Himachal government violated poll code: BJP
By IANS
New Delhi : Accusing the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh of violating the model code of conduct, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked the Election Commission to stop it from transferring ownership of some power projects to private parties ahead of assembly polls.
Protestors storm Andhra Pradesh assembly
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Members of a caste group Wednesday stormed the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly to press for their demand for categorisation of Scheduled Castes as per population to evenly share reservation benefits.
About 40 activists of Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) barged into the high-security assembly building. Some of them climbed on the building, threatening to jump to death if the Congress government failed to meet their long-pending demand.
Sakshi Maharaj remains defiant despite BJP notice
New Delhi : BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, who stirred a controversy by asking Hindu women to produce at least four children, remained defiant Tuesday...
Poll panel transfers three Gujarat cops
By IANS
New Delhi : The Election Commission Thursday ordered immediate transfer of three top police officers of Gujarat, where assembly polls will be held next month, and asked the state government to suggest names for replacement.
The commission's spokesperson said Vadodara Police Commissioner P.C. Thakur, Ahmedabad's Joint Police Commissioner P.K Jha and Anand District Superintendent of Police D.S. Bhatt were transferred following complaints of partial conduct.
Mission Mukhyamantri: BJP has task cut out in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow: The question is ringing loud and clear. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam. But what...
First ‘Hindu Court’ set up in India by Hindu Mahasabha
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On 15th August, the members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha set up the first Hindu Court in Meerut, UP. This court has been opened...
8 killed in election violence in eastern India
By SPA,
New Dehli : At least eight people have been killed in clashes between rival political parties during local Council elections in eastern India, local media reported Monday.
Supporters of the Communist Party, which governs in West Bengal state, and the Congress Party that heads the federal government, fought battles using guns and rocks on Sunday, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
The violence was centered in Murshidabad district, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of the state capital Calcutta, PTI said.
Veteran Congress leader Ranganath passes away
By IANS,
Bangalore : Former Karnataka minister and veteran Congress leader K.H. Ranganath died here Tuesday after a brief illness, family members said. He was 86.
Amend Prevention of Corruption Act: CPI-M
By IANS,
New Delhi : It is vital to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) if corruption has to be overcome, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has said.
Chiranjeevi rubbishes talk of PRP’s merger with Congress
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Telugu superstar and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief K. Chiranjeevi Thursday dismissed as 'baseless' media reports that his party was planning to merge with the ruling Congress party.
Chiranjeevi said he would continue to serve the people -- the mission with which he entered politics a year ago.
His comments came as PRP leaders and activists took to the streets and staged a demonstration in front of the office of Telugu daily Eenadu, which carried a report that a section of PRP legislators had urged the party leadership to merge the outfit with the Congress.
Bihar ban will be on all kinds of liquor: Minister
Patna : Bihar would have a 'total' ban on all kinds of liquor starting April 1, 2016 and not just on country-made liquor as...
Yechury stresses on third front
By IANS,
Kolkata : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Saturday emphasised on the need for a third political option at the centre and asked the young generation to help form that alternative.
"All the opposition forces, which are against communists, are unitedly opposing our initiatives. They are constantly conspiring against us. At this point of time, we need to stand up and face the challenges," Yechury said at the 13th Students Federation of India (SFI) conference at Rani Rashmani Road in central Kolkata here.
Achuthanandan warming up to CPI-M again
Thiruvananthapuram:Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan appears to be rebuilding bridges with his colleagues, giving his party a clean chit in the sensational murder of...
VHP accuses Mayawati of supporting terrorists
By IANS,
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) : The Ayodhya unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Monday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of supporting Islamic terrorism.
"Mayawati is supporting Islamic terrorism to gain minority votes. She is intrinsically anti-Hindu," VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti said at an "anti-terrorism rally" here organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vinay Katiyar.
Pappu Yadav arrested by CBI
By IANS,
Patna/New Delhi/Gurgaon : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav from a private hospital in Haryana's Gurgaon town adjoining the national capital. He was later taken to Patna and sent to jail.
Yadav was arrested following an apex court order in May cancelling his bail, granted while he was serving life term for murdering Ajit Sarkar - a former legislator of Communist Party of India-Marxist, and directing him to surrender before a court in Patna.
Mirwaiz threatens Kashmir mainstream politicians of social boycott
By IANS,
Srinagar : The separatist Hurriyat Conference Monday asked mainstream politicians in Jammu and Kashmir to pull out of the election process or "face social boycott in the future".
