South African president not involved in Gupta jet scandal: Minister
byPretoria, May 19 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma was not involved in a wedding scandal in which a private plane of the affluent…
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Karnataka CM allots portfolios, retains key departments
byBangalore, May 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late Sunday allocated portfolios to his new 28-member ministry, keeping key posts such as finance, energy,…
Chhattisgarh orders judicial probe into civilians’ killing
byRaipur, May 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Sunday ordered a judicial probe into allegations that troopers in an anti-Maoist operation killed civilians in Bijapur…
Bangladesh bans political rallies for a month
byDhaka, May 19 (IANS) The Bangladesh government Sunday banned political rallies for one month, a step the opposition described as an attempt to mute…
Congress demands CBI probe in Odisha mining scam
byBhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of systematically covering up the mining scam in Odisha, the Congress party here Sunday demanded…
Uttarakhand Speaker sets cat loose among pigeons
byDehradun : The recent statement of Uttarakhand Speaker, Govind Singh Kunjwal, that social, political and bureaucratic corruption was eating the vitals of this small…
Jagan’s wife appeals for PM’s intervention
byHyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Jailed YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to…
Violence reported in Punjab local elections
byChandigarh: Violent clashes between workers of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the…
Bengal has outperformed, outgrown India in 2012-13: Mamata
byKolkata, May 19 (IANS) On the eve of completing two years in office, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday claimed that West Bengal outperformed and…
Hurdles galore as UPA walks road to Ballot 2014
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Corruption scandals past and present have cast long shadows on the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government that completes four years…