SC notice on BJP plea on foreign funding
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a BJP plea challenging the Delhi...
BJP leaders named governors in four states
New Delhi : Four prominent BJP leaders were Tuesday named governors in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa, with C. Vidyasagar Rao from Telangana taking...
Bengal opposition leader’s wife claims NGO raided
Kolkata : Usha Mishra, wife of Leader of Opposition in West Bengal and CPI-M politburo member Surjya Kanta Mishra, on Wednesday claimed police raided...
Nation is always empowered by its women: PM
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women.
“Nation is always empowered by its women....
Jharkhand law for civic poll in tribal areas challenged
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the Jharkhand government and the State Election Commission on a petition challenging the legality of a state law to conduct municipal polls in tribal areas.
A bench of Justice Altmas Kabir and Justice Markandey Katju issued the notice on a petition by the Jharkhand Scheduled Tribes Students' Union, which contended that the state legislature had "no legislative competence to enact Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2002" and an amendment to it in 2006.
CFI accuses Yogi government of “terrorizing students” to cover up failure
TCN News
The Campus Front of India (CFI) has accused the UP Police of terrorizing students and journalists to cover up the failure of Yogi...
Anticipating victory, BJP prepares for big day
New Delhi: Jubilant even before the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared Friday, the BJP office in Delhi was Thursday decked up...
‘Hang Raj Thackeray’ slogans in Lok Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Lok Sabha member Suraj Bhan, convicted in a murder case, was among MPs from Bihar who Wednesday frequently trooped into the well of the lower house to demand capital punishment for Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly fomenting violence against non Maharashtrians in Mumbai.
"Hang Raj Thackeray" was the slogan Bhan and his fellow members from Bihar raised in the house while rushing to the well, the most sanctified area from where key staffers of the house assist the chair in conducting the proceedings.
Gogoi to quit if any minister involved in scam
By IANS,
Guwahati : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said he would resign if any of his ministers was found involved in a multi-million rupees scam involving government funds, even as the opposition burnt his effigies and sought his resignation.
There is a political storm in Assam after the media picked up a story carried by The Week magazine alleging that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had named seven ministers and a former governor of involvement in a Rs.1,000-crore scam of swindling central funds.
Yogendra Yadav seeks action against bogus votes
Gurgaon: Yogendra Yadav, AAP candidate for the Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, Thursday urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against fake votes in...
Mufti vows to take cross LoC trade to next level
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Saturday said the cross Line of Control (LoC) trade and travel was the...
BJP, Congress bag a Rajya Sabha seat each in Chhattisgarh
By IANS
New Delhi : The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won one seat each in the Rajya Sabha Friday from Chhattisgarh. A keen contest is on in Madhya Pradesh for three seats to the upper house of parliament.
Both states are ruled by the BJP.
Congress treasurer Motilal Vora and BJP's Shiv Pratap Singh were declared elected. This is Vora's second consecutive term. The Congress had earlier held both the seats.
In the fray in Madhya Pradesh are Maya Singh, Raghunandan Sharma and Prabhat Jha (all BJP) and Vivek Tankha, an independent candidate with Congress support.
UPA a lame-duck government: Advani
By IANS,
Nagpur : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Thursday described the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as a lame duck one that is just about surviving on a day-to-day basis.
“The dispensation has virtually been reduced to a lame duck government since August last year with no one able to say how long it will last,” Advani said after releasing a book “Dilli Darbar", written by Marathi daily Tarun Bharat's senior Delhi-based correspondent Ravindra Dani.
Pawar has qualities necessary to be PM: Jayalalitha
By IANS,
Madurai : AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha said Monday that she considers Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) boss Sharad Pawar suitable for the country's top job.
In an interview to CNN IBN news channel, the former Tamil Nadu chief minister also said there was "nothing wrong" if Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati also aspires to be prime minister.
“Islamist Terrorism”: The Underlying Politics
By Ram Puniyani
In the name of Islam?
The world at large has suffered massive inhuman acts of violence, terrorism in the name of...
Modi wave is for real: B-Town hails Narendra Modi
New Delhi : As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set for a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, the party's supporters in filmdom...
