Rashtriya Janata Dal

Apex court turns down plea against political parties

New Delhi News.Net Friday 14th November, 2008 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday refused to take up a lawsuit questioning some political parties availing income tax exemptions without informing the Election Commission about their...

Centre seeks reports on communal violence

NEW DELHI: In what may be seen as the groundwork for imposing a ban on the Sangh Parivar outfits, including the Bajrang Dal, the Centre on Wednesday sought reports from all State governments on recent incidents of communal...

The children’s days

In 1960, Frank Moraes wrote that “there is no question of [Jawaharlal] Nehru’s attempting to create a dynasty of his own; it would be inconsistent with his character and career”. For Nehru’s daughter, Indira Gandhi, had just...

Speaker accepts resignations of JD(U) MPs

Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI:Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of five Janata Dal (United) MPs who quit from the lower house last week to protest the “inaction” of the Central government in...

Despite hostilities, Left mulls courting Cong

the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the largest of the four Left parties in Parliament, is veering round to supporting the Congress rather than helping Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati become prime minister after the next...

Congress, BJP locked in keen tussle in Delhi

New Delhi (PTI): With three weeks to go for the Delhi Assembly polls, the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP are locked in a keen electoral tussle in the capital where the Grand Old Party is hoping for a historic hat-trick...

JD(U) MPs’ resignation insignificant: Lalu

NEW DELHI: Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday sought to dismiss the resignation of five Janata Dal (United) MPs from the Lok Sabha as an insignificant development and challenged Bihar Chief...

'Withdraw Mallick Muslims from Bihar's backward caste list'

Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) An organisation of Dalit Muslims in Bihar has warned the state government to withdraw upper caste Mallick Muslims from the backward caste list, otherwise they will be 'forced to take a stand against Nitish...

Sonia, UPA favour Lok Sabha polls in April

General elections are likely to be held in April next year, which has been emerging as the most acceptable option in the Congress camp as the party and its United Progressive Alliance government are apprehensive about the...

19 file nominations in Delhi

India's News.Net Thursday 6th November, 2008 (IANS) Nineteen candidates, including 13 independents, filed their nominations Thursday for the Nov 29 Delhi assembly election. They included Lok Janshakti Party's Vinod Nagar...

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