Pall of gloom in Siachen jawan village
The village of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad plunged into grief as he passed away on Thursday after battling for life since his miraculous survival in Siachen, with chief minister Siddaramaiah...
View ArticleUP govt offices, ministers top power defaulters’ list
The top defaulters when it comes to paying power dues in Uttar Pradesh are, ironically, the mighty and the powerful.According to the Lucknow Electric Supply Administration officials, the biggest...
View ArticleRegional parties question BJP’s minorities approach
Regional parties are asking why minority communities — Muslims, Christians, dalits, Sikhs and others — are moving away from the BJP while drawing attention to how Sikhs are not getting gubernatorial...
View ArticleMP Salary: House panel against government proposal
A parliamentary panel consisting of several MPs across party lines is learnt to have strongly objected to the government’s proposal to set up a committee to consider the proposal of a considerable hike...
View ArticleLeft nod to Congress tieup talks
The CPI(M) on Thursday succeeded in persuading its Left Front partners to reach a consensus on holding alliance discussions for the coming Assembly polls with the Congress. To keep them in good humour,...
View ArticleVoter list entry: Govt frames draft bill for 2nd cut-off date
More young citizens would soon be able to enlist themselves as voters as the law ministry has drafted a bill to have multiple cut-off dates to ensure that people who turn 18 are able to register in the...
View ArticleSiachen braveheart Hanamanthappa passes away, nation pays tribute
Soldier in you remains immortal. Proud that you served India: PM Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was trapped for six days at the Siachen Glacier under 35 ft of ice before being rescued...
View ArticleBJP, Congress spar amid demands for apology
Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley’s revelations about Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an encounter in Gujarat in 2004, on Thursday led to a political slugfest with the BJP demanding...
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UP CM Akhilesh Yadav hikes excise duty on alcohol
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav presents the State budget for 2016-17 at Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)“Jabse patwaron (oar) ne meri naav ko dhokha diya, main bhanwar mein tairane ka hausla rakhne laga.”...
View ArticleCongress to rake up Kiren Rijiju kin issue
The Congress, which will be demanding answers from the government over the decision to impose President’s Rule in Arunachal when Parliament meets later this month, will also rake up the appointment of...
View ArticleRaman Singh meets RSS top brass
Beleaguered Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh, who is battling the “leaked tape” controversy allegedly involving his son-in-law, met senior RSS leaders here on Thursday morning. This meeting...
View Article‘Striking’ progress in BJP-PDP talks
Talks underway between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ideologically-divergent BJP to end the political stalemate and form a new government in Jammu and Kashmir have witnessed “striking” progress,...
View ArticleWill expose Subramanian Swamy now: Congress
The Congress on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order in the National Herald case, saying it would give an opportunity to the party to “expose the false and malicious” allegations of complainant...
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National Herald case: SC relief to Gandhis, but trial will go on
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)The Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party...
View ArticleAhead of UP polls in 2017, govt is all out to woo dalits
Eyeing the 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP-led Central government is making attempts to win over the state’s dalit community in the state. An official panel has made a strong case for...
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RK Pachauri on leave, Ashok Chawla new chief of Teri
R.K. PachauriEnvironmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment charges, was asked to go on leave from Teri, its governing council and university amid mounting outrage over his elevation...
View ArticleKey post for Rijiju’s kin upsets bureaucrats in Arunachal Pradesh
In what is claimed to be a clear violation of a PMO edict that ministers keep their family members away from matters of governance, a close relative of Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiu has...
View ArticleAl Qaeda, LeT plotted further strikes after 26/11: Headley
Pakistani-American Lashkar terrorist David Coleman Headley, on the fourth day of his testimony via video as an approver in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack trial, told the court on Friday about further...
View ArticleCongress seeks West Bengal revival with Left tieup
The Congress seems to be moving closer to the Left for an alliance in the coming West Bengal Assembly polls with the calculation that this will help its revival despite it being the B-team of the...
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BJP: What ideology is Rahul Gandhi supporting?
BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma. The BJP on Saturday alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was supporting “anti-national” forces and speaking the voice of LeT founder and terrorist...
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