaign in New York
New Delhi: To spread awareness about the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' among non-resident Indians living in New York, BJP leader Vijay Jolly has launched a...
Chaos in Tripura assembly on chit fund issue
Agartala : The Tripura assembly witnessed chaos Monday as opposition members disrupted the proceedings demanding the government inform the house about the amount of...
Jaitley calls AAP propagandist, Kejriwal dares him to arrest
New Delhi : It was yet another day of political slugfest between the AAP and the BJP in the run-up to the Feb 7...
Ex-Jharkhand CMs oppose domicile policy
Ranchi : The domicile policy of Jharkhand's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is facing tough resistance from several political heavyweights, including former chief ministers.
Under...
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TRS chief resigns as MP
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Hours after Home Minister P. Chidambaram made a statement on the Telangana issue, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Wednesday resigned as MP while five party legislators also sent their resignations to the assembly speaker
Rao sent his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar stressing the need to hold consultations with all political parties on the formation of a separate state.
TRS sources said KCR, as Rao is popularly known, faxed his resignation to protest the government move to put the Telangana issue on the backburner.
BSP to contest all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
Raipur : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will put up candidates for all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh in the upcoming general elections, the party's state chief said here Sunday. "The party will contest all 11 Lok Sabha seats on its own," Dauram Ratnakar, BSP's Chhattisgarh president told IANS.
"The names of the candidates will be announced by February-end," he said.
The BSP had won just two seats out of 90 in the assembly elections held in November 2008. But it had polled 6.11 percent votes with a strong showing in at least 18 segments.
Orissa chief minister reshuffles cabinet
By IANS
Bhubaneswar : Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reshuffled his cabinet Tuesday inducting three more ministers, officials said.
The new entrants in the rank of ministers of state are Pradeep Amat, Sanatan Bisi and Pradipta Naik. While Amat and Bisi belong to Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Naik is a member of alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amat and Bisi have been inducted into the ministry for the first time.
CPI-M, Trinamool two sides of same coin, says Maoist leader
By IANS,
Kolkata : A top Maoist leader in West Bengal Wednesday described the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the main opposition Trinamool Congress as "two sides of the same coin", and said his organisation only indulged in counter-violence against "atrocities of the ruling classes".
Maoist leader Bikash, who is in-charge of the outfit in the state's western districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore and is now camping at Lalgarh, also claimed that the rebels did not believe in any policy of killing individuals.
LG hampering transport scam probe: Delhi government to tell Pranab
New Delhi : The Delhi government is likely to complain to President Pranab Mukherjee about Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung "hampering" the probe into the...
“Award will draw light to lives and wonders of minority, marginalized communities,” says Padma...
Ali believes that knowledge has to be nurtured from what man sees and understands. He claims to reflect on the Quranic verses, connecting them...
Congress taunts BJP over black money
New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday said the central government can't take credit for revealing names of people holding black money abroad when it...
Rebels to harm BJP, Congress in Himachal polls
By IANS
Shimla : Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are likely to suffer at the hands of rebel candidates in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls this month.
The BJP has nine rebels in the fray. This includes former ministers Roop Dass Kashyap and Karan Singh. Rakesh Pathania, a former legislator, can also cause damage to the party.
The Congress has eight rebel candidates including D.D. Thakur from Mandi who joined the BJP a few days ago.
Jyotiraditya Scindia on poll panel scanner for letters
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Tuesday sought an explanation from Communications and IT Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters highlighting the achievements of the UPA government and also pulled up Andhra Pradesh Congress chief D. Srinivas for his comments about Varun Gandhi.
"The EC has sought explanation from Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. These letters were received by the commission and examined," Deputy Election Commissioner R. Balakrishnan told reporters here.
Kundal is cabinet minister in Azad government
By IANS,
Srinagar : B.R. Kundal, a former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary who joined the Congress party after voluntary retirement, was sworn in here Friday as a cabinet minister.
Kundal was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor S.K. Sinha on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig and other senior ministers, judges of the high court as well as civil and police officers were present at the ceremony.
Mayawati blames Allahabad blast on opposition
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday blamed the opposition for the Allahabad blast which left one dead and five injured, including Institutional Finance (Stamps and Registration) Minister Nand Gopal Nandi.
