DMK, TESO to strive to shift CHOGM out of Sri Lanka
byChennai, April 6 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Saturday his party MPs and Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) meeting would meet the envoys…
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Will try to get Rajya Sabha nod for Lokpal bill: Narayanasamy
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The government will take steps to get the Lokpal bill passed in the Rajya Sabha soon, Minister of State…
Urdu, Sanskrit are India’s culture, says Katju
byHyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Saturday said Urdu and Sanskrit are India’s culture, which unite the country,…
Student leader’s death triggers slugfest, questions on campus politics (West Bengal Newsletter)
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) The death of a student leader in police custody has emerged as a major political issue in West Bengal, with…
Kejriwal: Voice of poor or eye on polls?
byNew Delhi: As he ended his fortnight-long fast Saturday, Arvind Kejriwal has garnered the support of thousands of people from outlying working-class areas of…
Kejriwal breaks 15-day-long fast
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ended his 15-day-long fast, announcing that the Delhi assembly election will be fought on the…
20 killed, 54 wounded in Iraq suicide bombing
byBaghdad, April 6 (IANS) As many as 20 people were killed and 54 wounded Saturday when a suicide bombing tore through an election rally…
Another case slapped on Raja Bhaiyya on witness’s complaint
byLucknow, April 6 (IANS) Another case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, the accused in killing of…
Katju urges Andhra to free constable jailed for killing ACP
byHyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Saturday appealed to Andhra Pradesh government to release Abdul Qadeer, a former police…
President hails ties with Iceland
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday met Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and expressed his gratitude over his country’s “principled” and…