President, PM, Sonia condole Khushwant Singh's death
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday condoled the death o
Literary giant Khushwant Singh dies at 99 after 'rich, full life' (Intro Roundup)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Khushwant Singh, author, journalist, commentator, wit and raconteur par excellence, died at his home here Thursday morni
Talks only after Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday said the second round of talks between the Indian and Sri Lankan fisherm
BSP declares all 80 LS candidates in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Thursday released the names of party candidates for all the 80 Lok Sabha (LS) seats from Utt
Amarinder refuses to contest from Amritsar seat
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) With speculation rife in Punjab's political circles that the Congress wanted to field him from the Amritsar Lok Sabha s
Vulnerable children seek promises from political parties
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Vulnerable children from across the country Wednesday put together a manifesto seeking certain things for themselves in
Rs.4 crore of unaccounted cash seized in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) Almost Rs.4 crore of unaccounted money suspected to be meant for use during the upcoming parliamentary polls was seized
More women than men in Kerala; few enter parliament
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Kerala has more women than men, but few women contest and even fewer reach parliament.Kerala has the highest gen
PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla
Baramulla, March 19 (IANS) The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between the ruling Nat
Goa CM's staff violating code of conduct: Congress
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The Goa chief secretary has been asked by election authorities here to respond to a complaint that two Officers on Special
Rahul Gandhi cancels trip to Mizoram
Aizawl/Agartala, March 19 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to the northeastern states, has cancelled his visit to Miz
Omar Abdullah concerned over delay in Congress announcement
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the announcement of Congress ca
Kerala candidates make a beeline for religious, social leaders
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) With battle lines drawn in Kerala as rival fronts have finalised their candidates for the elections, candidates
Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched
Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched
Congress trying to keep Gujarat riots issue alive: BJP
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday said the Congress is trying to keep the 2002 Gujarat riots alive because it is "desperate and frustrated
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Displeased over the distribution of Congress tickets in the state, former Odisha chief minister and senior leader Hema
Candidates to file nominations for polls in Goa
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Political fangs will be bared Wednesday onwards as the process of filing nominations begins in Goa, which has two seats in
Rahul's chopper fails to land in Shillong
Shillong, (IANS) The helicopter in which Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was travelling in Meghalaya Tuesday failed to land at the the Indian
Don't commit suicide, Chavan's appeal to distraught farmers
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Alarmed by the renewed spate of farmers' suicides - at least 32 since Sunday - Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan
