Jagan continues to haunt Congress (Andhra Newsletter)
byHyderabad, April 13 (IANS) The case relating to “disproportionate assets” of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy continues to haunt the Congress government…
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A little pain, but Mamata’s body parameters normal: Doctors
byKolkata, April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in the city, is in…
BJP demands SIT probe in coal blocks allocation
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe alleged irregularities in the allocation…
Suu Kyi starts first visit to Japan in 27 years
byTokyo, April 13 (IANS) Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Japan Saturday for a week-long visit, her first trip to the…
JD-U party meet begins
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) party meet began here Saturday to decide on future alliance with the BJP-led NDA, as…
Hooda’s office in ‘extension’ mode (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, April 13 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s office is in an “extension” mode. Most of its senior functionaries have wrangled extensions…
Mamata returns to ‘safety’ but are students safe? (West Bengal Newsletter)
byKolkata, April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Delhi in a hurry, cutting short her three-day visit to the capital to…
Government vetting of coal scam report is serious: Sushma Swaraj
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A media report that showed the UPA government had “vetted” the coal scam probe status report before its submission…
Lula is subject of corruption probe: Brazilian police
byBrasilia, April 13 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian Federal Police confirmed Friday that it has opened a new investigation of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s…
Putin, Medvedev disclose incomes for 2012
byMoscow, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev each earned almost 5.8 million rubles (about $187,000) in 2012,…