Politics News

Kalyan to form own party after BJP's cold shoulder

Shown the door by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and facing a cold reception by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to his rejoining it after two acrimonious exits, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh Saturday announced he was setting up his own 'pro-Hindutva' party.12:02 AM on December 06

Court allows case against Amar Singh, stays his arrest

Restraining the Uttar Pradesh government from arresting Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, the Allahabad High Court Saturday, however, said the central government could proceed against him in a money laundering case registered against him.10:01 PM on December 05

Golden chance to rescue West Bengal from Left: Pranab

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the people of West Bengal had given the Congress a 'golden chance' to 'rescue' the state from the Left and that the party expects 'due respect' from its alliance partner at the centre in the electoral politics of the state.10:00 PM on December 05

Jammu and Kashmir's unemployed to get stipends

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday announced that unemployed youth between 20-37 years of age would get a monthly stipend ranging between Rs.500 and Rs.1,000.10:00 PM on December 05

Rahul Gandhi to visit AMU Monday

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit the Aligarh Muslim University Monday to interact with students and teachers, a university official said Saturday.8:03 PM on December 05

YSR's widow elected unopposed to Andhra assembly

Y.S. Vijayalakshmi, widow of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was Saturday elected unopposed to the state assembly.8:02 PM on December 05

Violence in Hyderabad as KCR continues fast

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) activists and students went on a rampage here Saturday, damaging shops and buses following rumours that party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who is on a fast-unto-death demanding a separate Telangana state, had gone into a coma.8:01 PM on December 05

Former Bangladesh ruler to visit ancestral home in Bengal

Students and teachers of Dinhata High School (Boys) in Dinhata village in West Bengal are geared up to recieve the institution's most famous alumni -- General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Bangladesh's former military ruler.6:02 PM on December 05

No regrets over Babri razing: RSS chief

On the eve of the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said Saturday that the Hindu group has 'no regrets' about the razing of the mosque in Ayodhya 17 years ago.2:01 PM on December 05

Sonia Gandhi to lay foundation of new Congress office

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will lay the foundation stone of the party's new office at the capital's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg on Dec 28 to kick off the functions commemorating 125 years of the party's formation.12:00 AM on December 05

Haryana seeks quick sanction of nuclear power plant

With a high-level delegation of the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) of India, concluding its visit to Haryana Friday, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged it for fast-tracking 2,800 (4x700) MW nuclear power plant so that it could be set up in the state soon.10:02 PM on December 04

Samajwadi Party to organise minority conference Saturday

The Samajwadi Party will organise a minority conference in Kanpur Saturday to discuss main problems of Muslims in the country, party spokesperson said.10:02 PM on December 04

BJP opposes sections of communal violence bill, Left cautious

As the government prepared to table a bill to check communal violence in parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed some of the legislation's provisions while the Left parties said they would wait to see if their suggestions had been incorporated in the proposed law.8:03 PM on December 04

Trinamool, Left meet PM over West Bengal violence

The surge in political killings in West Bengal saw the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left parties squabble with each other both inside and outside parliament Friday. They also complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with 'proof' of the other's role in the violence.8:01 PM on December 04

Will expose several 'Madhu Kodas' in Goa: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday alleged that state support to illegal mining and corruption in Goa's mining industry had reached 'unacceptable levels' and vowed to expose 'several Madhu Kodas' in the state, during the forthcoming assembly session.8:00 PM on December 04