Goa Congress renegade to contest on Trinamool ticket
Margao (Goa): The Trinamool Congress announced its Lok Sabha election debut in Goa Tuesday, signing up a tainted, renegade Congress leader to contest the...
Veteran journalist joins electoral fray in Srinagar
Srinagar : The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday announced the candidature of veteran Kashmiri journalist Zafar Meraj for the state assembly polls.
Meraj, editor of...
Modi praises Mulayam Singh for supporting end of parliament logjam
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for supporting an end to the continued logjam in...
‘Unlike Other Days, Tourists Were More in Number’: Deadliest Civilian Attack Since 2003 Shakes...
TCN Correspondent
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): When Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and split it...
BJP names 12 more candidates from Chhattisgarh
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released a second list of 12 candidates for the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.
Prominent among those figuring in the list is Ganeshram Bhagat, one of the senior-most tribal leaders in the state. His name was not included in the first list released 10 days ago, leading to an uproar within the party.
Bhagat has been allotted the Sitapur constituency.
LS clears way for agricultural varsity in Bundelkhand
By IANS,
New Delhi : The parliamentary approval was accorded to the bill to set up a central agricultural university in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, when...
From the Land of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, Ekhlaq Gets Top Rank in GATE
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: On March 19, Ekhlaq Sarwer, a B.Tech. (Mining) student, received his Eid gift a little earlier this year. He secured an...
Why the CAA and NRC are not good solutions to a country bleeding with...
Dr Anis Ansari, IAS (Rtd)
The unprecedented wave of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the...
Minister agrees to probe into resale of Taj entry tickets
By IANS,
New Delhi : Union minister for culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch Tuesday agreed to investigate the allegations of resale of entrance tickets to the...
President not bound to ask government to prove majority: Experts
By Manish Chand, IANS,
New Delhi : Even as the Left Wednesday formally withdrew support to the ruling coalition, the president need not necessarily ask the government to prove its majority in parliament, but any party or MP can bring the vote of no-confidence, say top constitution experts.
Anna Hazare plans fresh agitation against corruption
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra) : Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare might launch another anti-corruption agitation against the central government, he told reporters here Thursday.
He plans to launch...
Nanaji Deshmukh inspired everyone, says Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes to social activist and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, saying he always strove...
Assam opposition facing desertions ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
By IANS,
Guwahati : The combined opposition in Assam continued to be on tenterhooks over Friday's Rajya Sabha polls with at least three legislators openly announcing their decision to vote against their party-backed candidate.
Among those who vowed to vote against the common opposition candidate include Rasul Haq of the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF), Abdul Aziz of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Jagat Singh Ingti of the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC).
Election for the two Rajya Sabha seats -- now being held by the Congress party -- is scheduled for Friday.
Najma Heptulla condoles Mufti Sayeed’s death
New Delhi : Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla on Thursday expressed condolences over the demise of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed,...
Sonia condemns ‘mindless’ Assam blasts
By IANS,
New Delhi : Describing the serial bomb blasts in Assam as a “mindless and heinous crime”, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed her distress and called for a united fight against terrorism.
"I condemn this mindless and heinous crime perpetuated by those who are inimical to our country," the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson said.
At least 61 people were killed and over 300 injured Thursday morning as a series of coordinated bombings shattered the bustle of markets in Guwahati and other areas of western Assam.
Quiet 82nd birthday for L.K. Advani
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani turned 82 on a quiet note Sunday, meeting well wishers at home - but not attending any political functions - on what could be his last birthday as leader of opposition.
It was a marked change from last year when he had on this day launched a website, virtually heralding his campaign for prime ministership - an effort that proved unsuccessful.
"Advaniji is meeting people at home. But no political function has been organised by the party on the day," said a party spokesperson wishing to remain anonymous.
Karunakaran asks Congress to accommodate his aides
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, who rejoined the Congress last year, Friday aired his resentment against the party because his supporters were not being allotted posts.
Admitting that there were no conditions attached to his return to the Congress, Karunakaran said: "In all fairness, it would only be good for the party if those who returned to the party are accommodated. A united Congress party has already yielded results."
Continue protests against demonetisation: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Tuesday hailed the "lakhs of people" for taking to the streets a day earlier against demonetisation but clarified...
PM votes in Assam, says no Modi wave
Guwahati : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday cast his vote in Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency along with his wife Gurcharan Kaur, and said there...
