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Bickering LDF, Lavalin scam did us in Kerala: CPI
Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Sunday said the debacle in the recent Lok Sabha polls in Kerala was a result of infighting within the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), SNC Lavalin scam and the tie-up with the...
Buddhabeb visits Aila-hit areas
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee faced angry protests on Sunday against alleged inadequate relief from sections of victims of the storms brought about by Cyclone Aila while visiting some of the relief camps sheltering th...
Meira meets Sonia, set to become LS Speaker
Meira Kumar, who took charge as Water Resources Minister in UPA government's second term just two days back, was today set to become the new Lok Sabha Speaker, the first woman to occupy the post in the country's parliamentary history.
“Priority to judicial reforms”
New Delhi: M. Veerappa Moly, who took over as Union Minister of Law and Justice on Friday made it clear that his top priority for the next five years would be to bring in judicial reforms to ensure speedy justice to the poor and the needy.
Navy foils pirates’ bid in Gulf of Aden
NEW DELHI: The Navy on Thursday foiled a bid by a group of pirates to board a Liberian-registered merchant vessel with Indian crew on the high seas in the Gulf of Aden.
India wants peace but Pak makes it tough: Krishna
SM Krishna took charge as the Minister of External Affairs on Friday. In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, Krishna spoke on a variety of foreign policy matters including India’s relationship with its troubled neighbour Sri Lanka and charges of ...
CM fires letter to PM for Rs 1,000-cr Aila relief
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting him to declare the devastation caused by Cyclone Aila as a national calamity and provide an immediate grant of Rs 1,000 crore for relief and rehab...
The Singh selection: Over a third are new, nine ex-CMs at Centre
Continuity with change was the broad theme of the new Council of Ministers as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday finalised his team, bringing in 28 new faces.
New Indian ministers sworn in
Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, has added new members to his week-old cabinet, rewarding loyal coalition allies with ministerial posts.
TMC's celeb MPs get down to basics
Kolkata: Having vanquished seasoned politicians on the electoral turf, Trinamool Congress' first-time 'showbiz MPs' want to brush off the stardust and get down to solving the basic problems of the people -- power, water and roads.
Antony promises to be ruthless against corruption in procurement
NEW DELHI: Conveying a zero-tolerance to corruption message, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday announced that the government would not “hesitate to ruthlessly cancel” contracts if malpractices were detected in procurements.
PM, Sonia Gandhi finalise list of ministers ahead of cabinet expansion
New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi met here today to finalise the list of ministers ahead of the cabinet expansion.
Two more dead in Punjab violence
The situation in Punjab continued to be tense on Tuesday, with the death toll reaching three and curfew being imposed in two more cities, Muktsar and Malout, after dera followers clashed with the police. In Jalandhar, one Vijay Kumar died late on ...
Cabinet chaos: Why Cong can't figure out its ministers
New Delhi: It’s been exactly 10 days since the UPA government got a decisive mandate but it’s been dithering ever since on Government formation.
West Bengal cyclone death toll mounts to 82
KOLKATA: The city and some districts, devastated by cyclone Aila on Monday, are yet to come to terms with the reality, even as the death toll shot up to 82. Fresh areas in the north were reeling under the impact of the cyclone’s after-effects on T...
Mulayam wants to play Delhi politics now!
Lucknow: Keen to play a larger role in national politics after his election as MP, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday decided to concentrate his activities in Delhi.
Congress again!
The Congress party won the general election by a big margin to return to power for a second term, under the Prime Ministership of Manmohan Singh.
2 city boys in IIT-JEE all-India top 10
Mumbai showed an impressive performance at the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) with the fourth and sixth All-India Rank (AIR) toppers coming from the city. Pararth Shah, a Vile Parle resident, and Priyank Parikh, an Andheri resident, stood fourth an...
Mumbai airport heist: Robbers decamp with gold, silver
Mumbai: In a daring robbery at the Mumbai International airport, a group of gunmen struck at the Air India cargo killing the guard and making good with gold and silver coins worth over Rs 35 lakh, weighing nearly 150 kg.
PM Manmohan set to expand team today
NEW DELHI: Political activity regarding expansion of the Manmohan Singh ministry gathered momentum on Monday with the Prime Minister meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to finalize the list of inductees even though the sudden outbreak of violence...