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UPA government should have cancelled 2G licences: Chidambaram

India November 8, 2014 at 7:40 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the UPA government should have cancelled 2G licences when the scam came to light without waiting for the Supreme Court verdict. He also said that the mishandling of 2G scam hurt the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections. ChidambaramRead More

Rawat faction reigns supreme in party affairs in Uttarakhand ​

India November 8, 2014 at 7:39 pm 0 comments

Dehradun, With the ticket for the vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand going to Manorama Sharma Dobariyal, a Harish Rawat loyalist, the Rawat faction has reasserted its supremacy over the affairs of the party in the hill state, political observers here said. The choice of former Dehradun mayor as theRead More

Modi Cabinet reshuffle at 1 pm on Sunday

Modi Cabinet reshuffle at 1 pm on Sunday

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines, slider November 7, 2014 at 8:25 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, A reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, official sources said. This will be the first expansion and reshuffle of his Ministry Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be undertaking since he assumed power in May after the general elections. TheRead More

ECI issues notification for second phase polls in JK

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines November 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm 0 comments

Jammu, The Election Commission today issued notification for the second phase of the five-phased Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for 18 constituencies going to polls on December 2. “As recommended by ECI in pursuance of Sub-section (2) of Section 27 of the said Act, the Governor of the stateRead More

PM Pitches for Technological Upgradation in Textile Sector

India November 7, 2014 at 8:23 pm 0 comments

New Delhi/Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today favoured “technological upgradation” and “human resource development” in the textile sector so that the youth take to it as a vocation “not out of any compulsion, but with pride”. Pitching for modernisation, he asked the weavers in the district known for its textilesRead More

Unfazed by denial of LoP status, Congress forms shadow cabinet committees

India November 7, 2014 at 8:21 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Unfazed by denial of the leader of the opposition status in Lok Sabha, Congress has formed several shadow cabinet committees along with Twitter handles as part of moves to be an effective opposition. Seven shadow cabinet committees have been formed ahead of the winter session of Parliament beginningRead More

Uma Bharti defends huge expenditure on ‘Clean Ganga’ meeting

India November 7, 2014 at 8:20 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti on defended the expenditure of nearly Rs 44 lakh on a Clean Ganga meeting, saying the money went to a government agency for organising the event and had not gone waste. “We will organise more such programmes. We ensure government money goes backRead More

BJP unlikely to raise Art 370 during campaigning in JK

India November 7, 2014 at 8:19 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, As it aims to capture power in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP is unlikely to rake up in campaign its pet issue of revocation of Article 370, which the party maintains stops complete integration of the state with the country by according it a special status. BJP, which hasRead More

Budgam firing: Survivor recalls horror, debunks army claim

India November 7, 2014 at 8:18 pm 0 comments

Srinagar, The 14-year-old youth who escaped unhurt in the Army firing in Budgam district on Monday believes it was a ‘mojeza’ (miracle) that he is still alive and debunks the army claim that they were signaled to stop at three check posts before their car was fired at. Basim Amin,Read More

Manohar parrikar chairs last Goa cabinet meeting, gets teary-eyed

India, Latest headlines November 7, 2014 at 8:17 pm 0 comments

Porvorim, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is headed to Delhi this weekend to take up a cabinet berth at the Centre, had tears in his eyes on Friday evening, during his last Cabinet briefing in Porvorim, as he explained why leaving Goa is difficult for him. “It is veryRead More