J&K headed for simultaneous parliamentary-assembly polls?
bySrinagar: Although elections to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly are only due towards the end of 2014, the state’s ruling coalition and the main opposition…
Politics
Heads roll, Chandy in defensive mode
byThiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, under intense criticism from the Left opposition over his staff members being in contact with…
Osmania University students clash with police
byHyderabad, June 14 (IANS) For the third consecutive day, Osmania University was rocked by clashes between students seeking the carving out of a separate…
Khamenei calls for high voting in Iranian presidential poll
byTehran, June 14 (IANS) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a high turnout as over 60,000 polling stations opened across the…
Congress core committee to discuss food bill, cabinet reshuffle
byNew Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Congress core committee is likely to meet Friday to discuss the current political situation, including the passage of…
Two TRS legislators climb atop assembly building, hoist black flag
byHyderabad, June 14 (IANS) In a dramatic twist to the Telangana march, two legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) climbed atop the Andhra…
Several TRS leaders, activists arrested in Hyderabad
byHyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Several leaders of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) were arrested by the police Friday as they were trying to march…
On Telangana march day, Hyderabad under police siege
byHyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Hyderabad resembled a war zone Friday as police sealed all routes leading to the state assembly to foil the “chalo…
If useful, my successor could be female: Dalai Lama
byDharamsala, June 14 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said if it is useful his successor could be a female. But at…
Italian politician suspended over calls to rape black minister
byRome, June 14 (IANS/AKI) A local councillor in Italy’s northern city of Padua was suspended by the anti-immigrant Northern League party after she called…