Tag: "Politics"

NCP agreed on power sharing!

NCP agreed on power sharing!

November 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra is “broadly agreed” with ally Congress on power sharing issues. Senior NCP leader Praful Patel said today that a new government in the state would be formed shortly. The NCP General Secretary told reporters, “We have broadly agreed on most of the issues,” Patel, who was present for [...]

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Bollywood turn out to vote

Bollywood turn out to vote

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: Bollywood actors came in huge numbers at the polling booths to exercise their rights yesterday. All three Khans-Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir-were there. While the Baadshah of Bollywood spoke about cleanliness, infrastructure and the economy, and Salman voted for “prosperity,” Aamir wanted, “a leader who does not rule on the basis of caste or creed.” [...]

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The jote jolt, Trinamool to contest in Malda seats

The jote jolt, Trinamool to contest in Malda seats

October 8, 2009 | Comments (0)

Kolkata: It’s like a jote jolt for Congress as it’s ally Trinamool Congress have decided to field its candidates in both the Malda seats Sujapur and Goalpokhor assembly constituencies. Trinamool Congress also did a campaign meeting at Kaliachowk and Mothabari for their candidates. Congress won the Goalpokhor assembly seat in the 2006 assembly elections while [...]

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Mayawati stops work at memorials

Mayawati stops work at memorials

October 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ordered to stop work all construction activities at various sites, as her government is now cornered by the Supreme Court. The state government was completely shaken as the apex court summoned state Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta for a personal appearance before the bench on November 4 to [...]

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Dalit Drama in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul upset

Dalit Drama in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul upset

October 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is upset over Dalit Drama in Uttar Pradesh. Though, he inspired party leaders for such move, but he’s reportedly upset on this issue. It’s being said that party would be setting some guidelines on the matter. There were media reports which suggested that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was upset [...]

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Chidambaram says, naxal menace growing

Chidambaram says, naxal menace growing

October 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has asserted once again that naxal menace in country is growing day by day. He expressed his outrage at the murder of a Jharkhand police officer by Maoists and vowed the rebels’ “scheme” will not succeed. Chidambaram was commenting on the murder of Jharkhand Police’s special branch officer [...]

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Mamata says Congress must accept TMC supremacy in Bengal

Mamata says Congress must accept TMC supremacy in Bengal

October 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday sought to send a strong message to the Congress, saying the ally must accept TMC supremacy in West Bengal. Three days after the Congress snubbed her by taking the support of the Left to clinch the mayoral post of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Mamata attacked her ally. [...]

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RSP against Left deal with Cong

RSP against Left deal with Cong

October 4, 2009 | Comments (0)

Kolkata: Two days after Congress formed the Siliguri municipal board with Left Front support, Left partner RSP bitterly criticized the move. Now the party questioned the very existence of the Front as a united entity. In the mean time, Congress MLA D P Roy quit the PCC vice-president’s post in protest. The RSP blow came [...]

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Varun Gandhi out from BJP campaign list!

Varun Gandhi out from BJP campaign list!

September 30, 2009 | Comments (1)

New Delhi: Varun Gandhi would not campaigning in any of the three poll-bound states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunchal Pradesh. He was the one who caused the party considerable unease in the Lok Sabha polls with his Pilibhit speech. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will be to addressing rallies in Maharashtra and Haryana, as per [...]

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Mayawati removes Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh

Mayawati removes Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh

September 23, 2009 | Comments (0)

Lucknow: The Mayawati government has removed Director General of Police Vikram Singh and replaced him with Karamveer Singh. Vikram Singh, a 1975 batch IPS officer, had been heading the UP police force since the Mayawati government came to power in the state in 2007. No official reason has been cited for removing Vikram Singh in [...]

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