Trinamool ready to help restore peace in Lalgarh: Mamata
By IANS,
Kolkata : The Trinamool Congress Thursday expressed its willingness to broker peace in trouble-torn Lalgarh region in West Bengal and said it would participate in a public rally organised by Jharkhand Dishom party (JDP), which is spearheading the ongoing tribal agitation in the area.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee said here that the JDP has invited her party to participate at a rally in Bankura district Dec 7.
NHRC notice to Jharkhand over Muslim cattle traders’ death
New Delhi : The NHRC has issued notice to the Jharkhand government over the death of two Muslim cattle traders, whose bodies were found...
BJP attacks Sheila for sharing stage with Kazmi
By IANS,
New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for sharing the dais with Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi, an accused in the Israeli embassy car blast.
My degree 100 percent genuine, won’t resign: Tomar
New Delhi : Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar said on Tuesday his degree was 100 percent genuine and there was no reason for...
People not interested in Mamata’s agitation: minister
By IANS,
Kolkata : West Bengal Transport Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhash Chakraborty Friday criticised opposition leader Mamata Banerjee's movement against land acquisition in Singur, and claimed the people have no interest in her agitation.
"Banerjee's movement will not get any momentum in the state. Now people are not interested in her anti-land acquisition stand. People have realised the need for the industrial drive in West Bengal," Chakraborty said.
Nuclear deal cannot be renegotiated, PM tells Left
By IANS
New Delhi : After his Left allies rejected the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made it clear to them that the pact will not be renegotiated as it has already been approved by the cabinet, informed sources said.
According to sources in the Left parties, Manmohan Singh telephoned Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat, Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders A.B. Bardhan and D. Raja to find out the Left's reaction to the 123 agreement.
Kashmiri Pandits unhappy with migrant tag, boycott polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : Unhappy at being classified as "migrants", the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in the Kashmir Valley boycotted elections Thursday.
The Election Commission has not received a single 'M' (Migrant) form, which Kashmiri Pandit migrants have to fill up to be eligible to vote.
Rajnath begins Lucknow campaign Wednesday
Lucknow : BJP national president Rajnath Singh will arrive here Wednesday on his maiden visit after being announced the Lok Sabha candidate from the...
Giridhar Gamang leads in Koraput
Bhubaneswar : Former Odisha chief minister and Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang was leading in Koraput Lok Sabha constituency over Biju Janata Dal's Jhina Hikaka.window.onload...
BJP flays EC says M form turns KPs as `2nd class voters’
By NAK,
Jammu: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, for removing names of thousands Kashmiri migrant voters from the voter lists of the valley.
Addressing media, state secretary and Incharge Kashmir province Charanjit Singh Khalsa and BJP Migrant Cell convenor Hira Lal Chatta at Jammu here today also expressed concern for introducing ‘M Form and Postal Form’ which, according to them, has turned the migrant voters as ‘second class voters’ in their own country.
Rahul seeks advice from young leaders
By IANS
New Delhi : Hoping to strengthen the party ahead of next general elections, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has asked select young party secretaries and Youth Congress leaders to submit in writing their ideas on how to go about it.
The Amethi MP, who has been meeting select groups of young Congress leaders in the last two days, asked them to give their response as soon as possible.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 p.m.
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. Thursday after a TDP MP collapsed near the speaker's podium while protesting...
Mamata’s district review meeting: Of langcha, communal amity and development
By Avishek Rakshit,
Burdwan: “Tell me, are you facing any problem? Please don’t hesitate. Please feel free (to tell me). Are there any hindrances in...
NE tribal groups ready to intensify statehood movement
Guwahati : Backed by the National Federation of New States (NFNS), a few ethnic groups of Assam and other parts of the northeastern region...
Notices to three Andhra legislators in liquor pay-off scam
By IANS,
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Saturday issued notices to three legislators in liquor pay-off case.
Submission of Aadhar, PAN to speed up passport issuance
Chennai : Submission of Aadhar card, PAN and voter identity card will speed up the process of issuance of passport to an applicant, a...
In Mumbai, do as Mumbaikars do – Rahul hops on local train
By IANS,
Mumbai : Discarding security considerations as well as a waiting helicopter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hopped into a local train Friday to travel from Andheri to Dadar, much to the delight of his co-passengers in the second class compartment.