Centre should take responsibility for developing northeast: Mizoram CM
Kolkata: The central government needs to take responsibility for developing northeast India as it involves huge investment which the seven states in the region...
Expel Shiv Sena from NDA, ban ABVP: Congress tells BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress Thursday demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expel the Shiv Sena from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after its chief Bal Thackeray wrote an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana taking responsibility for the attacks on north Indians in Mumbai.
“Bal Thackeray has written championing the attacks on north Indians. Most of those attacked in Mumbai were from Bihar. The BJP, which is also is in power in many Hindi speaking states, should expel the Shiv Sena from NDA,” said Congress spokesperson Shakel Ahmad at a press conference.
Moderate turnout in UP bypolls, both BJP, Samajwadi Party claim victory
Lucknow: Over 53 percent of voters cast their ballot in bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 11 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Saturday.
The Election...
मशावरात के चुनाव में जीते नवेद हामिद
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम मजलिस मशावरात के चुनाव के नतीजे घोषित हो चुके हैं. मुसलमानों के इस संस्था के चुनाव पर सबकी...
Sikhs protest outside Congress office over Amarinder remark
New Delhi : A large number of Sikhs protested outside the Congress office here Monday over former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh giving a...
Mamata sees conspiracy to kill her, police disagree
By IANS,
Kolkata : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday alleged there was a conspiracy to kill her, saying a car with a 'press' sticker on it tried to hit her vehicle, but police said it was only a case of some TV journalists seeking to talk to her.
The Trinamool Congress chief alleged that the car with three people, including two with a camera, sneaked into her convoy and tried to get very close to her vehicle in Kolkata's satellite township of Salt Lake in the early hours of Wednesday.
Severed cow’s head placed at Hindu sanctuary in US
New York : The severed head of cow has been placed at a Hindu cow sanctuary in Pennsylvania and the state police are investigating...
BJP boycotts Lok Sabha to join rally against price rise
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday boycotted the Lok Sabha proceedings to join its mass rally here to protest against the spiralling prices of essential commodities.
BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain told IANS that party MPs felt it was more important to be part of the rally.
Action on Vadra to be made public: Khattar
Chandigarh : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said action taken by the government on the controversial land deals of Robert Vadra,...
Prominent UP shrines to get uninterrupted power
Lucknow: All prominent religious places and shrines in Uttar Pradesh will begin getting uninterrupted electricity from August, an official said on Monday.
The UP Power...
BJP to government: Confirm whether Ishrat was LeT operative
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the government to confirm whether slain Mumbai student Ishrat Jahan was an operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba as reportedly revealed by Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
"The BJP demands from the government of India to please confirm whether Headley's confession is right or not," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here.
RSS activist gunned down in Kandhamal
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : An activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was Wednesday shot dead by suspected Maoists in Orissa's communally sensitive Kandhamal district, the police said.
"Three people came on a motorcycle and shot dead Dhanu Pradhan at Kumarigaon village," an official of the Brahmanigaon police station told IANS.
Pradhan was a contractor and a known RSS activist in the area. "A police team has been rushed to the village for investigation," the official added.
Hindutva Extremists Operate with Impunity in Cong-ruled Himachal Pradesh? Elderly Muslim Shopkeeper Assaulted Amid...
TCN News
In a disturbing incident, an elderly Muslim shopkeeper was violently attacked by a Hindutva mob in Himachal Pradesh, which has witnessed a rise...
Now, Maneka comes out in support of Jaswant
By IANS,
Budaun (Uttar Pradesh) : Extending guarded support to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh, party MP Maneka Gandhi Saturday said the sacking would have been "fair and appropriate" if the party leadership had first read his controversial book on Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
"The BJP leadership could have expelled Jaswant Singh, but it would have been fair and appropriate if they had taken care to first read his book before taking such a decision," Maneka told reporters here Saturday.
NSA invoked against Varun Gandhi
By IANS,
Lucknow : The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh late Sunday invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for his reported hate speeches and mob violence during his arrest Saturday.
Shiv Sena in opposition role in Maharashtra
Mumbai : Shiv Sena's senior leader Eknath Shinde was Wednesday named the new Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly here.
