MLA’s spouse held for banking irregularity
By IANS,
Raipur : Police arrested Narendra Singh, husband of the state's tribal leader from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Renuka Singh, on charges of financial irregularity.
Singh was charged with mismanagement of bank funds amounting to over Rs 500,000. A senior official said Madhya Pradesh police picked up Singh late Thursday from his native house in the state's northern Surguja district.
CPI-M blames government for parliament impasse
By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after both houses were adjourned sine die in the wake of opposition protests, the CPI-M Thursday blamed the government for the paralysis of parliament.
Tolerance can take offence out of a debate: Raghuram Rajan
Mumbai: Tolerance can take the offense out of a debate and instil respect, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Saturday, adding...
Centre asks Nagaland to punish guilty in Dimapur lynching
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asked the Nagaland government to take strict action against the people involved in the lynching...
Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die Thursday after Chairman Hamid Ansari called for introspection by members over the frequent disruptions in the house.
Rajni Abbi is new Delhi mayor
By IANS,
New Delhi : Rajni Abbi was Wednesday elected as the new mayor of Delhi, a spokesperson of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said.
Speaker has to decide on price rise discussion: Sharad Yadav
By IANS,
New Delhi : Blaming the ruling United Progressive Alliance for the stalemate in parliament, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav Tuesday said the government was against the adjournment motion discussion on price rise though the decision rests with the speaker.
"It is strange. The government is not ready for discussion. Congress is not ready. The decision is in the hands of the speaker," Sharad Yadav told mediapersons here.
Azad falls in line despite reluctance over Udhampur seat
Jammu: Despite his initial reluctance, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will fight for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir and...
Can Assam push BJP’s northeastward thrust?
By Subir Bhaumik,
From Mamata Banerji in West Bengal to Manik Sarkar in Tripura, not to speak of Assam's hat-trick Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, a host of regional chieftains are under fire in the east and the northeast. This could make the BJP's task of penetrating the region much easier than what many would imagine.
N-deal will deliver costly energy: Rajnath
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : The nuclear deal with the US will not benefit India as energy generated by nuclear technology will be costly, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said here Sunday.
Addressing a public meeting, Singh said the India-US nuclear deal will take time to deliver and it will not be before 2020 that fuel secured under it will generate power at full capacity. Till then, nuclear energy would meet only six percent of India's power demand, according to him.
Mass tree felling: CPI-M seeks sacking of Himachal minister
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh unit of the CPI-M Friday demanded sacking of Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri over mass illegal felling of trees...
Will jointly fight with Congress against CPI-M: Mamata
By IANS,
Kolkata: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said her party would jointly fight with the Congress against the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal.
"We welcome union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's call to unitedly fight against the CPI-M in the state. The Trinamool Congress and Congress will take on the communists and defeat them in the state.
Maximum candidates from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh third phase
By IANS,
Lucknow : With as many as 41 candidates in the fray, Lucknow has the maximum number of contestants among the 15 constituencies that go to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh Thursday.
"That is the highest number of candidates in any single constituency so far," said an Election Commission official. "This is the first time we had to install three electronic voting machines at each of the 1,517 polling booths here."
Lucknow district's rural constituency Mohanlalganj has the lowest number of contestants in the state -- seven.
BJP poses third set of questions for AAP
New Delhi : The BJP Saturday posed its third set of five questions for AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ananth Kumar...
Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP
New Delhi : Veteran leader Jaswant Singh was Saturday expelled from the BJP after he refused to withdraw his nomination as an independent from...
JD-U releases manifesto, promises reservation in private sector
Patna: Bihar's ruling party JD-U Saturday promised reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in the private sector and 50 percent reservation for women in...
मोदी जी! क्या लड़कियां सिर्फ़ अचार बेचने के लिए हैं?
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Will the BJP open its account in Kerala?
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram: Will the lotus finally bloom in Kerala? The BJP is supremely confident that at least one of its candidates will...
Elevation acknowledgement of BJP’s rise in Bengal: Babul Supriyo
Kolkata : Inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry, Bollywood singer-turned BJP MP Babul Supriyo Sunday said the new responsibility will help him in...
Amit Shah attacks AAP over donations
New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah Thursday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the issue of donations and questioned it for "falling...
