Manmohan inducts eight veterans with eye to polls (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday inducted eight veterans into the union council of ministers, evidently with an eye to…
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K.S. Rao, an engineer, industrialist serving fifth term as MP (Profile)
byNew Delhi/Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Kavuri Sambasiva Rao, who took oath as a cabinet minister Monday, is an engineer and industrialist who is serving…
AIADMK to support CPI in Rajya Sabha polls
byChennai, June 17 (IANS) In a dramatic turn on the last day of filing of nominations for the June 27 Rajya Sabha polls, AIADMK…
Gogoi announces Rs.5 lakh each to HIV victims, four officials suspended
byGuwahati, June 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday announced compensation of Rs.5 lakh each to the three people who tested HIV-positive after…
BJP protests bus fare hike in Karnataka
byBangalore, June 17 (IANS) The BJP Monday staged a rally in Bangalore and a few other places in Karnataka demanding withdrawal of recent hike…
List of new union council of ministers
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Following is the list of the council of ministers after Monday’s cabinet reshuffle: – Manmohan Singh: Prime minister, Minster…
Will be happy to see Rahul as PM, says Manmohan Singh
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said he would be happy to see Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi become the…
Mallikarjun Kharge new railways minister
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Congressman Mallikarjun Kharge will be the new Railways minister while Rajasthan MP Girija Vyas will replace Ajay Maken as…
Mamata shouts at anti-rape protestors
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday shouted at villagers protesting a gang-rape and murder, and branded the accused and…
Mamata would not lend us her ears: Barasat’s villagers
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday went visiting a village in North 24 Parganas district rocked by…