‘Next polls will be like Prez contest’
Virtually pitching for his party projecting Narendra Modi as its orime ministerial candidate and also claiming that in the next general elections it would be presidential-style contest, senior BJP lea
Maha Cong wants Thakre to be fielded for LS seat
The Congress can improve its position in Vidarbha region if it fields the Maharashtra PCC chief Manikrao Thakre for the Lok Sabha elections from Yavatmal-Washim seat.
LS nod to bill on benefits for ex-governors
The Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a bill seeking to provide secretarial staff and other benefits to retired governors throughout their life.
After suspension of 15 MPs,Lok Sabha passes 3 bills
The Lok Sabha, which has been unable to transact any serious business since the start of the Monsoon Session Saturday, cleared three bills that ranged from raising the emoluments, allowances and privi
PM warns media of ‘witch-hunt’
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday advised the media that the spirit of inquiry must not morph into a “campaign of calumny” and “witch-hunt” is no substitute for investigative journalism.
Succession of Rail Board chief caught in politics
Even after two months of the retirement of the chairman, Railway Boa-rd (CRB), Vinay Mittal, the railways grapples to find his successor, with top contender, R.S.
Sukhbir urges PM to take up Quebec turban ban with Canada
Shiromani Akali Dal president and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to immediately take up the issue of the proposed legislation to apply ban on turban and kirpan of Sikhs residing in Quebec province of Canada and said that the Union government’s timely intervention with its Canadian counterpart was imperative to safeguard the rights and interests of the Sikhs.
EPL is the modern version of British empire
A century ago, there was a popular saying; the sun never sets on the British Empire. In the high noon of Empire, British colonial rule extended to about 75 countries. However within 22 years of its existence the global reach Barclays Premier League has exceeded that of Imperial Britain.
2-yr tenure for all IAS, IPS officers?
In a significant move linked to the sudden transfer of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal by the Uttar Pradesh government, the Centre has now decided to give permanence of tenure belonging to Central services.
BJP: Bring back Indian prisoners dying in pak
The BJP on Friday made a strong plea to the government for making efforts to bring back Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails who are dying or have completed their jail terms.