Rahul continues broadside against Mayawati
Continuing his campaign against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said they had cheated the people by doing nothing for development of the state
More can be targeted if Lokpal Bill is not passed: Bedi
Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Thursday warned politicians that they may be targeted like Sharad Pawar if Lokpal Bill is not passed in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
Anna Hazare condemns attack on Pawar
Denouncing the attack on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Anna Hazare on Thursday said there was no place for violence in a democracy.
New Yemen deaths cast pall over Saleh exit deal
Loyalists of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead at least four people in the capital Sanaa on Thursday casting a pall over a hard-won deal for his departure after 33 years in power.
Hazare ties himself in knots over attack on Pawar
Anna Hazare on Thursday tied himself in knots with his reaction to the attack on Sharad Pawar first appearing to respond with contempt and later condemning it.
PM speaks to Pawar, condemns attack
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday spoke to union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar after he was attacked by a Sikh youth and condemned the assault.
Decline in inflation will continue: Pranab
Following the food inflation coming down to a single digit number, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Wednesday, said he is hoping the trend would continue and price rise would moderate.
HC to hear bail plea of Kanimozhi on Friday
Advancing the date of 2G case hearing from December one; the Delhi High Court said that it will hear bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other accused on Friday.
Clinton to visit Myanmar next week
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton would embark on a historic three-day trip to Myanmar next week to accelerate fledgling reforms in this South East Asian nation.
Tamil Nadu bans controversial movie 'Dam 999'
Tamil Nadu government on Thursday banned 'Dam 999' with immediate effect after the movie faced a storm of protests from various political parties which claim the controversial film is based on the Mullaperiyar dam, over which the state is locked in an escalating row with Kerala.
LS, RS adjourned amid uproar
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon on Thursday following uproar by the opposition on issues like price rise, demand for Telangana and special status to flood-ravaged Odisha.
Former DMK minister's houses raided in Tamil Nadu
The residences and business premises of D. Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and those of his close relatives were raided on Thursday over the charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.
Eight of family burnt to death in Bihar
Eight members of a family were charred to death when a fire gutted their hut in East Champaran district, police said on Thursday.
Vigilance raids at Ex-DMK minister's houses
The residences and business premises of D. Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and those of his close relatives were raided Thursday on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said.
Sukhram moves HC against his conviction
Former Telecom Minister Sukhram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to award a lucrative contract to a telecom firm in 1996.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