Congress slams stopping Indira, Rajiv stamps; government defends decision
New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday protested the decision to to discontinue two postal stamps on former prime ministers - and party leaders...
Government’s Lokpal bill very dangerous: Kejriwal
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : The government's Lokpal bill is very dangerous as it will make the ombudsman a puppet in the hands of the government, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said here Thursday.
BJP’s claim of protecting Muslim women is fraudulent, Talaq Bill satisfies Hindutva forces: SDPI
By TCN News
New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) condemned and opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s desperate attempts to pass...
8 unseated MPs to contest Jharkhand assembly poll
By IANS,
Ranchi : Eight MPs from Jharkhand, who lost their seats in the April-May 2009 general elections, will contest the coming assembly elections in the state.
The Congress has prepared a list of probable candidates for all the 81 assembly seats and sent it to the party leadership in New Delhi for approval. The list contains the names of four MPs - Chandrashekhar Dubey (Dhanbad), Furkan Ansari (Jamtara), Bagun Sumbarai (Chaibasa) and Rameshwar Oraon (Lohardaga) - who lost their seats in the general election.
Ahead of assembly polls, VHP distances itself from BJP
By IANS,
Mumbai : Ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Wednesday said it is distancing itself from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for having "failed to serve the cause of Hindus and Hindutva".
VHP international president Ashok Singhal said that the BJP had suffered reverses in the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections because it did not do justice to the cause of Hindutva.
"If they continue in the same vein, they will face the same consequences (in assembly polls)," Singhal told reporters.
CWC disappointed at results, promises corrective measures
New Delhi : The Congress Working Committee Monday expressed "great disappointment" over the electoral debacle it suffered in the polls for the 16th Lok...
Mahrashtra Muslims show lack of interest in voting
BY RINA,
New Delhi: In third and final phase of polling in Mahrashtra, Muslim voters’ concentration was lower than that of common voters. In most Muslim localities, less than 25 per cent Muslim voters turned up at polling booths.
JIH condemns UP violence, demands high-level inquiry
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Vice President Prof. Salim Engineer demanded the government to give a compensation of rupees one crore each to the families of...
Tamil actor forms new political party
By IANS,
Chennai : Actor-turned politician M. Karthik floated a new political outfit, All India Parliamentary People's Party, here Monday.
"Though my support base amongst the Thevar community is very strong, I hope to broaden my base by attempting to solve all hitherto unsolved problems of the masses," Karthik told reporters after unfurling his tricolour - red, white and yellow - flag.
Eased out of the All India Forward Bloc last month after a two-year term as its regional mainstay, the actor had indicated his wish to head his own organisation.
Land bill anti-farmer, needs major changes: AAP
Kolkata: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh on Friday said the land bill which has been brought by the NDA is "anti-farmer" and needs...
Bengal communists sorry for minister’s anti-Marwari remark
By IANS
Kolkata : The Communists ruling West Bengal have been quick to dissociate themselves from Land and Land Reforms Minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah's reported remarks against the Marwari community while the minister himself apologised Friday.
While Mollah had reportedly dubbed the city's prosperous Marwari community from Rajasthan as ones who could get done their work by paying bribes, the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) said the party had not made the comment.
BJP starts with 33 per cent reservation for its women
By IANS
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday took a major decision on women's reservation by announcing it would reserve 33 percent of seats for them in the party's organisational structure.
On day one of the two-day national council meet here, BJP president Rajnath Singh moved a resolution seeking 33 percent reservation for women in the party cadre from the local committees level to the central working committee. A committee headed by party leader Sushma Swaraj had made this proposal.
Five Karnataka BJP MLAs whisked away to Goa resort
By IANS,
Mumbai/Panaji : Five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from Karnataka landed at the Dabolim airport in Goa Thursday and were immediately whisked away to a resort in south Goa.
Government to unveil more pro-poor schemes soon: PM
By IANS
New Delhi : Barely hours after extending the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme to the entire nation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said more such schemes for under privileged people would be unveiled over the next few weeks.
The government Friday extended its flagship pro-poor NREG programme to guarantee 100 days of work to each rural family from 330 selected districts now to the entire country.