Addressing a media conference here, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of his faction of the Hurriyat, said: “This is the last call for the so-called mainstream politicians to join the separatist movement and pull out of the elections."
“If they still choose to contest elections, the people shall start a social boycott campaign against them."
Council poll result to impact Karnataka’s political balance
By IANS,
Bangalore : Results of Friday's poll to 23 legislative council seats will be out Monday, impacting equations within the dissidence-prone ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the fledgling Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) alliance.
On the eve of vote counting, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa held meetings with his senior ministers and state Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders on steps to contain second round of dissidence against him in three months.
Modi government has failed to match words with deeds: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday mounted a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming his promises as nothing more than...
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‘Government projects polluting Lucknow’
By Sharat Pradhan, IANS,
Lucknow : The Mayawati government is turning a blind eye to the "suffocating" levels of air pollution in the Uttar Pradesh capital, says the chief of an environment body set up by the Supreme Court, while pointing to the large-scale stone-cutting work being undertaken for official projects.
Manmohan Singh readies council of ministers, with personal touch
By IANS,
New Delhi : After three days of intense negotiations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new coalition government took final shape Wednesday with 78 ministers including 33 in the cabinet and with the Congress party accounting for three quarters of the three-tier ministry.
The selection of ministers -- a blend of youth and experience, first-time winners and veterans -- showed the touch of an assertive Manmohan Singh who was clear who he wanted in the government and who should be kept out. Congress president Sonia Gandhi gave him her full backing.
Only a few Indians in Gulf countries likely to vote
By Bivekananda Biswas,
New Delhi : Complicated procedures, high travel cost and trust deficit hold millions of Indian nationals in the Gulf countries back from...
“No one crying ‘jungle raj’, no prime time debates,” tweets Misa Bharti over alleged...
Patna, Dec 20 (IANS) RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti on Wednesday attacked the Bihar government over rising crime and...
Shutdown shows people’s ‘anger, discontent’, says CPI-M
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Tuesday's nationwide shutdown to denounce soaring food prices elicited "a big response", showing "the anger and discontent among the people" vis-a-vis the government.
The party said in a statement here that there was a "complete hartal" in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Kerala and Tripura in response to an appeal from 13 political parties including the Left Front.
UPA partners to meet pre-poll allies Wednesday: Congress
By IANS,
New Delhi : After its resounding electoral win, "pre-poll" partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) are to meet Wednesday to discuss the future course of action, the Congress said Monday. However, nothing was said on whether the RJD and Samajwadi Party would be attending.
"On May 20, there will be a meeting of UPA where all our pre-poll alliance partners are invited. That day we will sit together and discuss our future steps," Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi told reporters here.
AAP to contest LS polls under Kejriwal’s leadership
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Saturday it would contest the upcomming Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal,...
BJP announces 46 candidates, Sushma to contest from Vidisha
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday announced 46 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Sushma Swaraj who will contest from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh.
The list was finalised at a meeting of the Central Election Committee, presided over by party president Rajnath Singh, general secretary Arun Jaitley said. The party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani also attended the meeting.
The list names candidates for 12 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Chhattisgarh, 12 in Rajasthan and 11 in Karnataka.
Congress defends gag order
By IANS,
New Delhi: Defending its circular asking party leaders to speak only on subjects concerning them, the Congress Wednesday said that the communication was not individual-specific and the party did not want to discuss "routine organisational matters" with the media.
"Every organization functions in a particular manner. If a circular reminds people that they have a specific responsibility and to stick to their brief, I do not find it out of place," party spokesman Manish Tewari told reporters here.
Need to address anger, pain of Kashmiri youth: Sonia
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir had a special place in the hearts of the countrymen and efforts should be made to address the anger and pain among the youth of the state.
"Jammu and Kashmir has a special place in our polity and indeed in our hearts. Reaching out to the people of the state, most particularly the youth, is the need of the hour," Gandhi said in her address to the Congress parliamentary party meeting here.
Summit politics: Badal promises better show than son Sukhbir
By Jaideep Sarin, IANS,
Mohali (Punjab) : A war memorial near this Punjab town is out to become a battleground of a different kind. An...