Indian campaign material keeps up with the times
By Shweta Srinivasan, IANS,
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel remembers the days when his family and fellow party workers made posters, flags and other campaign material with their bare hands. "It's all commercial now," he scoffs.
From cloth to polyester, from handmade to digital designs, from graffiti to handbills, campaign material in India has indeed come a long way.
Tharoor steps down, PM sends resignation to president
By IANS,
New Delhi: Embattled Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor resigned Sunday night, informed sources said here. A formal announcement was still awaited and was likely to be made Monday morning, they added.
According to the sources, Tharoor submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a nearly half-hour meeting -- the second meeting between the two -- at the Prime Minister's House, 7, Race Course Road, late Sunday night.
Himachal set to replace ‘toothless’ Lokayukta
By Vishal Gulati,
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh assembly has finally given the ombudsman autonomy and comprehensive powers to conduct independent inquiries, a prosecution wing...
RJD, JD-U, CPI-M slam government over railway fare hike
New Delhi : The NDA government's decision to hike railway passenger and freight charges drew widespread criticism Friday as many opposition parties said it...
Parliament adjourned as tribute to Gujral
By IANS,
New Delhi : Both houses of parliament were adjourned for the day Monday after paying tributes to former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who died Nov 30.
अपनी योग्यता को देश की सेवा में समर्पित करना चाहती है सदफ़ चौधरी
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कैमिकल इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई और फिर एक अमेरिकी बैंक मेंं काम कर चुकी सदफ़ चौधरी के घर का माहौल पूरी तरह...
Bedlam in UP assembly over law and order
Lucknow : BJP and BSP legislators on Monday created uproar in the Uttar Pradesh assembly over what they said was the deteriorating law and...
Speculation rife over CPI-M’s Baby quitting assembly
Thiruvananthapuram : CPI-M politburo member M.A. Baby's absence from the ongoing Kerala assembly session has led to speculation he wants to quit.
However, his request...
Tripura tribal council goes to first EVM polls on May 3
By Sujit Chakraborty,
Agartala : With more tribal autonomy being viewed as a key issue, Tripura is set to hold its first EVM election on...
Re-polling ends peacefully in Bihar
Patna : Re-polling at 30 polling stations in Bihar ended peacefully Sunday with a voter turnout of 55 percent, an official said.
State's Additional Chief...
Andhra legislators clash with marshals in assembly
By IANS,
Hyderabad : It was lawlessness in the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Wednesday as opposition legislators came to blows with marshals following their suspension from the house.
Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy announced the suspension of 55 legislators of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for stalling proceedings.
They were demanding a debate on the alleged financial irregularities in 14 companies owned by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.
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...
CWC raps Modi government for taking ordinance route
New Delhi : The Congress Working Committee (CWC) Tuesday strongly criticised the Narendra Modi government for taking the ordinance route and bypassing parliament on...
Farmers in distress across India, especially Gujarat: Congress
New Delhi : The state of agriculture nationally and especially in Gujarat, where more than 5,000 farmers have committed suicide between 2002 and 2012,...
Trucks go off road in Telangana, goods movement hit
Hyderabad: More than 3.5 lakh trucks went off the roads in Telangana, affecting the movement of goods as lorry owners on Wednesday began indefinite...
Sonia endorses PM’s views on N-deal
By IANS
New Delhi : Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurances that the civil nuclear deal with the US will not affect the country's indigenous nuclear programme.
Gandhi's remarks at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session came a day after her government's communist allies allowed the government to go ahead with India-specific negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
NGO urges Jaitley to roll back budget cut in minority scholarships
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Taking strong objection over this year’s budget cut in Pre-metric and post-metric scholarships meant for minorities, a Maharashtra based...
Warring Thackeray cousins unitedly remember Bal Thackeray
Mumbai : In a rare sight, the two warring cousins - Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thacekray - came together publicly Monday to remember Shiv...
Varanasi set for epic battle as Kejriwal comes calling
By Mohit Dubey
Varanasi: AAP star Arvind Kejriwal arrives here Tuesday to kickstart an epic Lok Sabha battle that his supporters say will surely...
