Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Tuesday resigned following the humiliating defeat of Congress in the assembly election. Even as counting for two constituencies, Saligao and Taleigao, was still on, Kamat met the Governor here and submi
Crediting the people of Punjab for the SAD-BJP combine`s good show, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday said the development agenda and maintenance of peace in the state during the past five years helped them. The SAD will now de
The expensive giant statues of BSP supremo Mayawati and party symbol elephant in Uttar Pradesh will remain safe with Samajwadi`s star campaigner Akhilesh Yadav saying on Tuesday they will not be pulled down after the change of guard in the state.
Senior Congress MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah on Tuesday resigned from the post of Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit following allegations that he got admitted his daughter in a Delhi University college using fake documents.
With his party not faring well in the Uttar Pradesh elections, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said the party leadership will assess the performance and draw conclusions. "The campaign looked very good but I cannot t
Rahul Gandhi, who was the face of Congress campaign in Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday owned responsibility for the party`s dismal performance which he termed as a "very good lesson" for him. Appearing before the medi
Belying predictions, the ruling BJP on Tuesday bagged 18 seats taking a narrow 3 seat lead against Congress as the two parties were locked in an intense see-saw battle in the Uttarakhand assembly polls. However, Chief Minister B C K
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his family members appeared before the Lokayukta Court, a day after it ordered issue of non-bailable warrants against them on two illegal land denotification cases. Yeddyurappa, his two s
It was a series of mistakes that appeared to have cost the Congress dear in Uttar Pradesh despite Rahul Gandhi`s herculean effort to lead the battle from the front. The talk in the party is that Rahul`s `Mission UP 2012` collapsed due to off the c
Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s intervention, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he was not consulted on the Commerce Ministry`s decision to ban cotton exports. "I was kept in dark on the issue. I came to know a
As Uttar Pradesh headed towards a hung Assembly, Samajwadi Party on Tuesday said it was too early to say whether it would approach Congress for support in the formation of the next government. "It all depends upon what numbers we get.
Police picked up top Jat leaders seeking an OBC quota for their community in government jobs and rounded up protesters squatting near the railway track at Ramayan village in Haryana early on Tuesday morning. The president of the All India
The murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood appears to be a "crime of passion" and whether it was part of any larger conspiracy is still a matter of investigation, CBI officials said on Tuesday. "Investigations so far indicate
Congress appeared to be retaining power in Manipur with the party leading in 17 seats and winning in one seat in the 60-member Assembly. The Congress candidate in Tipaimukh constituency Dr Chaltonlien Amo won defeating TMC`s Lalumkhum Fimate.
Social activist Medha Patkar has said the expert committee on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and People`s Movement Against Neuclear Energy, which is protesting against the project should meet in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayala
Chief Conservator of Forest Abhijit Rabha and Range Officer Ranjan Barua, who were abducted by KPLT militants, have been released near a highway at Bokolia in Assam`s Karbi Anglong district. Police said Rabha and Barua were released by the
The BJP-MGP combine was leading in nine seats in Goa while ruling Congress bagged one seat and was leading in another in the 40-member Assembly. BJP was leading in eight seats while its alliance partner MGP was ahead in one. Congres
With the party relegated to the fourth position in Uttar Pradesh, Congress on Tuesday accepted the verdict of the people which was "against our expectations". Party spokesman Rashid Alvi said "whatever verdict has been given
Samajwadi Party, on Tuesday morning, was surging ahead in Uttar Pradesh with leads in 155 seats in the 403-member assembly while Akali Dal-BJP combine appeared set to retain power in Punjab as it was leading in 71 of the 117-member House.
A year after the central information commission (CIC) passed an order on public disclosure of the spending of the councilors’ fund, an audit by a NGO reveals that most councilors have failed compliance. Satark Nagrik Sanghthan (SNS) made its
