Chargesheet against minister embarrasses Andhra government
byHyderabad, April 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Congress finds itself in an embarrassing position after the CBI named Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy…
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Obama popularity up, but dips on crucial issues: Poll
byWashington, April 9 (IANS) President Barack Obama’s approval rating has inched above the 50 percent mark, but it remains below that mark on three…
Femen activists protest topless before Putin
byHanover (Germany), April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from the feminist group Femen launched another topless protest Monday, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin as he…
Andhra home minister named accused in Jagan case, offers to quit
byHyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy Monday night offered to resign, hours after she was named as an…
Mamata condoles Thatcher’s death
byKolkata, April 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday condoled the death ofBritain’s first woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher, saying she fought…
Karnataka parties for advancing polling hour in peak summer
byBangalore, April 8 (IANS) Political parties in Karnataka Monday petitioned the Election Commission to advance the timing of polling hour for the legislative assembly…
Indian democracy is good: Lord Swaraj Paul
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul Monday said that people do not need to be disappointed with Indian politics as…
Ok to slap slack officials, says Goa minister
byPanaji, April 8 (IANS) It is OK to slap government officials who do not work efficiently, according to Goa Civil Supplies Minister Dayanand Mandrekar….
SC issues notice to centre on curbing hate speeches
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the government on a petition seeking framing of guidelines to curb elected…
Mamata’s Delhi visit to get closer to Congress: Left
byKolkata, April 8 (IANS) Ahead of her two-day visit to Delhi, West Bengal’s Left Front Monday accused Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata…