BJP activists on Monday blocked traffic in many parts of the capital as part of their protest against the "steepest" petrol price hike. Activists blocked traffic at Akshardham, Moti Nagar, Khanpur and Hamdard T-Point on MB Road a
Stepping up its offensive, the Karnataka BJP on Monday demanded immediate recall of governor H R Bhardwaj, slamming his recommendation for imposition of president`s rule as "undemocratic" and has decided to parade party MLAs before presi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the party`s participation in the new government in West Bengal after discussing with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. "The issue will also be discussed at the CW
Making a spectacular electoral debut, the All India NR Congress in alliance with AIADMK today secured a two-third majority in the 30-member Puducherry Assembly, ending the DMK-supported Congress rule. Former chief minister N Rangasamy led
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the State government would obey the Supreme Court directive quashing the Speaker`s order disqualifying 16 MLAs but asserted that "people are with us". "We will obey the ord
The health ministry has reconstituted the board of governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI), apex body to regulate medical education in India. Prof. K.K. Talwar former Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI
Long after independence, women continue to be disrespected.We, however, make the right noises with our "Stop Women`s Trafficking" and other sloganeering. Even before our policymakers ensure 33 percent reservation for women in Par
The Congress-led UDF in Kerala today appeared poised to wrest power from LDF in a closely fought race. With results of 40 seats delcared so far, UDF has bagged 22 seats, closely followed by CPI(M)-led LDF with 18. Both the fronts w
The Congress in Assam is set to return to power for the third consecutive term leading comfortably in 75 constituencies in the 126-seat Assembly. Its alliance partner Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) has also performed creditably in the Bodola
Voicing serious concern over the growing influence of money power in elections, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today appealed to political parties to introspect over it as it was playing havoc with the system. Quraishi said the C
The first elections after the 2G spectrum scam surfaced appears to have had its devastating impact on the fortunes of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu. The issue of corruption appeared to have brought down the tally of an upbeat Congress-led U
Buoyed by the landslide victory that pulverized the 34 year-old Left Front rule in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said that the winning coalition would provide good governance and an impartial administration. &
Breaking the Red citadel, Mamata Banerjee`s Trinamool Congress ended the 34-year hegemony of the Left Front in West Bengal, while Jayalalithaa`s AIADMK scored a landslide victory to oust DMK from power in Tamil Nadu as results of the assembly elec
YSR Congress party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was leading by about 80,000 votes after the completion of four rounds of counting in the bypolls to high-profile Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan was leading over his nea
Riding on an anti-incumbency wave, Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK front today stormed to power handing a crushing defeat to the DMK-Congress combine in Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. With results declared for 103 of the 234 seats, AIADMK won 66 and i
Trinamool Congress-led alliance appears set to sweep West Bengal, AIADMK-led coalition looks well ahead in Tamil Nadu, while there is a close contest between ruling LDF and UDF in Kerala in the counting of votes in the assembly elections in four s
In the next two years, 10,000 police officers at all levels across the country will be trained in sensitivity towards the victims of human trafficking. The ministry of home affairs (MHA) in partnership with the Centre for Social Research (
To assess the number of users for different types of Indian systems of medicine, the Ayush department of the health ministry has tied up with the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) to include questions on the usage of Indian systems of med
After the rap from supreme court in the telephone tapping case, Amar Singh on Thursday claimed that the CDs containing his purported conversations with politicians, Bollywood stars and corporate honchos were "concocted". He also
Many of the homeless children in the capital find solace in sniffing correction fluid and adhesives, which is a relatively new trend and is widely gaining popularity among them. Inhaling the fluid gives them quick, powerful high, staves o