Key US official discusses n-deal with Buddhadeb
By IANS
Kolkata : US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. Sunday met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and discussed the India-US civil nuclear deal, which has been opposed by the communists, especially the latter's Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
"The chief minister and I discussed the civil nuclear deal. The US believes it will help India meet its energy and environmental objectives. We remain committed to the deal," Paulson Jr. said in a statement Sunday night.
Deve Gowda goes on pilgrimage, makes Sinha wait
By IANS
Bangalore : Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president H.D. Deve Gowda Saturday flew to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu to visit temples as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met here to decide their strategy to woo him ahead of their proposed power transfer in Karnataka due Oct 3.
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of JD-S, who is to make way for a BJP leader next week, was also away in Puducherry to attend a function to hand over houses for Tsunami victims built by a leading pontiff of Karnataka.
Both were expected back in the city in the evening.
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...
Only four Bihar legislators declare assets
By IANS,
Patna : Only four legislators in Bihar have declared their assets for 2012, more than three weeks after the end of deadline.
Chopper with Arunachal chief minister goes missing
By IANS,
Itanagar: A helicopter with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu on board went missing Saturday after taking off from Tawang, Arunachal MP Takam Sanjay said.
Karnataka’s BJP government completes 100 days Tuesday
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in the south completes 100 days in office in Karnataka Tuesday with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa claiming "90 percent success" in implementing election promises and the opposition charging it with zero achievement.
"There will be celebration tomorrow. Functions will be held in all the (29) districts where beneficiaries of government programmes will gather," state BJP spokesperson Dhananjaya Kumar, a former MP, told IANS.
Can’t leave poor to their fate, says Modi
New Delhi: The government cannot leave the poor to their fate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday at the launch of the...
BSP tries to win over jailed MPs
By IANS,
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Wednesday continued its efforts to win over jailed MPs from the state to defeat the Congress-led government in the July 22 trust vote.
Akbar Ahmed Dumpy, a Lok Sabha member from Azamgarh in eastern Uttar Pradesh, called on jailed MP Afzal Ansari from the Samajwadi Party.
While what transpired between them was not known, informed sources said the BSP was building bridges with as many MPs as possible amid allegations from the Samajwadi Party that the BSP was into horse-trading.
CPI-M meet to decide fate of suspended politburo members
By IANS
New Delhi : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) begins a crucial three-day meet Sunday to decide important matters, including the fate of two prominent Kerala leaders - Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan - who were suspended from the politburo.
Poll panel censures Digvijay Singh
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Election Commission Wednesday censured Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh for threatening to use the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
The commission Saturday issued a notice to Digvijay Singh and in his reply he said he is the general secretary of the Congress and is neither a minister in the government nor holding a public office in any government organisation. Therefore, he cannot be charged for violation of the guidelines issued in respect of the party in power.
Defence to give $250 bn business in 7-8 years: Government
New Delhi: India's defence sector is expected to provide business opportunities worth $250 billion in the next seven to eight years, a senior industry...
3.5 lakh first-time voters in Kashmir this Lok Sabha poll
Jammu: As many as 3.5 lakh first-time voters would exercise their right to franchise in the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an...
Congress buoyant after Sonia Gandhi show
Ahmedabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Gujarat's make-or-break elections are still a month away. But the Congress is already buoyant, after seeing the popular response to its rallies by Sonia Gandhi.
Despite the many hiccups along the way, Congress leaders say that the huge attendance at Gandhi's first campaign rally at Vaghasia town in Anand district Saturday is a pointer of things to come.
The women in particular who thronged to Gandhi's rally despite a blistering sun - and also three other meetings earlier this year -- appear to have made up their minds to vote for the Congress.
Congress to appoint new general secretaries
By Prashant Sood, IANS,
New Delhi : The Congress will soon appoint new general secretaries and other top office-bearers as many of the posts were now held by central ministers, says party leader Oscar Fernandes.
Fernandes, chairman of the Congress' central election authority, told IANS that a reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) "was due".
Asked if it would happen soon, he replied: "It should happen."
Protests by Indian Americans in four US cities over rising ‘Hindu nationalist fanaticism in...
By TCN News,
Boston (USA): Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across...
Expelled BJD leader forms political party
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Expelled Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra Tuesday converted his Odisha Jana Morcha forum into a political party without changing its name.
EC firm on postal voting for Mizoram refugees in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl : Despite opposition in Mizoram against allowing tribal refugees in Tripura's relief camps to cast postal ballots, the Election Commission (EC) is firm...
