Politics News - Page 29

Strong Lokpal needed to check Mayawati govt: Arvind Kejriwal

The activist alleged that whether Congress, BSP, BJP or SP — all looted public money whenever they got opportunity.

Deadline given to Maoists not enough: Mahasweta Devi

Noted writer-activist Mahasweta Devi today said the West Bengal government's seven-day deadline to Maoists to lay down their arms was not enough and joint forces should be withdrawn from Junglemahal.

Hussein Balwa challenges Maha CM's order over IT Park in HC

Chavan had on 'Lokshahi Din' asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to issue a showcause notice to Hussien Balwa for constructing a 39,000 square yard IT park in suburban Goregaon without relocating the cow-shed owners who occupied the land earlier.

Right to Reject more manageable than Right to Recall: Khurshid

The Law minister said a cynic will perhaps say that the right to elect should be perfected before the Right to Recall was talked about.

Jaya blames Centre for Kudankulam mess

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa came down heavily on the Centre today, laying the blame for the mess entirely squarely on Delhi

Court defers Amar Singh's bail plea till Wednesday

Singh moved the high court after a city court had on 28 September rejected both his interim and regular bail pleas, saying his role was "major" in the entire episode aimed at "disgracing" parliamentary democracy.

Advani demands white paper on black money from UPA govt

He alleged that while countries like USA, UK, Canada and others have amended necessary provisions to bring back black money from the Swiss banks, the Congress-led UPA government was not at all initiating any steps.

Communal card played to justify pre-dawn swoop: Ramdev tells SC

The yoga guru's counsel today accused, the Delhi Police of playing a communal card at the behest of its superiors as one of the grounds for the midnight crack down on him and his followers at the Ramlila ground in the Supreme Court.

Unrecognised parties will be allowed to use earlier symbols

The Election Commission will grant a one-time concession to registered unrecognised parties by allotting them their earlier reserved symbol for a general election either to Lok Sabha or to a state Assembly, subject to certain conditions.

Nobody wants to give Anna the credit in Hissar

The jury is still out on whether Anna Hazare tilted the scales in the Hisar by-election contest but neither the winner Kuldeep Bishnoi and its alliance partner BJP nor the loser Congress are willing to give him credit.

ED moves special court for custody of Hasan Ali aide

The Enforcement Directorate has moved an application at a special court here seeking custody of Kolkata-based businessman Kashinath Tapuriah, a close aide of Hasan Ali Khan.

Nitish for exploring ways to implement 'right to recall'

Kumar said it has now become necessary to expand the purview of the Right to Information Act and strengthen its provisions.

EC to come down heavily on use of blackmoney in coming polls

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said the Commission will come down heavily on use of black money during the forthcoming polls in five states and asked political parties to adhere strictly to its guidelines framed in this regard.

Eye on investment, Mamata plays host to industry captains

This was Banerjee's second interaction with the industry heads since the landslide Assembly election victory in May.

No meeting between Rahul and Ralegaon Sarpanch tomorrow

The much-talked about meeting between Rahul Gandhi and the Sarpanch of Anna Hazare's village Ralegaon Siddhi tommorrow will not take place.

Modi is a common criminal: Bhatt

Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots and released on bail today, described his stay in the prison as "sabbatical" and said the rule of law has prevailed.

Developmental plan for Naxal-hit districts prepared with army

The 'Saranda Action Plan', prepared by Rural Development Ministry, will be implemented firstly in Jharkhand's Naxal-hit Saranda district.

'Right to recall' to form part of all-party meet: Khurshid

Law Minister Salman Khurshid said government is working on Team Anna's proposal for a provision which could form part of the all-party consultations on electoral reforms.

Pak running out of patience on drone strikes: Defence Minister

With the US stepping up drone strikes on the Waziristan region in recent days, Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has said his government was running out of patience and Washington must not test its limits.

Yeddyurappa moves High Court seeking bail

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who has been remanded to judicial custody till 22 October by a Special Lokayukta Court in alleged land scam cases, moved the High Court today seeking bail.

India will maintain high economic growth path: Pranab

Amid sluggishness in the economy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that the country will maintain a high economic growth trajectory of 8.5 to 9 per cent in the medium to long-term.

PM leaves for three-day visit to Pretoria to attend IBSA Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today embarked on a three-day visit to Pretoria to attend the trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit

Power crisis could have been mitigated: SSNNL officials

Maharashtra, which is currently facing acute power shortage, could have mitigated the crisis had the 1450 MW hydro power station at the Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada river become functional.

Polling for first phase of TN civic polls begins

Polling for the first phase of the civic polls in Tamil Nadu started across the state this morning on a peaceful note.

Power crisis a "political move" by Congress: Uddhav

In the backdrop of prolonged load shedding in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena executive President Uddhav Thackeray today dubbed the power outages as a "political move" by the Congress-NCP alliance government.

Prashant Bhushan remains part of Team Anna, says Patkar

Amid growing speculations of differences cropping up in Team Anna, social activist Medha Patkar today said lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan continues to be a part of the anti-graft movement.

AI passengers stranded for 8 hours inside plane after plane diverted

Nearly 110 passengers on an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London were stranded for eight hours inside the aircraft at Gatwick Airport today after the plane was diverted from nearby Heathrow airport due to fog.

Kejriwal fears he may be attacked next

Arvind Kejriwal has said that he has received a number of calls from friends in the media, warning him of an imminent attack.

Delhi's airport metro increases peak hour frequency

The Delhi metro airport express has increased frequency to every 12 minutes instead of 15 minutes during peak hours