news-in-politicsLearn from Delhi results: Shiv Sena to Maharashtra
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Attacking ally BJP, the Shiv Sena Wednesday asked the people of Maharashtra to take lessons from the outcome of Delhi assembly results."Delhi has embraced 'Paanch Saal,
Kejriwal meets Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday met Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here.Accompanied by party leader Manish Sisodia, the Delhi chief minister-designate met
Rajnath to visit Manipur, Tripura Saturday
Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Manipur and Tripura Saturday to review the law and order situation and assess the repatriation of tribal refugees, sheltered in
Modi remembers Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on death anniversary
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday remembered Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary."Remembering Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
Fog delays 10 trains in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) There was light fog in the morning here Wednesday which delayed 10 trains, an official said."There was shallow fog in the morning and the visibility at 8.30 a.m. was 1,000
Himachal Gears up to tackle Swine Flu
Shimla, Feb 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, which has one reported swine flu case so far, Wednesday said adequate arrangements have been made to deal with the influenza.The government is fully geared
Uttar Pradesh mulls over running buses on bio-fuel
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has readied a blue print to run state-owned buses on bio-fuel, an official said Wednesday.Sources said the plan is
Striking UP Lawyers to meet Union Law Minister
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Striking lawyers of Lucknow, Kanpur, Bareilly and Moradabad divisions in Uttar Pradesh will call on union Law Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda Wednesday, demanding the
President condoles journalist Diptosh Majumdar's death
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday condoled the death of journalist Diptosh Majumdar.In a condolence message to his wife, Rinku Majumdar, the president said he was
'AAP Government has tough tasks ahead'
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Fulfilling its poll promises might be an uphill task for the new AAP government following the party's sweeping victory in the Delhi assembly polls Tuesday.It would be
AAP won as it offered what people want: Pai
Bengaluru, Feb 10 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) landslide win in the Delhi assembly election was an outcome of its offer to the people who want their basic needs met and corruption eliminated,
Nitish, legislators leave for New Delhi; Manjhi announces quotas
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state, former chief minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi
Congress comes second in four Delhi constituencies
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Four Congress candidates came second in the Delhi assembly polls with one of them losing the election by a small margin of votes.Hasan Ahmed, who contested the poll from
Chandigarh to ban Sale of Loose Cigarettes
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chandigarh administration will soon ban the sale of loose cigarettes and other tobacco products in the union territory, an official spokesman said here Tuesday."Sale
AAP won on Positive Campaign: Balakrishnan
Bengaluru, Feb 10 (IANS) A very positive campaign focusing on development and governance led to a spectacular victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly election, former Infosys
Two Home Guards killed, Seven injured in Assam blast
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) Two home guards were killed and seven others injured Tuesday when a bomb went off accidentally at an Assam Police firing range in Golaghat district, an official said.The
Delhi Voters have Rejected BJP's Divisive Politics: Samajwadi Party
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday congratulated the Delhi voters for rejecting the BJP and its "divisive politics" as it attacked the party and its leaders
AAP win shattered myth of Modi's invincibility: Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav said the party's landslide win has shattered the "myth of invincibility" around Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opened up "political
Two women test positive for swine flu in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Two women in Kolkata have tested positive for swine flu, a health department official said Tuesday. Both have been hospitalised."Two women have tested positive for the H1N1
Prem Singh loses Ambedkar Nagar second time
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Prem Singh of the Congress, who is also known as the 'Bhisham Pitamah' of Delhi politics, Tuesday lost the election from Ambedkar Nagar constituency.He got just 5,336
