Kashmir alientaion at core of Indian nationhood
byIn 1947-48 Kashmir was the only issue between India and Pakistan. The Simla Agreement of 1972 neutralised that centrality to a large extent. Half…
Politics
No move to have working CM : 7 Himachal Ministers
byShimla: Terming it as absurd and mischievous, seven of the nine cabinet ministers in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet have dismissed reports about a move…
Congress in Himachal expels 24 for anti party activities
byShimla: Intent upon enforcing party discipline, the young acting president of Congress, Sukvinder Singh Sukku today expelled 24 people from the party for 6…
Left will be voted out in Tripura: Rahul Gandhi
byAgartala: The Communist government in Tripura will be voted out in the Feb 14 assembly election, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said Monday. “People in Kerala…
Congress vs INLD over arrest of Chautalas (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Pushed to the wall with the conviction and arrest of its two top leaders in a teachers’ recruitment scandal last month,…
Jayalalithaa defends ‘Vishwaroopam’ ban
byChennai: Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today said that Kamal Haasan’s movie “Vishwaroopam” was banned in Tamil Nadu due to real fears of violent protests and…
Punjab by-poll, Congress to take on deserter
byChandigarh: Till last month, Joginder Pal Jain was a Congress legislator in Punjab. He then quit the party and joined the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal….
Murder accused Ram Kumar takes oath as Himachal MLA
byShimla: Elected to the Himachal assembly on a Congress ticket for the first time, murder accused Ram Kumar was sworn in as a legislator,…
BJP dumps Gadhkari, Rajnath Singh new president
byNew Delh: Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected the new president of Bharatiya Janata Party, succeeding Nitin Gadkari who decided against a second term till…
Karnataka BJP government crisis simmers, 2 cabinet ministers resign
byBangalore; Public Works Minister C.M. Udasi and Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, loyalists of former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, quit the Karnataka cabinet today as part…