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Quit politics as it has black money: Digvijay to Chouhan

Taking a dig at Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan`s remarks on IPL who said that there was black money involved in it, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said he should quit politics as it also has black money.

Maya statues: supplier alleges dues not paid

A Rajasthan-based supplier has alleged that he was duped of Rs 3.05 crore in payment of stone and statue work done at BSP supremo Mayawati`s residence and three memorials. A complaint in this regard has been lodged with the Gomti Na

It occurred to me this morning....

Manmohan Singh wants to govern the virtual world. Height of ambition, considering how he`s governing the real!

Villagers` pelt stones at Nitish`s convoy

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar faced protests from angry locals who pelted stones at a couple of vehicles in his convoy during his `Seva Yatra` at Chausa in Buxar district on Wednesday, official sources said. The trouble started when

UPA publication, a "report card of failure" : Tripura CM

Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday termed UPA publication, `the report to the people`, as a "report card of failure" instead of its success story. Giving his reaction to the completion of eight years by UPA govern

AI files contempt petition against striking pilots

Air India on Wednesday filed a contempt petition against striking pilots in the Delhi High Court on grounds that the agitators have failed to comply with its previous order restraining them from undertaking the stir. Filing the peti

CBI tells court Talwars killed Aarushi, Hemraj

The CBI told a special court here that dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar themselves killed their daughter Aarushi and domestic aide Hemraj on May 15-16, 2008 night in their Noida flat. CBI counsel R K Saini made the allegation

Centre urged to hike amount of social security schemes

The Centre was on Tuesday urged to increase the amount of the social security pension schemes and make them beneficiary oriented. "The Centre must try to make the scoial security pension schemes beneficiary oriented and enhance

Parl nod to Copyright Act amendments

Song writers, artistes and performers, deprived of their dues so far, can now claim royalty for their creations with Parliament on Tuesday approving a law to provide much-delayed justice to them. The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill,

PIL against transmission of Nirmal Baba`s discourse

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday sought the centre`s response by July 16 on a plea seeking for directions to stop the transmission of Nirmal Baba`s discourse on various TV channels. A division bench comprising jus

Govt is running away on Lokpal issue: BJP

Charging the government with not being serious on the lokpal bill in parliament, BJP on Tuesday said that it will make every effort to get the anti-corruption legislation passed. The party discussed the issue at a meeting of its parliamen

Bihar govt allocates money for farm sufficiency

Bihar government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 1366.70 crore for the first year (2012-13) under its ambitious agriculture road map for storage of foodgrains, organic farming, green fertiliser and horticulture. A decision to this effect was ta

Govt to provide direct subsidy on kerosene

Government on Tuesday said it planned to provide direct subsidy to beneficiaries of kerosene oil and a pilot project in this regard in Alwar district of Rajasthan was yielding good results. "Direct subsidy on kerosene is planned in

JPC probe sought into alleged scam in coal block allocation

The left sought to spoil the celebratory mood of the UPA`s third anniversary on Tuesday, with a CPI-M member demanding a JPC probe into an alleged coal scam which has reportedly caused a loss of over Rs 1.8 lakh crore to the exchequer.

No pressure from Italy on marines issue: Govt

Government on Tuasday said there was no pressure from Italy on the marines issue, nearly a week after Italian prime minister called up prime minister Manmohan Singh to express concern over detention of two of his country`s sailors in Kerala for

Prez polls: Sangma appeals to political parties

NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, who is being backed by BJD and AIADMK for the President`s post, on Tuesday sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respond "to the call of conscience of the triba

Separate planning board for Muslims suggested

    A separate planning council or board for Muslims can help improve the lot of the community that has been largely backward on various socio-economic paramet

BJP claims UPA govt may fall anytime

As UPA completes three years in office, BJP on Tuesday claimed the government may fall anytime as coalition partners were unhappy and were not even ready to break bread together. During a discussion on the issue at the party`s Parli

CM shocked over train mishap

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy expressed shock over the train accident at Penukonda in Anantpur district in the wee hours today and is expected to visit the accident spot by Tuesday afternoon. The chief minister would

Parliament adjourned until noon over CAG report

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned until noon on Tuesday after Opposition uproar over delay in tabling a CAG report on allocation of coal blocks and a statement on a train accident in Andhra Pradesh. The Rajya Sabha witnessed two adj

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