BJP should govern Bihar if Nitish falls: Thakur
Patna, May 8 (IANS) BJP leader C.P. Thakur Thursday said his party should form a government in Bihar if the Nitish Kumar government falls after the Lok Sabha election. "The BJP should not mind taking...
View ArticleDelhi HC to hear plea on AirAsia's permit
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear a plea by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) to stay the air operator's permit (AOP) granted to AirAsia for flying in India. A...
View ArticleModi targets Election Commission
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi Thursday accused the Election Commission of bias and asked it to ensure free and fair polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha election May...
View ArticleManmohan Singh to address nation on eve of demitting office
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) On the eve of his demitting office after ten years at the head of a UPA coalition government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to "address the people" in a farewell address....
View ArticlePresident to visit Jharkhand
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Jharkhand Saturday, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said Friday. "He (Pranab Mukherjee) will attend the annual convocation of the...
View ArticlePresident pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday paid floral tributes to Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 153rd birth anniversary, at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Other office bearers...
View ArticleThis summer 'Madras eye' becoming drug-resistant: Expert
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) This summer season, it seems some bacterial strains that cause conjunctivitis or "Madras eye" have become stronger and drug-resistant, an eye specialist said. "We are getting...
View ArticleCommunal, vote bank politics ruined nation: Modi
Motihari (Bihar), May 9 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday said communal, vote bank and dynastic politics have ruined the nation. "Vote bank, communal and caste-based...
View ArticleBarrackpore: Dinesh Trivedi battles Saradha scam and Marxist 'outsider'...
Barrackpore (West Bengal), May 9 (IANS) Polemics over the "outsider" tag, an accident and a physical assault - it is all happening for the Lok Sabha contestants in the industrial belt of Barrackpore,...
View ArticleIndia stresses on peace in conrtested South China Sea
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India Friday voiced concern at recent developments in the South China Sea where Vietnamese naval ships and Chinese vessels collided in the contested waters and stressed that...
View ArticleNow, Punjab candidates stand vigil where EVMs stored (Election Special)
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The last time this happened was 37 years ago when citizens' groups stood guard outside the rooms where the boxes containing the ballots cast in the 1977 general election -...
View ArticleBSP won't support Modi in government formation: Mayawati
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati declared Friday that under no circumstances will her party support a possible BJP government after the Lok Sabha election. Addressing a hurriedly convened...
View ArticleBARC to showcase achievements in chemical sciences
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) India's premier Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will showcase its recent achievements in chemical sciences on National Technology Day on Monday, a statement said. "The...
View ArticleNo commission on snoopgate, centre tells SC
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Central government Friday told the Supreme Court that there was no move to set up a commission to probe the alleged snooping of a woman by Gujarat Police which triggered a...
View Article11 executives to be questioned for Spain train crash
Madrid, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Eleven former executives of the Adif state-owned railway administrator have been called to testify as suspects in the July 2013 high-speed train crash in northwestern Spain...
View ArticleTamil Nadu moves to raise Mullaperiyar dam water level
Mullaperiyar (Kerala) Officials from Tamil Nadu reached the Mullaperiyar dam site Saturday morning and started preparations for raising the water level to 142 feet. The steps come after the Supreme...
View ArticleBJP relies on caste factor in Bihar last phase (Curtain Raiser)
Patna, May 10 (IANS) More than Narendra Modi's appeal, the BJP seems to be banking on the caste arithmetic when the last lot of six Lok Sabha seats in Bihar go to the polls Monday. The Bharatiya...
View ArticleThousands flock to Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi
Varanasi, May 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday stormed Varanasi to rally against BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Narendra Modi, drawing thousands of supporters in the Hindu holy city....
View ArticlePolitics: The new religion and business currency in Varanasi? (Election Special)
Varanasi, May 10 (IANS) Religion, in many ways, is the lifeblood of Varanasi, but in the run-up to the big fight of May 12, politics seems to have emerged as the "new religion". The city, a popular...
View ArticlePresident's daughter Sharmistha performs in Tripura
Agartala, May 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter and Kathak dancer Sharmistha Mukherjee's "Rainstorm and Autumn Leaves" dance-drama based on poems by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore...
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