Markets were closed in major cities of Rajasthan and private buses off the road as the bandh called by the NDA against petrol price hike began on Thursday. With trade associations extending support to the bandh called by BJP, markets in
NDA convener and JD-U national president Sharad Yadav and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain were among 800 activists taken into custody while enforcing the NDA sponsored "bharat bandh" in Bihar to protest the petrol price hike. Yad
The bandh called by NDA and left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices on Thursday disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stoned about a dozen others forcing authori
As the country observes `World No Tobacco Day` on Thursday, moves to make cancer a notifiable disease are making progress with two states Kerala and Punjab agreeing to such a proposal. A meeting of various states will be held in the
BEST buses were pelted with stones in suburban Mulund and Dadar here as the bharat bandh called by the NDA to protest the petrol price hike began on Thursday. BJP activists staged noisy protests outside Borivali station, at S V Road in Ka
Following the footsteps of his grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a cabinet meeting at Tangdhar village near the line of control as part of his efforts to reach out to the r
Union home minister P Chidambaram has perfected the art of acting first and thinking later in his dealings with the state governments. It happened in the case of national counter terrorism centre (NCTC). A loud protest from close to a dozen states
A CBI court on Wednesday dismissed the bail pleas of former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khjan and three others arrested in connection with an illegal mining case involving Associated
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday led a party delegation to president Pratibha Patil, demanding removal of Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal in view of her alleged involvement in a massive land grab scam in Jaipur.
With prime minister Manmohan Singh declaring that he will quit public life if corruption allegations are proved against him, team Anna on Wednesday demanded an independent probe into the charges, saying they will be most happy if these are prov
BJP on Wednesday dared the UPA allies to withdraw their support from the ruling alliance rather than just making public statements against the policies of the Congress-led government. "If they (allies) are supporting the UPA governm
Farah Naqvi, member, National Advisory Council (NAC) Working Group on Gender and Sex Ratio said that gender equity and gender service is not the responsibility of Women and child ministry or the health ministry alone but should include the involve
DMK leader TR Baalu met the prime minister today morning and expressed his party`s concern on the petrol price hike. He requested a roll-back as it has affected all sections of people including the salaried class and farmers. Baalu explained to th
Forget about Jagan. There are many other reasons that could cause the ruling Congress` rout in the June 12 by-elections in one lok sabha and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. The shock that the government gave to people in th
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the striking pilots of Air India have no right to get training on advanced Boeing 777 to be used in international flights. Refusing to hear an Air India appeal against the single judge`s May 11
A day after triggering speculation of cracks in ruling BJD in Odisha, party MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Wednesday ruled out any plans to topple Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik but admitted to differences with him as he felt the state government was
Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a record procurement of wheat as a result of bumper production of the crop in the state this in 2012, an official press release said in Bhopal on Wednesday. So far, 76.25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been p
Ruling UPA`s key ally DMK on Wednesday issued a veiled threat of pulling out of the alliance on the issue of the "atrocious" petrol price hike, saying the party had never hesitated to do so earlier respecting people`s sentiments.
A day prior to his retirement, Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Wednesday sought to downplay the controversies surrounding him, saying there is "no misunderstanding" between him and the Defence Ministry. He also said Defence Minister
Seven CRPF personnel were injured on Wednesday, one of them critically, as two motorcycle-borne militants opened indiscriminate firing on them at Khanyar in old city. Two militants riding a motorcycle fired on the CRPF personnel of 82nd
