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Only a Dalit will be my successor: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national general secretary Satish Misra may continue to remain her confidant, but Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has no intentions of letting him don the mantle of her successor as she Saturday said only a Dalit will succeed her.

Orissa legislator, accused in communal violence, gets bail

Manoj Pradhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator who is an accused in last year's communal violence in Orissa and has been in jail since October, got 15-day bail Saturday to take oath as member of the assembly.1:00 AM on July 05

JD-S faces split in Kerala

The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday rejected Kerala unit president M.P. Veerendrakumar's demand and decided to continue the alliance with the ruling Left.9:31 PM on July 04

BJP wants government to bear 75 percent of crop insurance

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said the central government should bear 75 percent premium of the crop insurance cover for farmers to help them overcome drought conditions in many parts of the country.8:01 PM on July 04

JD-S on verge of split

The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday rejected Kerala unit president M.P. Veerendrakumar's demand and decided to continue the party's alliance with the ruling Left.7:31 PM on July 04

Missing Orissa legislator back, withdraws resignation

An Orissa legislator, missing for the last two weeks after resigning from the assembly, Saturday re-appeared and withdrew his resignation, saying that he had been forced to step down.6:00 PM on July 04

People losing interest in poll process: Meira Kumar

Expressing concern over the decline in polling percentage, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday called upon lawmakers to introspect why people were losing interest in the poll process.5:01 PM on July 04

Karunanidhi questions Raja over Jayalalitha allegation

DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has asked his party colleague and IT and Communication Minister A. Raja to respond to allegations that he pressurised a judge to give bail to two men accused in a criminal case.5:01 PM on July 04

Nursing student alleges TDP legislator raped her

The murder and rape case against a legislator of Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Saturday took a new turn when another student of a nursing college run by him complained to the state's home minister that he raped her.3:30 PM on July 04

CPI-M politburo to decide fate of squabbling Kerala leaders

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which is holding a special politburo meeting here, is expected to announce measures to curb the infighting in its Kerala unit - between Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan - that was seen as a major reason for the party's debacle in the recent Lok Sabha polls.1:01 PM on July 04

Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget

Andhra Pradesh Friday conveyed its unhappiness to Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee over the raw deal the state has received in the 2009-10 railway budget.11:01 PM on July 03

Achuthanandan leaves his fate to 'party and people'

Under attack from CPI-M party members in his state, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Friday he had left the issue of his continuing in the post to 'the party and the people'.11:01 PM on July 03

Railway budget disappoints Naveen Patnaik

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the union railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday as 'disappointing'.9:31 PM on July 03

Mayor calls for review on proposed theatre tax hike

Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Friday said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) would review a proposal to increase tax on capital's cinema halls.9:30 PM on July 03

Left Front criticises privatisation thrust in railway budget

Terming it a 'mixed' railway budget, West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose criticised the privatisation schemes introduced in the new budgetary plans by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday.9:02 PM on July 03