New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Prakash Javedkar Thursday said that the party is witnessing a “scene in contrast”. “Today we are witnessing a scene in contrast as leaders after leaders and ministers after ministers are refusing to fight on the Congress ticket”, Javedkar told media at the BJP national headquarters here. […]
Patna, March 13 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad has turned to vaastu shastra ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to rid himself and his family of misfortune and ill-luck and to ensure good electoral performance of his party. With over a dozen of his senior party leaders, including a Rajya Sabha member, half a dozen legislators […]
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) India, which is poised to become the third largest aviation market in the world by 2020, offers tremendous opportunities for foreign investors, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said here Wednesday. Inaugurating India Aviation 2014, the country’s largest civil aviation event here Wednesday, he underlined the need for increasing international collaboration in the […]
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Some aberrations have crept into journalism in India and the media should itself find ways to remove them, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. “Vibrant and fiercely independent media in our country is an asset for all of us. It has served us well in disseminating information, educating the public and […]
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday expressed deep concern and sympathy over the missing Malaysia Airline flight. “On behalf of the government and people of India and on my own behalf, I wish to convey our deep concern and sympathy to the government of Malaysia and to the families of those who were […]
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) An embarrassed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday that social activist Anna Hazare skipped her rally here because he was unwell. The much publicised joint rally of Hazare and the Trinamool chief ended with the former keeping away and organisers admitting that the crowd turnout was poor. “Anna is […]
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey and film star Sidhanta Mohapatra figure in the first list of BJD candidates for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Patnaik, also the party president, named the candidates Wednesday for five Lok Sabha and 30 assembly seats. The names of other candidates […]
Panaji, March 12 (IANS) Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who is in judicial custody here, regularly telephoned from prison a Delhi-based woman business associate, an inquiry report said Wednesday. The report filed before the Margao district and sessions court Wednesday by prison authorities also said a SIM card seized from Tejpal’s prison cell at the Sada […]
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Rebel RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav Wednesday joined the BJP. Ram Kripal Yadav was upset over RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa being made the candidate from Patliputra constituency in Bihar. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party president Rajnath Singh. “I have been a dedicated worker […]
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), March 12 (IANS) Seeking “revenge” for the security personnel’s killings by Maoists in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) would probe the attack. “So many jawans have lost their lives in the attack, we will take revenge…the central and state forces are working together on it,” […]