Bangalore blast will help BJP in election: Congress
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The explosion near Karnataka’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office will help the party in next month’s assembly elections,…
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Fissures appear in NC-Congress alliance in J&K (News Analysis)
byJammu, April 17 (IANS) In the run-up to the 2014 parliamentary and Jammu and Kashmir state assembly polls, fissures have started appearing in National…
Don’t want any ally to leave, says Rajnath Singh
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not want any ally to leave the NDA, party president Rajnath Singh said…
Politicians, media tycoon accused of Goa violations
byPanaji, April 17 (IANS) Politicians, mining companies, luxury resorts, government agencies as well as a top media tycoon face complaints of violations of the…
‘Muslim’ parties in India (To go with: Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India)
by— Indian Union Muslim League (based in Kerala) — Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Andhra Pradesh) — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) (Assam) — People’s Democratic…
Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India (Special Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Six decades after India’s partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause…
Clarify stand on PM candidate, now Shiv Sena tells BJP
byMumbai, April 17 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday called on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take into confidence all NDA constituents…
`Brazil should decriminalize drug possession’
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Seven of Brazil’s former justice ministers Tuesday released a letter advocating the decriminalization of possession of small amounts…
NGO probed in Russia over ‘foreign agent’ accusation
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia have opened a case against a non-governmental organisation accused of not registering as a “foreign agent”…
Syrian opposition members in Moscow for talks
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition forces could begin within the next several months, a Syrian opposition leader…