Bengal poll panel notifies rural polls
byKolkata, May 27 (IANS) The West Bengal State Election Commission Monday issued the notification for phase one of the three-phase panchayat (rural body) polls,…
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Pakistan’s interim government to transfer power June 5
byIslamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s interim government will transfer power to the new government June 5, a cabinet minister said Monday. Information Minister Arif…
Delhi to tell finance ministry about cash transfer hurdles
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Delhi government will take up with the finance ministry the issue of difficulties faced by the beneficiaries of…
Maoist attack: Congress ‘sad and angry’ but shows restraint
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress is both “sad and angry” over the killing of party workers by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh, but…
Rahul Gandhi to visit Maharashtra Tuesday
byAurangabad, May 27 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Tuesday tour some of the drought-hit villages in Aurangabad district of the parched Marathwada…
YSR Congress holds candlelight marches
byHyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The YSR Congress party staged candlelight demonstrations across Andhra Pradesh Monday evening to mark its chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s one…
Siddaramaiah warns officials of strict action for laxity
byBangalore, May 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday assigned districts to his ministers to ensure proper implementation of policies and warned officials of…
NIA probes Chhattisgarh attack, Antony rules out army role
byRaipur/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Sleuths of the NIA Monday surveyed the site of Saturday’s deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh and spoke to the…
NIA will probe security lapses in Chhattisgarh: R.P.N. Singh
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) There have been security lapses in the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh and the National Investigative Agency (NIA) will investigate…
SIT must probe Chhattisgarh attack: Rajnath Singh
byNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) should investigate the killing of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, BJP president Rajnath Singh…