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President to kickstart poll panel’s diamond jubilee celebrations
By IANS,
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil will Monday inaugurate the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India at a function here that would be attended by heads of electoral bodies from 30 countries apart from top political leaders.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushama Swaraj are among the prominent people who will be present on the occasion.
India’s eyes not shut on Dawood, says Rajnath
Kolkata : India's eyes were not shut on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, but "some international compulsions" were hindering his extradition from Pakistan, Home Minister...
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‘It is a good beginning to remember Sardar Patel’
By Ranjana Narayan,
New Delhi : The enthusiasm was palpable among the tens of hundreds who marched and sometimes ran along the broad boulevard of...
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Muslim politicos performance in SeemaAndhra elections go along with new transmission
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: The first legislative assembly of residuary Andhra Pradesh consisted of Rayalseema and costal Andhra region will have four Muslims all elected on YSR Congress ticket.
Raids on Soren’s personal secretary, other officials
By IANS,
Ranchi : The income tax department Tuesday conducted raids on several top officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's personal secretary M.L. Pal, in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former chief minister Madhu Koda.
Raids were being conducted in about 70 places in several states, including West Bengal and Bihar, officials said.
Amarinder’s expulsion from assembly referred to constitution bench
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday referred the issue of former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's expulsion from the state assembly last year to a five-judge constitution bench for examination of its legality.
A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal, Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Aftab Alam referred the matter to the constitution bench, dimming the hopes and possibility of an early restoration of Singh's membership to the House.
Kejriwal’s family attends final assembly session
By IANS,
New Delhi : The last day of a tumultuous session of the Delhi assembly saw the maiden visit by the family of Arvind...
Only spokespersons authorised to speak: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress Monday issued a virtual gag order on its leaders from speaking to the media and said only spokespersons were authorised...
Beniwal sacked, Duggal new Mizoram Governor
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government Wednesday sacked Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram's governor, an official statement said.
Former union home secretary Vinod Kumar Duggal,...
Congress party betrays people, says Modi
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) : BJP leader Narendra Modi Tuesday called the Congress a party that betrays the masses and asked people to give him...
Good governance, able leadership helped Left win in Tripura
By Sujit Chakraborty ,
Agartala: Despite the Left parties' devastating defeat in West Bengal, the CPI-M, a dominant partner of the Left Front, held on...
AAP may approach SC over false election affidavits
Panaji: The AAP on Monday said it may approach the Supreme Court over elected representatives lying on affidavits, and demanded the arrest of Goa...
Most UP legislators fail to declare assets
By IANS,
Lucknow : More than two years after the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, 386 of the 403 legislators, including the likes of Chief Minister Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, have failed to declare their assets as per the UP Ministers and Legislators (Publication of Assets and Liabilities) Act, 1975.
The act makes it mandatory for members of both houses to declare their assets and liabilities on a prescribed proforma, which has to be submitted to the secretary of the House.
Congress MP ‘attacked’ in Delhi
By IANS
New Delhi : Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly made an attempt to attack Congress MP Krishna Tirath while she was travelling in her car here late Wednesday night, police said. She escaped unhurt.
Police initially said Tirath had been shot at.
Brisk voting in UP; row over Congress’ Varanasi candidate
Lucknow: Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh's 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai...
Opinion poll indicates Rajnikant’s dimming popularity
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil superstar Rajnikant, presently the highest paid actor in India, came a poor fourth in a state-wide opinion poll conducted by students of a private educational institution.
The poll was conducted by Loyola College students and late thespians M.G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganeshan came first and second.
Vijay, relatively less known than Rajnikant, has ranked third in the poll by getting 16.4 percent votes, while Rajnikant got 16.2.
Last year, Rajnikant had topped the list followed by Vijaykanth.
Omar Abdullah government is autocratic, says Mehbooba
By IANS,
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday accused the Omar Abdullah government of being "autocratic" as there was "no space for the opposition to raise issues of public importance".
"The ruling National Conference has made a mockery of the highest institution of the legislative assembly by choking the voice of the opposition by adopting undemocratic means," she told mediapersons.
After Pranab who, ponders Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : With Pranab Mukherjee being named the UPA's candidate for president, avid speculation on who would replace him began almost immediately in the Congress Friday.
Unjust to accept allegations against Gadkari without probe: Sushma
By IANS,
New Delhi : BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said it was "unjust" and "unfair" to accept allegations against their party president Nitin Gadkari without a probe.
Opposition paralyses parliament over Antulay’s remarks
By IANS,
New Delhi : An unrelenting opposition paralysed the functioning of both houses of parliament Monday over Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's controversial remarks on the death of a top police official during the Mumbai terror attacks. It clamoured for his resignation but the government failed to make a statement on it.
A visibly embarrassed Congress did not put up any defence for the embattled minister in either house for his controversial remarks.
SC asks poll panel if Kashmir relief work conflicts with code of conduct
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday sought the response of the Election Commission on if the enforcement of model code of conduct was...
PM’s trip to Mumbai only after operations end
By IANS,
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Mumbai only after operations by security forces to flush out terrorist in the two luxury hotels are over and matters have become normal, said sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) here Thursday.
The prime minister has been carefully monitoring developments in the city after 101 people were killed in a series of militant attacks when gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades burst into luxury hotels and other landmark buildings Wednesday night.
Uma Bharti slams Mayawati
By IANS,
Lucknow: Days after rejoining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uma Bharti Sunday termed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati a big disappointment.
International rights bodies urge the Indian govt to release G.N. Saibaba on humanitarian grounds
G.N. Saibaba, a wheelchair-bound academic, is an active campaigner for the rights of oppressed communities, including Dalit and Indigenous communities. He was arrested in...
Mamata shares dais with murder accused party leaders, faces flak
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday found herself in yet another controversy after she shared dais with controversial party leaders Anubrata Mandal...
Two Andhra ministers quit over Congress defeat in local body polls
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Two Andhra Pradesh cabinet ministers have resigned, owning moral responsibility for the defeat of the ruling Congress party in by-elections to local bodies.
Minister for marketing M. Mareppa and minister for minor irrigation M. Venkateswara Rao sent their resignations to Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Friday night. The chief minister accepted the resignations and forwarded them to state governor N.D. Tiwari for his approval.
Digvijaya slams Centre’s clause for Urdu writers
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday slammed the union Human Resource Development ministry's proposal asking Urdu writers to declare that...
Purab Kohli urges youth to vote in LS elections
Kolkata : Actor Purab Kohli, also the ambassador for a campaign that engages the urban youth in governance and voting, Monday said the country's...
‘Too dangerous’ to vote AAP to power: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress, which propped up a minority Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi for 49 days over a year ago, Monday...
Communists Plan Third Indian Political Force
By Prensa Latina
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is planning an alternative, with a similar platform to that of the left, and the two main political forces of this country, the Congress Party (CP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The idea of this third long-term alternative has been included in a resolution that the CPI(M) will submit for debate in its coming 21st Congress, and was brought to light by its leader Prakash Karat.
On first anniversary, Chiranjeevi vows to strengthen PRP
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi vowed to bring in organisational changes and plug loopholes in his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), which celebrated its first anniversary Wednesday.
The celebrations were a low-key affair with Chiranjeevi unfurling the party flag at the party headquarters in Jubilee Hills here in the presence of a few PRP leaders and workers.
Speaking on the occasion, he admitted that the party failed to achieve the expected results in the recent elections and this had caused some disappointment.
Speed up campaign, Sonia to Congress leaders
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday asked party leaders to accelerate the pace of the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
Party sources...
Communists living in the past: Rahul Gandhi
By IANS,
Malda (West Bengal): Launching a sharp assault on the Communists, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday accused them of living in the past and charged West Bengal's Left Front government with having failed to provide basic amenities to the people and implement central welfare schemes.
Voting for presidential poll begins in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,
Chennai : Voting for the presidential election has begun in Tamil Nadu with Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha casting the first ballot, followed by other legislators.
Lok Bhalai Party merges with Akali Dal in Punjab
By IANS,
Ludhiana : Led by its president and former union minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, the Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) Wednesday announced its merger with Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal.
Five terror suspects nabbed for Ahmedabad, Delhi blasts
By IANS,
Mumbai : Five suspected activists of the shadow terror group Indian Mujahideen have been arrested for their involvement in the Ahmedabad and Delhi serial blasts and a large cache of explosives recovered from them, Mumbai Police said Wednesday.
Addressing media persons here Wednesday evening, city Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said the five have been arrested from "in and around Mumbai and are members of the Indian Mujahideen".
Arvind Kejriwal holds Janata Darbar in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: About 1,000 people met Delhi's new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his Kaushambi office here Wednesday to apprise him about their problems.
