BJP begins candidate selection for Karnataka poll
byBangalore, March 30 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling BJP Saturday began district-wise candidate selection for the May 5 assembly poll while the Congress continued its exercise…
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No issues with centre over Liyaqat Shah: Omar Abdullah
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s policy to rehabilitate surrendered militants did not work in the case of Sayyed Liyaqat Ali Shah…
Hazare to begin nationwide tour Sunday
byMumbai, March 30 (IANS) Anna Hazare will embark on a year-long, all-India tour from Sunday to campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, electoral reforms…
Growing clout of regional leaders in India’s politics
bySome disadvantages of the decline of national-level parties are obvious. These include the coalitions that are cobbled together to form governments at the centre…
What is Mulayam Singh up to?
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Driven by the ambition of being the prime ministerial nominee in case a Third Front comes to the fore…
Didi show at Singur ahead of crucial Bengal panchayat polls
bySingur (West Bengal), March 30 (IANS) It is widely believed that the Singur agitation, an intense anti-land acquisition movement, had propelled Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool…
Beni Prasad Verma anticipates Samajwadi Party’s funeral
byLucknow, March 30 (IANS) The relationship between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress was rocked yet again Saturday as union Steel Minister Beni…
Andhra power protests: History repeating itself ? (Andhra Newsletter)
byHyderabad, March 30 (IANS) History appears to be repeating itself in Andhra Pradesh with the opposition parties closing ranks for state-wide protests over the…
Bad route for good policy
byWhile National Investigating Agency (NIA) probes the veracity of claims of Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police on credentials and motives of a…
Won’t withdraw support to UPA government: Mulayam
byNew Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday ruled out withdrawing support to the UPA government, saying it was his…