Where are the good days, AAP questions Modi
New Delhi : Around 100 supporters of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a noisy protest here on Wednesday, questioning Prime Minister Narendra...
All know who is upstreaming, downstreaming terror, says India
New Delhi : Slamming Islamabad's allegation that India was using Afghanistan soil to carry out attacks on Pakistan, the government Monday said everyone knows...
CPI-M targets Trinamool’s ‘corruption’, BJP’s ‘communal politics’
Kolkata: Targeting both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in West Bengal, the CPI-M on Friday chalked out a five-point political programme railing against...
Kejriwal writes to Rajnath, takes on Modi
New Delhi : In a fresh salvo against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh...
Delhi government challenges MHA notification
New Delhi : The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the union home ministry May 21 notification that...
Congress, Left criticise BJP for ‘disruptive’ politics
By IANS
New Delhi : The Congress and Left parties Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was indulging in disruptive politics and denying parliament opportunities to debate major issues like the nuclear agreement with the US and a report on the socio-economic condition of Muslims.
"It is a never-do-anything opposition. It comes, disrupts and departs. They have become a national disruptive alliance," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.
‘Trinamool has to distance itself from BJP to ally with Congress’
By IANS,
Kolkata : Senior leaders in the West Bengal unit of the Congress party Saturday explored the possibility of an electoral alliance with the state's principal opposition Trinamool Congress during the Lok Sabha polls, then said this could happen only if it distanced itself from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and "other non-secular parties".
The 17 member Congress state coordination committee, headed by Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, met and discussed a four-point agenda at the meeting, party sources said.
Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister status
By IANS,
Patna : A legislator from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, officials said.
Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla, currently in jail, is chairman of the Bihar Vidhansabha Awas Samiti, a post accorded the status of a minister, an official in the state assembly told IANS.
A local court had last year sentenced Shukla to life imprisonment in the sensational murder case of former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad June 13, 1998.
Chandy asks CPI-M to restrain minister
By IANS,
Alapuzha (Kerala) : Kerala's Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy Thursday asked the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the main ruling party, to tame Cooperation Minister G. Sudhakaran who faces a complaint from a Scheduled Caste legislator.
"It is unfortunate that a responsible person and minister comes out with such provocative statements. It is these statements that lead to problems. In the best interest of all concerned, the CPI-M should immediately restrain and tame Sudhakaran," Chandy said after visiting legislator K.K. Shaju at his residence near here.
A 10th election, a 10th constituency – meet Kerala’s rolling stone
By Sanu George, IANS,
UPA meeting to discuss monsoon session strategy
By IANS,
New Delhi : Leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will meet here Monday evening to discuss the strategy for the monsoon session of parliament beginning next week.
Congress sources said that the meeting will be held at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
With the opposition having signalled its intention to exert pressure on the issue of price rise, the UPA leaders are expected to discuss the government's response.
Will not allow conversion of Hindus: Togadia
Hyderabad : Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Praveen Togadia Sunday said they would not allow conversion of even a single Hindu to...
Impasse continues over Amit Shah’s Kolkata rally
Kolkata : The impasse over the proposed Nov 30 rally of BJP president Amit Shah in the city continued here Tuesday with the Calcutta...
BJP to look for winning poll strategy at leadership meet
By IANS,
Bangalore : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) begins its three-day national executive meet here Friday to discuss a winning strategy for the next Lok Sabha polls - the first in India's IT hub after the party came to power in Karnataka in May.
The party is hoping that its campaign against the India-US nuclear deal in the present from will take the sheen off any Congress plan to highlight it as a major achievement following the NSG waiver.
A first in 45 years: RS passes private member’s bill
New Delhi : For the first time in 45 years, the Rajya Sabha on Friday unanimously passed a private member's bill to give equal...
Gujarat Congress using internet to attract youth
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Congress is launching an online campaign to register young members as a follow up to party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's whirlwind tour of the state's universities in February.
"The party is setting up 50 internet kiosks across the state to register youth members on the party's website that is under development. This will be done before candidates file nominations (for the states's 26 Lok Sabha seats)," a member of the Congress IT team told IANS.
Jyoti Basu: Marxist who almost became India’s PM
By IANS,
Kolkata : He was a Marxist to the core who was equally at home with bourgeois democracy and capitalist ideas. If destiny had been on his side, Jyoti Basu would have become India's prime minister in 1996.