Addressing a press conference here, she said: "It is quite evident that the July 12 blast was carried out to target my minister Nand Gopal Nandi, whose popularity had become an eyesore for the entire opposition."
Young and old, all vote in droves in Rajasthan
By IANS,
Jaipur : Enthusiasm to cast their votes Thursday saw the elderly and the young alike heading for polling stations in droves in Rajasthan. An 85-year-old incapacitated woman was a case in point.
Her two sons ferried Qureshi Bano to the polling station in a palanquin (palki) in the state's education hub of Kota.
"I do not want to miss the opportunity to vote, though I am not well. I asked my sons to take me to the polling booth and they brought me in this palki", said Qureshi Bano.
* Vintage vehicles to vote
Civil society group thanks Modi
New Delhi : After prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi stressed on cleanliness in his victory speech in Varanasi, a civil society group thanked him...
BJP, AUDF candidates’ nominations rejected
By IANS,
Guwahati : The nominations of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assam's Dhubri constituency Nilimoi Pradhani and Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) contestant from Tezpur Laxmi Orang were rejected Monday on technical grounds.
Pradhani's nomination was rejected during scrutiny by the returning officer as he did not fill up the mandatory A and B forms along with his nomination papers.
Modi to address rally in UP
Lucknow : Prime minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a public rally in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, officials said.
After a brief...
Afzal Guru should be hanged at the earliest: Digvijay Singh
By IANS
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Wednesday said that Parliament House attack convict Afzal Guru should be hanged at the earliest.
"The Supreme Court has given him the punishment. It should be done at the earliest," Singh told reporters here.
Singh's views are at variance with the official stance of the Congress on the issue. The party Monday steered clear of the issue, saying that mercy petition of Afzal Guru was a matter to be decided by the president, and the central and Delhi governments.
Contesting without tie-ups won’t affect DMK: Karunanidhi
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday said his party will not be affected when it contests the general elections without aligning with any...
Anna blames MPs for not passing Lokpal bill?
By IANS,
New Delhi : Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Tuesday renewed his attack on MPs, asking who was responsible for not passing the Lokpal bill despite its introduction eight times.
Congress forms panel for Bihar poll
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Thursday formed a screening committee to recommend candidates for the approval of the party's central election committee (CEC) for the Bihar assembly elections later this year.
According to a Congress press release, the committee will be headed by party general secretary B.K. Hariprasad.
Food security bill to be brought soon: Sonia Gandhi
By IANS,
Nagpur : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said that the central government would soon bring forth a food security bill for the benefit of the poorest sections of society.
Nalanda varsity to have school of linguistics
Patna : The Nalanda University in Bihar has decided to add a School of Linguistics and Literature from the year 2017-18.
The governing body of...
‘Telangana can open Pandora’s box’
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government's nod to a separate Telangana state while being a good thing democratically in meeting regional aspirations could also open a "Pandora's box" of political problems, say experts and politicians.
"Pandora's box has been opened," said N. Bhaskara Rao, chairman of Centre for Media Studies. "For six years, the Congress government has slept. Now, it took an overnight decision on Telangana. This will lead to a bigger battle," Rao told IANS.
No alliance with JD-U in Bihar: BJP
Patna : The BJP would not join hands with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ahead of the state assembly polls, former deputy chief minister...
TDP MLA’s bail hearing adjourned to Friday
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned to Friday the hearing on bail petition of TDP legislator A. Revanth Reddy in a cash-for-vote...
All smiles as Election Commission calls all-party meeting
By IANS,
New Delhi : In the midst of a flaming row between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami and his colleague Navin Chawla, the three-member poll panel Tuesday began preparations for the Lok Sabha polls with an all-party meeting.
Representatives of at least seven national parties and 40 regional parties attended a meeting in which issues connected with the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled for April-May, were discussed.
Both Gopalaswami and Chawla walked in together smiling and posed for cameras before getting down to business at the conference room.
Janata Dal-Secular rebels join Congress
By IANS
Bangalore : Former Karnataka deputy chief minister and rebel Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader M.P. Prakash Saturday joined the Congress giving the party a much-needed prominent representative from the influential Lingayat community.
Along with him, seven former JD-S legislators, three of whom were ministers, also joined the Congress.
Prakash told reporters at the state Congress office that a rally would be organised in Hospet in his home district of Bellary soon, when several more of his followers would join the Congress.
