Mamata Banerjee was today sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of West Bengal as head of Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance ministry after 34 years of Left Front rule in the state. Banerjee, dressed in a simple white
Stepping up its offensive against Governor H R Bhardwaj, the ruling BJP in Karnataka today set a five-day deadline for his recall and decided to launch a campaign for his ouster in 11 districts from tomorrow. An emergent meeting of the par
Jammu and Kashmir government is contemplating health insurance for 3.40 lakh government employees and pensioners in the state, a senior official said today. "The state government is contemplating health insurance under Group Mediclaim
Land acquisition for Posco`s mega steel plant was disrupted today when a group of villagers, who had earlier backed the Rs 52,000-crore project, staged a sit-in at the proposed site. With villagers showing reluctance to come forward to han
Land acquisition for Posco`s mega steel plant was disrupted today when a group of villagers, who had earlier backed the Rs 52,000-crore project, staged a sit-in at the proposed site. With villagers showing reluctance to come forward to han
Orissa High Court quashed a state government notification on verification of ration cards at PDS centres and instead asked the government to conduct verification of food cards after a door-to-door survey. Disposing of a public interest lit
A meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the first being presided over by new Mayor Rajni Abbi, had to be adjourned abruptly today amid ruckus caused by both BJP and Congress. While Congress members protested the 17-28 per cent hik
A meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the first being presided over by new Mayor Rajni Abbi, had to be adjourned abruptly today amid ruckus caused by both BJP and Congress. While Congress members protested the 17-28 per cent hik
BJP today dubbed as "shameful" the second goof-up by the government in the list of most wanted persons handed over to Pakistan with a man figuring in it being traced in a jail in Mumbai and said the international community will "not
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today alleged that the script to destabilise of the Karnataka government was written in New Delhi and was being implemented at Bangalore Raj Bhavan through the governor. Reiterating party`s demand of reca
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today alleged that the script to destabilise of the Karnataka government was written in New Delhi and was being implemented at Bangalore Raj Bhavan through the governor. Reiterating party`s demand of reca
After the joint parliamentary committee`s chairman P C Chako (Congress) decided to check losses incurred due to the NDA government`s 1999 national telecom policy, both the senior members of the Bhartiya Janata Party on committee have decided to fi
In a significant step towards empowerment of women, the Andhra Pradesh Government today increased the reservation for women to 50 per cent in urban local bodies. "The Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to enhance reservation of
Amid the chorus that the next IMF chief should come from an emerging economy, India today said it is watching the situation even as the country`s likely candidate Montek Singh Ahluwalia said it is for the government to take a view on the issue.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh constituted a Group of Ministers to brief Media on the day-to-day affairs of the UPA 2 with P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Ambica Soni and Salman Khursheed as its members. On the first day of the interacti
City journalists on Thursday took out a "silent march" from Mumbai press club to the Mantralaya in Mumbai to protest against the Government Railway Police (GRP) for arresting a journalist under Official Secrets Act, and to seek his immed
Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy tonight took over as Minister of State for Railways following the resignation of party supremo Mamata Banerjee from the post of Railways Minister. "I have been given the additional charge
Final touches are being given to the preparations for the swearing-in of West Bengal`s first woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. The swearing-in at a ceremony in the presence of 3200 invitees drawn
The Delhi government’s move to provide cash instead of subsidized food-grain has come under criticism from a group of activists led by Arvind Kejriwal, who said on Thursday that the scheme was against the spirit of the proposed food security
As she anxiously awaits a decision on her bail plea on Friday, the blistering summer heat of the capital seems to have hit DMK MP Kanimozhi, who on Thursday complained of ill-health in a Delhi court which allowed her to temporarily skip the procee
