Protests over power tariff hike continue in Andhra
byHyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Protests by opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh continued Wednesday to press for a rollback of the recent hike announced in…
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Kerala government flays opposition unruliness
byThiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) The Oommen Chandy government Wednesday flayed the Left opposition for its “unruly behaviour” on the floor of the Kerala assembly….
Disturbed by student’s death: Manish Tewari
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Wednesday said he was disturbed by the death of a 22-year-old student activist…
Goa minister questioned over wife’s medical treatment
byPanaji, April 3 (IANS) Controversy erupted in Goa Wednesday after the state health minister’s wife became the first patient to be treated in a…
Karnataka’s Reddys learn money, crowds don’t always mean votes
byBangalore, April 3 (IANS) Switching from cycle-riding to heli-hopping and lording over Bellary and the BJP in Karnataka, mining barons Reddy brothers and their…
Let us unite again, assert Indian socialists
byVagamon (Kerala), April 3 (IANS) The time has come to once again unite India’s scattered socialists. This decision was reached at a four-day retreat…
Maoists kill village chief in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists have killed a tribal politician in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, police said Wednesday. About 25 armed rebels dragged 50-year-old Madhav…
Religious groups campaigned against the Left in Tripura: CPI-M
byAgartala, April 3 (IANS) For the first time in Tripura, religious groups acted against the Left parties in the Feb 14 assembly polls, CPI-M…
Maduro launches campaign from Chavez’s childhood home
byCaracas, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Ruling-party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro said at the childhood home of late Venezuelan head of state Hugo Chavez that he…
Malaysian PM dissolves parliament to set stage for polls
byKuala Lumpur, April 3 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Wednesday dissolved the parliament, setting the stage for elections in the country. Najib’s announcement…