Diggy cautions sri sri on sangh’s plan c
AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday claimed the activities of the anti-graft crusaders were part of a larger RSS-BJP design to divert attention from Sangh’s “terror links”. He also warned spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar
Pranab: Opp. holding GST hostage
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated Thursday that the ambitious Goods and Services Tax (GST) has become “hostage of contemporary Opposition politics” in the country. While some states, including Tamil Nadu, had
We stand by our t-solution promise: Azad
Union health minister and Congress general secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday asserted that the UPA government stands by its commitment to solve the Telangana statehood issue as early as possible. He also thanked the employees of Telangana region for having called off the agitation.
‘Scam-tainted’ BJD keeps UPA, NDA on tenterhooks
With its strength of 15 Lok Sabha members, the ruling BJD in Orissa headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik has succeeded in keeping two of its strong opponents — the Congress and BJP — on tenterhooks.
Cong to finalise RLD tieup soon
After more than a year of initiating talks over an electoral tieup with the Ajit Singh-led RLD, the Congress on Thursday indicated that a formal announcement could be made by this weekend. The Congress indicated that the RLD, which had
2nd phase of L.K. yatra starts from Tamil Nadu
Reiterating that his “Janchetna” yatra is an effort to “reinfuse confidence” among people despite UPA government’s failings and not to “repackage” himself, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani began the second phase of his nationwide anti-corruption campaign on Thursday from Tamil Nadu.
Hazare will skip core panel meet
At a time when his anti-graft team needed a lot of talking to defend themselves against charges of financial misconduct, Gandhian Anna Hazare on Thursday announced that he would extend his “maun vrat” (vow of silence), as talking to people leaves him “very weak”.
Kejriwal seeks more time over I-T dues
Failing to meet the deadline in paying up his `9 lakhs dues to the government as per the income tax notice, Team-Anna Hazare member Arvind Kejriwal, who is also a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, on Thursday sought more
Man found killed in nihal vihar
A unidentified man was found killed near a drain in Nihal Vihar in west Delhi on Diwali night. The police got a call on Diwali night about a 25-year-old man lying near a drain in Nihal Vihar. When the police reached the spot, the man was lying
Karnataka tug of war begins over Advani’s yatra
Ahead of senior BJP leader L.K. Advani’s Jan Chetna Yatra reaching Bengaluru, a tug of war has started between two saffron heavyweights in Karnataka politics, former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Bengaluru (south) MP and convenor of the yatra Ananth Kumar. While Mr Kumar wants to use the occasion as a