Virbhadra’s endgame – rewarding loyalists with plum posts (Himachal Newsletter)
byShimla: After the “coronation” – his sixth as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh – the benevolent Raja is now bestowing plum posts on his political…
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Book MIM leader for hate speech: Court
byHyderabad (IANS) A city court today directed the police to book a case against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech….
Virbhadra government under pressure from loyalists
byShimla: Not a comfortable victory in the Himachal assembly elections has put the newly installed Virbhadra Singh led congress government under pressure from loyalists,…
Virbhadra resigns as Himachal congress chief
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has resigned as president of the Congress’s state unit, a party leader said here. Party general secretary and…
‘Worst Communicators of the Year’ award should go to government
byBillionaire Warren Buffet once said that reputation is built through a set of consistent actions and behaviour over decades and it is destroyed within…
Gang-rape victim cremated in Delhi
byNew Delhi: The body of the Delhi gang-rape victim was cremated here today morning soon after it was flown in from Singapore, officials said. Prime…
Supreme Court continued its judicial activism (2012 in Retrospect)
byNew Delhi: From ruling that sleep was a fundamental right to urging the government to phase out the Haj subsidy in 10 years, to nixing…
Muslim quota proposal triggers political storm
byLucknow: The promise by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) to move a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh assembly during the budget session in February 2013…
In a democracy, government needs to connect with people
byPragmatic politicians in a democracy would always want to reach out and touch people as and when they get a chance because the real…
President got time finally, condoles the death of victim
byNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today condoled the death in Singapore of the young woman who was gang-raped here and called her a “true hero”….