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Modi assails Sonia for atrocities against women
By IANS,
Belgaum (Karnataka) : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigner and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for increasing atrocities on women and children in the country.
"Though rape and murder of women are committed in New Delhi right under the nose of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has failed to prevent such heinous crimes," Modi said at a party rally at Kittur, about 30 km from this north Karnataka town.
Decision on Deshmukh after consulting allies: Antony
By IANS,
New Delhi : A decision on Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's resignation would be taken after consulting allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Monday.
“Vilasrao Deshmukh has offered to resign. We have to consult our allies before we take a decision,” Antony, who is also in-charge of the Maharashtra unit of the Congress, told reporters.
Antony and new Home Minister P. Chidambaram met party president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.
Punjab terror attack: GPS points to Pakistan angle
Dinanagar (Punjab): The global positioning system (GPS) sets recovered from the three terrorists killed here clearly indicates to a Pakistan link in Monday's terror...
Pakistan asks India to protect Muslim rights
Islamabad : India, which claims to be secular, should guarantee the basic rights of minorities particularly Muslims, the Pakistani government has said.
Geo TV quoted...
Netaji subject of political appropriation: New biography
By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS,
‘Fed-up’ SIMI will not fight ban
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: The banned Students Islamic Movement of India has decided not to fight the ban. Appearing before the Delhi High Court tribunal today in Delhi, SIMI lawyer Jawahar Raja told the tribunal that the group is not interested in contesting the ban as the government does not respect verdict of the tribunal. On February 7, 2010, SIMI was banned fifth time by the central government for alleged terror activities.
Sena’s boycott casts shadow as Modi inducts 21 new ministers
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday expanded his union council of ministers, inducting 21 new faces, including four with cabinet rank, with...
Dark horse Digambar Kamat gets Goa chief minister’s slot
By IANS
Panaji : The Congress has chosen Digambar Kamat, the once powerful minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to head its new government in the coastal state of Goa.
HC asks BJP MLA, AAP’s Alka Lamba to resolve issue
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked BJP MLA O.P. Sharma, suspended for two sessions from the Delhi Assembly for derogatory...
Jailed Maoist leader wins in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : Kamsheshwar Baitha, jailed Maoist leader and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate for state's Palamau parliamentary constituency, won by a margin of over 21,000 votes.
Baitha, who has been in jail for the last four years, defeated rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) sitting Member of Parliament Ghuran Ram. More than 40 criminal cases, including killing of security personnel, have been lodged against Baitha.
The JMM candidate's nomination was filed by his wife. Also, his election campaign was managed by her.
Joshi granted interim bail till July 29
By IANS,
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who is in judicial custody for her remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati, was Saturday granted interim bail till July 29 by a Moradabad district court.
An additional district judge granted Joshi interim bail on two sureties of Rs.30,000 each.
AAP rejects Bukhari’s ‘unsolicited’ support
New Delhi: On the eve of Delhi assembly polls, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari Friday appealed to Muslims to vote for...
Kashmir relief: Goa Congress donates month’s wages
Panaji : The Congress legislators in Goa Tuesday decided to donate a month's wages for relief and rehabilitation work in Jammu and Kashmir following...
TRS chief’s condition serious, protests continue
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The health of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, whose fast-unto-death entered the 10th day Tuesday, has begun deteriorating, doctors warned as protests demanding a separate Telangana state continued across the region.
Congress unhappy over seat sharing in Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : An upset Congress Tuesday termed as "unacceptable" the seat sharing agreement worked out for Bihar between two of its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners, which gave it just three seats in the state, but was quick to dispel any talk of the coalition being in trouble.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJSP) announced their seat sharing arrangement for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, according to which 25 will go to the RJD, 12 to the LJSP and three to the Congress.
19 candidates vie for two Goa seats
Panaji : As many as 19 candidates are in the fray for the two Lok Sabha seats in Goa and none of the parties...
More Lok Sabha members take oath
New Delhi : More Lok Sabha members took oath Friday, including BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Among those who took oath...
Infrastructure growth fell in first half of fiscal: Government
New Delhi : India's eight core industries, representing major infratsructure sectors, grew at 2.3 percent in the April-September period of the current fiscal, compared...
