BJP-JD(U) ties turn ugly as split nears
Bihar’s ruling allies JD(U) and BJP witnessed an ugly fall in their souring mutual relations and headed for a split on Friday as the BJP openly accused the JD(U) of trying to poach on its legislators...
View ArticleJD-U split may help Modi in elections
A Kashmiri woman prays early in the morning at the Hazratbal shrine, on the outskirts of Srinagar, on Friday,The saffron mascot for the 2014 polls, Mr Narendra Modi over whom there’s a turmoil within...
View ArticleBJP-JD(U) split imminent: Top Bihar BJP leaders refuse to meet Nitish Kumar
Patna: With the split in the ruling coalition in Bihar looking imminent, state NDA convenor Nand Kishore Yadav and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday refused to meet Chief Minister...
View ArticleTamil actor-director Manivannan passes away
Bengaluru: Tamil actor-director Manivannan passed away in Chennai following a cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 59. With over 400 films as an actor and nearly 50 films as director, Manivannan was one...
View ArticleNew Zealand man calls police to complain about 'ugly prostitute'
Wellington: A man dialled 999 to complain to police that a prostitute was not as pretty as she claimed after they met in a car park in the dark. The disgruntled caller, who has been warned for wasting...
View ArticleIllegal mining: Modi govt minister Babu Bokhiria jailed for 3 years
Rajkot (Gujarat): A senior minister in the Narendra Modi government was on Saturday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in Porbandar in the Rs 54-crore illegal limestone mining case of...
View ArticlePrakash Karat, Chandrababu Naidu speak to JD(U) President Sharad Yadav
New Delhi: CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday spoke to JD(U) President Sharad Yadav and discussed the political situation in the wake of the crisis in...
View ArticleCabinet reshuffle on Monday
New Delhi: The much talked about reshuffle of the Union Cabinet will take place on Monday, ahead of which C P Joshi and Ajay Maken stepped down as Cabinet ministers. Both Joshi and Maken had handed...
View ArticleNitish Kumar meets Bihar governor, tells alliance with BJP is over
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met state Governor D.Y. Patil here today and informed him that his party's alliance with the BJP in the state was over. Meanwhile, the eleven BJP ministers in...
View ArticleWoman burnt alive for resisting rape
Lucknow: A 30-year-old married woman was burnt to death after she resisted a rape attempt by her neighbor Rajiv in Fazalpur village in Bijnore district on Friday night. According to information...
View ArticleMonsoon arrives in Delhi ahead of schedule
New Delhi: Monsoon arrived in the national capital on Sunday, 13 days ahead of schedule bringing relief from scorching heat but commuters were at the receiving end due to water-logging in various...
View ArticleCongress recruits to counter TRS, YSRC
Adilabad: The Congress plans to lure YSR Congress leaders to counter the TRS and YSRC in the North Telangana districts. To begin with, Adilabad YSRC convenor Boda Janardhan will join the party in the...
View ArticleD. Raja files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls
New Delhi: Communist Party of India leader D Raja has filed his nomination for the June 27 Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Tamil Nadu. A formal announcement on Raja’s re-nomination will be...
View ArticleCongress organisational change: Digvijay Singh replaces Ghulam Nabi Azad as...
New Delhi: AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh has been made incharge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh. Digvijay Singh replaces Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was handling the Pradesh...
View ArticleCongress rejig: Ajay Maken, CP Joshi made Gen Secy; Ghulam Nabi Azad, Oscar...
New Delhi: Constituting Rahul Gandhi's team for the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, Congress on Sunday brought in former Union Ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi along with Ambika Soni and Gurudas Kamat as...
View ArticleTelangana ministers to meet on June 18
Hyderabad: The ministers from Telangana region will meet on June 18 to discuss the strategy for achievement of Telangana State. According to sources, the meeting will be held at Exhibition Grounds....
View ArticleDC Special: Will NaMonia spread
A week is a long time in politics, more so if it happens to be Indian politics. Who would have thought last week that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, (NaMo to party faithfuls) thanks to...
View ArticleAP Assembly: 22 MLAs suspended for disrupting proceedings
Hyderabad: Twenty two legislators belonging to TRS and BJP along with two independent MLAs associated with them were on Monday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for two days for constantly...
View ArticleCentral Cabinet Reshuffle: Eight new ministers sworn in
New Delhi: Eight new faces were inducted in the Council of Ministers today, with Sisram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a re-entry after a gap of four years. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the...
View ArticleAt 85 to 67, Rahul Gandhi has a 'young’ team
New Delhi: Congress party 'communication' got off on a rather tottering note on Monday when the party’s new spokesperson Ajay Maken waxed eloquent on how Rahul Gandhi’s new team was young and raring to...
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