The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court it was examining the option of withdrawing the coal blocks allocated to private companies after 2006. Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati told a bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha that the court’s views on de-allocation were under the government’s consideration. “… I have given my personal views to […]
The YSR Congress Party’s (YSRCP) 15 legislators were Thursday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh state assembly for a day for stalling the house as they opposed the proposed bifurcation of the state. Speaker N. Manohar suspended the legislators after Minister for Legislative Affairs S. Sailajanath moved a motion for their suspension. YSRCP lawmakers surrounded the […]
Former Karantaka BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday rejoined the party more than a year after leaving it to head the Karnataka Janata Party. State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Pralhad Joshi handed over to Yeddyurappa party’s primary membership letter at a function in the party office here. Former BJP ministers Shobha Karandlaje and C.M. Udasi […]
The Allahabad High Court Thursday issued notice to the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed over the ‘jhaadu’ (broom) election symbol. The Lucknow bench of Justice Rajeev Sharma and Justice Mahendra Dayal gave three weeks’ time to respond to the petition filed by the Naitik Party […]
Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi may be shown black flags on his arrival in Goa for a rally Jan 12. Over 1,000 displaced workers from Goa’s biggest mining company Sesa Goa would line up on roads leading to the rally venue with black flags. “The Goa government has let us down,” a […]
Frowning at Sahara Group’s real estate and finance companies for taking advantage of its “politeness and generosity”, the Supreme Court Thursday told them to provide all information sought by SEBI about their claim to have returned 90 percent of Rs.24,000 crore collected from investors. “We have been most polite. We have been most generous. But […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Thursday criticised BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for continuously speaking about his own state, and asked him to adopt a broad, national outlook. Thackeray also hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying nobody was aware who were its leaders in Maharashtra. The MNS founder-president sought […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday said NRIs should not be “weighed in dollars and pounds” and their experience should be used to give new direction to the nation. “When we talk about NRIs, we think that they will bring dollars and pounds. Our Indian brothers and sisters should not be weighed in dollars […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed Thursday after fresh snowfall in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of the over 300-kilometre long road in Jammu and Kashmir. “Fresh snowfall has occurred during the night in Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of Srinagar-Jammu national highway. “Keeping passengers safety and road conditions in view, the highway has been closed today (Thursday) […]
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Wednesday said the opinion of the assembly on the state reorganisation bill can be known only through voting. On a day when the assembly finally began a debate on the draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 sent by the president, the chief minister said no state in […]