17 hours ago
Absence of Big Idea leaves Congress without direction
Blaming factionalism for the Congress's recent electoral setbacks, as Sonia Gandhi has done, can be regarded as a somewhat facile explanation, considering that internal rifts have been a part of the party's genes dating back a century to the clashes between Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, between Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose and between Indira Gandhi and the so-called 'syn ... read more

Chandigarh | 3 days ago
Convicted Punjab minister quits, resignation accepted
Chandigarh, May 9 - Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh's resignation was accepted by Governor Shivraj Patil Wednesday, four days after he was convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment by a court in Mohali.Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had Wednesday accepted and forwarded to the governor for immediate acceptance the resignation of the minister, who was convicted for misusing an offi ... read more

Hyderabad | 3 days ago
No role in CBI action against Sakshi group: Chief minister
Hyderabad, May 9 - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Wednesday said his government had no role in the freezing of bank accounts by the CBI of Sakshi group of companies owned by YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.Talking to reporters in Visakhapatnam, he said the Central Bureau of Investigation - was probing as to how the investments flowed into the Sakshi group. The C ... read more

Chandigarh | 3 days ago
Badal accepts convicted minister's resignation
Chandigarh, May 9 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday accepted the resignation of state Agriculture Minister Tota Singh, who was convicted for misusing an official car and forging the log book.Tota Singh was Saturday found guilty by a vigilance court in Mohali town, 10 km from here, in a case of misuse of official machinery. The court had sentenced him to one year's imprisonment ... read more

Kolkata | 6 days ago
'Hillary visiting Kolkata as Mamata government US' favourite'
Kolkata, May 6 - Former West Bengal chif minister and Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday took a dig at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the city, saying that the present Trinamool Congress government is one of the US' favourites.Writers Building is getting decorated. A guest has arrived in our city. We don't know the purpose behind her visit. Actually the present state g ... read more

Chandigarh | 11 days ago
Punjab, Haryana procure over 150 lakh tonnes wheat
Chandigarh, May 1 - With the procurement season in full swing, government agencies in Punjab and Haryana have procured over 150 lakh tonnes of wheat, food and supplies officials said here Tuesday.Both states, which contribute over 70 percent of the food grains to the national kitty, are expecting a bumper harvest this year.In Punjab, government agencies and private millers have procured more than ... read more

Kolkata | 13 days ago
'CPI-M, Maoists, teachers trying to stop development'
Kolkata, April 29 - West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and a section of teachers for trying to stop the developmental work in the state by spreading canards against the 11-month-old TMC-Congress government.The CPI-M and the Maoists who are wearing the mask of the communists are trying to stop the developmental work in the state. A section of t ... read more

Kolkata | 13 days ago
CPI-M, Maoists spreading canards against us: Trinamool
Kolkata, April 29 - West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and the Maoists for trying to stop developmental work in the state by spreading canards against the 11-month-old TMC-Congress government.The CPI-M and the Maoists who are wearing the mask of the communists, are trying to stop the developmental work in the state. They are trying to stop Chi ... read more

Shimla | 20 days ago
'Builders destroying Himachal's ecology'
Shimla, April 22 - Forests are vanishing, rock blasts are traumatising wild animals and debris is filling up riverbeds with builders having a field day in Himachal Pradesh, says a report by a state government-appointed commission.It also recommends the withdrawal of the Himachal Pradesh Apartment and Property Regulation Act of 2005.The noise created by blasting the rocks - is sending shock waves a ... read more

New Delhi | 25 days ago
BJP wins Delhi civic polls, but road ahead not so smooth
New Delhi, April 17 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - has retained power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi -, but the road ahead will not be so easy.We will try to improve the existing services provided by MCD. And we hope we will function better this time, an elated Delhi mayor Rajni Abbi told IANS.The BJP, which had swept the polls in 2007 with 164 seats in 272 wards, will have the tough task o ... read more