Minister Babul Supriyo relishes tea from roadside tea stall
New Delhi : Bollywood's singing sensation Babul Supriyo, who was Sunday inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, celebrated the occasion savouring...
Congress whip to Lok Sabha MPs on n-liability bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress has issued a whip to its members in the Lok Sabha asking them to be present in the house when the nuclear liability bill will be taken up for discussion Wednesday afternoon.
"A whip has been issued to members to be present in the house," Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha Paban Singh Ghatowar told IANS.
Congress sources said the party had also urged its allies in the ruling United Progressive Alliance to ensure the presence of their members in the house during the discussion.
‘Revert to Be Buried’: In Chhattisgarh, Even Death Offers Tribal Christians No Escape From...
Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): “What could I do? There was immense pressure on me to do ghar wapsi (homecoming or return to Hinduism). If...
Trinamool’s Majumdar gets bail in Saradha scam case
Kolkata : The Calcutta High Court Monday granted bail to Rajat Majumdar, the first Trinamool Congress leader to be arrested in the multi-crore rupee...
Himachal legislator acquitted in murder case
Panchkula (Haryana) : A fast track court here in Haryana Thursday acquitted Congress legislator from Himachal Pradesh Ram Kumar Chaudhary and five others in...
Salient features of Lokpal bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Select Committee Friday presented in the Rajya Sabha its report on the Lokpal Bill. Here are some recommendations and amendments brought by it.
Sharad Yadav’s name missing from voters’ list
By IANS,
Patna : Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav's name is missing from the voters' list in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, an official said Saturday.
"The district administration will look into it," an official said, admitting that the name was mysteriously not from the list of Ward 19 in Madhepura town. Yadav is a Rajya Sabha MP.
Yadav was elected to the Lok Sabha from Madhepura thrice but was defeated in 2004 by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad. Yadav was reportedly keen to contest from Madhepura again.
Nomination closing on July 17 for 500 most influential Muslims in the world
By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Oman-based ‘The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre’ (RISSC), an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic...
Tension in Rajasthan as Gujjar agitation continues
By IANS,
Jaipur : A day after 13 people were killed in clashes between police and agitating members of the Gujjar community, tension continued Saturday in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district where the Gujjars have laid siege on a stretch of rail track.
The Gujjars, an ethnic group who rear livestock and earn a living by selling milk and other dairy products, are demanding that the community be included in the Scheduled Tribes list so that it gets better education and job opportunities.
Arjun Singh bats for Rahul as prime ministerial candidate
By IANS,
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Arjun Singh Monday said there was nothing wrong in projecting Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as the party's next prime ministerial candidate.
"He (Rahul) has all the qualities of his father (former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi)," Singh told reporters.
"He is making sincere efforts to acquire all the information and knowledge that is required (for the top job)," Singh said.
India, Pakistan may resume dialogue after Lok Sabha polls
Islamabad : India and Pakistan hope to resume their composite dialogue once the Indian parliamentary election ends, Pakistan's envoy to the US has said.
Jalil...
Congress condemns abduction of Indians in Iraq
New Delhi : The Congress Thursday condemned the abduction of Indian workers in Iraq and appealed to international organisations and authorities concerned to ensure...
Excerpts from Modi’s I-Day speech
New Delhi : From Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech here Friday:
- I am amidst you not as the Prime Minister but as...
Madhya Pradesh’s representation in cabinet comes down
By IANS,
New Delhi: The union cabinet reshuffle Tuesday has brought down the representation of Madhya Pradesh with two ministers from the state among those dropped.
Stop making speeches, start action: Rahul tells Modi
Kozhikode (Kerala) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop making speeches and start action.
In a hard-hitting...
NRIs should vote in panchayat, municipal polls: Congress
Panaji: NRIs can participate in democracy in the true sense only after they are allowed to vote in grassroots elections to representative bodies like...
Rahul gives media and politicians a slip again
By IANS,
Jhansi: Arriving three hours behind schedule, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi managed to give both the media and politicians a slip here.
He however kept his date with Ghisauli village, where 22 self-help groups of rural womenfolk, whose empowerment was on top of his agenda during his two-day visit to Bundelkhand - the most backward part of Uttar Pradesh.