Congress results will be astonishing: Sachin Pilot
By Anil Sharma,
Ajmer : Sachin Pilot, a union minister who is an MBA from Wharton and switched to politics from a high-paying corporate job,...
Family demands CBI probe into attacks on Meghalaya women’s activists
Shillong, Dec 4 (IANS) The family members of two prominent women's rights activists, who were injured in a mob attack in Meghalaya, on Tuesday...
‘No chargesheet, 5 months to file FIR’: SC questions Delhi Police for slow progress...
The Hindutva event where hate speech against Muslims was made took place on December 19, 2021, in New Delhi, and an FIR was...
Venkaiah Naidu blames Congress policies for terrorism
By IANS
New Delhi : Policies of the Congress party during five decades of its rule were responsible for the rise of terrorism in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here Wednesday.
"The Congress has no moral right to criticise the BJP on terrorism. It is the mother and father of terrorist growth in this country. Its short-sighted policies during its five decades of rule since Independence are responsible for this," said Naidu.
Naidu cited examples to substantiate his allegation.
Decide on Telangana, CPI-M tells government
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday urged the government to quickly decide on the growing demand for a Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh.
RSS rubbishes Rahul’s claim on temple entry
New Delhi : The RSS on Monday denied Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's statement that he was stopped by its workers from entering a...
College magazine puts Modi in list of most cruel people, case registered
Thrissur (Kerala) : The Kerala police have registered a case against the editorial team of a college magazine which placed Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Goa opens assembly committee meetings to public, media
By Frederick Noronha, IANS,
Panaji : The Goan media and public got a pleasant surprise here when they were allowed to sit through an assembly committee meeting, directly getting to hear from those in power.
"It was quite a surprising experience (to allow the public at a committee meeting). But there were few people present perhaps because they were not expecting it, or not aware," said lawyer Avinash Bhosle, a corporator from Panaji and former student leader, who was present at the meeting.
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Thankfully, Chhota Rajan, Anup Chetia not Muslims: Congress leader
New Delhi : Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad on Wednesday said the government narrative would have been "different" had Chhota Rajan and ULFA leader...
‘You Are a Terrorist, a Murderer’: Kashmiri Students Face Rising Threats Across India Following...
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“You are a terrorist.” “You are a murderer.” “Get out, or we will deal with you.”
These threats have been directed at Kashmiri...
Mayawati fast-tracks preparations for Lok Sabha polls
By Mohit Dubey, IANS,
Lucknow : Humbled in the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fast-tracked preparations for the general elections due in 2014.
MIM seeks Maharashtra wide liquor ban on Milad-un-Nabi
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and member of the legislative Assembly Waris Pathan has written to Chief Minister...
In UP’s Jansath, Shia community calls for ‘boycott of Waseem Rizvi’
The Shia community residing in Jansath in Uttar Pradesh has announced a “complete boycott of Waseem Rizvi.” Protests against Rizvi were also taken out....
HC to hear plea against AAP parliamentary secretaries
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on May 20 a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the...
Rs.540 mn earmarked for Jagjivan Ram foundation
By IANS
New Delhi : A foundation named after the late Congress leader Babu Jagjivan Ram to help out socially disadvantaged sections of the society was finally approved Thursday with the government agreeing to give Rs.540 million.
The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepted the proposal by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar, daughter of Jagjivan Ram, to set up the foundation, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters.
Shiv Sena ex-leader attacked in Delhi over parking
By IANS,
New Delhi : A former Shiv Sena leader has complained that he was attacked by four people, including a woman, here following an argument over parking, said police Sunday.
Lawsuits on Lalu’s acquittal to be heard Wednesday
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday slated for detailed hearing Wednesday a bunch of lawsuits, both endorsing and challenging the acquittal of former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi in a corruption case.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice B.S. Chauhan deferred the lawsuits for detailed hearing Wednesday saying that it does not have sufficient time Tuesday to hear the case.
Extension lecture on Sir Syed held at AMU Malappuram Centre
By TCN News,
Malappuram: The Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre organized an extension lecture on “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Aligarh Movement...
Law and order has worsened in Tamil Nadu: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday said the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu has worsened during the last one year of the AIADMK rule.
India Inc. congratulates AAP on landslide victory
New Delhi : Complimenting the Aam Admi Party (AAP) on its landslide win in the Delhi state elections, Indian industry Tuesday said it looks...