Suspended MPs physically evicted from Rajya Sabha
By IANS,
New Delhi : Seven opposition members of the Rajya Sabha, suspended for their unruly behaviour, were physically evicted from the house Tuesday after they continued to squat on the floor for more than three hours.
When the house reassembled at 3 p.m. after three adjournments, the seven MPs belonging to the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) continued shouting slogans against the women's reservation bill, even as Chairman Hamid Ansari called on leader of opposition Arun Jaitley (BJP) to speak.
Owaisi asks government to initiate dialogue on Kashmir
Hyderabad : AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said the central government should immediately initiate a dialogue to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir.
Voicing...
Kashmir injured battle medicine shortage
Srinagar : Demonstrators injured in street protests and warded in hospitals are battling shortages of key medicines, families and volunteers said here. Authorities, however,...
AAP’s National Executive hijacked by Kejriwal camp: Yadav
New Delh : Founding AAP members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, after being sacked from its National Executive on Saturday, accused party convenor Arvind...
Bihar politicians with crime links await verdicts
By IANS
Patna : For Bihar politicians with criminal background, it is pay-up time and the state is abuzz with rumours about the next head in the line of legal fire after former parliament member Anand Mohan Singh was sentenced to death Wednesday.
नैतिकता का पाठ पढ़ाकर, रोहित के दोषियों को बचाने की फ़िराक़ में मोदी
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लखनऊ : बाबा साहब भीमराव अंबेडकर विश्वविद्यालय में रोहित वेमुला की आत्महत्या के लिए मोदी को जिम्मेदार मानते हुए ‘मोदी गो बैक’...
United Muslim Morcha extends conditional support to Cong in UP
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
Congress’ Varanasi candidate flaunts party symbol at booth
Varanasi : Ajay Rai, Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Monday courted controversy when he walked into a polling station to vote...
Varun may be freed after undertaking to Supreme Court
By IANS,
New Delhi : Varun Gandhi's counsel Monday assured the Supreme Court that the jailed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader would give an undertaking that he won't make any provocative speech that disturbs law and order during the parliamentary elections.
Counsel Mukul Rohtagi readily agreed to the Supreme Court's suggestion that if Gandhi "gives an undertaking that he will not make provocative speeches, he may be released".
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist march
Srinagar: Restrictions were imposed here on Friday to prevent a protest march called by separatists against killings of former militants in north Kashmir Sopore...
Yeddyurappa wins trust vote, Congress walks out
By IANS,
Bangalore : The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India Friday formally began its rule in Karnataka with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa easily winning the trust vote in the assembly, after a walkout by the main opposition Congress.
A one-line motion of confidence was approved by voice vote by BJP members and independents supporting the government as the 80 Congress members walked out of the house at the end of a two-hour discussion on the motion moved by Yeddyurappa.
Modi compliments Chidambaram’s fight against terror
By IANS,
New Delhi : In a first from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunday complimented Home Minister P. Chidambaram and his officials for their "swift and positive" approach to fighting terror.
"The response of the home minister and home secretary is swift and positive whenever there is a demand from the states," Modi told reporters on the margins of the chief ministers' conference on internal security.
The praise comes a day after Modi took a jibe at the central government over price rise.
Killing of prisoners brazen murder: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Wednesday denounced the killing of five undertrial prisoners in Telangana as "premeditated killings" and said the "brazen murders...
Samajwadi Party MLA could face action for violating whip
By IANS
Bhopal : The Samajwadi Party in Madhya Pradesh wants action against its legislator Vijay Bahadur Singh Bundela who violated the party whip and voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party during the Rajya Sabha elections.
Sunilam, the party leader in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, Sunday said he would write to assembly Speaker Ishwardas Rohani for termination of Bundela's membership as he had violated the party's whip.
Tripura CPI-M cancels mass rally, mourns Basu
By IANS,
Agartala : The Tripura state committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday cancelled all party programmes and rallies and decided to fly the party flag half-mast for next three days to mourn the death of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu.
"Basu was a legendary leader. In future Indian politics, his absence would be felt," said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who is also a CPI-M politburo member.
A delegation of nine top CPI-M leaders led by Sarkar would attend the condolence rally and cremation ceremony in Kolkata Tuesday.