While Kejriwal...
Ask Delhi government to appoint Lokayukta, says plea in HC
New Delhi : A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for the AAP government to fill up the post...
BJP MP re-elected Wrestling Federation of India president
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha member Brijbhushan Sharan Singh was here on Sunday re-elected unopposed as president of the Wrestling...
BSP big winner in Uttar Pradesh, SP routed
By IANS,
Lucknow : The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday emerged as the clear winner in by-elections to 11 assembly constituencies while its sworn political adversary Samajwadi Party (SP) suffered a rout.
Even SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Dimple faced a devastating defeat at the hands of Congress nominee Raj Babbar from the Firozabad Lok Sabha seat. The actor-turned-politician won by a whopping margin of over 85,000 votes.
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Modi event’s venue changed to ensure more seats
By IANS,
New Delhi: Industry body FICCI has changed the venue of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's address to its women's wing in order to accommodate more audience.
Modi promises new dawn for NE; says will carry forward the work started by...
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Guwahati: Slamming the UPA government and especially the Congress for neglecting the cause of the northeast, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Prime...
Lawmakers, affluent should help underprivileged: president
By IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra) : President Pratibha Patil has urged lawmakers and affluent people to work towards ensuring that the fruits of India's hard earned freedom and economic progress reach the backward sections of society.
Speaking at a function organised here by the Jalgaon district felicitation committee and the town's municipal corporation, Patil Friday echoed the words of Mahatma Gandhi: "The freedom we have achieved will be worthwhile only when its light permeates every nook and corner of the country and tears are wiped off the last man's eyes."
Jayalalitha makes an overture to Congress, is snubbed
By IANS,
Chennai/New Delhi : AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha Thursday tried to cosy up to the Congress when she said it should withdraw support to the DMK government in Tamil Nadu. But the Congress rebuffed her and asserted that it has a "strong alliance" with the DMK.
"The DMK is a sinking ship and is anti-national. The Congress should withdraw its support at the state level," the former Tamil Nadu chief minister said in Chennai, hinting that her party was open to an electoral alliance with the Congress.
Gadkari, Sharad Yadav detained in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur were amongst the leaders detained here during the opposition's dawn-to-dusk strike against price rise.
BJP leader Rajnath Singh, Madanlal Khurana, Chandan Mitra and Vijay Goel were also detained at Chandini Chowk area, police said.
The leaders held a protest rally against price rise and the hike in prices of petroleum products.
Gadkari said the shutdown was successful and congratulated party workers for it.
Two Uttar Pradesh legislators join BSP
By IANS
Lucknow : The only member of Uma Bharti's Bharatiya Janshakti Party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly and a Samajwadi Party legislator Wednesday joined Chief Minister Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
India all set to count 550 million votes
New Delhi : The Election Commission is all set to count Friday some 550 million votes cast in the Lok Sabha polls that are...
Karunanidhi reiterates MPs’ resignation threat
By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday reiterated an all-party ultimatum to the central government, saying all the state MPs, including those in the Rajya Sabha, will resign if the killings of Tamils allegedly by Sri Lankan Forces were not stopped. He, however, refused to comment on speculation that his daughter Kanimozhi had quit the upper house.
Kanimozhi too refused to confirm or deny the speculation.
AAP does worry us, says BJP
Agra : They don't have the potential to win in this region. But BJP strategists are worried over the damage the Aam Aadmi Party...
Chander Mohan’s love life costs him Congress ticket
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Dumping a four-time legislator who was the number two in the government until just nine months ago may not have been easy for the Congress in Haryana. But the love life of former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan has clearly eclipsed his innings in the party.
The controversy over Chander Mohan first going missing in October last year and then emerging in December with a new name, new religion and new wife has finally cost him his ticket for next month's assembly elections.
Badal’s wife apologises for driving into polling station
By IANS,
Bathinda (Punjab) : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's wife Surinder Kaur cut a sorry figure by driving into a polling station to cast her vote Thursday. But she offered an apology when the lapse was pointed out to her.
The chief minister, protected by Z-plus category security, alighted from his official vehicle to walk to a polling station. However, Surinder Kaur violated rules by driving into the complex housing the polling station in Lambi, the ancestral village of the Badal family.
