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1984 anti-Sikh riots victims criticise Congress

Anti-Sikh riot victims Monday criticised the Congress for fielding former police officer Amod Kanth to contest the Delhi assembly election. Kanth is accused of helping the 1984 rioters.8:33 PM on November 24

BJP trying to communalise terrorism: Congress

The Congress party Monday charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with trying to 'communalise terrorism' to distract people's attention from the 'real issue of its non-performance' in BJP-ruled states going to the polls.8:33 PM on November 24

Sadhvi, five other Malegaon accused in judicial custody till Dec 3

In what could be considered a setback into the Malegaon blast investigations, a court in Mumbai Monday remanded in 14 days' judicial custody Sadhvi Pragnya Thakur and five others, turning down the plea to keep them in police custody under a stringent anti-terror law.8:32 PM on November 24

VHP sees Sonia conspiracy, Togadia denies terror funding

Vishwa Hindu Parishad general secretary Pravin Togadia denied funding an organisation suspected to be involved in the Malegaon bomb blast even as VHP leader Acharya Giriraj Kishore accused the government and the Congress chief of conspiring against them.8:31 PM on November 24

Assam Congress women demand tickets for general elections

Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the ruling Congress party in the state, Monday demanded 33 percent reservation for women candidates in the upcoming general elections.6:31 PM on November 24

My government's innovative steps transformed Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government Monday completed three years in office, said the positive and innovative steps initiated his regime initiated had made Bihar a model state and its negative image has been replaced.6:30 PM on November 24

Polls and wedding bells take toll of Delhi traffic

Elections, political rallies, and weddings. The capital's cup of traffic woes is brimming over as the countdown to the Nov 29 assembly elections begins just as the wedding season peaks.6:02 PM on November 24

Pampering journalists, the Congress way

The Delhi unit of the Congress is sparing no effort to pamper journalists covering the party's rallies - they are picked up and dropped, and given food and a drink too.6:02 PM on November 24

Maken stays away from Dikshit's constituency

The strain in the relations between Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken is there for everyone to see.6:02 PM on November 24

Karunanidhi calls all party meet on Sri Lanka situation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday called for a meeting of all state party leaders Tuesday to discuss 'the worsening situation of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka'.4:00 PM on November 24

Upendra joins Chiranjeevi's party

Former union minister P. Upendra, who resigned from Congress last week, Monday joined the Prajya Rajyam party floated recently by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi.4:00 PM on November 24

17 new cars purchased by Left government in Kerala for Ministers

Gone are the days when a Left party in power signalled austerity and an end to extravagant spending.3:02 PM on November 24

Left, TDP and JD-S call for protest day against oil prices

The Left parties, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Monday called for a protest day on Dec 2 against increasing prices of petrol and diesel and the government's 'callous stand' on the issue.3:00 PM on November 24

Maoists in Jharkhand term assured employment scheme 'anti labour'

Maoist rebels in Jharkhand have attacked the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which assures people in rural areas 100 days of paid work in a year, as 'anti labourer' and demanded that work be available round the year.2:02 PM on November 24

Advani slams PM's 100-day roadmap to fight terror

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposal for a task force to counter terrorism within a deadline of 100 days as 'distressing' and demanded that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) be revived instead.2:02 PM on November 24