Deja vu over trust vote – the Shibu Soren factor
By IANS,
New Delhi : Charges and counter charges of inducements and bribery in the run-up to the trust vote in parliament Tuesday bring to mind the 1993 trust vote that another Congress government won - with the help of Shibu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
The no-confidence vote against then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's government was supported both by left-wing parties and the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party in an alliance of usually bitter enemies. Now again, the Manmohan trust vote is opposed jointly by the left as well as the BJP.
Left says PM forcing them to end support to government
By IANS,
New Delhi : Indian Communist leaders Monday said they had no option but to withdraw their support to the government after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed to go ahead with the India-US nuclear deal.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its three Left allies, which had asked the government to clarify by Monday its stand on the deal, will meet Tuesday morning to decide their next move.
Death of Mangesh Yadav Stirs Up Storm: Are Uttar Pradesh Police Encounters ‘Targeting Marginalised...
Snobar, TwoCircles.net
The recent death of Mangesh Yadav in a police encounter has sparked intense controversy and debate. The 24-year-old, who was allegedly involved in...
Manipur’s second Lok Sabha seat votes Thursday
Imphal : Eight candidates are in the fray in Thursday's poll to Manipur's second Lok Sabha constituency with issues like misgovernance, unemployment and drug...
International Human Rights org’s write to Rutgers University in support of Dr Audrey Truschke
The organizations that are coming out in full support of Dr Truschke have stated in the joint letter that the real reason behind the...
Vijay Choudhary elected speaker of Bihar assembly
Patna : Senior Janata Dal-United legislator Vijay Kumar Choudhary was unanimously elected the speaker of the Bihar assembly on Wednesday.
Choudhary, a former minister, is...
Cong puts up impressive show, set to rule three states
By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Congress today put up an impressive show in assembly elections in five states heading for victory in three -- Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram -- and is involved in a neck and neck race with BJP in Chhattisgarh.
The only consolation for BJP appears to be coming from Madhya Pradesh where it has established a clear lead over Congress on the way to retaining power. In the 230-member assembly, BJP was ahead in 120 seats and Congress in 70. Others account for 30.
Sonia Gandhi says polls in Goa within couple of months
By IANS,
Panaji: Goa will be going to the polls in a couple of months, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Saturday.
No family member as Jharkhand chief minister: Shibu Soren
By IANS,
Ranchi : Quashing speculation that his son would take over the state's reins, outgoing Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren said Saturday night that no member of his family would succeed him.
Soren, who is to step down after losing a crucial assembly by-poll, told reporters: "No member from my family would be the next chief minister. The next chief minister will be a legislator from our party (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)."
According to party sources, two names doing the rounds to succeed Soren are legislator Champai Soren and Agriculture Minister Nalin Soren.
141 Goa government employees die annually: BJP
By IANS,
Panaji : Contending that on an average 141 government employees die in Goa annually, opposition leader Manohar Parrikar Tuesday asked Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to analyse the reason for the "abnormally large" number of deaths.
"The fact that 141 government employees die every year while in government service makes the matter serious," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.
Parrikar was speaking during question hour in the budget session of the Goa assembly.
Official Delhi’s residence of Owaisi vandalized by Hindu Sena
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: On Sunday, October 26, the official residence of President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was vandalized by alleged right wing Hindutva activists.
Declare Kashmir floods national disaster: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M Monday urged the government to declare the Jammu and Kashmir floods a "national disaster" and said the relief announced...
Meet in Delhi against corporate retailing
By IANS
New Delhi : Leaders of various political parties, including those from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI), will come together at a meeting here Wednesday to find ways to block entry of corporate houses into retail trading.
The meeting will be hosted by the Confederation of All India Traders, said Praveen Khandelwal, the secretary general of the traders' body.
India’s political kaleidoscope comes alive
By IANS,
New Delhi : India's splintered and confused state of politics came to the fore Friday as the BJP issued its election manifesto, Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav addressed their first joint meeting in years in Lucknow, and the Congress scored a point as veteran Sharad Pawar kept away from a rally of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Left parties.
मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे के आरोपी भाजपा विद्यायक विक्रम सैनी को हुई थी 2 साल की...
