Rahul Gandhi to review Himachal’s performance
byShimla, May 1 (IANS) The performance of the four-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh will be reviewed by party vice president Rahul Gandhi in…
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Urban health mission gets cabinet nod
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The government Wednesday introduced a scheme to provide healthcare to the urban poor on the lines of its flagship…
Sajjan acquittal: Angry Sikhs protest, block Metro, traffic
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Scores of angry Sikh groups, waving placards and shouting slogans, blocked a busy road and disrupted the Metro service…
Delhi autorickshaw, taxi fare hike approved
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Delhiites would soon have to pay more for travel in autorickshaws as the city government Wednesday approved a proposal…
Odisha Jana Morcha leader held on graft charge
byBhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) The anti-corruption wing of the state police Wednesday arrested Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) secretary general Jagneswar Babu on corruption charges,…
Don’t politicise Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal: Dikshit
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case should…
Rahul Gandhi mocks BJP campaign against corruption
byMandya (Karnataka), May 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday mocked the BJP’s attack on the central government over corruption, saying that the…
‘Goa BJP government misusing vigilance department’
byPanaji, May 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar from the Bharatiya Janata party is using the state vigilance department as his “personal army”…
Maharashtra Day: Not everyone is celebrating
byMumbai/Nagpur, May 1 (IANS) The 53rd Maharashtra Day celebrations saw events of vastly different hues: While youths in Mumbai pledged to make the state…
Kerala CPI-M youth wing campaigns for secularism
byThiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) The youth wing of the CPI-M in Kerala has launched a state-wide campaign to educate people not to fall into…