Basavaraj Patil Sedam and R Ramakrishna (BJP), K Rahman Khan (Congress) and independent Rajeev Chandrashekhar filed nomination papers for the March 30 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, but "rebel" candidate propped by B S Yeddyurappa
The Kerala government on Monday rejected opposition LDF charge that certain budget proposals had been leaked to the press before it was presented in the assembly and said media reports pertaining to government polices and schemes could not be cons
Dubbing the NCTC as worse than POTA and TADA, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convey her reservations over the counter terrorism provision. "The meeting was good," Ba
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the stands of the Nanavati Commission and the Gujarat Government on a plea for direction to the Commission to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 riots. A bench
Facing stiff opposition from allies over various measures, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said difficult decisions were getting "more difficult" because of coalition compulsions and pressed for eschewing narrow partisan approach
The abduction of two Italians, Bosusco Paolo and Clavdio Colangelo, by the Maoists in Odisha seems to be a desperate attempt of the ultras to attract national and international attention and put pressure on the state government to fulfil the promi
With his party`s government in Karnataka in throes of a burgeoning crisis over B S Yeddyurappa`s demand for his reinstatement as chief minister, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Monday said no decision would be taken under pressure and asked him to
Amidst mounting pressure from ally DMK and other parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India was "inclined to" vote in favour of a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN which meets "our objectives" with regard to th
Seeking to end the impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue, the Jayalalilthaa government in Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the go ahead to the controversial project and announced a Rs 500 crore special development package for the area where it
Announcing the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he regretted the departure of the Railway Minister who had presented a budget which promised the "vision" outlined by his predecessor Mamata Banerjee.
A pamphlet containing 13 demands of Maoists for release of two abducted Italians has been received but the abductors are yet to nominate anyone for holding negotiations, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed the state Assembly today.
Samajwadi Party on Monday said it will vote against the government in Parliament on the issue of setting up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). "We can`t support it. We will vote against it," Samajwadi Party lead
Stepping up pressure on the UPA government over the issue of US resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC on its alleged war crimes, its key ally, DMK, on Monday announced a statewide fast led by party patriarch M Karunanidhi on March 22.
India has got a breather with the Constitutional Court of Portugal staying the order of its Supreme Court on violation of extradition agreement of underworld don Abu Salem by New Delhi by slapping new charges invoking death penalty. CBI so
The son of newly sworn-in Uttar Pradesh Minister Bhagwati Sharan Gangwar has been reportedly missing for the past two days, police said on Monday. Gangwar`s son Atul (35) went missing from an ashram situated on the UP-Uttarakhand bo
Aggrieved over his resignation as Railway Minister after facing the wrath of Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Dinesh Trivedi on Monday rued that there is too much of politics in the country and that the system should be above it.
With the Yeddyurappa camp adamant in its demand for reinstating him as Karnataka Chief Minister, BJP on Monday said the party is in touch with him and that the issue will be resolved. BJP leader Arun Jaitley said he did not see the crisis
Five more persons wanted in connection with the killing of former CPI(M) MLA Pradip Tah and party district commitee member Kamal Gayen in Burdwan town have been arrested by the CID. The five identified as Tapan Samanta, Narayan Sama
The crisis facing the BJP government in Karnataka on Monday showed no signs of abating with the B S Yeddyurappa camp sticking to its guns demanding his reinstatement as Chief Minister. MLAs loyal to the Karnataka BJP strongman are lodged i
