Lalu Confident of Winning 190 Seats in Bihar
Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday said he was confident that his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the JD-U combine will win 190 of the 243 seats in the…
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NCP Not to Support BJP-Led NDA: Tariq Anwar
Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday said it will not support the BJP-led NDA to form the government in Bihar in the case of a hung assembly. Senior Nationalist Congress…
Modi Gives Rs.80,000 Crore Economic Package to J&K
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the biggest ever economic package of Rs.80,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir, and invoked ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s three-point formula to resolve the…
Left on Winning Track in Kerala, UDF Trails, BJP Improves
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) The Left was on course on Saturday for a much-needed electoral victory in the Kerala civic polls, dethroning the Congress-led UDF, available results showed. The BJP did better than last time….
Anupam Kher Meets President, Likely to Meet PM over ‘Intolerance’
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher met President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday and said he had a “great meeting” where he raised concerns about the ‘award wapsi’ by a string of artists,…
Anupam Kher March For India – Gallery
New Delhi: People participates during `March For India` from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against `intolerance` in the country in New Delhi on Nov. 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: People participates during…
Massive Sexting Scandal Hits US High School, Parents Outraged
New York, Nov 7 (IANS) A “large scale” sexting scandal involving hundreds of students and their explicit photos – some of as young as eighth-graders – at a US high school has left parents outraged…
US Boosts Airport Security After Russian Airliner Tragedy
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) The US introduced new airport security measures as a result of the ongoing investigation into the last week’s Russian airliner tragedy on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, the country’s Homeland Security Secretary Jeh…
TDP Leader Booked for Assaulting Andhra Forest Officials
Hyderabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday booked a legislator of the ruling TDP and his aides for criminal trespass in a wildlife sanctuary and alleged assault on forest officials. Chinthamaneni Prabhakar…
AP Moots Skill Development Training for BC Artisans
AP moots skill development training for BC artisans The State Government will soon set up a skill development and training centre each in all the 13 BC Study Circles of State to provide training to…
Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Project
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama denied Canadian energy infrastructure company a cross-border permit for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a proposed project harshly criticised by environmental groups. Obama on Friday said…
Is Warangal By-Poll KTR vs Harish than TRS vs Others?
TRS Party supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao’s appointed T Harish Rao as the incharge of Warangal East Assembly segment to ensure the victory of the party candidate in the Warangal Lok Sabha. Harish, who opposed Konda…
Nehru’s Contribution to Making of India Recalled
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Noted thinkers and activists on Friday recalled independent India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s contribution to the making of the nation and the concepts of freedom and women’s equality. Speaking…
Shiv Sena Ready to Go Along with BJP in Kalyan-Dombivali MC
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 6 (IANS) After a bitter war of words, allies Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party are ready to join hands to administer Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation in Thane, around 60 km north of…
Telangana Seeks Ban on Recruitment of Domestic Maids for Gulf
Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The Telangana government on Friday urged the central government to ban recruitment of domestic maids for the Gulf countries. State Panchayat Raj and Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao on Friday…
Greenpeace to Challenge Tamil Nadu Ban
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Environmental NGO Greenpeace India on Friday said it would fight the cancellation of its registration by the Tamil Nadu government in the legal forum. Citing the cancellation of its registration as…
Anupam Kher Reaches out to Modi
Actor Anupam Kher. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be an audience to share with him the thoughts of “millions of…
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Gets into Campaign Mode for Warangal By-Poll
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is getting ready to campaign for YSRCP candidate Nalla Suryaprakash for Warangal by-poll. He will be campaigning four days beginning from November 16 to 19. Telangana YSRCP president Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy…
‘Award Vapsi’ Has Gone Beyond Us: Sahitya Akademi President
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The ‘award wapsi’ has now gone beyond the Sahitya Akademi, its president, Viswanath Prasad Tiwari, said on Friday. “Now, it’s gone beyond the Akademi and writers. It become a political issue…
How Amit Shah Micro Managed Bihar Battle
Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was no doubt the BJP’s face in the Bihar battle, but its micro management lay with BJP president Amit Shah and the IT cell in the Prime…