Left’s N-deal stand flexible, but no blank cheque: CPI
By IANS
New Delhi : The Left has taken a "flexible stand" on the India-US nuclear deal to let the government discuss the issue with the international nuclear watchdog but it has not given a "blank cheque" to the Manmohan Singh government, said a senior communist leader.
"We have taken a flexible stand and allowed the government to hold discussions on the safeguard agreement (with the International Atomic Energy Agency). But we have not given a blank cheque," Gurudas Dasgupta, leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in the Lok Sabha, told reporters here.
BJP sticks to ‘Mumbai for all’, won’t snap ties with Sena
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party Saturday said it would not break its alliance with the Shiv Sena even though it disagrees with the ally's 'Mumbai for Marathis' stand.
"Do you make or break an alliance on the basis of one issue?" senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu asked at a press conference here, making light of Congress challenge to his party to sever the alliance with the Sena since it did not agree with the 'Mumbai for Marathis' policy.
No regrets about not meeting Mayawati, says US envoy
By IANS,
Lucknow : US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday said he had no regrets about not being able to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who told the diplomat she was preoccupied with pre-fixed political engagements.
"President Barrack Obama has particularly instructed me to meet the common Indians, which I managed to do in this famous and beautiful city of Lucknow. My purpose is not to meet a particular individual or politician," Roemer told reporters shortly before his departure from here.
Dikshit for functioning street lights in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday ordered the authorities to ensure proper functioning of street lights in the national capital.
Lalu’s village connects with Rabri’s, courtsey Indian Railways
By IANS,
Patna : At last, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's ancestral village in Bihar is connected with that of his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi by a railway link.
Lalu Prasad Thursday evening inaugurated a new rail line on a 17.5-km stretch between Phulwaria, his birth place, with Salar Kalan, Rabri Devi's village in Gopalganj district, about 200 km from here.
He flagged off the first passenger train on the new line and inaugurated a station building at Phulwaria, his birth place.
No delay in arresting Koda: Moily
By IANS,
New Delhi : Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Monday denied there was any delay in arresting former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda on corruption charges and said it is up to the investigating agency to decide on the time of arrest.
"The investigative agencies decide when and how is one to be arrested," Moily said.
"I don't think anybody will interfere. Truth should come out," he added.
Koda, who is in the centre of a Rs.2,500-crore money laundering scam, was arrested Monday in Chaibasa, about 200 km from Jharkhand capital Ranchi.
I am not a school kid to show report card, says angry Omar
By IANS,
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, ticking off a reporter for asking whether he was happy with his government's performance, said he was not in a school where he would have to show his annual report card to qualify for higher studies.
"I am not a school kid, where I have to exhibit my report card to get to the next level," a miffed Omar Abdullah told a reporter at a press conference in Jammu late Saturday evening.
A reporter had asked him whether he was satisfied with his government's performance for the past 11 months.
Former BJP leader Daya Shankar arrested in Bihar
Lucknow : Former BJP leader Daya Shankar Singh, wanted in a case with regard to his objectionable comments against BSP chief Mayawati, was on...
BJP objects to Jogi’s alleged `indecent’ language
By IANS,
Raipur : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh Saturday strongly objected to alleged "indecent language" being used by Congress leader Ajit Jogi at various public meetings while referring to the BJP government.
"Jogi is regularly using words like `labra, beiman (cheats, dishonest)' and such at his public meetings to target the BJP government in general and Chief Minister Raman Singh in particular," Ramesh Bais, BJP Lok Sabha MP from Raipur and former union minister, told IANS.
BJP in poll mode, focus on Ram Sethu
By Rajeev Khanna, IANS
Bhopal : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) placed itself in poll mode Saturday by giving a call to its cadres to reach out to the masses with issues like the government policy of "minority appeasement" and the controversial Sethusamudram project.
Party leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy stated in clear terms: "The Lok Sabha elections are imminent. The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government is in power but is devoid of any governance. The government is rudderless, directionless and merely sticking to office to complete a few extra days.
BJP fails to find candidates for a Gujarat municipality
Ahmedabad: In an embarrassing situation for the ruling BJP in Gujarat, less than a fortnight to the two-phase local government polls, the party has...
US ready to use Modi visit to elevate ties
By Arun Kumar,
Washington : As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to the US for his summit with President Barack Obama, officials said it...
