New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren was a 'secular' leader who may have been 'uncomfortable' with the BJP in the state, the Congress said Wednesday, a day after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader voted for the government on the cut motion moved by the opposition
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha adjourned Tuesday as angry opposition members protested against the spiralling prices of essential commodities and the IPL controversy.
The trouble began immediately as the house assembled with members from the Left parties, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and the Rashtriya Janata Dal raising slogans
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Flight and train services were thrown off gear and vehicles did not ply as life in West Bengal came to a grinding halt Tuesday, following the 12-hour strike called by 13 political parties, including the Left parties, against price rise and corruption.
The streets in Kolkata and
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said the ouster of former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh from the state assembly on charges of corruption was unconstitutional.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan ordered the restoration of Amarinder Singh's membership to the present assembly.
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New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari says it's not entirely correct to blame the then Congress government for initiating the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
In an exclusive interview to BBC Hindi Service, Gadkari said: 'Some people might be involved in those riots but it would
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Washington, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Friday a measure criminalizing undocumented immigrants and requiring police to verify the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally.
Brewer, a Republican seeking re-election, said the measure 'represents another tool for our state to use as
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New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A day after the issue disrupted the Lok Sabha, the absence of Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri rocked the Rajya Sabha Friday when he failed to show up during question hour.
So vociferous were the protests led by V. Maitreyan and other AIADMK members that
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the government will give due consideration to the opposition parties' demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
'I have noticed everybody's suggestion and due consideration will be given.
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Moscow, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, the first head of the Soviet state.
Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) was born in the provincial city of Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk) April 22, 1870, to a family of a secondary-school teacher.
In 1887,
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Gaza, April 22 (IANS) Hundreds of Palestinians Wednesday rallied near a crossing point in northern Gaza Strip, protesting against an Israeli order that allowed the army to evict people from the West Bank.
Representatives of rival Hamas and Fatah movements participated in the rally near Erez terminal, which connects the Gaza
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