Shahabuddin charged under Arms Act
By IANS,
Patna : A special court in Bihar has framed charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin in a case relating to the recovery of foreign made firearms in 2005 from his ancestral house, police said here Tuesday.
The charges were framed under the Arms Act Monday by District and Sessions Judge Gyaneshwar Prasad Srivastava of the special court inside Siwan jail.
Official sources in the court said on phone that Shahabuddin, who was present in court, denied the charges.
Lobbying begins for Himachal ministry berths
By IANS
Shimla : The newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Himachal Pradesh are keenly lobbying with the party leadership for ministerial berths ahead of the cabinet formation Jan 9.
Only Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal was sworn in by the governor on Dec 30 after the party won the state assembly elections.
All legislators hoping to get a ministerial berth are camping in Delhi to woo the top party leaders.
The state can have only 11 ministers. There are many contenders for the berths, including several senior legislators.
Tripura chief minister blasts UPA government
By IANS,
Agartala : The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is committed to US President George W. Bush, not the people of India, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Tuesday.
“The UPA government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has no responsibility and accountability towards the problems of the common people in the country, as it is more loyal and dependable to the US,” Sarkar told reporters here.
‘Congress showing locals, and not Pakistan, provoke terror’
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday alleged that the Congress-led government at the centre was diluting India's stance on terrorism from across the border by creating an impression that the country had home-grown extremists.
"The Congress party is playing a dangerous game of converting Pakistan-sponsored terrorism into Pragnya-sponsored terrorism," BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters here.
The ruling party was trying to falsely portray that local people, be it Hindus or Muslims, are involved in terror activities in the country.
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Formation of Ulama Council was a blunder: Dr. Zafrul Islam Khan
By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net Special Correspondent,
Mamata to act if Trinamool members linked with chit funds
Howrah : Facing opposition ire over the multi-crore Saradha scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said she would take action if any...
Chidambaram, Mamata came together to save Saradha scamsters: Modi
Sreerampore (West Bengal) : Accusing Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of joining hands to help those behind the...
दिल्ली हिंसा: दिल्ली में अफवाहों और डर के नाम रही रविवार की रात
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Congress hits out at Modi for ‘favouring’ corporates
New Delhi : Hitting out at the prime minister on the land acquisition ordinance, which is seen as favouring corporate houses, the Congress Wednesday...
Political parties unhappy at ban on poll campaign hoardings
By IANS,
Kolkata : Major political parties of West Bengal, including the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Trinamool Congress and the Congress, Friday told the Election Commission they would not abide by the new poll guidelines against putting up hoardings and posters as part of electioneering.
"We've informed state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Debashis Sen about our problem with the poll panel's notice. Sen assured us that he would communicate our message to the EC," senior CPI-M leader Rabin Deb, who attended the meeting with the state poll panel, told IANS.
Rahul meets Odisha Congress leaders
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met grassroot party leaders in the state Monday.
EVMs are tamper-proof, says poll panel
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Sunday asserted the electronic voting machines being used to conduct the polls in the country were tamper-proof and reliable, as it replied to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's apprehensions on the gadgets.
"The Election Commission of India is amply satisfied about the non-tamperability and the fool-proof working of the EVMs," it said in a statement here.
The poll panel also said that the efficacy and reliability of EVMs have been upheld by several courts, including the Supreme Court.
Gujarat success boosts Assam BJP ahead of panchayat polls
By IANS
Guwahati : The 'Modi effect' has been felt in the distant northeast with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam promising to penetrate into rural areas of the region's largest state by making an impact during the staggered panchayat elections that begin Dec 31.
"Narendra Modi's victory in Gujarat indicates the BJP's growing influence in the country and Assam is no exception," state BJP president Ramen Deka said Monday.
He added that the party is all set to make its mark during the coming rural polls in Assam.
Cash-for-vote: Apex Court asks to focus on money source
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday asked Delhi Police to focus on the source of money involved in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam that rocked parliament during a confidence vote.
