Patna, Oct 22 – Against only 36 multi-millionaires in the last assembly elections, there are over 100 multi-millionaires in the second and third phases of the ongoing Bihar polls, a report by two NGOs has said. It adds that 219 candidates have criminal records. The Association of Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch said [...]
New Delhi, Oct 22 – Desperate to erase the shame of having won only nine seats in 2005, the Congress hopes its fortunes in Bihar will improve this time because it has fielded more Muslim candidates and also tried to expand the party’s social base. Congress leaders said Muslim candidates were contesting in about 50 [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Congress Thursday drew a subtle parallel between late socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan and Rahul Gandhi, saying the party general secretary has in the former’s fashion focused on the youth to address their needs, concerns and future. ‘There is an undercurrent for the Congress in Bihar. After J.P. Narayan, Rahul [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked the government whether the tonnes of foodgrain found unsuitable for use in laboratory tests were being supplied to the poor. According to BJP secretary Kirit Somaiya, Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) Institute of Food Security in Gurgaon had informed him in a Right [...]
Chandigarh, Oct 21 – Shiromani Akali Dal legislator Manjinder Singh Kang Thursday accused his party of harassing him and pressuring him to stop supporting former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal. Manpreet was sacked from the Punjab cabinet last week and expelled from the party Wednesday after his statements on doing away with subsidies and debt [...]
Jammu, Oct 21 – The three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashir can be replaced if they fail to hold a dialogue with the stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a highly placed source. In the light of adverse reaction in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has got an impression that the interlocutors were [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Delhi government’s move to take over roads on Delhi’s outskirts is aimed at making the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) powerless and weak, Mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney said Thursday. Public Works Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said the government was considering a proposal to take charge of the roads on [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – Some Kashmiri Hindu activists created a disturbance as they tried to prevent hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and author-activist Arundhati Roy from speaking at a seminar here Thursday. Police, that was already deployed at the seminar venue – LTG Auditorium, whisked away the activists of Panun Kashmir, who were [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Congress Thursday alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s office monitored the tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in panchayat elections in the state and urged the Election Commission to order a probe. ‘Our Gujarat Congress leaders have caught the machine magic of Modi. The monitoring was being done [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – Fifty-four percent polling was recorded in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections that was held peacefully Thursday, the Election Commission of India said here. In the first phase, 47 of the total 243 assembly constituencies went to vote. The Election Commission said the total percentage may increase. ‘By [...]
Jammu, Oct 21 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday expressed surprise at the choice of the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir and wondered how they could deliver a roadmap for a political solution. ‘We are surprised, rather shocked, at the choice of the interlocutors by Home Minister P. Chidambaram,’ BJP general secretary Vijay [...]
Chandigarh, Oct 21 – Former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal Thursday termed his expulsion from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal as a ‘political murder’. ‘I strongly believe that nobody is above law. I am sad and dejected at the way in which I have been expelled from the party. This is a political murder [...]
Patna, Oct 21 – Around 52 percent polling was recorded Thursday in the first phase of Bihar’s staggered assembly elections that passed off peacefully barring ‘minor clashes’, officials said. The elections were held in 47 constituencies spread across eight districts. Police said the balloting began at 7 a.m. and was conducted peacefully. The voting, to [...]
Patna, Oct 21 – Fifty-two percent voting was recorded Thursday in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections that were held peacefully in 47 constituencies, officials said.
Bangalore, Oct 21 – The Karnataka High Court Thursday reserved its verdict on an appeal by 11 ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators against their disqualification. A single judge bench of Justice V.G. Sabhahit heard arguments Wednesday and Thursday for and against the disqualification by Karnataka assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah. While leading advocates in Karnataka [...]
Mumbai, Oct 21 – Awaaz Foundation, a Mumbai NGO fighting against noise pollution, Thursday welcomed the Shiv Sena’s demand to stop mosques from using loudspeakers to give the call to prayer. ‘The Shiv Sena has at last supported my request for banning loudspeakers atop mosques, though it took some provocation to reach this point,’ said [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The central dome is getting a fresh coat of blue paint, the ancient pedestal fans too are getting repainted, and new light fixtures are being put up – the eight decades old majestic Indian parliament building is being done up ahead of US President Barack Obama’s Nov 8 address. Obama [...]
Patna, Oct 21 – Millions voted peacefully Thursday at the start of staggered assembly elections in Bihar where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing a determined challenge from a divided opposition, officials said. Police said the balloting began at 7 a.m. and was conducted peacefully in 47 constituencies spread across eight districts to pick a [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The three new interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir said after meeting Manmohan Singh Thursday that the prime minister wanted them to look for a political solution to the dragging crisis in the state and especially speak to ‘youths and women’. Academic Radha Kumar, one of the three apolitical faces who [...]
New Delhi, Oct 21 – The three new interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday, said they will visit the state once a month and will especially seek the opinion of ‘youths and women’. ‘We are hugely impressed with the depth and sincerity of the prime minister to ensure that [...]
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