Mothers and sons: Four Gandhis set for face-off
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, IANS,
New Delhi : They belong to India's first political family. And now four famous Gandhis, mother-son duos at that, will find themselves sitting on opposite benches in parliament for the first time.
Sisters-in-law Sonia and Maneka Gandhi have been facing each other in parliament from rival political camps since 1999 when the former debuted as an MP. But now more prominent will be the battle of the sons.
Rahul Gandhi on ‘padyatra’ in Vidarbha
Nagpur : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began a 15-km 'padyatra' in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region where he will meet families of farmers...
Setback to TRS in Andhra by-elections
By IANS,
Hyderabad/New Delhi : In a setback to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the party could retain only two of its four Lok Sabha seats and is heading for defeat in a majority of 16 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh as more results were announced Sunday of by-elections held Thursday.
The sub-regional party could retain only the Karimnagar and Hanamkonda Lok Sabha seats, losing Warangal to main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and was trailing in Adilabad, where the ruling Congress party has established a comfortable lead.
Mumbai remembers heroes, victims of 26/11 terror attacks
Mumbai : The heroes and victims of the 26/11 terror attacks that left 166 people, including 28 foreigners, dead were solemnly remembered at various...
BJP denies Nitish’s ban on Modi, Varun
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday denied receiving any indication of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) threatening to snap ties with it if party leaders Narendra Modi and Varun Gandhi campaign during Bihar's assembly polls later this year.
"We have not received any such message from the JD-U on who will campaign and who won't, This is for us (BJP) to decide who should or shouldn't. We have not sought anybody's advice on this either," BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters here.
Political violence big worry for Bengal: Somnath Chatterjee
By Pradipta Tapadar and Sirshendu Panth, IANS,
Rajnath distributes enhanced compensation to 1984 riots’ victims
New Delhi : Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday distributed additional compensation cheques to the kin of 17 victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots at...
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.
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...
Kejriwal to start Varanasi campaign Tuesday
New Delhi : AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will begin campaigning against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi from Tuesday, his colleagues said...
PM clarifies on one-rank-one-pension for armed forces
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after being accused of parliamentary impropriety by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said a committee under the cabinet secretary has not recommended one-rank-one-pension scheme for defence personnel.
"Advaniji has raised the issue of one-rank-one-pension to ex-servicemen. He has stated that the commitment I made in my last year's Independence Day speech and Finance Minister's (Pranab Mukherjee) promise in his budget speech of July 6, 2009 have not been honoured. This is not correct," he said.
Muslims protest in 20 cities to demand Equal Citizenship
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New Delhi, Oct 13, 2018: With 2019 elections just months away, members of the Muslim community across India observed a ‘Day of Resistance’...
BJP targets PM, Lok Sabha adjourned
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned as opposition leaders protested against rising prices Tuesday. Leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj also lashed out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for making a statement outside the house on a JPC probe on the phone tapping and IPL.
The prime minister had Monday night told reporters on the sidelines of the defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan that the phone tapping and IPL controversy were not fit cases to constitute a joint parliamentary committee (JPC).
Police refuse to keep media away from Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Police said on Wednesday that it has rejected a request from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office to keep away the...
Lok Sabha adjourned till Tuesday over Assam, Mumbai
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Tuesday after opposition members raised a ruckus over the violence in Assam and its echoes in Mumbai.
Jan Dhan Yojana: 15 mn bank accounts opened
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, a flagship project of the union government. Around 15 million bank accounts...
Jammu and Kashmir high turnout due to change in people’s mindset: CEC
By IANS,
New Delhi : The high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir's over month-long staggered assembly elections was because of a "lessening of fear factor" and a change in people's mindset, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami said here Sunday.
“The increase in poll turnout was because of lessening of fear factor. Also, the high turnout was because of a change in people's mindset,” he told a news channel.
Bihar board ex-chief’s wife removed as college principal
Patna : The authorities in Bihar on Tuesday removed Usha Sinha, a former ruling Janata Dal-United legislator, as principal of a Patna college, as...
BJP, Shiv Sena demand resumption of Mumbai rail services
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena members Tuesday demonstrated in Parliament House Tuesday demanding that the government take speedy steps to resume train services in Mumbai.
