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Cong offers no comment on charges against Virbhadra Singh

The Congress said that the Prime Minister and government would need to decide a future course of action given that Singh is a union minister.

Cong has done nothing for minority community: JD(U) Min

He said the Congress had set up the Sachar Commission in 2005 to study the status of minorities and it had exposed the true face of the party.

Forward Bloc to urge Left parties to support Pranab

Forward Bloc will ask other Left parties to back UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, saying he has earned the "widest possible acceptance".

Frequent by-polls in AP burdening exchequer

According to official sources, the cumulative cost of all the five bypolls is about Rs 70 crore.

Gowda ready to convene party meet if high command says so

MLAs loyal to Yeddyurappa had met yesterday and set a three-day deadline to Gowda to call the Legislature party meeting to discuss various issues.

Land denotification case: Yeddy appears before Lokayukta

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Housing Minister V Somanna today appeared before a Lokayukta court in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of land.

DMDK decides to boycott Presidential poll

DMDK decided to boycott the forthcoming Presidential poll, accusing the Centre of not taking any concrete step to resolve issues confronting the state.

'Make aspiring presidents declare assets'

Ahead of 19th July presidential election, a think tank on Tuesday said presidential candidates should be asked to declare their assets.

Sitarganj bypoll: BJP fields Prakash Pant against Bahuguna

The bypoll, which is slated on 8 July, was necessitated following the resignation of BJP legislator Kiran Mandal last month.

BJP MLA not joining Congress, says Khanduri

Speculation is rife about Arya, an MLA from Ghansali, joining the Congress after another BJP MLA Kiran Mandal had quit his Sitarganj seat in favour of Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna.

Son Gaurav must chart his own career: Gogoi

The US-educated son of the chief minister had last month evinced interest in joining politics and has also undertaken a tour of the state.

Former RS member Dipankar Mukherjee passes away

Dipankar Mukherjee, an engineer-turned-trade unionist and former Rajya Sabha member, died at a hospital here this morning after battling pancreatic cancer.

CPM wins Tripura bypoll easily

The by-election on Tuesday was necessitated following the death of ruling CPM legislator Sukumar Barman 10 March.

CPI refuses to join Ramdev, to organise its own agitation

Ramdev went to CPI headquarters where he met CPI General Secretary Sudhakar Reddy and top leader AB Bardhan and talked about his agitation.

Sanjay Joshi attends RSS function

After being forced out of BJP due to the political will of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Sanjay Joshi attended a meeting of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Supreme Court allows Uttar Pradesh local bodies' election

The four-phased polls will see the election of more than 700 chairpersons of local bodies, of which 66 percent are reserved for the four categories.

Joshi exit will not affect Gujarat polls: BJP

A BJP spokesperson said that Sanjay Joshi's exit from the party will not adversely affect the party's fortunes in the Gujarat Assembly polls.

Even small parties now veto policies: Chavan

The chief minister was speaking at a conference in Mumbai which was attended by deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Will form policy to attract industries, says Akhilesh

Akhilesh lashed out at the Mayawati government for leaving the economy in a "very bad shape" and termed his budget aimed at bringing prosperity in the state.

CPI-M to try to emerge as 3rd credible alternative: Yechury

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri today said the people of the country want a "credible third alternative” and his party would strive hard to fill the "political void created by the failure" of UPA and NDA.

CPM to try emerge as third alternative: Yechury

He alleged the UPA 2 government was "directionless" as there was no CPM to keep a check on "anti people" policies of the government.

Naveen called minister a bloody fellow: Mohapatra

Reassuring that there was no threat from him to the Naveen Patnaik government, Mohapatra said that he did not believe in groupism.

State tends to side with vested interest: Ramesh

The Union minister said that he favoured greater accountability and media exposure to tackle the issue of state acting against change agents.

Maoists blow up policemen in Chattisgarh, 25 injured

In yet another naxal blowout, close to 25 people were injured in a land-mine blast carried out by the maoists in the Kondagao district of Chattisgarh. The victims were returning after a court appearance.

Narendra Modi meets Advani, Vajpayee

Several BJP leaders still invoke Vajpayee, who has been ailing for the last few years.

Setback to Cong in K'taka: Siddaramaiah resigns as Oppn leader

In a jolt to the Congress in Karnataka, party opposition leader in the assembly Siddaramaiah today announced his resignation.

No information on threat to Mamata: Chidambaram

CPM had dismissed the allegation as "ridiculous" and said the party will examine whether it merited a defamation suit against Mamata.

Singhvi dropped from Congress list of TV panelists

The new list issued to the television channels by the AICC today retains all previous names except that of Singhvi.