Maximising the massive public response to his sudden Mumbai trip in the wake of Shiv Sena threats to "keep off Maharashtra", the Congress general secretary made a last minute change in his itinerary to travel from Vile Parle in western suburbs to his second engagement at Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs.
Parties welcome poll announcement in Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar : Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday welcomed the announcement for the Lok Sabha polls while separatists said it has no bearing...
And now a Modi Doctrine? Proactive instead of reactive diplomacy
By Saroj Mohanty,
In an unprecedented move, Narendra Modi has invited leaders of all of India's South Asian neighbours to his swearing-in ceremony as prime minister on May 26. To an extent, this is in line with his own loud thinking and the Bharatiya Janata Party's poll manifesto to "reorient and reboot" India's diplomacy to achieve its foreign policy goals.
Goa daily says Congress chief sacked, party says ‘paid news’
Panaji : The Goa unit of the Congress Sunday accused a local English daily of indulging in "paid news", and said a front page...
Munda files nomination for Kharsawa by-poll
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Kharsawa assembly by-poll scheduled Feb 10.
Congress vows to continue fight on land bill in states
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday promised to continue its fight on the land bill issue in the state assemblies, as party leaders Sonia...
BJP veterans named governors in five states
New Delhi : Five BJP veterans were Monday named governors of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland, which follows the resignations of...
Engage with local leadership during visits, Sonia urges union ministers
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday asked the party's union ministers to engage with the local party leadership during their visits to the states.
CDs on Varun Gandhi hate speeches have his voice: official
By IANS
Lucknow: The Chandigarh-based Forensic Science Laboratory has confirmed that the three CDs with recordings from Varun Gandhi's alleged hate speeches are in his voice, an Uttar Pradesh police official has said.
However, criminal charges against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Pilibhit MP are yet to be substantiated because he had reportedly refused to give his voice sample to investigating authorities in Pilibhit, a top state police official told IANS.
Muzaffarnagar riots: Amnesty blames UP Government for plight of survivors
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Amnesty International on Saturday castigated the Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for doing little to ensure justice and rehabilitation...
Congress names Azad and Soz for Rajya Sabha from Kashmir
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party Monday approved the candidature of Saifuddin Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir.
“Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidates for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad,” said a statement issued here.
Azad was union parliamentary affairs minister in the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh until 2005, when he was appointed chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
RJD releases first list for Jharkhand polls
By IANS,
Patna : The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is contesting the Jharkhand assembly polls along with the Left parties, released the first list of 26 candidates Thursday.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad, releasing the list of candidates, said: "We will release the second and third lists soon."
He said the RJD was contesting the Jharkhand polls in alliance with secular parties to defeat communal forces.
The RJD is contesting the polls along with the Left parties after its attempt to align with the Congress and others failed.
Karnataka’s new chief minister goes green to woo farmers
By IANS,
Bangalore : Indian farmer seems to be the much sought-after by political parties these days, and Karnataka's new chief minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party, did not lag behind in the exercise of wooing the farmer as he assumed office Friday.
The 65-year-old Yeddyurappa, in his trade-mark white safari suit, sported a green shawl on his shoulders while taking the oath of office to usher in the BJP's first government on its own in Karnataka and south India.
Congress speaks in different voices on Mamata after accident
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Congress Monday spoke in different voices on the moral responsibility of Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee over the train accident in West Bengal, in which at least 63 people were killed.
While the All India Congress Committee (AICC) remained circumspect about defending Banerjee, the party's West Bengal unit backed her firmly. Assembly elections are due in West Bengal in 2011.
Amarinder arrives in Amritsar to challenge Jaitley
Amritsar : Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh arrived in this Sikh holy city Friday to challenge senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley for the...
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Shaheen Bagh activists call for diaspora action to support Indian Muslims against genocide
Activists in the panel stated the need for the global community to not only remember Shaheen Bagh but also to take action before...
BJP approaches Bengal governor seeking Jadavpur VC’s removal
Kolkata : The BJP Wednesday strongly condemned the police assault on students of Jadavpur University, and sought West Bengal governor and university chancellor K.N....
Maoists kill kin of Congress leader in Chhattisgarh
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Raipur : Three motorcycle-borne Maoists Friday shot dead the relative of a Congress leader who launched the Salwa Judum movement in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
Chhannu Karma, 45, the nephew of senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, was shot dead in full public view just outside Dantewada town, 380 km from here, while he was on way to the town riding a motor cycle.
