Politics

Assam Violence: 41 Dead, 200,000 Homeless as Riots Continue [PHOTOS]

The communal violence in Assam has brought the death toll to 41, leaving nearly two lakh villagers homeless, as ethnic clashes between Bangladeshi immigrants and Bodos entered into its seventh day on Wednesday.

Jul 26, 2012

Petrol Price Hiked: Mamata Demands Roll Back

In the backdrop of rising international oil rates, the oil marketing companies have announced up to Rs 0.90 paise per litre hike in petrol prices, with immediate effect from Monday mid-night.

Jul 24, 2012

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Stage Set For Pranab Mukherjee to Assume President Of India Office

The stage is set for President-elect Pranab Mukherjee, who will be sworn-in as the 13th President of India in a special ceremony at the Parliament on July 25, Wednesday.

Jul 23, 2012

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Captain Lakshmi Sahgal Dies Aged 98, Vice-President, CPI(M) Condoles Death

Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, a noted woman freedom fighter and senior member of CPI(M), passed away at the age of 98 on Monday in a private hospital in Kanpur.

Jul 23, 2012

Indian Presidential Election Results 2012: Pranab First Bengali to Head Rashtrapati Bhavan

UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee has won the President's post at an overwhelming majority against his rival former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma. Pranab has been elected as the 13th president of India and he is the first Bengali leader to take over the business at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Jul 22, 2012

Outlook Pulls Time Magazine Stunt, Brands Obama 'The Underachiever': India Goes Tit-for-Tat?

Popular weekly Outlook India launched an all-out attack on US, with its latest edition brandishing President Barack Obama on its cover calling him "The Underachiever". The magazine's point-blank move was in direct response to Time magazine's recent wisecrack at Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was labeled with the same tag by the US-based publication a week earlier.

Jul 20, 2012

Indian Presidential Elections 2012: Voting Begins; It's Pranab Mukherjee Vs PA Sangma

Presidential poll began in Parliament House and state capitals simultaneously on Thursday, with former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma pitted against former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee over the title as the new President of India .

Jul 19, 2012

NDA Nominates Jaswant Singh to Fight For Vice-President Post

The NDA on Monday formally announced its nominee for the Vice-president post, which was decided in a meeting at senior leader LK Advani's residence in New Delhi.

Jul 16, 2012

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan Calls On PM Over Manual Scavengers' Plight

After giving suggestions to the Upper House parliamentarians on fine-tuning India's health care system, actor Aamir Khan will be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a bid to get government's attention to the plight of manual scavengers of the country.

Jul 16, 2012

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Thackeray Calls PM Singh 'Politically Impotent' After Time's 'Underachiever' Jibe

In a fresh attack against Congress leaders, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "politically impotent" following Time magazine's "underachiever' jibe.

Jul 10, 2012

Time Magazine Tags Manmohan Singh as "Underachiever"; Raps UPA Government

In an unexpected incident, Time magazine has called India's Prime Minister as "underachiever" noting that the country's economical growth has considerably gone down and suggested that the nation needs a reboot, questioning whether Singh was up for the job.

Jul 8, 2012

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Assam Floods: PM Announces ₹5 Billion Ad-hoc Central Support

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reached Assam on Monday to visit the flood-affected areas and oversee relief operations in the state. The duo, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, surveyed the flood-hit areas of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur.

Jul 2, 2012

Abu Jundal's Voice Sample to be Matched; Rehman Malik Says He Cannot be 'Pakistani'

In a latest development to the ongoing investigation into the 2008 Mumbai terrorists attacks case, the intelligence agencies will match the arrested LeT suspect Abu Jundal's voice samples with the intercepts available with them.

Jun 30, 2012

Congress MLA Rumi Nath 'Beaten Up' by Mob For Marrying Facebook Friend

A mob at Karimganj town in Assam has severely beaten up Congress MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband, whom she married without giving divorce to her first husband, police said. The 33-year-old was thrashed for allegedly leaving her first husband and 2-year-old daughter and marrying a 28-year-old "Facebook friend" Jacky Zakir.

Jun 30, 2012

Karnataka: CM Gowda Refuses to Accept Ministers' Resignation; Two More to Quit

The prevailing political crisis in Karnataka seems to be far from over, Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda after Saturday's meeting with his loyalists has refused to accept the resignations of nine ministers.

Jun 30, 2012

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Politics

Assam Violence: 41 Dead, 200,000 Homeless as Riots Continue [PHOTOS]

Petrol Price Hiked: Mamata Demands Roll Back

Stage Set For Pranab Mukherjee to Assume President Of India Office

Captain Lakshmi Sahgal Dies Aged 98, Vice-President, CPI(M) Condoles Death

Indian Presidential Election Results 2012: Pranab First Bengali to Head Rashtrapati Bhavan

Outlook Pulls Time Magazine Stunt, Brands Obama 'The Underachiever': India Goes Tit-for-Tat?

Indian Presidential Elections 2012: Voting Begins; It's Pranab Mukherjee Vs PA Sangma

NDA Nominates Jaswant Singh to Fight For Vice-President Post

Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan Calls On PM Over Manual Scavengers' Plight

Thackeray Calls PM Singh 'Politically Impotent' After Time's 'Underachiever' Jibe

Time Magazine Tags Manmohan Singh as "Underachiever"; Raps UPA Government

Assam Floods: PM Announces ₹5 Billion Ad-hoc Central Support

Abu Jundal's Voice Sample to be Matched; Rehman Malik Says He Cannot be 'Pakistani'

Congress MLA Rumi Nath 'Beaten Up' by Mob For Marrying Facebook Friend

Karnataka: CM Gowda Refuses to Accept Ministers' Resignation; Two More to Quit

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

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