Musharraf’s nomination papers rejected
byIslamabad, April 5 (IANS) The nomination papers of Pakistan’s former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for the upcoming general elections were rejected Friday from…
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Trinamool councillor Kow arrested from Balia
byKolkata, April 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Shambhunath Kow, prime accused in the murder of party leader Adhir Maity in…
Ramdev pitches for ‘prime minister Modi’
byKolkata: Backing BJP leader Narendra Modi as a potential prime minister, yoga guru Ramdev Friday described the Gujarat chief minister as a symbol of…
Shimla-Kaza road yet to get forest clearance: Virbhadra
byShimla: The proposed road project to link this Himachal Pradesh capital with the picturesque Spiti Valley has been delayed on account of the failure…
Six Goa lawmakers ride into assembly on motorbikes, sans helmets
byPanaji: Six legislators, including a cabinet minister, Friday rode on their heavy motorcyles into the state assembly complex, allegedly without wearing the mandatory helmets,…
Kejriwal to end his fast Saturday
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a hunger strike against “inflated” electricity and water bills in Delhi, Friday announced…
Bangalore police chief shunted out ahead of assembly polls
byBangalore, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of Karnataka assembly polls next month, Bangalore City Police Commissioner B.G. Jyothiprakash Mirji was Friday transferred out of the…
BJP’s woman leader assaulted in posh Delhi locality
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A woman leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that she was assaulted by a gang of…
Tewari wants ‘minimum protocol’ for cops tackling protests
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Terming the death of young SFI activist Sudipto Gupta in Kolkata “extremely unfortunate and disturbing”, union minister Manish Tewari…
Debate over two power centres useless: PM
byNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the debate over two power centres was “useless” and did not rule out…