Campaigning ends for fifth phase of Jharkhand polls
By IANS,
Ranchi: Campaigning for the fifth and final phase of polls to Jharkhand assembly ended Wednesday as 16 constituencies in the Maoist strongholds go to the hustings Friday amid heavy security.
In this phase, 290 candidates are in the fray and their fate will be decided by 3,393,172 voters.
Around 75,000 security personnel and six helicopters have been pressed into service for the peaceful conduct of the elections.
BJP complains to EC against Kejriwal
New Delhi : The BJP Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal over his allegations against its Delhi...
Will always support UPA, says Lalu
By IANS,
New Delhi : With his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) reduced to just four Lok Sabha seats, party chief Lalu Prasad said Sunday he would "always" support the UPA, whether or not he is part of the new government.
On his arrival in Delhi after being called by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend a meeting of the outgoing cabinet on Monday, the railways minister told reporters: "I being a part of the government or not is another thing. We will always support the UPA."
Jayalalithaa reappears in court in assets case
By IANS,
Bangalore : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday resumed answering questions from a special court judge here in the disproportionate assets case against her.
I objected to Tytler, Sajjan’s candidature: Pranab
By IANS,
Kolkata : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said he had objected to the nomination of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls when the issue of the 1984 ani-Sikh riots again came to the fore.
"I had objected when the issue came to the fore. Some said we should ignore it. I said that's not right," Mukherjee said during an interactive programme on Bengali news channel Star Ananda.
JD-S Delhi unit merges into AAP
New Delhi: The Janata Dal-Secular's Delhi unit Saturday merged into the Aam Aadmi Party.
Besides hundred of party workers, Delhi state president Haji Ikram Hasssan,...
Delhi BJP meets Gadkari over e-rickshaw ban
New Delhi : A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders Tuesday met union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari over the ban on e-rickshaws and urged...
Over 270 in fray for Karnataka’s 17 Lok Sabha seats
BY IANS,
Bangalore : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary H.N. Ananth Kumar, Congress leader Margaret Alva and former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) are among the 273 candidates left in the fray in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka after the expiry of the nomination withdrawal date Wednesday.
Voting will take place on April 23. In the remaining 11 seats polling is on April 30.
Rane meets Sonia, agrees to attend cabinet meetings
By IANS,
New Delhi : Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, who had threatened to resign in protest against Chief Minister Vilarao Deshmukh's decision to allot a piece of land to Videocon, agreed to attend state cabinet meetings after a meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here Saturday.
With this, the crisis in the Maharashtra Congress and the government over Rane's resignation seems to have been allayed.
Congress, IUML split over banning toddy in Kerala
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress and the IUML, the main constituents of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance government in Kerala are split over banning toddy in the state.
Now, Shinde’s daughter, Deshmukh’s son for Maharashtra polls
By IANS,
New Delhi : After President Pratibha Patil's son, the Congress has named the offspring of two union ministers in its third list of candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections.
The list that was announced past midnight Thursday has the names of Amit Deshmukh, son of Heavy Industries minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, and Praniti Shinde, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's daughter, as candidates from Latur City and Solapur City Central constituencies, respectively. They are among the eight candidates whose names were announced in the list.
From Rahul to Pakistan: What the PM spake
By IANS,
New Delhi : Key quotes of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from his press conference Monday, when he spoke on a range of issues -- from Maoist violence and Pakistan to his equation with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the future of Rahul Gandhi:
On Maoist violence: "If you remember I have always been saying that Naxalism is the biggest internal security challenge. So it is not correct to say that we have underestimated the magnitude of the problem... Naxalite forces get money with which they purchase weapons. Nobody can deny."
Congress attacked for Delhi’s water, energy woes
By IANS,
New Delhi : The ruling Congress was once again under severe attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the capital's water and energy problems on the second day of the Delhi legislative assembly's monsoon session Thursday.
The opposition tried to corner the government on the insufficient water supply in several parts of the capital, with the BJP nearly ensuring that the entire question hour was devoted to the issue.
The BJP repeatedly alleged that the government has neglected the issue.
Rohingya Muslims housing row: What is India’s refugee policy?
A recent row over the housing and rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the national capital New Delhi has brought India’s refugee policy into the...
‘Acche din’ only for Modi, his businessmen friends: Rahul
Nirmal (Telangana) : Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "acche din" have come only for Modi and...
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