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  • parkash singh badal will continue as chief minister says

    Parkash Singh Badal Will Continue As Chief Minister, Says Sukhbir

    March 08, 2012 12:24 IST

    Chandigarh, Mar 8: Putting at rest all speculation, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today declared that Parkash Singh Badal will remain the Chief Minister of Punjab, a post he would be holding for a record fifth

  • tech savvy akhilesh yadav captures up s young urban voters

    Tech-Savvy Akhilesh Yadav Captures UP's Young, Urban Voters

    March 08, 2012 11:42 IST

    Lucknow, March 8: A time there was when the Samajwadi Party was considered to a regressive party with an "anti-computer" ideology, but this perception was thrown to the winds in the recently concluded Assembly elections

  • trivedi says midterm poll remark was his own not of

    Trivedi Says, Midterm Poll Remark Was His Own, Not Of Trinamool Congress

    March 08, 2012 15:29 IST

    New Delhi, March 8:  Railway Minister and trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi  on Thursday  undertook a damage control exercise after his remarks that the country may head for a mid-term poll and the Union government

  • infighting in up congress after poll debacle

    Infighting In UP Congress After Poll Debacle

    March 08, 2012 15:35 IST

    Lucknow, Mar 8: Infighting in Congress in the wake of its electoral debacle in Uttar Pradesh came out in the open with PCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi today saying that there should no blame-game when

  • asaram bapu drenches his followers with colourful water

    Asaram Bapu Drenches His Followers With Colourful Water

    March 08, 2012 8:16 IST

    Surat, Mar 8: Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu on Wednesday drenched thousands of his ecstatic followers here with colourful water from a hydraulic pressure pump at the two-day Holi festival mela here.  At the Jahangirpura ashram,

  • 400 families homeless in ghaziabad slum fire

    400 Families Homeless In Ghaziabad Slum Fire

    March 08, 2012 10:41 IST

    Ghaziabad, Mar 8: Nearly 400 slum dweller families were rendered homeless on early Thursday morning when a devastating fire gutted their homes in Kanawani near Indirapuram here. The cause of the fire is still not

  • aiims students suspend relay hunger strike

    AIIMS Students Suspend Relay Hunger Strike

    March 08, 2012 8:01 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 8: Agitating MBBS students at AIIMS here on Wednesday suspended their indefinite relay hunger strike, called in the wake of the alleged suicide by a first-year student, after the premier medical hospital's

  • uma bharti takes full responsibility for bjp turnout in up

    Uma Bharti Takes 'Full Responsibility' For BJP Turnout In UP

    March 07, 2012 21:28 IST

    Bhopal, Mar 7: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti today said that she accepted full responsibility for the party's poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election."I own full responsibility for the BJP's dismal show in

  • sp to chose cm after holi clamour for akhilesh

    SP To Chose CM After Holi, Clamour For Akhilesh

    March 07, 2012 21:23 IST

    Lucknow, Mar 7: The Samajwadi Party, which got an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh, would chose its next chief minister after Holi, amid demands from the party's parliamentary party members that Akhilesh Yadav be handed

  • congress may face obstacles in presidential poll

    Congress May Face Obstacles In Presidential Poll

    March 07, 2012 18:54 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 7: The Congress party's poor show in the just-concluded Assembly polls in five states has raised questions over its ability to get a candidate of its choice elected as the next President

  • several top congress families in goa bite the dust

    Several Top Congress Families In Goa Bite The Dust

    March 07, 2012 18:41 IST

    Panaji, Mar 7: Uttar Pradesh may have seen the rise of a prodigal ‘son' in Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, but dynastic politics proved to be Congress' nemesis in Goa where several of its top leaders

  • army called in as jat agitation turns violent in haryana

    Army Called In As Jat Agitation Turns Violent in Haryana

    March 08, 2012 21:01 IST

    Hisar, Mar 7: As the Jat agitation took a violent turn with protesters torching a police post and a judge's car following the death of a person, the district administration today sought the army's help

  • sad bjp scripted history but lost voteshare in punjab

    SAD-BJP Scripted History, But Lost Voteshare in Punjab

    March 07, 2012 17:09 IST

    Chandigarh, Mar 6: There are many ironies in the percentage of votes polled by major parties in Punjab—Congress, Akali Dal and BJP—making it clear that the combination between the latter two enabled them get a

  • hurriyat leader geelani questioned in let militant s visa

    Hurriyat Leader Geelani Questioned In LeT Militant's Visa Case

    March 07, 2012 16:58 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 7: Delhi Police today recorded the statement of pro-Pakistan hardliner Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani in connection with the allegations that he had given a recommendation letter to arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)

  • mayawati blames cong bjp media muslims for bsp debacle in up

    Mayawati Blames Cong, BJP, Media, Muslims For BSP Debacle In UP

    March 07, 2012 15:51 IST

    Lucknow, Mar 7: An unrelenting BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, BJP, Muslims and even the media for being instrumental behind her party's poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh.  Accusing Congress and

  • sonia gandhi says no question of changing pm

    Sonia Gandhi Says, No Question Of Changing PM

    March 07, 2012 18:37 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 7: Ruling out change of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of the electoral debacle, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today ascribed wrong selection of candidates, too many leaders and organisational weaknesses

  • majority of muslim votes went to sp says mayawati

    Majority Of Muslim Votes Went To SP, Says Mayawati

    March 07, 2012 13:12 IST

    Lucknow, Mar 7: Accusing Congress and BJP of raising the minority sub-quota issue mid-way during the UP polls for their political gains, BSP supremo Mayawati today said this helped in large-scale transfer of Muslim votes

  • hc quashes fir against yeddyurappa in illegal mining case

    HC Quashes FIR Against Yeddyurappa In Illegal Mining Case

    March 07, 2012 12:52 IST

    Bangalore,Mar 7: In a big relief to state BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka High Court today quashed an FIR against him in an illegal mining case based on the Lokayukta report that had caused

  • mayawati tenders resignation

    Mayawati Tenders Resignation

    March 07, 2012 12:19 IST

    Lucknow Mar 7: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today tendered her resignation to Governor B L Joshi after facing a rout in the assembly elections.  The chief minister, apparently to avoid waiting news persons, chose

  • not projecting me as cm candidate cost cong dear in goa

    Not Projecting Me As CM Candidate Cost Cong Dear In Goa, Says Kamat

    March 07, 2012 11:51 IST

    Panaji, Mar 7: Outgoing Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has said the ruling Congress would have done better in the Assembly polls if he had been projected as the party's face for the top post.The

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