Distribute lotuses, rise within party: BJP
byPanaji, April 6 (IANS) BJP workers in Goa have been instructed to pin or paste the party symbol, a blooming lotus, on residences and…
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Scholars lash out at SFI leader’s death in police custody
byKolkata, April 6 (IANS) Academicians from across the country Saturday expressed “horror” at the “brutal” police assault on students leading to the death of…
Rajasthan to begin free medical diagnostic test scheme Sunday
byJaipur, April 6 (IANS) Rajasthan will Sunday become the first state in India to have a free medical diagnostic test scheme. “We are launching…
Vijay Goel moots Advani as PM, retracts
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) BJP’s Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel said Saturday L.K. Advani will head a party government after the next election…
Parliamentary board will decide PM candidate: Rajnath
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday avoided a direct reply on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi…
Kejriwal breaks 15-day-long fast, attacks Dikshit
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ended his 15-day-long fast with a spirited attack on the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government for…
President to inaugurate ‘Mother Language Festival’ May 19
byAgartala, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the ‘Mother Language Festival’ in New Delhi May 19 to commemorate the 11 language martyrs…
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…
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,…