Rahul for manifesto by people
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is in favour of seeking people’s views in formulating the party’s manifesto for Lok Sabha election. According to an agency report based on sources, in one of the...
View Article‘Accused paid money to ministers in C’garh’
The Congress here on Saturday released a CD in which an accused in the `54-crore bank scam, that came to surface in Chhattisgarh in 2007, has claimed to have paid “bribe” to five ministers in state BJP...
View ArticleRow over Mulayam DA case
A political row has erupted over reports that the CBI has given a clean chit to Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in an eight-year-old disproportionate assets case against him. While the...
View ArticleBetter late than never
Nilambur: It was a dream she had held on to for 25 years and now that M K Jameela is finally looking forward to writing her class X examination at the age of 40, she can hardly believe it. But thanks...
View ArticleA.L.Jacob flyover fails to ease traffic woes
Kochi: The A.L. Jacob flyover near the KSRTC bus stand has failed to ease the traffic congestion in Kochi city. Now traffic snarls on the narrow Kathrikadavu bridge have become a regular feature due to...
View ArticleIt’s not yet big time for English theatre
Chennai: Ever increasing production costs and lukewarm encouragement from the government are giving English theatre artistes in the city a tough time. Several theatre directors say the present...
View ArticleGodavari islands vulnerable to flood threat
Rajahmundry: Even as the water level in Godavari river continues to rise, the authorities are facing a tough task to evacuate the island dwellers to safety in Konaseema area in East Godavari. As many...
View ArticleKarnataka: Eight drown as bus falls into lake
Eight persons drowned when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus plunged into Vishnusamudra lake at Belur Tuesday, with police and locals rescuing 40 passengers. Eleven passengers were...
View ArticleBJP is a symbol of terrorism: Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal
New Delhi: In remarks that could fuel fresh controversy, Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal on Tuesday termed BJP as a ‘symbol of terrorism’ even as the ruling party grappled with a political storm over...
View Article4,000 people shifted to safer places from flooded areas in East Godavari
Rajahmundry (AP): Over 4,000 people have been shifted to 23 relief camps in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh after water flooded houses in the area following heavy rains. According to District...
View ArticleAdvani must be at the “helm of affairs”: Shatrughan Sinha
A day after Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan hailed L.K. Advani as BJP’s supreme leader, another voice of support for the party patriarch came Tuesday when Shatrughan Sinha described...
View ArticleAdventurer on road trip from London to Delhi
New Delhi: After notching up a record for driving to Delhi from London in 51 days passing though 15 countries and clocking 13000 kilometres, adventurer Tushar Agarwal has penned his ‘incredible...
View ArticleThanks to Tirupati temple, Andhra Pradesh top tourist spot
New Delhi: With Tirupati Balaji temple attracting visitors in hordes, Andhra Pradesh has become the top tourist destination in the country recording 206.8 million domestic tourists last year. Tamil...
View ArticleGovt may make rain-water harvesting mandatory in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka government may make rain water harvesting mandatory in the city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated on Tuesday."Let's try to make it mandatory," he said in reply to a question...
View ArticleWest Bengal: Four more die in continuing panchayat poll violence
Behrampore(West Bengal): Poll violence continued on Tuesday in trouble-torn Murshidabad and Birbhum districts, a day after panchayat election was held there, leaving four persons dead. Two Congress...
View ArticleTelangana Congress MPs meet in Delhi
New Delhi: The Congress MPs from Telangana region held a meeting at the residence of Zaheerabad MP Suresh Shetkar here on Tuesday. The meeting was reportedly chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Damodar...
View ArticleIndian Mujahideen remark: Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi endorse same views?,...
New Delhi: The row over Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed's comments linking genesis of Indian Mujahideen to Gujarat riots continued on Tuesday with BJP accusing the ruling party of using terror to garner...
View ArticleModi visa issue: Yechury denies signing letter
Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury Wednesday denied having signed any letter seeking denial of US visa for Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, saying it suggested a “cut and paste” job.“I deny...
View ArticleControversy breaks out over MPs’ letter to Obama on Modi visa
A major controversy erupted Wednesday over MPs’ writing to US President Barack Obama seeking denial of visa to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi with some MPs denying having signed it. Latching on...
View ArticleBihar mid-day meal horror: Chhapra school principal arrested
Patna: Police on Wednesday arrested the head of a government school in Bihar's Saran district, where 23 students died after eating mid-day meal tainted with pesticide, an officer told AFP. "The...
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