But that was not to be, thanks to his dogmatic Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) which ruled that no one from its ranks could head a multi-party regime that would not be able to implement Marxist programmes.
No rift within party, says Advani but Jaitley remains miffed
By IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday dismissed reports of any rift within the party over Sudhanshu Mittal's appointment as co-coordinator for election campaigning in the northeastern states.
"It makes a nice copy, but there is no rift within the party," Advani told reporters here after releasing "Guarding India's Integrity" - the memoirs of Lieutenant-General (retd) S.K. Sinha, who was former governor of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress worker dies during march against illegal mining
By IANS,
Bangalore: A 65-year-old worker of Karnataka's opposition Congress collapsed and died Sunday on the first day of the party's 320-km 'padayatra' (march) from Bangalore to Bellary to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's powerful ministers, the Reddy brothers, over illegal mining.
Chikkaramaiah, collapsed near Indian Institute of Science (IISc), about eight kilometre from the starting point of the march, and was pronounced dead by doctors at a private hospital, police said.
Death of Dalit election candidate warrants CBI enquiry
By Bobby Ramakant, Citizen News Service
Bahadur Lal Sonkar (48 years) who was contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Jaunpur parliamentary constituency of India, was found dead hanging from a tree on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti. He was contesting elections from Indian Justice Party (IJP).
"It is very unfortunate that on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti such gory incident has taken place" said SR Darapuri, who is a Lok Rajniti Manch (People's Politics Front) candidate from prestigious constituency of Lucknow. He expressed concern over the mysterious death of Bahadur Lal Sonkar.
JD-U demands berth in Jharkhand cabinet
By IANS,
Ranchi : The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Wednesday demanded one berth in the Jharkhand cabinet which would be expanded Friday.
Sonia Gandhi says no leader is above the Congress
By IANS
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also warned her own colleagues that none of them was above the party.
Addressing the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session here, Gandhi did some plain speaking before some 3,000 delegates from all over the country amid persisting speculation that general elections due in 2009 could be advanced.
India will give befitting reply to terrorists, says Sonia
By NNN-PTI,
URI(JK), India : Cautioning India's neighbours that its efforts at forging friendly ties should not be construed as a "weakness", Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the country will never bow before terrorism and will give a befitting reply.
"We will not bow down before terrorists. We will give a befitting reply," Gandhi said at an election rally in this town on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road.
The Congress president said the country has taken "several steps to have a friendly and brotherly relationship with our neighbours.
BJP media workshop to publicise government’s achievements
New Delhi : The BJP will hold a day-long media workshop of party spokespersons on Saturday to fine-tune its strategy to publicise the Narendra...
Only two seats to TN Assembly: Woman leader moves against Muslim League leadership
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
With His Mother’s Eyes, Bihar’s Ravi Raaz Cracks UPSC, Ranks 182nd Despite Visual Disability
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Ravi Raaz, 24, is one of the eight successful aspirants with visual disability who cracked what is considered India’s prestigious but...
JMM’s rider for support: Soren as chief minister
By IANS,
Ranchi : The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) - leading in 19 of 81 constituencies of the state assembly - was Wednesday jockeying for power and said it would support the political combine that would prop its head Shibu Soren as chief minister.
Jharkhand was Wednesday headed towards a hung assembly with indications that no political group or combine was likely to get a majority in the house.
"We will support only those who will favour Shibu Soren as the new chief minister," JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya told IANS.
Don Mukhtar Ansari’s party merges with Samajwadi Party
Lucknow : The Quami Ekta Dal (QED) led by dreaded gangster turned legislator Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently lodged in the Agra jail, on...
UP goes Netherlands’ way, cycling to be promoted in cities
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Bicycle, the election symbol of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, will soon be part of a new development...
Jharkhand panchayat polls: 47,000 in fray in second phase
By IANS,
Ranchi: Over 47,000 candidates are in the fray for Monday's second phase of panchayat polls in Jharkhand, amid a boycott call by the Maoists, an official said.
BJP shocked over Munde’s sudden death
Mumbai/New Delhi : The death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde in a car accident in Delhi early Tuesday sent shockwaves through the political circles...
Rahul Gandhi sees political vendetta in National Herald case
Chennai/New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the National Herald case a political vendetta of the BJP government at the...
Committee on Telangana an eyewash, delaying tactic: BJP
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday rejected the government's announcement of a committee to deliberate on a mechanism for statehood for Telangana, terming it an "eyewash" and a "delaying tactic".
BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said the five-member committee would serve no purpose as there was no clear reference for creation of a separate state of Telangana.
"The BJP rejects lock stock and barrel the committee set up by the central government for consultation on the situation in Andhra Pradesh," Javadekar said.
Soren gives deputy chief minister two more portfolios
By IANS,
Ranchi: Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister and president of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Sudesh Mahto has been allocated two more key departments.
A government notification Friday said that Sudesh Mahto will also head rural development and panchayati raj departments. Sudesh Mahto now has six departments, including road construction.
Soren, who became seventh chief minister of Jharkhand Dec 30, allocated portfolios to ministers on Tuesday. After winning the trust vote in the state assembly Jan 7, Soren expanded his cabinet Jan 9.
Mamata, Left Front gear up for Nandigram talks
By IANS
Kolkata : Senior Left Front leader and West Bengal Forward Bloc secretary Ashok Ghosh Tuesday said all political parties with representation in the state assembly were invited to participate in Thursday's meeting to restore peace in Nandigram.
Ashok Tanwar to head Congress in Haryana
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress MP Ashok Tanwar will be the new president of the party's Haryana unit, the party announced Monday.
The announcement of...
What was the understanding with Nawaz Sharif, asks Congress
New Delhi: Accusing Pakistan of causing derailment of bilateral talks with India by "forcefully" raking up the Kashmir issue, Congress leader Anand Sharma Tuesday...
Telangana demand shows people feel neglected: Chidambaram
By IANS,
New Delhi : Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the demand for a separate Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh showed how people feel neglected despite speaking same language.
"Last night (Wednesday) the government announced initiating the process of formation of Telangana. The region is a good example of how people feel neglected despite speaking same language," he told reporters here.
When asked about the possible impact of state formation, he said: "The US has one-third of our population still it has 50 states."
Shah to contest from Gandhinagar, eases Advani out
Ahmedabad, March 21 (IANS) Setting at rest all speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced that its national president Amit Shah would...
BJP to seek security to Saradha whistleblowers
Kolkata: Claiming there may be life threats to people who have made startling revelations against West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress in the Saradha scam,...
BJP wants to shed communal image, eyes Christian votes in Goa
By IANS,
Panaji : In a bid to shed its communal image and boost its minority vote base, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will interact with Christian religious leaders, including the archbishop of Goa, the party announced Sunday.
Addressing a press conference, BJP national secretary and in charge of Goa Arti Mehra, said: "The party feels there is a concious need to reach out to the Christian community in the state and increase its minority vote base by at least five percent."
More than 78 percent polling in Puducherry
By IANS,
Puducherry : More than 78 percent of voters exercised their franchise by 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Puducherry assembly polls, officials here said.
No dispute between Akhilesh and me, says Mulayam
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there were no differences between him and his son and Uttar Pradesh...
BJP MP compares Modi to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi: A day before the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, BJP MP Vijay Goel on Wednesday compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the...
Rape accused Tripura official sent to police custody
Agartala : A local court in Tripura on Wednesday sent to three days police custody a senior Tripura government official who was arrested a...
सदमा : मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान नही रहे
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Trinamool leaders attacked, Mamata demands Buddha’s sack
By IANS,
Kolkata : About a month after it lost the Nano car project, Singur in West Bengal was on the boil Sunday as Trinamool Congress and Nano Bachao Committee (Save Nano Committee) members fought a pitched battle in the rural belt, leaving three policemen and several people injured.
Yuvraj powers Punjab to win over Delhi
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh propelled Punjab to a six-wicket win over defending champions Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) at the Ferozeshah...
‘Fantastic’, says Kalam of Pratibha Patil’s candidature
By IANS
Nagpur : President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Friday described as "fantastic" the choice of Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil as the United Progressive Alliance presidential candidate.
All ministers from Telangana quit over statehood issue
By IANS,
Hyderabad : The political crisis in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue deepened further Friday as all ministers from the region resigned enmasse.
All 13 ministers from Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region sent their resignations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
After a meeting with Chief Minister K. Rosaiah at the state secretariat, Minister for Major Irrigation Ponnala Lakshmaiah told reporters that they had communicated their decision to the chief minister and also to state Congress chief D. Srinivas.
