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Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath faces uneasy term in office as ghosts of 1984 anti-Sikh riots return to haunt him

Fresh demands are being raised to reopen cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots including the one against Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister on Monday

Rising fuel prices: As petrol and diesel rates touched new high on Friday, Tamil Nadu govt says onus on Centre to cut taxes

On Friday, one litre of petrol in Chennai was being sold at Rs 83.13 while diesel cost Rs 76.17.

Congress takes a jibe at GDP figures, says people equate term with 'spiralling prices of gas, diesel and petrol'

The Q1 growth rate in 2017-18 is based on the lowest base of 5.6 percent in the last eight quarters, Congress leader Gourav Vallabh said.

Somnath Chatterjee dies at 89: Eventful political career of ups and downs shows he was no ordinary mortal

Few politicians could claim to have seen as many twists and turns of human life as former Lok Sabha speaker and expelled Marxist Somnath Chatterjee had.

Narendra Modi's industrialists' remarks: PM breaks political ranks to embrace 'partner' tag, preserve faith of public ahead of 2019

Private sector investments and industrial development across the state bring jobs and consequently a change in social and economic status. That's the key to keep alive the popular faith in Modi.

Enforcement Directorate seizes assets worth Rs 26 crore from controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari for FEMA violations

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has seized assets worth Rs 26.61 of controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and others for alleged violation of the FEMA law.

2G scam judgment: What was the scam? Detailed account of modus operandi of India's biggest corruption scandal

Raja sold licenses/2G spectrum to a handful of arbitrarily selected (120 out of 575) companies in January 2008 at a bargain basement 2001 price. In doing so, he not only violated the law, committed several improprieties, but caused a loss to the exchequer of at least Rs 40,000 crore.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as 2G spectrum scam judgment creates ruckus; Opposition demands clarification from PM

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday after Congress leaders created pandemonium over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against Manmohan Singh and also due to the 2G spectrum scam judgment

2G scam judgment: Reporter who broke scam explains how A Raja pulled it off as Manmohan blinked

A Raja took over as Telecom Minister in May, 2007. At the time, I was assigned the telecom beat, in addition to several other ministry beats. Inadvertently, through the coverage of routine telecom events, the modus operandi of a scandal so massive, it would go on to rock the nation and de-stabilise the political fortunes of the ruling UPA government, began to unfold.

Sonia Gandhi overcame her caste and religion deficits as a politician, but chose Congress' interests over governance

As the president of Indian National Congress, Sonia Gandhi constructed a political personality for herself that transcended caste and religion, and precisely what the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution had hoped for