Politics

Durga Shakti Nagpal Suspension: Is IAS Officer a Victim of Dirty Political Game?

In what could leave the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government red-faced, Durga Shakti Nagpal's suspension case has taken a new twist with the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board giving a clean chit to the IAS officer and the report by the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) revealing that she was not present when the demolition of the mosque wall took place.

Aug 6, 2013

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Pakistan Denies Involvement in Attack on Indian Post

Five Indian soldiers were killed in another incursion by the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night.

Aug 6, 2013

Monsoon Session of Parliament 2013: 5 Most Controversial Pending Bills

The Monsoon session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday with the Telangana statehood issue and demand for creation of new states including Bodoland disrupting both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, hinting that the days ahead will be tough for the central government.

Aug 5, 2013

Omar Abdullah Calls for Probe in Scholarship Holder's Passport Issue

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to look into the case of a 15-year-old girl who was denied a passport because her uncle was a terrorist.

Aug 5, 2013

Top Heated Issues For Monsoon Session 2013

The race against time begins on 5 August when the 16-day monsoon session in Parliament will witness a heavy legislative agenda from the ruling UPA government as well as demands by the Opposition.

Aug 4, 2013

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Afghanistan Assures Safety of Indian Diplomats, Taliban Denies Hand

Following the suicide attack on Indian consulate in Jalalabad on Saturday where nine people were killed, Afghanistan assured India that it won't leave any 'stone unturned' for the safety of Indian diplomats.

Aug 4, 2013

Tweets Touch My Heart, Says Narendra Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's election campaign Chief Narendra Modi acknowledged his followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter saying, the retweets in different language 'touched his heart'.

Aug 3, 2013

Bodoland FactBox: Assam Suffers Violent Protests

Agitation for a separate state of Bodoland has taken a violent turn as the All Bodos Students Union (ABSU) called for a 12-hour 'rail roko' protest in Assam since Friday morning, disconnecting all the north-eastern states from the country.

Aug 2, 2013

US Embassies to Shut Down in Muslim Nations on Possible Terror Threats

In a precautionary move, the United States has decided to shut down its embassies temporarily in Islamic countries, particularly the Middle-East, over 'credible and serious' terror threats against overseas American diplomats.

Aug 2, 2013

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Mamata Banerjee Wants a World Trade Centre in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her state finance minister Amit Mitra met top business leaders in Mumbai on Friday. She briefed them about her ambitious plan to build the next World Trade Centre in the Kolkata capital of the state.

Aug 2, 2013

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Outrage as Akhilesh Partyman Brags about IAS Officer's Suspension

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Singh Bhati was caught on camera claiming that he got IAS officer Durga Nagpal suspended 'within 40 minutes' for allegedly demolishing the wall of a complex that housed a mosque in the Kadalpur village of Noida.

Aug 2, 2013

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Gorkhaland Fact File: Darjeeling Gears up for Indefinite Strike

Congress is likely to walk on a tightrope after endorsing Telangana, as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will launch an indefinite strike in Darjeeling from 3 August for demanding statehood for Gorkhaland.

Aug 1, 2013

Is Mayawati Banking on Telangana to Divide Uttar Pradesh?

Supporters of Telangana state are celebrating in jubilation while anti-Telangana state are staging protests over the decision of the Congress-led UPA government to divide Andhra Pradesh into two parts. Now, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has grabbed the opportunity to press the government to divide UP into four states.

Jul 31, 2013

Telangana Will be India's 29th State; UPA and CWC Unanimously Endorse Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

Paving the way for the formation of a separate Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) unanimously endorsed Telangana statehood in separate meetings on Tuesday.

Jul 30, 2013

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Pakistan Elects Indian-Born Mamnoon Hussain as President

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Mamnoon Hussain will become the 12th President of Pakistan after beating his rival Wajihuddin Ahmad of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party (PTI) by securing 277 votes, Dawn reported.

Jul 30, 2013