Kejriwal, AAP MLAs to take metro train to swearing-in venue
Seeking to send out a message of austerity, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will on Saturday be taking the metro to Ramlila Maidan to take oath as the Delhi Chief Minister.“I will take the metro to reach...
View ArticleKejriwal questions CNG rate hike,says will try to roll it back
Questioning the timing of the steep hike in CNG prices, Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he will examine whether the increase can be rolled back after taking charge as Delhi’s Chief Minister.“What was...
View ArticleOmar slams UP official for 'no one dies of cold’ remark
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday criticised UP Principal Secretary (Home) A K Gupta for his remark that “no one died of cold” in Muzaffarnagar relief camps, saying the...
View ArticleDetailed report sought, forensic team to visit Jalpaiguri
Senior police officials have sought a detailed report from IG, North Bengal, about the Jalpaiguri blast in which five persons were killed to ascertain whether the explosion was due to security or...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi holds strategy session with top leaders, CMs
In the first major poll exercise after the party’s drubbing in recent Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi on Friday held a strategy session with top leaders and Chief Ministers of 12 Congress-ruled states...
View ArticleNational Police Academy set to have first woman boss
National Police Academy, the Hyderabad-based alma mater for IPS officers in the country, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history. Aruna Bahuguna, a 1979-batch IPS officer, is...
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New Indian envoy seeks withdrawal of charges against diplomat
India’s new envoy S Jaishankar on Friday met top US officials and sought withdrawal of charges against Devyani Khobargade even as the State Department said it was looking into the issue of full...
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Kejriwal second IIT alumni to become chief minister
Arvind Kejriwal is only the second chief minister to be an IITian after his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar and joins a select group of ministers like Ajit Singh and Jairam Ramesh whose alma mater is...
View Article‘Aam Admi’ Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the grammar of politics in Delhi and may possibly do so elsewhere, on Saturday took oath as Delhi Chief Minister promising a corruption-free government and new...
View ArticleShort circuit could have triggered train fire: Kharge
A short circuit could have caused the fire in the air conditioner coach of Bangalore-Nanded Express that has left 23 people dead, railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said, citing...
View Article‘Aam Admi’ Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the grammar of politics in Delhi and may possibly do so elsewhere, on Saturday took oath as Delhi Chief Minister promising a corruption-free government and new...
View ArticleFire on express train in India kills at least 23
A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing at least 23 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials...
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Sonia hints at reconsideration of Maharashtra government decision on Adarsh
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday indicated that the Maharashtra government would reconsider its decision to reject a judicial commission’s report on Adarsh housing scam, a day after Rahul...
View ArticleSonia hints at reconsideration of Maha govt decision on Adarsh
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday indicated that the Maharashtra government would reconsider its decision to reject a judicial commission’s report on Adarsh housing scam, a day after Rahul...
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Cold condition further intensifies in Jammu and Kashmir
The cold conditions further tightened its grip on the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the minimum temperatures stayed below the freezing point with the MeT Department predicting colder days ahead....
View Article“We woke up to burning sensation”, recount survivors
“We were alsleep... All of a sudden, we all woke up to a burning sensation,” said a survivor, who played a good Samaritan to help three fellow passengers escape but lost his wife and uncle in the...
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Railway security reviewed in Kashmir
The railway security in the Valley was reviewed on Saturday at a high-level meeting chaired by Inspector General of Police, Railways, M S Salaria here. Salaria visited Railway Station Nowgam in the...
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Prime Minister rules himself out for 3rd term, calls Modi disastrous
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday ruled himself out of the race for prime ministership after the next elections holding that Rahul Gandhi had “outstanding credentials” for the top job but said...
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BJP condemns Prime Minister’s remarks on Modi
BJP on Friday condemned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks that Narendra Modi as premier will be disastrous for the nation and said it was unfortunate he was saying this even after the clean chit...
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People did not heed to graft charges in UPA-I, returned it to power: Prime...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said most corruption cases, which have been used to target his government, date back to the UPA-I and people still handed over UPA a second tenure, suggesting...
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