Congress wrests Karnataka, BJP stunned (Evening Lead)
byBangalore, May 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday comfortably returned to power in Karnataka after seven years, crushing the BJP in an election that grabbed…
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‘BJP misrule in Goa also helped Congress in Karnataka’
byPanaji, May 8 (IANS) Goa also could have played a small part in the BJP’s rout in neighbouring Karnataka, state Congress president Subhash Shirodkar…
President’s intervention sought for justice to Sikhs
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday sought the “personal intervention” of President Pranab Mukherjee “to direct the union…
Congress’ big ticket food bill stuck in political gridlock
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s pet legislation, the national food security bill, could not be passed in the budget session…
Modi magic fails to work in Karnataka
byBangalore, May 8 (IANS) The BJP’s rout in Karnataka Wednesday has taken some sheen off the party’s poster boy Narendra Modi, who had been…
Nirpreet Kaur breaks fast at Jantar Mantar
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Nirpreet Kaur, one of the key witnesses and victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, broke her six-day-old fast here…
Don’t take tickets for granted, Rahul Gandhi tells Congressmen
byPanchkula: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today told legislators and party leaders in Haryana that winning candidates in elections should not take their nomination…
Hurt in Karantaka, BJP looks to keep up anti-Congress campaign
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Disappointed by the poll verdict in Karnataka, the BJP Wednesday sought to downplay the impact of the results on…
Congress must now build on Karnataka win, say experts
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Karnataka win will be a sure morale booster for the Congress, now battling charges of corruption, but the…
Karnataka Congress chief Parameshwara loses
byBangalore, May 8 (IANS) He may have helped steer the Congress win in Karnataka but the party’s state unit president G. Parameshwara Wednesday lost…