Dubbing the government a failure for being unable to control the train drivers strike in Mumbai, members of the two parties staged a sit-in at gate no 1 of the parliament complex, holding placards and shouting slogans against the government.
Nadwa cleric regroups Ekta Manch, discards Peace Party
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Kerala shuts down to protest fuel price hikes
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Educational institutions in Kerala were closed and public transport was hit by Thursday's state-wide shutdown called by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the hike in fuel prices.
"We had no option but to protest in this manner because several of our suggestions were being continuously ignored by the Manmohan Singh government," said Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha MP Paniyan Ravindran.
Kejriwal blames Modi government for court violence
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday blamed the central government for the violence that took place in the Patiala House...
Modi government is for rich, ignores farmers: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi : Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP-led NDA government of being the "government of corporates" and the one that...
J&K assembly session a test for PDP-BJP alliance
By Sheikh Qayoom
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly session beginning on October 3 is going to be a litmus test of whether the...
Kashmir burning but Modi beating drums, Parrikar gifting LED bulbs: Congress
Panaji: The Congress in Goa on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, saying Modi was beating...
It’s AAP versus Akali-BJP-Congress in Punjab: Punjab AAP leader Sanjay Singh
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : As an upbeat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gets ready for its first big battle after claiming Delhi, one of its...
There is resistance and hope in Kashmir: Sanna Irshad Mattoo
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It has been more than five months since the revoking of the Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state of Jammu...
US envoy paid only a courtesy call, says TDP
By IANS,
Hyderabad : US Charge d'Affaires A. Peter Burleigh met Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu only in a courtesy call and politics was not discussed in their meeting, the TDP clarified here Thursday.
TDP's organising secretary Ram Mohan Rao denied reports in a section of the media that the US envoy urged Naidu not to support a government-led by the Left parties during Tuesday's meeting.
"Our party has principles. We take our own decisions and we don't follow the diktats of others on issues like extending support to any party," he told reporters.
No consensus at all-party meet on Lokpal bill
By IANS,
New Delhi: Consensus on some key provisions of the Lokpal bill eluded an all-party meet that debated the contentious issue for three hours Wednesday evening.
Odisha seeks more forces for polls
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Wednesday sought additional central security forces for the assembly and Lok Sabha polls, to be held simultaneously in the state next...
CBI hunts for Gujarat home minister over 2005 killing
By IANS,
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Amit Shah became a hunted man Friday for his role in the 2005 killing of an alleged Islamist terrorist after a court rejected his anticipatory bail plea amid a looming Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showdown.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) mounted a massive search for Shah, a close aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, after naming him as an accused with 17 others in the murder of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, 37.
Lok Sabha adjourned over Indian envoy’s comments
By IANS
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned for 15 minutes Tuesday following protests against Indian envoy Ronen Sen's reported remarks in the US dubbing critics of the Indo-US nuclear deal as "headless chicken".
As soon as the house met, opposition and Left MPs were on their feet denouncing Sen's reported statement published in a US-based news website.
They were not satisfied even with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's explanation that Sen's comments were "totally unwarranted and unacceptable".
BJP leader Sambhajirao Angre dead
By IANS
Bhopal : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Rajya Sabha member Sambhajirao Angre died at his Gwalior residence Saturday morning.
Angre, a close aide and secretary of veteran BJP leader late Vijayraje Scindia, was earlier associated with the Jan Sangh.
Angre, 84, was brought to his Gwalior home two days ago from Delhi where he was undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment. He died due to renal failure.
Ten lesser known AAP winners
New Delhi : Apart from prominent leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party which won the Delhi assembly election by a landslide Tuesday, many of...
Toss decides winners in Bihar election
By IANS
Patna : In a rare instance of its kind, winners were decided in two Bihar civic body wards by toss of coin after four candidates polled the same number of votes.
Modi writes to Malaysian PM on plane crash
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday told his Malaysian counterpart Mohammad Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak that there was "justifiable outrage" at...
Modi government’s honeymoon with voters shortest ever: AAP
Panaji : The honeymoon of the Narendra Modi-led government with the country's voters is on the verge of ending, AAP national secretary Panjak Gupta...
BJP wants to deter locals from gambling
By IANS,
Panaji : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa is mulling a Singapore-like stringent law to dissuade locals from entering offshore casinos in Goa, a party spokesperson said Tuesday.
