Congress appoints Joshi, Soni, Maken general secretaries
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Gearing up for the general elections scheduled for 2014, the Congress Sunday made major organisational reshuffle, inducting former union…
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Food security bill will be passed soon: K.V. Thomas
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s pet food security bill is not getting delayed and will be passed soon, Food Minister…
Lathi-charge is history: Delhi Police get ‘softer’ batons
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Lathi-charge, the familiar term for mob managment by police forces in India, is set to become history. Delhi Police…
Sushil Modi asks Nitish to resign
byPatna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Sunday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to resign after he announced the Janata…
Ahsan-Sethiawan win Indonesia Open men’s doubles title
byJakarta, June 16 (IANS) Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier men’s doubles gold, beating their South…
JD-U won’t deviate from basic principles: Nitish
byPatna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) decided to end its alliance with the BJP because…
Will not go back on Modi decision: BJP
byKanpur, June 16 (IANS) Soon after the JD-U snapped ties with the NDA, the BJP Sunday said it will not go back on the…
Bengal has regressed under Mamata, says Sitaram Yechury
byKolkata, June 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said there were “ominous signs” for West Bengal, which has “regressed” under the…
Legendary shuttler Taufik Hidayat bids farewell to fans
byJakarta, June 16 (IANS) Legendary Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat bade a tearful goodbye to his loyal fans and his country’s badminton association (PBSI) here…
Joshi too quits, cabinet reshuffle Monday
byNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday accepted resignations of cabinet ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi ahead of expected cabinet reshuffle…