PM, two others vie for two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam
byGuwahati, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others are in the contest for two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, officials said…
Politics
After Rahul rap, Delhi Congress vouches for unity
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Leaders of the faction-ridden Delhi Congress Thursday said they will drop their differences and fight the coming assembly elections…
Cabinet approves classical language status for Malayalam
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved classical language status for Malayalam, subject to the outcome of a case in the Madras…
Anti-tax agitation called off in Maharashtra
byMumbai, May 23 (IANS) Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed by civic…
Cabinet nod to filling up of reserved vacancies
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved a special recruitment drive to fill up the backlog in vacancies reserved under the Scheduled…
Syria’s Assad stresses resolve to keep fighting ‘terrorism’
byDamascus, May 23 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed Thursday his resolve to continue fighting “terrorism” in tandem with efforts for a political solution…
BJP demands FIR against Sheila Dikshit
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed…
Buy back and delist Neyveli Lignite, Jayalalithaa tells PM
byChennai, May 23 (IANS) Opposing any disinvestment in integrated mining-cum-power generating Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday suggested…
Left asks Mamata to come clean on graft allegations
byKolkata, May 23 (IANS) The Left Front Thursday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to respond to allegations by a senior West Bengal IPS officer…
Minister trying political manoeuvre to change portfolios: Virbhadra
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a “political manoeuvre” to change his portfolios….