Abdul Hakeem Faizy Adrisseri: The first Indian to join the governing body of League...
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Malappuram might be thousands of miles away from Cairo, but that has never deterred the exchange of ideas and scholars. And...
AAP to launch signature campaign Wednesday
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will launch a signature campaign Wednesday seeking the voters' opinion about having re-elections in Delhi.
"The door-to-door...
Kejriwal’s victory due to Modi’s arrogance: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram : Congratulating AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for the landslide victory in the Delhi assembly polls, former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan said it...
Jung to send report to president
New Delhi : Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung will send his report to President Pranab Mukherjee after all political parties expressed their desire for...
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha wants party candidate as chief minister
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Friday said that the next chief minister should be from the party as it is the largest constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition in the state.
"If Shibu Soren resigns, then we want his successor to be from our party. We are the single largest party of the UPA in the state," senior JMM leader and Agriculture Minister Nalin Soren told IANS.
45 days after electoral rout, Congress remains leaderless
By Sujit Chakraborty, IANS,
Mayawati meets governor, to be sworn in Sunday
By IANS
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Mayawati Saturday met Governor T.V. Rajeshwar to stake claim to form the government. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief was invited to form the government and will be sworn in chief minister Sunday afternoon.
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,...
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Shiv Sena wins bloodied Nagpur bye-election
By IANS
Nagpur : Nanda Lohbare of the Shiv Sena Monday won the bloodied Nagpur district council bye-election for the Tarsa-Nimkheda constituency, defeating Laxman Umale of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The bye-election in the village council constituency, about 35 km from Nagpur city, was necessitated by the murder of Nanda's husband and sitting council member Gopal Lohbare last August.
While the poll was held Sunday, the vote count was done Monday. Nanda won by a margin of 3,424 votes.
‘Babri demolition one of Narasimha Rao’s biggest failures’
New Delhi : Inability to prevent the demolition of Babri Mosque was one of the biggest failures of then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao,...
Mukherjee has miraculous escape, again
By IANS,
Guwahati : External Affairs Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee had a proverbial miraculous escape after his helicopter hit an air pocket when he was going from here to Silchar for an election rally Tuesday evening.
His chopper had an abrupt altitude fall probably due to the downward air current, but the pilot guided it to safety and flew back to Guwahati, Congress leaders here said.
"It was a close shave. Mukherjee visited the Kamakhya temple to offer prayers after returning here," Assam Congress president Bhubaneswar Kalita told IANS.
Cabinet to reconsider MPs’ salary hike bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The union cabinet Monday decided to further increase allowances of MPs by Rs.10,000 per month, comprising a hike of Rs.5,000 each in their constituency and office expense allowances. However, the three-fold salary hike remains unaltered.
The panel met here under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reconsider and bring amendments to the MPs' salary hike bill it had cleared last week.
The proposed hike was severely opposed by parliamentarians who were demanding a 500 percent raise against the three-fold hike proposed by the government.
Government keen to create human resource in health: Azad
New Delhi : The government is keen to create human resource as well as infrastructure in the health sector, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad...
Kashmir defies poll boycott call, casts ballot
Srinagar : Defying a separatist call to boycott the polls, voters in Kashmir Tuesday queued up in large numbers at booths in the third...
CPI-M not against believers, asserts Vijayan
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan Monday countered a former MP's contention that believers had no place in the party, and said the CPI-M would even field Christian priests in polls if they are "presentable".
Bihar minister pushes lawmaker off stage, BJP demands action
By IANS,
Patna : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Phalguni Yadav was injured and admitted to a hospital after Bihar's Food and Consumer Minister Narendra Singh allegedly pushed him down from a raised podium at an event in Jamui district Wednesday evening.
An angry BJP demanded action against Singh and urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's intervention.
In a joint statement, BJP leaders Lal Babu Prasad and Anil Sharma said their party would not tolerate humiliation of a senior leader like Yadav, a legislator from Chakai known for his mass base.
Manual scavengers to tie rakhi to Modi
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Several manual scavengers, liberated by an NGO, will tie rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of...
Bandh (Strike) hits life in Assam state
By NNN-PTI,
Guwahati, India : Protesters torched vehicles, blocked railway tracks and roads and burnt effigies as a day-long bandh (strike) called by BJP and other saffron outfits to protest against the serial blasts hit normal life in Assam on Saturday.
