‘Mandela now breathing without difficulty’
byJohannesburg, March 31 (IANS) Nelson Mandela was breathing without difficulty, South Africa’s presidency said Saturday, as he spent third day in the hospital due…
Politics
Bengal government, Commission dispute heading for legal tangle
byKolkata, March 30 (IANS) The dispute between the West Bengal State Election Commission and state government seemed headed towards a legal fight Saturday with…
Use central forces in Bengal panchayat polls, demands Congress
byKolkata, March 30 (IANS) Citing law and order problems in West Bengal, the Congress Saturday said it was imperative to conduct the upcoming panchayat…
Advani, Rajnath to kick off BJP campaign for Karnataka poll
byBangalore, March 30 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leaders L. K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley will kick off the ruling…
Ignoring opposition protest, Andhra hikes electricity tariff
byHyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Ignoring opposition protests and despite an unprecedented electricity shortage, Andhra Pradesh government Saturday hiked the electricity tariff by about 15…
US delegation to Modi paid own expenses: BJP
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The BJP Saturday clarified that the US business leaders delegation that met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi this week…
Former Odisha law minister, wife sent to judicial custody
byBhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata Mohanty were Saturday remanded to judicial custody, hours after they…
After president, Goa governor too drops ‘His Excellency’ tag
byPanaji, March 30 (IANS) After President Pranab Mukherjee, Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo has also dropped the “His Excellency” honorific preceding his name for…
Former Odisha law minister, wife sent to judicial custody
byBhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata were Saturday remanded to judicial custody, hours after they were…
Pakistan bans Musharraf from leaving country
byIslamabad, March 30 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday stopped former president Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country a day after a court ordered it. The interior…