Sonia Gandhi

Highest priority to women's quota bill: Sonia

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 12:12

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi told party MPs on Thursday that she would accord the "highest priority" to the women's reservation bill that would be introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 8,

Parliament

Uproar over fuel price hike in Parliament, both Houses adjourned

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 13:37

NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday after disruption in proceedings due to Opposition's protest over the issue of hike in fuel prices.

Bal Thackeray

Withdraw security of Thackerays, demand Vidarbha leaders

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 15:04

NAGPUR: The all-party committee spearheading the agitation for a separate Vidarbha has strongly condemned Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and his son Uddhav for their utterances and sought withdrawal of security provided to them by Maharashtra government.

M K Narayanan

Narayanan to be West Bengal Governor, Patil for Punjab

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 15:07

NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor M K Narayanan is being appointed Governor of West Bengal and former home minister Shivraj Patil in Punjab as the Centre has finalized a list of five new Governors in various states.

Congress says all is well

Rumblings in Goa government, Congress says all is well

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 15:07

PANAJI: Some legislators and ministers in the Congress-led coalition government in Goa are unhappy with the way the administration is being run and a few are even tentatively seeking a change of leadership.

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia credits Rajiv for economic reforms; no mention of Rao

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 12:05

NEW DELHI: Widely credited for the economic liberalisation in India's growth curve, former PM P V Narasimha Rao's name did not find mention in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's speech as she spoke in glowing terms about past presidents and prominent party leaders.

Congress MPs from Telangana to quit

Congress MPs from Telangana to quit

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 12:04

HYDERABAD: Congress party MPs from the Telangana region Thursday decided to resign to protest the central government's move to put on hold the process for forming a Telangana state.

Jharkhand Assembly elections

Counting of votes begins in Jharkhand, BJP leads in 21 seats

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 10:17

RANCHI: Initial trends emerging from the counting for Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday indicated an edge for the BJP in the 81 member House.

Telangana state

Telangana splits Andhra

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 11:05

HYDERABAD: The Centre’s decision on Wednesday to initiate the process for the formation of a separate Telangana state ran into rough weather almost as soon as it was announced,

Rahul Gandhi

I did not force the chopper to land: Rahul

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:33

LUCKNOW: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today sought to nip in the bud a possible controversy when he made it clear that he did not force the helicopter pilot to land in zero visibility conditions in Sitapur last evening.