Karnataka Congress leader dubs party deserters ‘opportunists’
By IANS,
Bangalore : A Congress leader in Karnataka Saturday termed the partymen who deserted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) as rank "opportunists" who are ideologically weak and lack commitment.
"They are not original Congressmen. They are party-hoppers. If they were strong ideologically and committed, they would have remained in the party. They keep shifting from one rented house to another. People will teach them a lesson," said Congress Working Committee member Mallikarjun Kharge.
Poll panel seeks details of Azam Khan’s speech
Luncknow/New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday sought details of Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd Azam Khan's speech in which he said that only Muslim soldiers...
Modi telephones Lalu after accident
By IANS,
Patna : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday telephoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad to inquire about his health, a day after he was injured in an accident.
BJP wants to rule Kashmir – with Hindu chief minister
Srinagar/Jammu : The BJP declared Thursday that it was determined to govern Jammu and Kashmir amid speculation that the National Conference would ally with...
Political parties differ over poll timing in Kashmir
By IANS,
Srinagar : Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday appeared divided over the timing of elections to the state legislative assembly due before the year-end.
The three-member Election Commission (EC) team led by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami met representatives of various political parties at Raj Bhawan in the summer capital Srinagar.
Edhi declines Modi’s donation, citing foundation rules
Islamabad: India born Pakistani social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi on Tuesday refused a donation of Rs.1 crore by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba
Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...
Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress holds protest against anti-farmer policies of the Government
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Hundreds of workers affiliated to Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress (KKMC) held a protest here against "anti-farmer" policies of the...
Mayawati’s garland: Court dismisses CBI probe
By IANS,
Lucknow : Allahabad High Court Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the gifting of a high-value currency note-garland to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Reportedly made of Rs.1,000-denomination currency notes valued at about Rs.21 lakh, the garland was presented to Mayawati here on the 25th anniversary of the Bahujan Samaj Party March 15.
Left Front backs trade unions’ Nov 8 protest
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal's opposition Left Front Saturday extended its support to the countrywide "jail bharo" agitation of central trade unions Nov 8.
Congress mum after PM downplays Tharoor’s ‘cattle class’ remarks
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress party chose to keep mum over Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's controversial "cattle class" remarks Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh termed it as a "joke".
"Whatever had to be said, has been said," said party spokesman Manish Tewari.
"We are not reacting," Tewari told IANS when asked whether the party has decided to bury the issue.
Emulate Kejriwal, says Pakistani daily
By IANS,
Islamabad : A leading Pakistani daily Sunday called for emulating Arvind Kejriwal, who quit as chief minister of India's national capital, and said...
DMK asks UPA to follow coalition ‘dharma’
By IANS
Chennai : Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Friday asked the central government to abide by coalition 'dharma' in the face of widespread reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the next cabinet reshuffle, may divest DMK leader and Shipping and Surface Transport Minister T.R. Baalu of his portfolio.
Over 100 senior DMK leaders participated in the apex administrative committee (AAC) meeting here to discuss major issues of delimitation, nominations for Rajya Sabha membership and alliance politics. DMK patriarch and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi chaired the meet.
JNU scholar complains about discrimination at campus
New Delhi: A week after having threatened to commit suicide over not getting his research grant extended, a Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar on Wednesday...
Kerala shuts down to protest petrol price hike
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : A statewide shutdown was called by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Thursday to protest the huge hike in petrol prices.
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,...
JD-U candidate quits to ensure BJP’s defeat
Patna : Janata Dal-United candidate in Bihar's Kishanganj constituency, Akhtarul Iman, Tuesday said he won't contest the Lok Sabha election so as not to...
कॉमेडियन मुनव्वर फारुकी को सुप्रीम कोर्ट से जमानत मिली
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कॉमेडियन मुनव्वर फारुकी को सुप्रीम कोर्ट से बड़ी राहत मिली है। हिंदू देवी-देवताओं का अपमान करने और एक विशेष समुदाय की भावनाओं...
Naqvi: A Muslim, well read and loyal to the party (Profile)
Lucknow : The best known Muslim face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been the saffron camp's poster boy for...
Congress flays shutting hotel that Rahul visited
By IANS,
Kozhikode (Kerala): The Congress Friday said politics rather than hygiene concerns led to the closure of the Kerala eatery which hit the headlines after Rahul Gandhi paid an impromptu visit to it.
Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy, state Congress president Ramesh Chennithala and Deputy Leader of Opposition G. Karthikeyan visited the closed hotel here.
Speaking to reporters, Chandy said there is no harm if authorities insist that proper hygiene be maintained.
Those supposed to govern UP are abusing each other: Amit Shah
Saharanpur : BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the ruling Samajwadi Party over the ongoing feud in the Yadav family, saying those responsible...
Many BJP leaders say no to eco-friendly tents at conclave
By IANS,
Indore : Many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who have converged here for the party conclave, late Wednesday opted not to stay in the eco-friendly tents citing "health problems", party officials said.
Sources said those who have opted to stay in hotels rather than in 1,300 tents erected at Kushabhau Thakre Nagar, 10 km from here, include former party president Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha.
मांझी ने शुरू कर दी है भाजपा के ख़िलाफ़ बग़ावत!
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पटना: अभी बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव का पांचवा चरण ख़त्म भी नहीं हुआ है कि एनडीए गठबंधन में विरोध की चिंगारी शोला...
Pawar elected NCP leader in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Nationalist Congress Party chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has been elected the party's leader in the Lok Sabha.
The NCP parliamentary party at its meeting here Wednesday elected Pawar as its leader in the Lok Sabha, the party said in a statement here Thursday.
Praful Patel, minister of state for civil aviation, has been elected as the party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha. Sanjeev Naik is the party's chief whip in the lower house. The NCP has nine members in the Lok Sabha.
UP is the next laboratory of Hindutva, claims NAPM’s fact-finding report on Kasganj
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Following reports of communal clashes and tension in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, a team of National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) visited...
HC notice to Centre on honouring killed police, paramilitary personnel
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking directions to issue the honorific of "martyr"...
Set up SIT for Sikh ‘genocide’, Badal asks Modi
Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday sought the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in constituting a Special Investigation Team...
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मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे के सभी बड़े आरोपियों को यूपी विधानसभा का टिकट दे दिया है. कवाल दंगे...
MIM not to join TRS government
Hyderabad : Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Thursday ruled out joining the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in Telangana but said it is ready to extend...
Kerala liquor policy pragmatic, practical: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram : Describing himself as the least autocratic, state Congress president V.M. Sudheeran who was criticised by his own party leaders for his adamant...
No compensation by Manipur government despite SC order: Kin
Imphal : The Manipur government has failed to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of 28 persons killed in fake...
Muslim can never forgive who demolished Allah’s house
By RINA,
Lucknow: The Muslims of India are facing a very tough and tricky question “Whether Kalyan Singh could be forgiven?” A national conference on this very topic was held here yesterday at the Gandhi Auditorium. It was organized by All India Tahaffuz-e-Islam Council.
In this national conference the speakers seemed unanimous that Muslim can never forgive a person who demolished the House of Allah. The issue was so hotly debated that the ulema were of the view that the crime committed by Kalyan Singh is very serious.
Brinda to PM: Law, not GoM, needed on honour killings
By IANS,
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Brinda Karat has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging a separate law to deal with honour killings instead of referring the issue to a group of ministers (GoM).
In the letter written Friday, Karat said the government should take a firm decision for a separate law and place its draft in the monsoon session of parliament. She said referring the matter to a GoM would delay the process.
BJP chief, union ministers greet Modi on highest Afghan honour
New Delhi : BJP President Amit Shah and central ministers on Sunday welcomed the conferment of Afghanistan's highest civilian honour "Amir Amanullah Khan Award"...
Another Dalit party in Maharashtra to support Congress
Mumbai : The Congress in Maharashtra secured a further advantage with Dalit party, the Panther Republican Party (PRPI), Monday coming out in its support...
Power crisis continues unabated in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : The power scenario in Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim as capital city residents protested the erratic power supply and took to...
Attacks due to hate campaign against Muslims: CPI-M
New Delhi: The growing attacks on minorities are not just cases of intolerance but the outcome of a sustained campaign against Muslims for which...
CPI-M to introspect at politburo meet starting Monday
Thiruvananthapuram : The two-day CPI-M politburo meeting beginning in Delhi Monday is expected to introspect, as the party prepares a draft political review for...
Army rule-out troop’s reduction in J&K
By News Agency of KashmirUdhampur : General Officer Commanding-in-Chief LieutenantGeneral H S Panag, today rule-out any troop reduction in Jammu andKashmir and said that...
