PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday ruled out the possibility of a "third or fourth front", but said several members of erstwhile Janata Dal (JD) were in talks for being "federated" as a political alliance for the upcoming parliamentary election.
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday ruled out the possibility of a "third or fourth front", but said several members of erstwhile Janata Dal (JD) were in talks for being "federated" as a political alliance for the upcoming parliamentary election.
NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday slammed as "completely mischievous" and "baseless" a media report about his meeting with BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi here.
NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday slammed as "completely mischievous" and "baseless" a media report about his meeting with BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi here.
SRINAGAR: Normal life in Kashmir was partially affected due to a strike called by moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference to protest the Army's decision to close the Pathribal fake encounter case.
SRINAGAR: Normal life in Kashmir was partially affected due to a strike called by moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference to protest the Army's decision to close the Pathribal fake encounter case.
NEW DELHI: The NCP, a Congress ally, on Wednesday said any judicial pronouncement on Narendra Modi's alleged involvement in the post-Godhra riots should be accepted and should not be questioned further.
NEW DELHI: The NCP, a Congress ally, on Wednesday said any judicial pronouncement on Narendra Modi's alleged involvement in the post-Godhra riots should be accepted and should not be questioned further.
RAMESWARAM/COLOMBO: Thirty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, three days after fishermen representatives of India and Sri Lanka met to discuss the vexed fishing issue.
RAMESWARAM/COLOMBO: Thirty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, three days after fishermen representatives of India and Sri Lanka met to discuss the vexed fishing issue.
GUWAHATI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday had to contend with angry protests against the nomination of the Raja of Amethi Sanjay Singh as the party's Rajya Sabha candidiate from Assam. Hundreds of activists of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, an organization of farmers, held a dharna outside the hotel where Sanjay Singh is camping, demanding he withdraw his candidature on grounds that he is an "outsider".
GUWAHATI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday had to contend with angry protests against the nomination of the Raja of Amethi Sanjay Singh as the party's Rajya Sabha candidiate from Assam. Hundreds of activists of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, an organization of farmers, held a dharna outside the hotel where Sanjay Singh is camping, demanding he withdraw his candidature on grounds that he is an "outsider".
RAIPUR: Driven to desperation by Maoist excesses and police inaction, tribals of Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district adjoining Jharkhand have taken up arms to drive out the rebels from the forests in a virtual re-run of the Salwa Judum movement witnessed in tribal Bastar region during 2005-08.
RAIPUR: Driven to desperation by Maoist excesses and police inaction, tribals of Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district adjoining Jharkhand have taken up arms to drive out the rebels from the forests in a virtual re-run of the Salwa Judum movement witnessed in tribal Bastar region during 2005-08.
PUNE: Police in Maharashtra on Tuesday booked MNS chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly instigating his party workers to ransack toll plazas at Khed-Shivapur on the Pune-Bangalore highway and at Manjari on the Pune-Solapur highway.
PUNE: Police in Maharashtra on Tuesday booked MNS chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly instigating his party workers to ransack toll plazas at Khed-Shivapur on the Pune-Bangalore highway and at Manjari on the Pune-Solapur highway.
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi's much talked about interview seemed to have only buoyed the opposition further with BJP slamming the Congress vice-president for talking only in generalities and ignoring the specifics. Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said Rahul seemed confused as he tore into the Congress leader for his statement that he was against dynasty politics.
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi's much talked about interview seemed to have only buoyed the opposition further with BJP slamming the Congress vice-president for talking only in generalities and ignoring the specifics. Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said Rahul seemed confused as he tore into the Congress leader for his statement that he was against dynasty politics.
HYDERABAD: With time running out, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is looking at several options, including a 'fast-unto-death', as a last-ditch effort to scuttle the division of Andhra Pradesh, his close aides and party sources said.
HYDERABAD: With time running out, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is looking at several options, including a 'fast-unto-death', as a last-ditch effort to scuttle the division of Andhra Pradesh, his close aides and party sources said.