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मुजफ्फरनगर दंगे भड़काने के आरोप में अदालत द्वारा दोषी सिद्ध कर 2 वर्ष की सजायाफ्ता भाजपा नेता विक्रम सैनी की विधायकी चली...
Chandy attacks Left for ‘playing politics’ after tragedy
Thiruvananthapuram : Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday attacked the Left for trying to score brownie points following the horrific tragedy in a Kerala...
Congress protests against Modi government over black money
New Delhi : Over 2,000 protesters of the Indian Youth Congress Thursday protested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for failing to fulfill its...
Congress sounds bugle for Maharashtra assembly polls
Mumbai : The Maharashtra Congress Saturday sounded the bugle for the upcoming assembly election by deputing co-ordinators to all 288 seats to assess the...
Mayawati blames BJP, RSS for Dalit atrocities
Ahmedabad : BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday visited the Dalits beaten up by self-styled cow vigilantes and blamed the BJP and RSS for rising...
All eyes on Election Commision as Mamata’s blue-eyed boy runs riot
By Anurag Dey
Kolkata : He is no magician, but assures the opposition would vanish on polling day. He has no qualms about asking his...
Modi calls on ailing Swami Atmasthananda
Kolkata : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on the ailing Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Atmasthananda at a hospital run...
Politician shot dead in Patna
Patna : A politician was shot dead and his wife and another woman seriously injured by some people here on Friday, the police said.
Brijnathi...
Sonia urges rebels to work for party
By IANS,
New Delhi : As Maharshtra, Harayana and Arunachal Pradesh go to the polls Tuesday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appealed to rebels in the party to set aside personal ambitions and work for the larger interests of the organisation.
"More often than not, our internal differences have prevented us from translating the substantial goodwill we enjoy amongst the people into an electoral advantage for ourselves," Gandhi said in a letter to the party workers in the latest issue of party mouthpiece Sandesh.
Ashwini Sharma is new Punjab BJP chief
By IANS,
Chandigarh: Ashwini Sharma was Thursday elected unopposed president of the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
His name was finalised after a meeting of party leaders here in the presence of BJP central leader Balbir Punj.
Sharma, earlier the state party unit's general secretary, replaces Rajinder Bhandari.
After his election, Sharma said his priority would be to strengthen the party at all levels in the state.
The BJP is an alliance partner of the Akali Dal in the Punjab government.
Shivpal Singh Yadav in rebel mood again, threatens to join Congress in February
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Shivpal Singh Yadav, a senior leader from Samajwadi Party and Yadav family member, again showed his displeasure on Wednesday over the...
Gujarat speaker is new Karnataka governor
Gandhinagar : Gujarat assembly Speaker Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, named the new governor of Karnataka, is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The 76-year-old is...
Ranchi ex-mayor surrenders in cash-for-vote scam
By IANS,
Ranchi : Former mayor of Ranchi, Rama Khalkho surrendered in a court here Tuesday in Rs.22 lakh cash-for-vote scandal and was sent to 14 days in judicial custody.
Bengal government talks to Loba villagers
By IANS,
Kolkata: The West Bengal government and villagers of Loba, who had clashed with the police over a land acquisition dispute Nov 6, Friday held a meeting.
Congress on way to victory in Mizoram
By IANS,
Aizawl : The Congress appeared inching towards a victory in Mizoram after being in political wilderness for a decade, winning ten seats and leading in seven constituencies with the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) on its way out as votes polled Dec 2 in assembly elections were counted Monday.
The state has 40 seats.
Former three-time chief minister and Congress leader of Mizoram Lalthanhawla won both the seats he contested winning the South Tipui seat against F. Lalthanzuala of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) by 96 votes and the Serchhip assembly seat by 952 votes.
Democratic order has collapsed in Bengal: CPI-M
Kolkata: Alleging that the democratic system has collapsed in West Bengal, the CPI-M Monday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of unleashing violence on workers...
Confusion in BJP’s Goa unit over powerful secretary’s ‘transfer’
Panaji : The transfer of influential state BJP organising secretary Satish Dhond to Maharashtra appears to have created confusion in the rank and file...
Elaborate arrangements made for Mayawati’s rally
By IANS,
Lucknow: Elaborate arrangements were being made for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's rally here March 15. Over a million people are expected to attend the rally on Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary.