All markets, shops, offices as well as educational and financial institutions remained closed with public and private vehicles remaining off the roads owning to the strike that coincided with the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi here.
PDP-BJP alliance: Mufti Sayeed faces a balancing act
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed will need more than over 50 years of experience as a mature politician to keep the ruling PDP-BJP alliance on an even keel as controversies rattle the coalition even before it starts delivering on promises of peace and development.
BSP leader, supporters booked for assaulting woman
By IANS,
Lucknow : A leader of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and five of his supporters have been booked for allegedly tying up a woman and beating her till she fell unconscious in a village in Aligarh district. The government Friday denied the BSP leader had a role in disrobing the woman.
Moolchand Baghel, president of the BSP's Aligarh unit, and his five supporters roughed up a 45-year-old woman in Chandaukha village Thursday after she objected to their lewd remarks, a police official said Friday.
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Voting begins for third phase of Indian elections
By IANS,
New Delhi : Balloting for round three of the staggered Lok Sabha elections got underway thursday morning in 107 constituencies in nine states and two union territories.
The exercise involving an electorate of over 144 million and 1,567 candidates concludes at 5 p.m.
The Election Commission has deployed 200,000 electronic voting machines at 165,000 polling stations and 600,000 election officials for the polling.
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi begins political career
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi began his much awaited political journey here early Monday by inaugurating the office of his party. The party will be launched later this month.
The office was inaugurated in the early hours of Monday in the presence of his family members and a few close aides.
“I know the people's pulse - they are waiting for me to announce the launch of my party," Chiranjeevi told reporters.
Move beyond women development to women-led development: Modi
New Delhi : Laying stress on moving towards women-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged elected representatives to use technology to be...
Orissa bars entry of politicians, activists to riot hit areas
By IANS
Bhubaneswar : The Orissa government Friday announced its decision to bar the entry of political and religious leaders and social activists to the riot hit Kandhamal district until normalcy returns.
The government, which last week did not permit a team led by the opposition Congress party to visit Knadhamal, about 200 km from here, Thursday did not allow Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury to visit the district.
Journalists attacked by Sangh Parivar activists in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Around 100 media personnel, including women, have been attacked in Kerala in the last two days since protests erupted after...
Lalu meets Sonia amid Mamata’s CBI probe threat
By IANS,
New Delhi : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid reports that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged recruitment irregularities in the ministry during his tenure.
Lalu Prasad, along with his close aide and former minister Premchand Gupta, held talks with Gandhi for 30 minutes.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Gupta downplayed the issue of a possible CBI inquiry and said it "did not come up" in the meeting.
Attacks on economic targets by Maoists rise in 2015
New Delhi: Attacks by Maoists on economic targets rose to 127 in 2015, up from 100 the previous year, parliament was told on Tuesday.
Minister...
Sonia asks Congress workers to gear up for 2009 poll
By IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) : Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been meeting party workers and urging them to gear up for the 2009 Lok Sabha polls during her three-day visit to her constituency here.
Gandhi, scheduled to return to New Delhi Wednesday, was busy meeting local Congressmen in different assembly segments of the parliamentary constituency, which has been the political bastion of her family for decades.
This is her first visit to Rae Bareli after the Congress' debacle in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in May.
Congress slams Reddy brothers for continuing as ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress Monday slammed Reddy brothers, the mining barons who are ministers in Karnataka, and a few of their colleagues for continuing in the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government while facing charges of assault, cheating, fraud and corruption.
"How many of these ministers have offered to resign?" asked Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi here.
Sonia visits Srinagar, south Kashmir tour called off
By IANS
Srinagar/Jammu : United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and union Home Minister Shivraj Patil arrived in Srinagar Friday after bad weather truncated their tour of snow-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir. They were, however, briefed about the damage caused by the recent snowfall.
Their tour was cut short as the helicopter carrying them could not cross the Pir Panjal mountain range to reach south Kashmir Valley due to bad weather, officials said. The two leaders and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived in Srinagar by an Indian Air Force plane.
85 Indians back in Thiruvananthapuram from South Sudan
Thiruvananthapuram : Eighty-five Indians, including 46 Keralites, evacuated from strife-torn South Sudan arrived here by a special Indian Air Force aircraft on Friday.
Among those...