Get united otherwise Nitish will turn Bihar into Gujarat: Lalu
By TCN Staff Reporter,
When Vastanvi was praising Modi, Muslims were being tortured in Surat
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Prabhu, Birender to file Rajya Sabha nominations from Haryana Tuesday
Chandigarh : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and union Rural Development Minister Birender Singh will file their nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats from...
No signs of bonhomie in Maharashtra legislature session
Nagpur, Dec 14 (IANS) Hopes of solidarity between the Maharashtra government and the opposition on the issue of fighting terror following the Mumbai carnage may not come true if the stance of the two sides on the eve of the state legislature's winter session here is any indication.
The session begins here Monday against the immediate backdrop of the 26/11 terror strike and the resignations of then chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and his deputy R.R. Patil who held the home portfolio.
Congress happy with Manmohan Singh, says Moily
By IANS
New Delhi : The buzz may be that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has an eye on the prime minister's job. But the Congress is "very happy" with incumbent Manmohan Singh, says party leader M. Veerappa Moily.
In the first clear signal that Manmohan Singh could get to keep the top job after the next Lok Sabha elections, Moily said the Congress did not agree with the opposition view that Manmohan Singh was a failure.
12 NLFT militants surrender with families in Tripura
Agartala : Twelve guerrillas of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered to the police along with their arms and ammunition, a...
Multi-cornered fights in first phase of Jharkhand polls
By IANS,
Ranchi : Six of Jharkhand's 14 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls in the first phase April 16 will witness multi-cornered fights and decide the fate of some high profile candidates like former union minister Yashwant Sinha and former chief minister Babulal Marandi. Two jailed Maoist leaders are also in the fray.
Six seats that got to polls are Palamau, Chatra, Lohardagga, Hazaribagh, Koderma and Khuti.
A total of 85 candidates are in the fray whose fate will be decided by 7,068,696 voters. Of these, 3,715,425 are males. Palamau has the highest number of voters - 1,416,727.
Bihar’s ‘Osama bin Laden’ is now an untouchable
By Imran Khan,
Patna: A Muslim man whose uncanny resemblance to Osama bin Laden made him actively woo Muslim votes for Lalu Prasad and Ram...
National electoral roll purification programme launched
New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday launched the National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP) to create a "totally error-free...
Congress seeks new Maharashtra chief minister
By IANS,
New Delhi/Mumbai: The Congress was in the hunt Tuesday for a new chief minister of Maharashtra after a disgraced Ashok Chavan stepped down over his involvement in a housing scandal.
Mamata government compromised Amit Shah’s security: BJP
Burdwan : The BJP's West Bengal unit Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of compromising the security of BJP president Amit Shah by withdrawing...
Sushma seeks Seoul’s support for ‘Make in India’ programme
Seoul/New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Sunday met South Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick and sought support for...
Don’t compare me with Mahatma, says Hazare
By IANS,
New Delhi : "I am nowhere near him," Gandhian activist Anna Hazare said Saturday when he was compared with Mahatma Gandhi.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 p.m.
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was Tuesday adjourned till 3 p.m. following a protest by members of the Trinamool Congress who claimed that...
Congress hints at power sharing in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress president K.V. Thangkabalu Tuesday hinted his party might want a share in power if the ruling DMK-led alliance wins the coming assembly elections.
BJP fields one Muslim in Bihar
Patna: Contrary to expectations, the BJP has fielded only one Muslim candidate for the Bihar assembly elections -- so far.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has...
Communists want to preserve Kerala leader’s house
By IANS,
Kannur (Kerala): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists here are trying to save from demolition - and preserve - a house at Peralassery near here which once belonged to legendary communist leader A.K. Gopalan, popularly known as AKG.
Speaking to IANS, Kannur district CPI-M secretary P. Sasi said: "This house is more than 45 years old and was built by AKG himself and he stayed there with his mother."
Civil liberties monitoring committee condemns the court verdict of capital punishment to youth in...
By TCN News:
Hyderabad: Civil liberties monitoring committee has strongly condemned the verdict of the special court for awarding capital punishment to two youths and...
Bihar CM meets communal clash victims
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Wednesday visited Muzaffarpur district's Azizpur village, where three days ago a mob killed five people triggering...
