DMDK party leader A. Vijayakant Monday announced the sale of application forms for people aspiring to contest the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. He said the forms can be bought from the party headquarters from Jan 23. Each form for a general constituency costs Rs.20,000, and Rs.10,000 for a reserved seat. Vijayakant […]
Rameshwar Dudi, Congress legislator from Nokha constituency in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, has been named leader of his party in the state assembly. Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Archana Sharma said: “Dudi has been named leader of opposition in the state assembly after the party high command cleared his name today.” Political analysts feel that […]
It would be a serious error to view decline in the number of terrorist strikes in India over the past two years as evidence of terrorism being under check, West Bengal Governor M.K. Nayaranan said Monday. The governor also noted that there was a possibility of both the intensity and the number of attacks being […]
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of inaction against five Delhi Police officers by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to end his street protest in keeping with the dignity of his office. Talking to reporters […]
India Monday successfully tested its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said. The new generation missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away, was tested for its full range from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alongwith his cabinet colleagues Monday held a protest over alleged police inaction after they were prevented from reaching the union home ministry office at the Central Secretariat. Kejriwal, who became the chief minister last month, and his cabinet colleagues wanted to protest, as planned earlier, outside the union home ministry […]
Technology-induced agricultural growth was the way ahead for India, President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday, calling upon agricultural institutions to develop new technologies for greater farm development. Speaking at the inauguration of a new building and a technology exhibition at the premises of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) here, Mukherjee called upon the entire network of […]
Taking a dig at the AAP for deciding to launch an agitation outside the home ministry from Monday, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley said the party was more comfortable on the streets than inside the secretariat. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded action against some police personnel who had a tiff with two of […]
Terror outfit Indian Mujahideen is planning to abduct Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to demand the release of its co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal, police said Sunday. “According to information from an intelligence agency, Kejriwal can be kidnapped by IM members, who are planning it in order to get co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal released,” a police officer said. […]
Union minister Shashi Tharoor Sunday wrote a letter to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde urging him to issue instructions for expediting a probe into the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Tharoor said he was “horrified to read the reckless speculation rampant” in the media. The minister of state for human resource development offered his full […]