Bihar dissident Congress leaders seek meeting with Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi : Demanding the removal of Bihar state Congress chief Anil Sharma and Jagdish Tytler, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) official in charge of the party's affairs there, Congress leaders from the state are planning to meet party president Sonia Gandhi here Thursday, sources said.
Sharma and Tytler are in trouble for using caste names in the list of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee office-bearers.
Assam chief minister under scanner for receiving funds from tea industry
By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,
Guwahati : The Election Commission is set to hear a complaint against Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by taking a "political donation" from the tea industry.
Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) lodged a written complaint Monday with Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, accusing the chief minister of misusing his power by taking money from the tea industry.
Sonia asks MPs to gear up for Lok Sabha polls
NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (NNN-PTI) -- Buoyed by the Assembly election results, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today met party MPs and asked them to gear up for the Lok Sabha (Lower House) elections.
Party sources, however, said that it was a routine meeting of the Congress President with the party MPs which is normally held when Parliament session is on.
A Congress MP, who did not want to be identified, said that Gandhi asked them to prepare for the general elections and also about the issues in their state.
Why go to Singapore when against FDI, Jaitley asks Mamata
Kolkata:Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent Singapore visit to attract investment, noting that her Trinamool Congress...
Retaining controversial clauses, Gujarat govt set to introduce amended anti-terror GUJCOC Bill in Assembly
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Gandhinagar: Aiming to strengthen state anti-terror laws, Gujarat government has decided to reintroduce the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill...
Youth Congress to go on ‘Prabhat Pheri’ against land bill
New Delhi : As part of its opposition to the land acquisition bill, the Congress will go for "Prabhat Pheri" (early morning walk) in...
Mallika Sarabhai to take on Advani from Gandhinagar
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : Declaring that she was not a political person but spoke for the people in Gujarat and the rest of the country, noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai announced Thursday that she would contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani.
Voting underway peacefully in Bihar
BY IANS,
Patna : Slow but peaceful voting was underway for the second phase of parliamentary elections in 13 of the 40 constituencies in Bihar Thursday.
There are several heavyweights, including six central ministers, a filmmaker and a former cricket player, in the fray. An electorate of 16.9 million will decide the fate of 189 candidates, including nine women.
Aditional General of Police (headquarters) Neelmani said no untoward incident was reported from anywhere during the first three hours of polling which began at 7 a.m. amid high security.
Indian central govt rushes more paramilitary forces to Maharashtra state
By NNN-PTI
New Delhi : With violence following Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's campaign against north Indians spreading to new areas, additional central paramilitary forces were Tuesday rushed to the state to control the situation.
"The Home Ministry is providing central forces to the state government as requested by it. Rapid Action Force (RAF) units are already positioned in Mumbai," a senior MHA official said.
He said the Centre was in "close and continuous touch" with the state government.
BJP to make Sachar Committee report an election issue
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi : Sachar Committee report will be an Election issue, BJP has made its intention clear by distributing a booklet written by Prof. Rakesh Sinha titled " Roti, Rozgar aur Rajya ka Sampradayikaran Sachar Committee report ka Punarvalokan" in its National Convention.
AAP should not lose to political immaturity: Jaitley
Varanasi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the AAP government must not lose opportunity to work for the people of Delhi due...
Will never leave Bengal: Mamata
By IANS,
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Saturday she will always remain in Bengal even as she vowed to take the Trinamool...
Hyderabad blasts case accused acquitted after 22 years, to remain in jail on other...
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
Hyderabad: Twenty two years after a series of bomb blasts in Hyderabad, the alleged mastermind, Dr Jalees Ansari, 58, has...
Violence mars Madhya Pradesh polls
By IANS,
Bhopal : Sporadic incidents of violence and violations of the model code of conduct marred the polling in the 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh Thursday.
Police sources said a convoy of the Congress candidate from Damoh, Chandrabhan Singh was allegedly attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at Imalia in Damoh.
In his complaint to the police, Singh alleged that he reached Imalia on being informed that liquor was being distributed by his opponents to influence voters. He claimed he was attacked and his vehicle ransacked by BJP workers.
Shiv Sena to intensify anti-Jaitapur stir
Mumbai : A day after warning its ally BJP not to "impose" the Jaitapur nuclear power plant on Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Thursday...
Rajya Sabha passes bill on uniformity in healthcare
By IANS,
New Delhi: A bill seeking uniformity in healthcare delivery by making registration of all clinical establishments mandatory was passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
Replying to the debate on the bill, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the registration of clinics across the country will pave the way for regulation and standardization of healthcare.
Karkardooma court shootout mastermind held in Delhi
New Delhi : Delhi Police has arrested the mastermind of the Karkardooma court shootout case in which a constable was killed when four armed...
Hindu groups protest against ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: Hindu groups held demonstrations against "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" in many cities of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. However, theatres continued to show the...
Buildup to trust vote reaches final lap, suspense mounts
By IANS,
New Delhi : Political activity reached its crescendo Saturday with the Congress-led ruling coalition and opposition parties desperately tying up support and using every ploy to crack the numbers game in an outcome that was still too close to call.
In a major blow to the Samajwadi Party and in turn the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ahead of the trust vote Tuesday, Shahid Siddiqui, a Rajya Sabha MP, shocked everyone by suddenly announcing that he was joining the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
CPI-M’s cup of woe brimmeth over
By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,
The CPI-M's troubles seem to be brimming over. As if its worst-ever electoral performance wasn't enough, the party has now become embroiled in two other critical situations in its putative strongholds of West Bengal and Kerala.
The crisis in Lalgarh is a virtual repeat of the earlier one in Nandigram, which earned the party so much disrepute. The reason for its current predicament is the same - the old Marxist penchant for highhandedness when dealing with their opponents.
Maharashtra violence ‘Congress conspiracy’, says BJP
By IANS
New Delhi : A day after terming the attacks on north Indian migrants in Mumbai as against the constitution, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday changed its tack and termed the violence as a "Congress conspiracy".
BJP senior leader L.K. Advani Monday criticised the Sena factions for their utterances against north Indians. He said: "We cannot accept this, what is happening in Maharashtra. What Raj and Udhav (Thackeray) are saying, that people of Uttar Pradesh and north India should not live in Mumbai, is against the constitution. It is against national integration."
Trinamool rally questions Jadavpur students’ protest
Kolkata : Two days after thousands walked in solidarity with Jadavpur University student protestors, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress's students wing Monday took out...
We can stay in Hyderabad for 10 years: Naidu
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Sunday said the legislation passed by parliament has given his state government the right to...
Campaigning ends for fifth phase of Bihar polls
By IANS,
Patna : Campaigning ended Sunday for 35 constituencies in Bihar's drought-hit districts that go to polls Wednesday in the fifth round of the six-phase state assembly elections.
Chandigarh’s poll debate – to grow vertically or not
By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,
Chandigarh : Legendary French architect Le Corbusier, who designed Chandigarh in the 1950s, was against vertical growth or big buildings in this city, but the issue has emerged as important poll propaganda in the parliamentary elections here.
While the Congress doesn't quite agree, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been trying to woo the masses by promising the construction of flyovers and permission to build an additional floor to buildings if the party comes to power at the centre. Chandigarh, a union territory with one seat, goes to the polls May 13.
Hooda wins by over 72,000 votes
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday won his Garhi Sampla-Kiloi assembly seat in Rohtak district by 72,100 votes.
This was the biggest victory margin of any candidate in the state's 90 assembly seats.
Hooda defeated Satish Kumar of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
In June 2005, Hooda had won by a margin of over 103,000 votes -- getting 96 percent of the votes polled.
BJP wants probe into execution of Games projects
By IANS,
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vijay Goel Friday demanded a judicial probe into the alleged corruption in execution of Commonwealth Games projects.
Referring to reports of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) putting under the scanner some Games related projects for alleged irregularities, Goel alleged that "substandard materials had been used in the construction all over".
Zahida Khatun Sherwani: The walled poetess of Urdu literature
Zahida Khatun Sherwani (1894-1922) is one of the early female poets of Urdu literature who took the giant leap of challenging the normative structure....
Sisodia faces ink attack after meeting LG
New Delhi : A man threw ink on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia outside Lt Governor Najeeb Jung's office on Monday in what...
Jayalalithaa sacks Malaisamy from AIADMK
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday expelled former Rajya Sabha MP K. Malaisamy from the AIADMK, a day after he said the...
