UP opposition slams power hike, demands rollback
byLucknow, June 1 (IANS) Opposition parties and farmers groups in Uttar Pradesh Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) government for the recent power tariff…
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Advani jibe at Modi, praises Chouhan
byGwalior, June 1 (IANS) In an apparent jibe at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his growing national stature, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader…
Ulfa, AGP two sides of same coin: Assam minister
byGuwahati, June 1 (IANS) A day after Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi called the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) a “cousin brother” of Ulfa, state…
Polling for Haryana civic agencies to be held Sunday
byChandigarh: Polling for the election of Councillors of seven municipal corporations and two municipal committees in Haryana will take place tomorrow, an election official…
Chandy’s son to contest Youth Congress polls
byThiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) Chandy Oommen, son of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Saturday that he is a candidate for the Youth Congress organisational…
Congress discusses ways to pass food security bill
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) With its flagship National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the Congress’ core committee Saturday deliberated on ways to…
Moily launches LPG subsidy transfer scheme
byTumkur (Karnataka), June 1 (IANS) The central government’s scheme to provide direct cash benefit to the poor for cooking gas got off in 18…
Need to improve quality of higher education: President
byLatur (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) Stating there was need to improve the quality of higher education in India, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern…
Nepal picks May 28 as National Day
byKathmandu, June 1 (IANS) The government of Nepal has decided to observe May 28 of each year as the National Day, ending years of…
To consult lawyers on wife’s appearance in CBI court: Karunanidhi
byChennai, June 1 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Saturday he would consult lawyers and chart out a course of action over the personal…