Nitish Kumar deferred Godhra probe to save Modi: Lalu
byPatna, April 17 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the union railway minister in…
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Pro-Telangana activists disrupt book launch
byHyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Two policemen and some journalists were injured when pro-Telangana activists Wednesday disrupted a book release function organised here by a…
Don’t want any ally to leave NDA: BJP
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The BJP does not want any ally to leave the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), party president Rajnath Singh said…
Egypt PM sentenced to one-year jail
byCairo, April 17 (IANS) Egypt’s Misdemeanor Dokki Court sentenced Wednesday Prime Minister Hesham Qandil to one year in prison and ordered his removal from…
Himachal Congress government not acting on issues it was voted to power – Maheshwar Singh
byShimla: Finding the Virbhadra Singh government short on honouring a mandate secured three months ago, Maheshwar Singh, president Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP), put it…
Jairam meets CPI-M leaders over land acquisition bill
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A day before an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday met leaders…
Mamata apprises Shinde about West Bengal’s problems
byKolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and apprised him about the problems of the…
Bengal rights panel orders probe into chaining of undertrial
byKolkata, April 17 (IANS) The West Bengal Human Rights Commission Wednesday asked the state police to probe the chaining of an arrested student activist…
16 hurt in Bangalore terrorist strike: Deputy CM Ashok (Evening Lead)
byBangalore, April 17 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured Wednesday in a bomb blast, near the ruling BJP’s office in this tech hub, which Karnataka…
Britain bids farewell to `Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher
byLondon, April 17 (IANS) The funeral of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s only woman prime minister, was held Wednesday and was attended by Queen Elizabeth II,…