news-in-politicsSonia congratulated Modi: Congress
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, congratulating him on the BJP's victory in the Lok Sabha elections, party sources
JD-U rules out alliance after RJD extends support
Patna, May 22 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U Thursday welcomed the support extended by Lalu Prasad's RJD to the new state government led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, but ruled out any chance of an alliance
Kejriwal spends sleepless night in Tihar
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal spent a sleepless Wednesday night in the Tihar Jail, struggling with mosquitoes' buzz and bite and warm air in the cell, said
Sonia resigns from two posts
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday resigned from her posts at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and at the culture ministry.<br /><br />Party sources
Modi's wife, mother to get SPG cover
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s wife and mother will also get the Special Protection Group (SPG) security soon after he takes oath as India's 14th prime
Manish Sisodia's father dead
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Captain Dharam Pal Singh, father of former Delhi minister Manish Sisodia, died after a heart attack at Hapur in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said. He was
Unfortunate to invite Rajapaksa to Modi swearing-in: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday termed as "unfortunate" that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony
Unfortunate to invite Rajapaksa to Modi swearing-in: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday termed as "unfortunate" that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony
Anandiben: Gujarat's first woman CM, India's 15th
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) In Anandiben Patel, Gujarat has got its first woman chief minister and the country its 15th woman head of a state government.<br /> <br /> <br />Currently,
Arrested AAP leaders released from police custody
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav, Manish Sisodia and Jarnail Singh along with 56 party workers, who were arrested Wednesday night for protesting outside the Tihar Jail, were
Priyanka should take up formal position in Congress: Thomas
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Outgoing union minister K.V. Thomas has said that Congress workers were keen that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins "the organisation" as it needs a younger leadership
Modi's invite to SAARC leaders evokes warm response, Sharif yet to decide
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's initiative to invite leaders of all SAARC countries for his swearing-in ceremony has evoked a warm response with the Afghan,
Kashmir Valley happy over Modi invite to Sharif
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's invitation to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend his swearing in ceremony has evoked a positive response in the
Lucknow teenager behind 'Twitter Handlegate' innocent: Omar
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday expressed sympathy with Qaiser Ali, the teenager from Lucknow, who inadvertently took the PMO Twitter handle without
AAP lost the plot in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) After its triumph in Delhi, Haryana was the focus state for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). But the comprehensive rejection of the AAP by the electorate in Haryana in the Lok
Anandiben takes oath as Gujarat CM
Gandhinagar, May 22 (IANS) Anandiben Patel was Thursday sworn in as Gujarat's new chief minister, a day after Narendra Modi resigned to become India's prime minister.<br /><br />Patel
Kejriwal sorry for quitting, sent to jail in defamation case
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was Wednesday sent to judicial custody in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, hours after he apologised for resigning as
Criticism mounts in Congress at 'Team Rahul'
Voices are growing in the Congress over the role of "Team Rahul" in the Lok Sabha elections with suggestions that the aides of vice president Rahul Gandhi could not read the ground
BJP's win is due to party's loyal workers: Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, Saturday dedicated the party's thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls to the "generations of
Mixed bag for film stars in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) It was a mixed bag for film personalities in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Telangana and Seemandhra.Like many Congress heavyweights, the glamour faces
