New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Mozambique Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco Tuesday praised India for its “non-interfering stand” while providing lines of credit meant for the development of his country’s agriculture and infrastructure sectors. “India does not impose anything on us while granting the line of credit. India respects the priorities of our government,” Pacheco said. “The […]
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday lauded the Indian Air Force (IAF) saying it has been commendably executing its mandate of safeguarding the Indian skies. The president was speaking after presenting the top honours of Standard and Colours to 112 Helicopter Unit and No.4 Base Repair Depot of the IAF. The award of […]
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Living up to his common man image, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will kickstart his Lok Sabha campaign here Wednesday by using public transport to reach out to voters, the party said Tuesday. After landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Kejriwal will catch an auto-rickshaw to go to Andheri station. There, the […]
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Rebel Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ram Kripal Yadav, who is keen to contest from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar against RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti, met BJP president Rajnath Singh here Tuesday. “I met Rajnath Singh at the airport. I will tell you the details of […]
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Advocate Ashok Agarwal, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive, Tuesday resigned from the post and the party. Agarwal who has been associated with the party since 2012, said he joined hands with the AAP because he though that it stood for “strong principles to benefit the last […]
Patna, March 11 (IANS) A day after Bihar’s Industry and Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet, her resignation was accepted by the chief minister Tuesday. Ruling Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) state president Vashsisht Narain Singh said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has accepted her resignation. However, she has made it clear […]
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had acquired a reputation as one of the most powerful Congress chief ministers who could get away with just about anything with the party high command. Now, however, the world around Hooda seems to be crumbling. The biggest setback to Hooda has come in the form […]
Agra, March 11 (IANS) The entry of Amar Singh and Jayaprada in the Choudhary Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has not only surprised political pundits but has upset calculations and poll strategies of major parties in the fray here for the Lok Sabha polls. Amar Singh is most likely to be fielded from Fatehpur Sikri […]
Purnea (Bihar), March 10 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ambition for the prime minister’s post led to the break up of the alliance between the JD-U and BJP. Addressing a rally here, Modi said that at that time the Bharatiya Janata Party was not sure why the […]
Jaipur, March 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party runs a government for the poor and would work for their development if voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Devali town in Tonk district, around 100 km from here, he said the Congress-led UPA government got […]