The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said former Chief Minister Mayawati spent a whopping Rs 86.56 crore to maintain her Mall Avenue bungalow during her tenure. "An amount of Rs 86.56 crore was spent on maintenance and Rs 2
Former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Uttar Pradesh Justice M A Khan allegedly committed suicide by jumping from his apartment on Thursday. Khan (68), who lived on the fourth floor of Awadh Apartments in Gomti Nagar area of
The CPI(M) on Thursday termed as "unprecedented" the proposal to make Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a candidate for Presidential poll, saying it shows lack of principle that ties the UPA coalition. Reacting to Mamata Baner
Indicating that Samajwadi Party may be open to compromise on Presidential candidate, its leader Mohan Singh on Thursday said that it cannot go with BJP-led NDA. "Time has yet not been lost. If talks take place even now, Mulayam
Hitting back at corporate honchos criticising the government over the current state of the economy, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily on Thursday said "perceptions cannot undo fundamentals" and Azim Premji and Narayana Murthy sho
Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Thursday said the government would take a decision on reducing cess on petrol in a couple of days after consulting finance officials. "I am keen on reducing cess on petrol, but be
There are two kinds of stories that are told. There are ones that need the narrator, an outsider (a reporter, if you will), whose knowledge of the events and characters must be relied on. And then there are those which come unstuck only through th
In a rebuff to SP and TMC, Congress on Thursday ruled out sparing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the presidential race as it rejected the three names proposed by the two allies, sending signals that it was not in a mood to bow before them.
In a bid to thwart poaching incidents, Goa forest department has networked all its offices through latest wireless technology replacing the conventional system which had limited applications. Moving a step further to crack on illega
In a bid to thwart poaching incidents, Goa forest department has networked all its offices through latest wireless technology replacing the conventional system which had limited applications. Moving a step further to crack on illega
With key allies rejecting her choice for President, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was huddled in meetings with senior leaders and allies to zero in on a consensus candidate. Pranab Mukherjee, who was named as the first
Against the backdrop of dramatic twists and turns in the Presidential race, key NDA ally JD(U) on Thursday refrained from making its stand clear on the issue saying the UPA should first settle it within itself. "Let the Congres
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, who has teamed up with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to come up with their own names for the presidential poll, is unlikely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and has deferred plans to go back to Kolkata on Thu
Andhra Pradesh could be in for a brief president Rule as the Kiran Kumar Reddy government faces an internal crisis with 25-30 MLAs planning to join Jagan Reddy. The Kiran Reddy camp is planing to take 20 MLAs to Bangalore for averting a crisis, in
Ending days of suspense, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday made it clear that finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was her first choice for presidentship and vice president Hamid Ansari was also in the reckoning. Gandhi revealed he
The Assam government has failed to resolve the boundary dispute with Nagaland, the Opposition AGP all
Upset over the "delay" in the expansion of the D V Sadananda Cabinet, a section of ruling BJP legislators on Wednesday threatened to take the issue to the party`s central leadership if the exercise was not completed by Saturday.
Contrary to Samajwadi Party`s stand, Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said that no irregularities were made in sale of sugar mills in the previous BSP regime. "As per guidelines of infrastructure department, four independent valu
The Delhi high court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against two army officers, charge sheeted for allegedly causing injuries to two civilians with a knife last year, but directed them to pay Rs 25,000 each as cost after the parties settled the issue
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her demand for a three-year moratorium on payment of interest on central loans was not linked to her party`s support to the UPA nominee in the Presidential polls. "No, no, n