Omar serves officers wake up call against rampant graft
By IANS,
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday voiced concern over Jammu and Kashmir being listed as among the most corrupt states in the country and asked officials to ensure that the state does not get the ignominy of being named the most corrupt.
He asked officers of the State Vigilance Commission, the anti-graft agency in the state, not to allow that day to appear in Jammu and Kashmir's calendar.
AAP appreciates Modi’s stand on mining in Goa
Panaji : The AAP Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that iron ore from Goa's mines should be utilized in India itself and...
Uttar Pradesh MP gets death threats, files complaint
Lucknow : A member of the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh has filed a police complaint over calls threatening to kill him, police said...
Committed to one rank one pension: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government is "committed" to the long-awaited One Rank One Pension (OROP) for ex-servicemen.
"On...
It will be ‘haar haar Modi’ May 16, says Congress
New Delhi : The Congress Thursday issued a point-by-point rebuttal of BJP leader Narendra Modi's accusations against the party at a rally in Jammu...
BJP rewards new entrants Birender Singh, Ram Kirpal Yadav
New Delhi : The first expansion of the Narendra Modi ministry Sunday saw induction of two influential leaders - Birender Singh and Ram Kirpal...
Yeddyurappa, Karnataka chief minister-elect, once saw no future in BJP
By V.S. Karnic, IANS,
Bangalore : B.S. Yeddyurappa, who will become the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in Karnataka and south India Friday, had thought of quitting the party after the 2004 assembly polls because he saw no future in it for himself.
A few months after the 2004 polls, Yeddyurappa met H.D. Kumaraswamy, son of Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) president and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, to explore the possibility of joining that party.
Soren takes oath as Jharkhand chief minister
By IANS,
Ranchi : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren was Wednesday sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister.
Governor Syed Sibte Razi administered the oath of office to Soren at a ceremony in the Raj Bhavan here in the afternoon.
Soren's party had staked claim to forming the government Monday, two days after Madhu Koda stepped down as chief minister.
Mumbai BJP cancels felicitation of Rajnath Singh, Modi
By IANS,
Mumbai : The BJP Sunday cancelled a function where party chief Rajnath Singh and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi were to be felicitated, a party official said.
I am on good terms with Amar Singh, says Jaya Bachchan
By IANS,
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan said Friday that she was on very good terms with expelled party leader Amar Singh and felt his absence in the party.
"I am still on very good terms with him," she told journalists during an interaction at the Indian Women's Press Corps here.
Answering queries, Jaya Bachchan did not rule out the possibility of joining Amar Singh in his future political endeavours.
She said there was very little time before her Rajya Sabha term gets over and she did not plan too much in advance.
Odisha votes for LS, assembly Thursday
Bhubaneswar: Over 13 million electors will cast their ballots in the first phase of polling Thursday for 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats...
Opposition calls all-India strike July 5
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Left parties, AIADMK, Telugu Desam Party, Samajwadi Party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Tuesday called for a countrywide dawn-to-dusk strike July 5 to protest against the fuel price hike.
The parties accused the Congress-led government of giving "another cruel blow" to the people by removing controls over petroleum pricing and rising the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene oil and cooking gas.
It’s mainly BJP-vs-SP in Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party and a confident BJP will be the main contenders in most of the 11 assembly...
Ravi, Wahab, Ragesh win Rajya Sabha poll from Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : Senior Congress leader Vayalar Ravi, IUML nominee P.V. Abdul Wahab and CPI-M youth leader K.K. Ragesh won the Rajya Sabha elections from...
Senior IAS joins JD-U, to contest polls
Patna : Three days after taking voluntary retirement, IAS officer K.P. Ramiyah Monday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- and is set to...
Congress leaders ask Achuthanandan to withdraw school book
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Congress leaders in Kerala Thursday met Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to demand the withdrawal of controversial chapters from a Class 7 social science textbook, saying these try to inject communist ideology among students.
Led by opposition leader Oommen Chandy, they submitted a report on the book to Achuthanandan.
The state Congress had formed a panel of eminent educationists headed by historian M.G.S. Narayanan to look into the controversial chapters in the textbook. The panel's report suggested that the first three chapters be withdrawn.