After two days of uncertainty, Gujjar leaders called off their protest march to the state capital Jaipur to press their demand for quota. The agitating Gujjar leaders said the march has been postponed after consultation with Col. K.S. Bainsla, who is under treatment at a private hospital in Jaipur. “We are calling off our

The Congress in Uttar Pradesh is clearly getting aggressive and in no mood to spare any of its rivals.

Targeting Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said: “Today, he is not there with you. His anger over injustice is no longer visible. Both Mulayam Singh and Mayawati have become big leaders and they do not feel for the poor anymore. They do not come to you and travel only by helicopters.”

The government’s chief crisis manager, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, is in continuous parleys with the Opposition to break the ongoing logjam in Parliament, warning that crucial legislation like the Lokpal Bill, Right to Food Bill, key economic measures and action on issues like Telangana cannot proceed if the Houses are not allowed to function.

Keeping in view the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and the promise made by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the government is likely to clear a proposal to set up a Central Agriculture University in Jhansi of Bundelkhand region of the state.

The government is all set to clear a proposal to allow 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail. The issue is high on the agenda of the Union Cabinet at its meeting here on Thursday. If this is cleared, and subsequently secures parliamentary

Sunday, November 27, will not be a usual day in Lucknow. The police is all set to issue an advisory asking people not to step out of their houses unless absolutely necessary.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to five top corporate executives accused in the 2G case, who were jailed seven months, but set stringent conditions to protect witnesses being “influenced”. The CBI was also given full liberty to seek cancellation of the bail if any of these conditions was violated.

The BSP on Wednesday denied that UP chief minister Mayawati had ever criticised the NREGS programme but had merely offered suggestions to improve the scheme.

Ratan Tata hit a sixer Wednesday announcing that Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, 43, would succeed him as the sixth chairman of the `379,675-crore Tata Group. Mr Mistry, Shapoorji Pallonji group managing director, will become deputy chairman