news-in-politicsIndian Catholic priests find growing role in the West
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The tide has turned so much so that today a growing number of Catholic priests from India travel to, stay on and settle in the United States to minister to the needs of the
Sitharaman meets Bedi, Hopeful of winning Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) BJP leader Niramala Sitharaman Sunday visited the party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi at her residence and told reporters that they were hopeful of winning the
Connecting with Suriname, Guyana through diaspora
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Helping upgrade a much-needed mortuary, sending a Ramlila troupe to exchange ideas with the local troupes there or providing expertise in renewable energy - India is
Agra on alert as suspected swine flu cases rise
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) With the number of suspected cases of swine flu in the city going up to 14, the health department in Agra has been put on high alert.Four new patients with symptoms of swine flu
A city of poets: Lucknow and its 'shayars' (Column: Bookends)
Can a city develop a characteristic, exclusive literary style? A long-standing convention divides the Urdu ghazal tradition into "Dabistan-e-Dehli" and "Dabistan-e-Lakhnau" or Delhi and Lucknow
Centre should take responsibility for developing northeast: Mizoram CM
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The central government needs to take responsibility for developing northeast India as it involves huge investment which the seven states in the region cannot afford, Chief
Ukraine crisis: President wants defensive weapons from abroad
Munich, Feb 7 (IANS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday his government was ready for a ceasefire with the separatist rebels, but needed support including "defensive weapons" from
Nitish Kumar to blame for Bihar political imbroglio: BJP
Shillong, Feb 7 (IANS) Blaming former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the current political imbroglio in the state, union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj
No communication yet about dissolving Bihar assembly: Tripathi
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who holds the additional responsibility of Bihar, Saturday said he was yet to receive any communication recommending dissolution of
JD-U rift deepens: Manjhi defiant, Nitish to stake claim Sunday
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U seemed to be on the verge of a split Saturday, as Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi sought the assembly be dissolved despite opposition from a majority of his
Modi discusses Bihar, Delhi with BJP leaders
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met BJP leaders to review the Delhi assembly polls as well as the developing political situation in Bihar in view of Chief Minister
Manjhi in Delhi to attend NITI Aayog meeting
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi reached Delhi Saturday to attend a meeting of the governing council of the NITI Aayog even as the ruling Janata Dal-United in the
55,000 policemen deployed for Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A total of 55,000 policemen, along with paramilitary forces, were deployed in the capital city Saturday to maintain law and order and ensure peaceful voting during the
Exit polls predict AAP win after record voting (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A year after its 49-day stint in power ended abruptly, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP was set to return to power in Delhi, exit polls said Saturday after record voting in assembly
Highest turnout in North East Delhi, lowest in New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi's North East district saw the highest turnout of voters at 69.89 percent in the assembly polls Saturday while the New Delhi district registered the lowest at 64.01
Delhi records 67 percent polling
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The fiercely fought Delhi assembly election Saturday saw a record voter turnout of 67.08 percent."We are happy to announce this election has been unprecedented in terms of
Vote first, wedding later for Delhi groom
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Wedding and voting, both happened to be Saturday, but groom Akshay decided to be a good citizen first and went with his 'band, baaja and baaraat' to the poll booth
Chandy, cabinet colleague pacify Mohanlal
Kochi, Feb 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his cabinet colleague T. Radhakrishnan visited superstar Mohanlal, smarting under a backlash for the poor performance of his newly formed
Stable government, religious harmony on young voters' minds
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Young Delhi Saturday came out in huge numbers to vote for a "stable and corruption-free government" that would bring about "religious harmony" and address issues like
Azad re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Kashmir
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, was Saturday re-elected to the upper house from Jammu and Kashmir along with two candidates from the
