New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today led from the front the party’s demand for a full fledged judicial investigation into the suicide committed by Rajasthan farmer Gajendra Singh in full public view and with TV cameras rolling. “We are not satisfied with the response of Prime Minister and Home MinisterRead More

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he was willing to take the blame for farmer Gajendra Singh’s public suicide at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in the National Capital, as long as the debate veers back to the plight of the farmers in the country. “Yesterday,Read More

Kolkata, The Trinamool Congress will not support the Land Acquisition Bill proposed by the Narendra Modi-led central government, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. “We will not support Land Acquisition Bill. We have made our stand clear in Parliament. I sat on a hunger strikeRead More

Dausa (Rajasthan), With the AAP under fire over the farmer suicide incident, its leader Sanjay Singh today met the family of the deceased, Gajendra Singh, and told them that the Delhi government would consider their demands, including for martyr’s status for the farmer and a government job for his kin. TheRead More

New Delhi, The government today expressed its commitment to increase the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products even as it rebutted the controversial remarks by two BJP members of a parliamentary panel questioning if there is a link between smoking and cancer. Seeking to deflect criticism for keeping onRead More

New Delhi, Achieving a 3 per cent fiscal deficit target by 2017-18 is a challenge but the government will not compromise on building public infrastructure and irrigation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. “I am glad we have achieved the 4.1 per cent fiscal deficit target of last year. TheRead More

New Delhi, The government may accept a suggestion by states to increase reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions from the present five to ten years. Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said during discussions here today that several representatives from states suggested that women members in Panchayati Raj institutions, whoRead More

New Delhi, Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Friday moved a Private Member Bill seeking the constitution of a new regiment after revolutionary leader Subhash Chandra Bose in the Indian Army. The Bill suggested that the new regiment, called the Bose Regiment, will man the Indo-Myanmar, India-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh borders, thus ensuringRead More

Laramie, Wyo. — Authorities in Wyoming say a second person has died in a massive chain-reaction crash that led to a criminal charge being laid against a Quebec man. Alex Dragaytsev was arrested on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide after the crash in southeast Wyoming. Trucks and cars piledRead More

Ottawa, A key witness in the trial of suspended Senator Mike Duffy has postponed his appearance because of serious health problems. Gerald Donohue was hospitalized last week and might not be able to appear until next week, the court learned. Donohue is an important figure because of his role inRead More