TMC pulls up MLA for extortion claim
The Trinamool Congress central leadership on Tuesday reprimanded a party MLA for allegedly demanding that people pay extortion money to ruling party men.The MLA from Purbasthali Uttar in Burdwan...
View ArticleBSP announces dalit names for Rajya Sabha polls
With the Bahujan Samaj Party fielding two dalit candidates for the Rajya Sabha, the race for dalit votes in Uttar Pradesh is warming up. After the Congress announced the candidature of former Congress...
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‘India’s newest rock star’ PM Modi debuts on Forbes list
‘India’s newest rock star’ PM Modi debuts on Forbes listPrime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday made his debut among the world’s most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian...
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Japan honour for Manmohan Singh
Former PM Manmohan Singh with wife Gursharan Kaur at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. --AFPFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Wednesday conferred with one of Japan’s top national awards...
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Ghulam Nabi Azad successor in Rajya Sabha leads to speculation
A guessing game has begun in the Congress on who will succeed Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha as his terms in the Upper House ends in February next year. Mr Azad, who...
View ArticleTamil Nadu Congress team set to meet Sonia Gandhi on Thursday
A team of senior Tamil Nadu Congress leaders led by its state president E.V.K. S. Elangovan will meet AICC president Sonia Gandhi at New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the party’s strategy after G.K....
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Rahul Gandhi meet exercise raises doubts
Harish Rawat, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi with Uttarakhand zila panchayat chairman, members and block pramukhs. AACongress insiders are unsure of whether party vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s current...
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Shiv Sena hits out at CM Devendra Fadnavis on Vidarbha
Devendra FadnavisThe Shiv Sena Wednesday criticised Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for his remarks on Vidarbha, saying that instead of speaking about separate statehood, the BJP should...
View ArticleDelhi Congress is confused on Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar campaign role
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednes-day dissolved the Delhi Assembly, thus making it mandatory for the Election Commission to hold elections in all the 70 seats of the House within the next six...
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Manohar Parrikar meets PM Modi, Amit Shah amid big expansion buzz
Manohar Parrikar meets PM Modi, Amit Shah amid big expansion buzzSpeculation is rife that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to go in for an expansion of his Cabinet before he goes on a...
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Loss-making Public Sector Undertakings may be sold: Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley with World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab at the launch of the India Economic Summit in New Delhi. ---PTIFinance minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government could look...
View ArticleHealthcare push in high-priority areas
To ensure equitable healthcare and bring about sharper improvements in health outcomes, Union health ministry has asked states to identify high-priority districts. These districts would receive 30 per...
View ArticleSonia Gandhi to take call on Maharashtra CLP leader
Congress legislators authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to take the decision about appointing the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader on Thursday. Interestingly, former chief minister...
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee slams BJP’s ‘communal politics’
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee during party's meeting— PTIWithout uttering a word against Trinamul Congress, CPI(M) politburo...
View ArticlePrakash Karat rules out tussle within party
Ruling out any inner tussle within the party over review of political tactical line, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday said the party recognises that the fight against communalism...
View ArticleNew rules to tame VIP cover personnel
In what is being viewed as a direct fallout of the Robert Vadra episode, the Centre will soon direct all security and state police forces to draft new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for personnel...
View ArticleCash transfers for LPG set to be relaunched
The petroleum ministry is making hectic preparations for the relaunch of a modified direct benefit transfer scheme for LPG. The Prime Minister’s Office has, meanwhile, directed the Unique...
View ArticleISI sneaks in terror cell to hit economic targets
Enters India via Rajasthan, heads for Pune A new terror module trained by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence has reportedly entered India to strike at key economic installations like the Reserve...
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Varanasi to welcome PM Narendra Modi today
Varanasi to welcome PM Modi todayVaranasi is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday on his first visit to his constituency after becoming Prime Minister.Mr Modi will lay the...
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Janata unity to take on BJP
SP chief Mulayam Yadav, JD(S) chief H.D.Deve Gowda, JD(U) Sharad Yadav, Lalu Prasad and JD(U) Nitish Kumar— BIPLAB BANERJEEThe apparent fear of the BJP’s rise under Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems...
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