The BJP on Friday appealed to JD(U) and Shiv Sena to review their decision to support the UPA`s Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the election for the top post and asked the two parties to back NDA`s candidate PA Sangma instead.
In a bid to check female foeticide in the state, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to reward those who provide information about sonography centres conducting pre-natal sex determination tests. The state Health and Family Welf
Authorities in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve have geared up to protect the wild animals from floods and poachers during monsoons. Apart from constituting monsoon patrolling teams, temporary camps have been set up at the range headquarters while
In a setback to West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee, Calcutta High Court on Friday held as unconstitutional and void Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, under which the state had vested land leased to Tata Motors.
BJP`s senior leader K Laxman and Tamil Nadu unit president Pon Radhakrishnan and scores of workers courted arrest here on Friday as part of its nationwide `Jail Bharao` protest to highlight "failures" of Congress-led UPA and demanding co
A special meeting of Maharashtra Cabinet will be held on Friday to review the situation in the aftermath of the massive fire that engulfed the state secretariat `Mantralaya`. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who has announced a crime bran
Worried about an upward spike in wheat procurement that has swelled food grain stocks in government granaries to an all-time high at 82.3 million tonne (MT), food minister KV Thomas has asked prime minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and so somet
The road to Raisina Hills appears smooth for UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee with the veteran Congress leader assured of support from parties which have a vote value of at least 5.88 lakh, much above the requisite figure.
Actor Aamir Khan on Thursday appeared before a Parliamentary panel examining FDI in pharmaceuticals sector and pitched for generic medicines, saying companies will continue to make profit if they sell cheap drugs to the poor. The 47-year-o
State-run DVC on Thursday said it may have to stop power supply to Delhi, as the two distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power and BSES Yamuna Power are yet to make outstanding payments to the company. "The two Discoms of D
Welcoming BJP`s decision to support P A Sangma in the presidential poll, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said all political parties should support the former lok sabha speaker. "I welcome the BJP`s decision of supportin
Main opposition Congress on Thursday forced adjournments of the Punjab Assembly over the issue of raising of memorial in memory of operation blue star at Amritsar and "honouring" of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.
The Right to education (RTE) violations will not be given a pass. Schools in Chattisgarh learnt it the hard way. Two private schools which charged capitation fees from students and violated the Right to Education (RTE) Act have been imposed a fine
A major fire on Thursday broke out at `Mantralaya`, the Maharashtra state secretariat complex that houses offices of the Chief Minister, key ministers and top officials. Close to two hours after it was first noticed near the cabin of Triba
In a U-turn, the Central Excise has reversed its stand on levying service tax on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) saying it does not come under the business support service ambit. The new circular issued by the Tax Research
After remaining in coma for over six months following rape and a bid to strangulate her, the Dalit girl of Pipili in Odisha`s Puri district died at a hospital in Cuttack on Thursday. "The girl, who was already in a very critical state
UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has sought support from Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister and AJSU party president Sudesh Mahto for his candidature, a senior party leader said on Thursday. "Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday call
Expressing gratitude to BJP for supporting his Presidential bid, P A Sangma on Thursday appealed to NDA allies JD(U) and Shiv Sena, which are opposed to his candidature, as well as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to back him in the July
Radha Vinod Raju, the founding Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA), died at a private hospital here early on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 62 and leaves behind his wife and two daughters.
Taking strong exception to Kerala government`s plan to construct a dam across Siruvani River at Attapadi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday asked the Centre not to accord it technical clearance as it "violates" the fin
