Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan has been named as the next Maharashtra Chief Minister. Chavan”s name was formally announced this morning after he met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence. Announcing the decision, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, “Myself and AK Antony went to Mumbai last evening where [...]
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India-US to work as equal partners in a strategic relationship
November 8th, 2010 |
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The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday said India and the United States have decided to accelerate the deepening of ties and to work as equal partners in a strategic relationship that will positively and decisively influence world peace, stability and progress. “President Obama yesterday characterized the India-US partnership as one of the defining [...]
BJP leader Joshi praises Rahul Gandhi for reaching out to common man
November 1st, 2010 |
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi praised Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for being able to reach out to the common man. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Joshi said Gandhi is doing a great job and political leaders should follow in his footsteps. “He’s (Rahul Gandhi) doing a good job [...]
BJP demands immediate resignation of Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan
October 30th, 2010 |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded the immediate resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan for his role in the Adarsh Society scam. Accusing Chavan of nepotism, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that he should not be given time to leave office in an honourable manner. “We demand the immediate resignation of Mr. [...]
Bhutan PM to undertake five-day visit of India
October 30th, 2010 |
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Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley will undertake a five-day visit of India from Saturday. Prime Minister Thinley is expected in the Indian capital in a short while from now. On Monday, he will meet with External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna at the ITC Maurya. Power Minister Sushil Shinde will call on him at noon. [...]
Sohrabuddin case: Amit Shah gets bail
October 29th, 2010 |
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The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. The court granted bail to him for a surety amount of Rs one lakh. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court had earlier rejected Shah”s bail plea in the case. The CBI arrested [...]
Probe into CWG contracts: I-T conducts nationwide raids
October 28th, 2010 |
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The Income Tax department on Thursday conducted nation-wide raids on premises of some contractors and firms as part of its probe to detect alleged financial irregularities in the organisation of the Commonwealth Games. Official sources said the department is conducting raids at about 40 locations across the country, including in the national capital. Sources said [...]
Bihar govt has failed on all fronts, says Sonia
October 28th, 2010 |
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Stepping up attack on the Nitish Kumar government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday charged that the Bihar administration had failed on all fronts, including health and education sectors, despite getting crores of money from the Centre. Dubbing Kumar as an “opportunist”, she charged, “There are complaints of corruption…but no no tangible step has been [...]
President Patil to give away 57th national film awards
October 22nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil will give away the 57th national film awards here today. The highlight of the awards has been the institution of new award categories based on the recommendations of the expert committee set up under Shyam Benegal and other eminent film personalities and experts. The mandate given to the committee, constituted by the [...]
President Patil to give away 57th national film awards
October 22nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil will give away the 57th national film awards here today. The highlight of the awards has been the institution of new award categories based on the recommendations of the expert committee set up under Shyam Benegal and other eminent film personalities and experts. The mandate given to the committee, constituted by the [...]
Nitish Kumar vows to continue development, if re-elected
October 19th, 2010 |
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Wooing voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has pledged to continue the development work in the state once re-elected to the chair. Releasing the party manifesto here on Monday evening, Kumar said in the next five years too he would continue to uphold his image of Vikash Purush “The work [...]
Lalu slams Nitish for mounting inflation in Bihar
October 16th, 2010 |
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Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for failing to control mounting inflation. Addressing a rally here, Lalu said: “Since the Nitish Kumar”s government was formed in Bihar, there is mounting inflationary situation everywhere. We have protested against this situation and if not [...]
Modi blames Centre for political crisis in Karnataka
October 13th, 2010 |
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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has held the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre responsible for the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka. “Congress party takes undue advantage of heading the Central Government to browbeat the State Governments ruled by its opposition outfits,” said Modi, while addressing a mass rally organised by his [...]
Karnataka crisis: BJP delegation to meet PM
October 13th, 2010 |
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani will lead a delegation to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to seek Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj”s removal. The BJP is accusing Bhardwaj of plunging the state into a constitutional crisis. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has expressed his readiness to undergo the Vote of [...]
BJP core group to discuss Karnataka situation today
October 12th, 2010 |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core group will hold a meeting here on Tuesday to take stock of the developments in Karnataka. The core group will meet under the chairmanship of party president Nitin Gadkari at 11 a.m. at senior leader LK Advani”s residence. The core gorup will take stock of the developments in Karnataka [...]
Yeddyurappa Govt. in Karnataka survives â€Trust Voteâ€
October 11th, 2010 |
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B S Yeddyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Karnataka survived the ”Trust Vote” on Monday. There was chaos in the Karnataka Assembly earlier today, as eleven BJP and five Independent MLAs, who were earlier disqualified by Speaker K G Bopaiah under the anti-defection law, were restricted from entering the Assembly. The dissident MLAs broke [...]