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A.K. Antony gags factions in Kerala Congress
A.K. AntonyThe war of words by Congress leaders may subside for the time being with AICC working committee member A.K. Antony restraining them from making public statements on controversial issues and...
View ArticleUP Congress denies ‘maha alliance’ talk
The UP Congress is vehemently opposed to a maha-alliance on the Bihar pattern party in UP to keep the BJP at bay. UPCC president Nirmal Khatri told reporters on Saturday that the Congress had suffered...
View ArticleBJP has a Hindutva plan for UP
The BJP in UP is preparing to serve a potion of Hindutva in the upcoming byelections, with firebrand Hindu leader and BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and the issue of “love jihad” as the main ingredients.Party...
View ArticleSharmila’s fast may’ve spurred AFSPA rethink
Saying that the long struggle of human rights activist Irom Sharmila has impacted the government’s thinking on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, Union minister of state for home...
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Mulayam Singh Yadav will back Amar Singh for Rajya Sabha
Amar SinghIn a bid to buy insurance for the political career of his son and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and ward off his detractors, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is set to...
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Arun Jaitley wants RBI to cut interest rates
Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday clearly indicated that his ministry...
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Japanese technology for Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Mr Shinzo Abe, feed carp at a guesthouse in Kyoto, Japan. PTINursing the ambition of creating 100 smart cities in India, Prime Minister...
View Article60% plan panel staff to go?
With a Cabinet proposal being worked out to re-invent the Planning Commission to meet the new economic challenges the country is facing today, the ministry of planning has sent a detailed draft note to...
View ArticleHRD moves to defuse row as allies oppose
A day after the DMK and other political parties protested the Union government’s move to celebrate Teacher’s Day as “Guru Utsav”, HRD minister Smriti Irani on Monday rubbished it saying it was the name...
View ArticleP. Sathasivam first non-political governor
President Pranab Mukherjee is all set to appoint former Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam as the governor of Kerala on Tuesday. Top sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared Justice...
View ArticleSpecial status for Andhra Pradesh in doubt
Arguing that the promise of special category status to Andhra Pradesh is not part of the AP Reorganisation Act, the Sivaramakrish-nan Committee has raised doubts on immediate conferment of the coveted...
View ArticleThree bikers killed in two mishaps
Accused drivers escape from spot, cops probing case Three people died in two separate accidents in trans-Yamuna localities on Sunday night. In the first incident, two friends, identified as Mohammed...
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BJP MPs stage dharna against Akhilesh Yadav government
BJP MPs sit on a dharna against the UP government over various issues in Lucknow on Monday. — PTIOver two dozen BJP MPs, including minister of state for agriculture Sanjiv Baliyan, staged a one-day...
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Sharad Pawar ink remark to be probed
Sharad Pawar A local court in Navi Mumbai has decided to conduct an inquiry by itself into the alleged remark made by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar asking people to remove ink from...
View ArticleBJP calm, Congress finds going tough
While the ruling BJP is cool, calm and confident about byelections to four Assembly seats in the Rajasthan Assembly, the Opposition Congress is working hard to put up a tough challenge.Displaying...
View ArticleMayawati gets wary of BJP effect
BSP president Mayawati is wary of the BJP, and not without reason either. Her trusted dalit voters got converted to Hindus and voted en masse for the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections that made the...
View Article‘Complete cases within 1 year of charges’
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said cases against MPs and MLAs that attract disqualification under Section 8(1), 8(2) and 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act needed to be completed...
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Major fire breaks out at highrise in Kolkata
Smoke rises from a fire at the Chatterjee International Centre, Kolkata, on Tuesday — AFPA blaze ahead of the office-hour possibly spared Chatterjee International, one of the tallest buildings in...
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PM Narendra Modi completes 100 days of governance
PM Narendra Modi completes 100 days of governancePower back with Prime Minister's office Many believe that the greatest achievement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first 100 days in office is...
View ArticleComplex issues & crucial decisions
A few days into the office and the Narendra Modi government was hit by a huge crisis when 40 Indian workers were kidnapped in Iraq by the militant outfit the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS).It...
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