At least a million people are to converge here for the rally, marking the BSP's silver jubilee (which was last year but not held due to the general elections) and aimed as a "show of strength" for Mayawati, according to party sources. The day has already been declared a public holiday.
BJP attacks Congress on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the Congress party for using "every trick to cover up complicity of its leaders" in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Sangma leading in Meghalaya
Shillong : Former Lok Sabha speaker and National People's Party (NPP) candidate Purno Agitok Sangma and sitting Congress MP Vincent H. Pala are leading...
DMK, AIADMK candidates file nominations for by-polls
By IANS,
Chennai : Candidates of DMK and AIADMK contesting the Vandavasi and Tiruchendur assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu filed their nominations Monday.
In Vandavasi, AIADMK's Munusamy, DMK's Kamalakannan and DMDK's S. Ranganathan filed their nominations for the Dec 19 poll.
In Tiruchendur, DMK's Anita Radhakrishnan, AIADMK's Amman Narayanan and DMDK's Gomathy Ganesan filed their papers.
While the DMK will be supported by the Congress, the AIADMK candidates will be supported by the left parties and MDMK.
However, the DMDK is going on its own without any support.
‘Going Back Is a Dream’: Kuki Women in Assam Now Cope New Fear of...
Arshad Ahmed | Two Circles
Since she left her home with her family in strife-torn Manipur’s Jiribam District in May and reached Assam on a...
Raje meets legislators amid her ouster call
Jaipur: Under pressure to resign for allegedly favouring former IPL chief Lalit Modi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday met BJP legislators to...
Election time! Liquor makers around Lucknow get busy
By Rajat Rai, IANS,
Lucknow : The general elections are not far and so households in at least 50 villages around the Uttar Pradesh capital are busy making the one thing that is in high demand by political parties and seldom fails to make voters happy - moonshine!
Liquor manufacturing units in villages bordering Lucknow, especially in Sitapur district, have geared up for brisk business. For, what is usually a trickle around the year turns into a flood at the time of elections, right under the nose of the police.
Globalisation not sustainable: Yechury
By IANS,
Kolkata : Globalisation is not sustainable as it cannot survive without financial ups and downs, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Thursday.
"We do not want this slowdown. But what we can do is to find an escape route from this crisis situation by following Marxist philosophy," he maintained while speaking at a conference here.
"Socialism is the only thing needed in the human civilisation," he said, adding: "To eradicate the ongoing economic downturn, we have to mobilise a movement across the globe against the capitalistic policies."
‘World’s most vibrant cities are British empire’s real legacy’
By Vikas Datta
New Delhi : Debates on the British Empire's legacy gets sidetracked on whether it was "good" or "bad", instead of focussing on...
45 of Jharkhand’s 82 legislators declare assets
By IANS,
Ranchi : Of the 82 legislators in the Jharkhand assembly, only 45, including Chief Minister Arjun Munda, have declared their assets as asked for by Speaker C.P. Singh.
Assam elections: Polarisation over Bangla immigrants led to BJP victory
By Rekha Bhattacharjee
With the dust settling on a raucous election campaign and with a new regime taking the reins in its hands, an analysis...
After 20 years, Haryana to have student elections
Chandigarh : After a gap of over 20 years, the Haryana government has decided to get student unions elections conducted in colleges and universities...
Monitor illegal flow of money, liquor in Delhi: EC
New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) in Delhi Monday directed the excise and the income-tax departments to strictly monitor the flow of illegal...
Goa BJP backs Parrikar to succeed Rajnath, downplays pickle remark
By IANS,
Panaji : The Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said its senior leader Manohar Parrikar was a contender for the post of the party's national president and that his controversial remark likening veteran leader L.K. Advani to ageing pickle would not hamper his prospects.
While the party's Goa spokesperson Govind Parvatkar said Parrikar's comments were blown out of proportion by the media, the former state chief minister in his Monday interview to a local television channel did not mince words to say that he indeed had the potential to lead the BJP.
Kabir Suman’s resignation on hold at Mahasweta Devi’s behest
By IANS,
Kolkata: After proclaiming his desire to quit the Lok Sabha and the Trinamool Congress, singer-turned-MP Kabir Suman now says he is putting his decision on hold for a week following an 'order' from writer Mahasweta Devi.
"I want to resign. But my parents are no more. Mahasweta Devi is like my guardian. She has ordered me to wait for seven days before sending my resignation in black and white. I will wait," Suman said after a three-hour meeting with the Magsaysay award winning activist author at her Golf Green residence here Wednesday night.
Bainsla asks Rajasthan’s Gujjar BJP MLAs to resign
By Sahil Makkar, IANS
Bayana (Rajasthan) : Gujjar leader K.S. Bainsla Tuesday demanded the resignations of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislators who are members of the community in the state.
"We demand the resignation of all the Gujjar BJP leaders and ministers in the state. They must resign and join their community (in its agitation for the Scheduled Tribe status)," he added.
Rahul promises to create 100 mn jobs
Kohima : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday promised to create "100 million jobs" for the unemployed youth of the northeastern states if his...
Yechury meets Nepal president in bid to end stalemate
By IANS,
Kathmandu: Concerned at the protracted political stalemate in Nepal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has sent its politburo member Sitaram Yechury to hold dialogue with Nepal's key politicians. Yechury Monday met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav.
Yechury, who arrived in Kathmandu on a three-day visit Sunday, met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Maoist foreign affairs chief Krishna Bahadur Mahara Sunday.
Narendra Modi votes, says Gujarat will ensure BJP win
By IANS,
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot at 9 a.m. at a polling station in Ranip, under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, here Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K Advani is the party candidate from Gandhinagar.
Modi was accompanied by a large number of BJP supporters who thronged outside the polling station as the Gujarat Chief Minister cast his vote.
Talking to reporters after voting, Modi said the "people of Gujarat will ensure that the BJP wins the Lok Sabha poll with a thumping majority in the country".
Parties welcome poll announcement in Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar : Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday welcomed the announcement for the Lok Sabha polls while separatists said it has no bearing...
Kohli sworn in as Maharashtra governor
Mumbai : Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli was sworn-in as the new governor of Maharashtra here Sunday evening.
He was administered the oath of office by...
PM Modi meets Manmohan Singh
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met Manmohan Singh.
He called on his predecessor at the latter's 3, Motilal Nehru Marg residence in...
Party-hopper Bangarappa loses Shimoga
By IANS,
Bangalore : Party-hopper and former Karnataka chief minister S. Bangarappa of the Congress lost in Shimoga to B.Y. Raghavendra, a Bharatiya Janata Party novice and son of Karnataka's first BJP chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa by 52,893 votes.
Lok Sabha adjourned for day after MP’s death
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha was Thursday adjourned for the day after condoling the death of Howrah MP Ambica Banerjee, who passed away in the morning.
Will miss Chidambaram: Jaitley
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said he would miss P. Chidambaram after the finance minister opted out of the Lok Sabha elections.
"My...
Political parties weigh options in Jharkhand
By IANS,
Ranchi : Political parties are examining their options as Jharkhand braces for the November-December elections to pick a 81-member assembly.
The Congress has shut its doors for former friend Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). But it is not averse to allying with the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prjatantrik (JVM-P) of Lok Sabha MP and former chief minister Babulal Marandi.
Like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), JMM chief Shibu Soren has made it clear that he wants to go it alone in the five-phase elections that begin Nov 27 and end Dec 18.
I am ready for narco-tests: Sajjan
By IANS,
New Delhi: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was fearing arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Monday told the Delhi High Court that he is ready to undergo any scientific tests to prove his innocence.
Arguing on Sajjan Kumar's behalf before the court, senior advocate I.U. Khan said: "Please put me under any scientific test like narco analysis or lie detector to prove my innocence."
Telangana legislators of TDP, TRS to boycott Andhra assembly
By IANS,
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators from Telangana Wednesday decided to boycott the ongoing budget session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly.
Delhi youth ask for right to not vote
By IANS,
New Delhi : As Delhi voted Sunday for it's trifurcated municipal corporation, a 19-year-old boy here reached the Delhi Election Commission to demand his right for not voting.
PM lays foundation for Ambedkar memorial, Shiv Sena boycotts event
Mumbai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid here the foundation stone of the proposed world-class memorial for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief...