Mulayam says sorry for Kalyan tie-up
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, facing diminishing support of Muslims since last year’s general elections, on Thursday apologized for his “blunder of associating himself with those responsible for the demolition of Babri Masjid”, referring to BJP discard Kalyan Singh who briefly flirted with SP as a Lodh vote-catcher.While Mulayam’s apology is a move [...]
Now BJP’s Sushil Modi snubs Nitish, cancels tour with him
A fresh twist has emerged in the ongoing spat between JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and BJP leader Narendra Modi. Now, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and BJP leader Sushil Modi has cancelled his tour with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The two leaders were supposed to travel to Paliganj on Sunday as part of the Vishwas Yatra, [...]
Unfazed Mulayam says comment was intentional PTI
Unfazed by opposition outcry on his “whistle” statement on the Women’s Reservation Bill, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said his remark was intentional and not just a slip of tongue.
“Whatever I said was intentional and not just a slip of tongue so that the poor, farmers and workers get angry and there [...]
SC allows 4% quota for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 4% reservationin educational institutions and jobs to Muslims belonging to backward communities in Andhra Pradesh.A bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justices JM Panchal and BS Chauhan passed the order after hearing the petition filed by Andhra Pradesh government challenging the verdict of the High Court striking down [...]
Mulayam calls women’s bill names, booed
Politicians are outraged at Samajwadi Party Leader Mulayam singh Yadav’s statement that the women’s reservation bill would lead to them being harassed in legislatures.Yadav has said the bill would lead to more women in Parliament and state assemblies, leading youths to whistle at them. “I don’t like to say this, but they would be the [...]
11 Republican states to challenge Obama’s health care reforms
As President Barack Obama prepared to sign into law Tuesday the historic health care reform legislation, 11 opposition Republican states were reported to be planning to mount a legal challenge. Obama also will hit the road to sell the $940 billion plan projected to extend insurance coverage to roughly 32 million more Americans. He [...]
All is not well within BJP: Shatrughan Sinha
Patna, Mar 21: BJP President Nitin Gadkari’s new team seems to have gone well with the senior members as BJP Lok Sabha member Shatrughan Sinha expresses discontenment at the exclusion of senior party leaders in the new team on Saturday, Mar 20.All is not well within the BJP as senior leaders like Yashwant Sinha, C [...]
Former Nepal Prime Minister Koirala passes away
Nepal’s five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who had been unwell for several months, died here today after multiple organ failure.
87-year-old Koirala died at 12.10 pm local time at his daughter and Deputy Premier Sujata Koirala’s residence, Nepali Congress Vice President Gopal Man Shrestha said.
Koirala, the President of the Nepali Congress which [...]
Gujarat riots: Narendra Modi likely to depose before SIT
The pressure is on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to answer for his role in the Gujarat riots of 2002. Sources told TV channel Times Now on Saturday that the Gujarat CM might have to face the Special Investigating Team (SIT) after all. The SIT had summoned the Modi to depose before [...]
US-Pakistan strategic dialogue not at India’s expense: Holbrooke
The first strategic dialogue between the United States and Pakistan in Washington next week would not be at the expense of India or any other country in the region, according to a top US diplomat.”We have an important strategic dialogue with India and with other countries, including China. It makes it all [...]
