Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik Tuesday accused the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of “rank opportunism” and of turning Odisha politics into a “theatre of the absurd”. Niranjan who is a former president of the state unit of the Congress said the ruling party, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is looking […]
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be contesting from two constituencies in the Lok Sabha polls – Mainpuri and Azamgarh. Announcing Mulayam Singh’s candidature from Azamgarh, party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said this was done on “popular demand”. Party insiders, however, admitted that the rethink was forced by the candidature […]
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Dismissing ny possibility of the BJP coming to power and Narendra Modi taking over as the prime minister, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the battle “would not be that easy” for the party as it lacked a base in many states. “Some are saying Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is coming […]
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Former railways minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Tuesday filed his nomination as the Congress candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat ending speculation over his being fielded by the party. The four-time MP from Chandigarh, Bansal, was forced to quit from the ministry May last year after his nephew was arrested by the […]
Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) Notorious wildlife poacher Sansar Chand died of cancer at a hospital here Tuesday, a doctor said. Sansar Chand, who was undergoing trial on charges of killing several tigers in Rajasthan’s Sariska Tiger Reserve, was admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital here few days ago, a doctor told IANS. Resident of New […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will lead the Indian delegation at the third Nuclear Security Summit to be held at The Hague March 24-25, official sources said here Tuesday. The sources said India is expected to focus on speeding up work on reducing gaps in the international architecture concerning nuclear security. […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The AAP Tuesday withdrew the candidature of Mahendra Singh from the North West Delhi constituency for his alleged involvement in criminal cases. Former Delhi minister Rakhi Birla will be fielded from the seat, a party official said. Singh, a social activist, had a number of criminal cases against him, an Aam […]
Nagpur, March 18 (IANS) As BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi prepares to launch his Maharashtra campaign from Wardha Thursday, farmers plan to submit a list of demands, including “guaranteed representation” for them in parliament and all state legislatures, an activist said here Tuesday. “Vidarbha and rest of Maharashtra have been ravaged by heavy unseasonal rains […]
Ghaziabad, March 18 (IANS) AAP candidate Shazia Ilmi says her party will do everything it can to end the “step-motherly” treatment of Ghaziabad, a sprawling Uttar Pradesh district bordering Delhi. “Development (of Ghaziabad) will be our only election plank,” Ilmi told IANS soon after the Aam Aadmi Party declared the former journalist as its candidate in […]
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) A social wing of the influential church in Goa Tuesday lashed out at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for promoting personality oriented politics. While challenging his “good governance” claim, the Council of Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) also hinted that communal and corporate forces had “infiltrated” India’s secular fabric. In a […]