New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met L.K. Advani to get the BJP patriarch's backing for his new role as head of the BJP's campaign committee, an elevation that has split the NDA. More »Modi meets Advani to get backing for new role
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the assembly and declared that his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle. More »Nitish wins trust vote, says BJP won't win in 2014
New Delhi/Haridwar, June 18 ((IANS) Swollen mountain rivers fed by heavy rains destroyed homes and property in many areas in north India even as the monsoon downpour continued, leading to flooding and many rivers rising dangerously. The death count in floods reached 60 while 60,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations following floods and landslides. More »Monsoon fury toll mounts in north India, rescue efforts on
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A total of 163 people were rescued Tuesday from flood-affected areas caused by torrential rains in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, disaster management officials said. More »163 people rescued from flooded areas in Uttarakhand, Himachal
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani was called off Wednesday after the party leader reported "unwell", said party sources. More »`Unwell' Advani not to meet RSS chief
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to fly to Uttarakhand Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the torrential rains and flash floods in the temple town of Kedarnath. More »PM, Sonia to visit Kedarnath to assess damage
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Rescue operations are on in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to evacuate stranded people as the weather improved Tuesday, a disaster management official said. More »Rescue operations on in Uttarakhand, Himachal
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to Kamduni village, the opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said she was now "scared" to enter a village in the state and was only doing it "secretly like thieves". More »Mamata now scared of entering any village: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday directed all central government agencies to assist in rescue and relief operations in flood-affected Uttarakhand and assured Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna of all help, a statement said. More »PM assures all help to flood-hit Uttarakhand
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday allowed the investigative agency to conduct a polygraph test on former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya. More »Court allows lie detector test on Raja Bhaiyya
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Ahead of the trust vote Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sught in the assembly Wednesday, friend-turned-foe BJP has said it is prepared to sit in the opposition. More »BJP to sit in Bihar opposition
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A total of 483 people were rescued by the NDRF from flood-affected areas caused by torrential rains in various places of north India, including Uttarakhand, a disaster management official said Wednesday. More »483 people rescued from flooded areas in north India: NDRF
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Fighting and winning Karnataka assembly poll on an average costs just about Rs.700,000, less than half of the Election Commission-imposed upper limit of Rs.16 lakh (Rs.1.6 million), says an NGO after analyzing the expense statements of recently elected state law makers. More »Karnataka MLAs were frugal in their poll spending!
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) After being made head of BJP's poll campaign panel, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi discussed with senior leaders the strategy for the five assembly elections scheduled this year-end as well as the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, party sources said Tuesday. More »Modi discusses poll strategy with BJP leaders
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) It could have been THE address, north of Chandigarh's upscale areas. However, even before the first brick for the controversial Tata Camelot housing project could be laid, the project is headed to becoming history with Punjab's influential politicians pulling out of it. More »A VIP high-rise headed for thin air?
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped long-time ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won a trust vote to prove his majority in the state assembly. More »Nitish Kumar wins trust vote
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Congress president Sukhdeo Bhagat Tuesday said the central leaders of the party would decide on issues like formation of a government in the state and whether any alliance has to be forged for the upcoming polls. More »Congress high command to decide on Jharkhand alliances: State chief
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river here will reach 207.7 metres by Wednesday evening, the highest ever recorded in 35 years, a government official said. More »Yamuna to break 35-year record Wednesday
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Over 62,000 pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in calamity-hit Uttarakhand while 11,000 have been rescued. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to undertake an aerial survey of the extensive damage. More »62,000 still stranded; PM, Sonia to visit Kedarnath
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday distributed free mobile phones to thousands of farmers here as part of his government's efforts to empower the farming community with latest technology, an official said. More »Odisha gives free cellphones to 5,000 farmers