Sonia Gandhi votes, flashes inked finger
By IANS,
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi voted Thursday in the Lok Sabha elections and flashed her inked finger to reporters but declined to answer any questions.
Gandhi turned up at the polling station at the Nirman Bhawan building in the heart of the city with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the party's New Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Ajay Maken.
After casting her ballot, Gandhi walked up to journalists and flashed her finger to show she had voted. But she made a quick exit from the scene even as reporters kept shouting questions at her.
Congress-Left alliance inevitable to defeat Mamata: West Bengal Congress leader O P Mishra
By Anurag Dey
Kolkata: With the West Bengal assembly elections around three months away, a majority of state Congress leaders have been harping on...
Solar scam again raises political heat in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The opposition CPI-M on Friday again demanded Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's resignation after a TV channel broadcast footage of a lawyer for the...
Transport strike ‘massive’, says CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M said on Thursday that the nationwide strike by road transport workers was "successful and massive" and involved some 20...
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.
BJP using British Raj’s ‘divide and rule’ policy: Hardik
Ahmedabad : The BJP was instigating clashes between Hindus and Muslims by adopting the "divide and rule" policy of the British Raj for the...
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...
Swati Maliwal new DCW chief, opposition cries foul
New Delhi : Swati Maliwal, wife of a prominent AAP leader, will be the new chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW),...
Hearing on Jagan’s bail plea adjourned to May 31
By IANS,
Hyderabad : A special court Tuesday adjourned hearing on YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's bail petition to Thursday in a disproportionate assets case.
Left, UNPA MPs march to parliament to protest inflation
By IANS,
New Delhi : MPs of the Left front and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) Tuesday marched to parliament from Jantar Mantar to protest against rise in prices of essential commodities.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters: "A formal nationwide agitation will start April 16 and go on till April 23."
He asked the government to strengthen the public distribution system and take action against hoarders.
Kumaraswamy refuses to resign, rebuffs BJP
By IANS
Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy refused to resign Tuesday as sought by his coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) so as to pave the way for the transfer of power Wednesday.
Rejecting the BJP deadline, Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) told reporters he had not received any communication from the ally seeking his resignation by Tuesday and transferring power to his deputy B.S. Yediyurappa of BJP.
BJP extends its support to Ulema Council, wants alliance with cleric based party
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Speaker accepts resignation of MP who used pepper spray
By IANS,
New Delhi : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday accepted the resignation of Congress member L. Rajagopal who used pepper spray in the...
Opposition demands PM’s answer on ‘Rs.100,000 crore’ CWG scam
By IANS,
New Delhi : The opposition Friday cornered the government over the Commonwealth Games scam, alleging that it was a Rs.100,000 crore "loot" of public money and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speak in the house on the issue.
Opposition MPs also sought a debate under an adjournment motion and a probe by a joint parliamentary committee into the allegations of corruption.
When Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy got up to intervene during zero hour, belligerent opposition MPs did not allow him to speak.
CPI-M wrests one seat, retains another in Tripura
Agartala : The ruling Left Front led by the CPI-M on Tuesday wrested one assembly seat from the Congress and retained another in Tripura,...
BJD, NCP talks on seat sharing fail
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday said it will field candidates from one Lok Sabha and 10 assembly constituencies in Orissa after seat-sharing talks with the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) apparently failed.
NCP state president Prasanta Nanda, however, said their list of candidates has the BJD's consent, even as party denied the claim.
The NCP has unilaterally declared its list, said BJD secretary general Damodar Rout.
Manjhi to continue as Bihar CM, says Nitish Kumar
Patna : Senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar Sunday said Jitan Ram Manjhi will continue to be Bihar's chief minister, ending speculations over his...
YSR Congress extends issue-based support to BJP
New Delhi : YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy Monday met BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, and said his party will give "issue-based support"...
Swachh Bharat: Delhi to get 480 pubic toilet seats at 80 locations
New Delhi: Stressing the need for speedy action under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the urban development ministry has decided to install 480 public toilet...
PM to meet Lalu, Mulayam, Sharad Yadav Tuesday
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav Tuesday morning over the Women's Reservation Bill, which was blocked in the Rajya Sabha Monday.
"The PM will meet Lalu Prasad, Mulayam Singh and Sharad Yadav at 9.30 a.m. Tuesday, before parliament starts the day's business," Congress party sources told IANS.
However, party sources said there is no time frame for the all-party meeting, which was proposed earlier.