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
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi`s resignation is under consideration of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha on Monday. Responding to a brief impromptu discussion on the issue, Mukherje
Delhi would come to a grinding halt if Biharis stop work even for a day as they contribute "significantly" to its economy, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. He also said migration of labourers from Bihar to states
Led by the BJP MPs Rama Devi and Radhamohan Singh, protesters on Sunday blocked train services at Bapudham Motihari railway station in Bihar`s East Champaran district to put pressure on the Centre for setting up the proposed Central University of
Maoists, who took hostage two Italians in Kandhamal district, were yet to respond on Monday to the Odisha government`s offer of negotiations even as the deadline set by the ultras was presumed to have been extended. "The state governm
Trinamool Congress on Monday ruled out any action against Dinesh Trivedi, who resigned as Railway Minister, saying that he has been asked to attend the parliamentary party meeting which party chief Mamata Banerjee is expected to attend.
Dinesh Trivedi, who resigned as Railway Minister over the Rail Budget, and Trinamool boss Mamata Banerjee will come face-to-face on Monday for the first time after he incurred the wrath of the party for hiking passenger fares. Trivedi said
Ruling BJP in Karnataka plunged into a crisis with former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa intensifying his power struggle by claiming support of over half of party MLAs and demanded that the central leadership convene a legislature party meet withi