Naidu, colleagues sent to Aurangabad jail
By IANS,
Nanded/Hyderabad : Amid high drama, protests by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and caning by the police, party chief Chandrababu Naidu and his supporters were Tuesday moved from Dharmabad in Maharashtra's Nanded district to the Aurangabad Central Jail.
Naidu and his colleagues, who were remanded to judicial custody till July 26, will be lodged at the Aurangabad Central Jail, located in Harsul on the outskirts of the historic city, a police official said.
Tight security has been deployed on the entire 350 km route from Nanded to Aurangabad Central Jail.
CPI-M condemns Mumbai terror attacks, calls for security revamp
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday condemned the terrorist attack in Mumbai and demanded the government take measures to revamp the intelligence and security network to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
Presidential poll voting ends in Himachal
By IANS,
Shimla : Polling for the presidential election ended peacefully in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh Thursday with 67 legislators in the 68-seat assembly casting their votes.
Modi is not intolerant, wants inclusive development: Mufti Sayeed
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not intolerant and rather wanted inclusive development...
Congress,National Conference may join hands for Lok Sabha polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress and the National Conference, after
joining hands to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, may also
consider an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, with a Congress
functionary not ruling out the possibility.
"We are not ruling out the possibility of a pre-poll alliance for the Lok
Sabha elections," Congress general secretary Prithviraj Chavan told
reporters here Tuesday.
The National Conference emerged the largest party in the Jammu and Kashmir
assembly with 28 seats after the election results declared Sunday, but
DU student among 5 persons arrested for robbery
New Delhi : Five persons, including a Delhi University student and an employee of a businessman, were arrested for robbing Rs 33 lakh here...
Kerala government announces probe into ISRO land deal
By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : The Kerala government, facing persistent pressure from the opposition for a probe into a controversial land purchase by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Monday relented and announced a vigilance inquiry.
The land purchase by the Indian space agency for a space education institute was mired in a controversy after the opposition alleged that the land bought from a businessman in fact belonged to the state forest department.
Himachal polls: Politicians await auspicious days
By IANS,
Shimla: Politicians in Himachal Pradesh are awaiting for auspicious days for filing their nomination papers and launching their campaigns for the Nov 4 assembly polls.
Godhra votes for Congress
By IANS
Godhra : Godhra, the site of the train burning tragedy of 2002 that triggered communal violence across Gujarat, has voted for the Congress.
C.K. Raulji defeated Prabhatsinh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the closely watched electoral battle.
Interestingly, in the early 1990s, the two candidates represented each other's party: Raulji was with BJP while Chauhan was with the Congress.
Filmmaker N. Shankar keen to join politics
Chennai : Telangana filmmaker N. Shankar, known for films such as "Jai Bolo Telangana", is likely to contest on behalf of the Telangana Rashtra...
Congress pays homage to Chhattisgarh victims
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday led party workers in paying homage to party colleagues killed by Maoists in Chattisgarh.
Congress to decide on speaker by Saturday
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress leadership is likely to decide on the new speaker of the Lok Sabha by Saturday now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 78-member council of ministers has been sworn in, party sources said.
Five-time MP V. Kishore Chandra Deo of the Congress, which leads the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre, is believed to be the frontrunnner for the post. He won from the Araku tribal seat in Andhra Pradesh this time while in 2004 his constituency was Parvathipuram.
Madhya Pradesh BJP faces rebellion over candidates
By IANS,
New Delhi/Bhopal : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday announced its third list of 38 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections this month but exclusion of 54 legislators left a section of the party workers fuming.
These angry party workers from Madhya Pradesh stopped BJP president Rajnath Singh's car outside the party headquarters in the national capital and lodged their protest as the third list annunced Monday evening left out nine more sitting legislators, taking their number to 54.
President dissolves 14th Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil Monday dissolved the 14th Lok Sabha on the recommendation of the outgoing cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In an official communique released by the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, the president signed an order dissolving the Lok Sabha thus paving the way for the formation of the next government.
Assam governor acting as RSS-BJP activist: CM
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said he will write to the president, prime minister and the union home ministry about...
Tea vendors look upon Modi with pride and hope
New Delhi : As Narendra Modi, who began from humble roots as tea vendor in a railway station in Gujarat, takes oath as India's...
Gujjars call off May 23 protest after talks with Rajasthan government
Jaipur (IANS): The Gujjar Aarakshan Andolan Samiti has called off its proposed agitation scheduled on May 23 after prolonged discussions with the Rajasthan government,...