It’s by-poll merry-go-round (Karnataka Newsletter)
byBangalore, April 20 (IANS) Karnataka, which has earned the rather dubious distinction of witnessing around 20 assembly by-polls in the five years the Bharatiya…
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Men need to change their mentality: Krishna Tirath
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Expressing shock over the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl, Union Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Saturday…
Rahul Gandhi pays surprise visit to Punjab
byChandigarh, April 19 (IANS) Paying a surprise visit to Punjab, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday expressed his desire to correct the system within…
Over 1,000 chit fund agents urge Mamata to bail them out
byKolkata, April 19 (IANS) Over 1,000 agents of chit fund-funded Saradha Group, which is virtually on the verge of collapse, Friday held a demonstration…
2G issue heats up again, Raja targets PM
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament’s budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on…
Congress used JPC to subvert truth: BJP
byBangalore, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the Congress tried to “subvert” the truth by using the Joint Parliamentary Committee…
PM deeply disturbed over five-year-old girl’s rape
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) “Deeply disturbed” over the “shameful” sexual assault on a five year-old girl in Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday…
Karnataka poll: BJP promises rice at Re. one a kg for poor
byBangalore, April 19 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling BJP, going to the May 5 assembly poll battling corruption scandals, Friday promised 25kg rice at one rupee…
Mamata accuses centre of discrimination over financial aid
byKolkata, April 19 (IANS) Livid at the central government for approving a special package of Rs.12,000 crore for Bihar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Kerala fronts continue blame game over proposed Vizhinjam port
byThiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) The blame game over the much-delayed proposed Vizhinjam Port resumed Friday with the Left opposition forming a human chain from…