Lok Sabha

Wheelchair bound, yet Ajit Jogi travels more than anyone

He has been confined to a wheelchair since a road accident in April 2004 that almost killed him. Yet, Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi has toured more constituencies and addressed more meetings...

BSP finds Natwar Singh indisciplined, expells him

Announcing the expulsion, BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra said it was found that Singh had joined the BSP after leaving Congress in August with some "ulterior motives." "Natwar Singh who had been active in...

Women politicians get a raw deal in Madhya Pradesh

India's News.Net Tuesday 18th November, 2008 (IANS) Notwithstanding their tall claims of empowering women, political parties in Madhya Pradesh have let them down in nominations for the Nov 27 state assembly polls. Despite 47...

Raj Thackeray finds favour with Mumbai's muslims

Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena may have ruffled many feathers with its anti-North Indian campaign, but has found support in Mumbai's Muslim community. The growing support for the party in the metropolis'...

HC upholds detention of senior PMK leader

Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld the detention of senior PMK leader J Guru, whose arrest under the National Security Act (NSA) in June last led to snapping of ties between the DMK and PMK. A division...

BSP wins Hardoi by-election in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee Nitin Agrawal Tuesday won the Hardoi state assembly by-election, defeating his closest rival Sukh Sagar Misra of the Samajwadi Party in a virtually straight contest.

Implementation of NREGS "tardy" in TN: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has come down heavily on the DMK government in Tamil Nadu for "tardy" implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the southern state. In a report tabled...

Personal success gaining over public service: Chatterjee

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Personal success and achievement are being given importance nowadays by growing sections of the people, including the political class and even the judiciary, while public service is being ignored, Lok...

Upendra quits Congress

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Former central minister P. Upendra Monday resigned from the Congress, alleging corruption in the country's oldest party. In a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi, he said he was giving up the primary...

BJP MLAs in UP keen to become MPs

By Amita Verma Lucknow Nov. 17: More and more MLAs, MLCs and mayors belonging to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh are showing a keenness to contest the Lok Sabha elections. These legislators and mayors, apparently, felt that the party...

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