Only Hindutva can transform the country |
We have changed leaders and agendas, nothing has worked. Politics is not the way to make India a superpower, it is only Hindutva that can do it," the RSS chief said while speaking at a Sangh's programme. Backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's elevation in the BJP, Rashtriya Swayamsev....... More »
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Rains in north India claim 11 more lives, over 71,000 pilgrims stranded |
The fury of the monsoon rains claimed 11 more lives in north India on Tuesday, taking the toll to 73, even as over 71,000 pilgrims bound for the Himalayan shrines remained stranded in monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand apart from 1700 people stuck in Himachal Pradesh.
Though rescue efforts picked up....... More »
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PM Manmohan Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha after being re-elected from Assam.
Dr. Singh, 80, who is the Leader of the Upper House, was recently elected a member of Rajya Sabha from Assam for the fifth consecutive term.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi a....... More »
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Mandela's condition serious but improving: President Zuma |
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who has been hospitalised for over a week, continues to get better in a Pretoria hospital, President Jacob Zuma said Sunday.
The revered ex-leader remained in a serious condition as he recovered from a lung infection, BBC reported Zuma as saying........ More »
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Cabinet rejig |
After the shuffle of leaders within the Congress, the UPA government is going to introduce four new Cabinet ministers and four new ministers of state as the party readies for the 2014 general elections.
Sisram Ola, Oscar Fernandes, Girija Vyas and KS Rao will be sworn in as Cabinet ministers,....... More »
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Mamata Banerjee loses cool, blames CPM for Barasat rape |
Ten days after the brutal rape and murder of a college student in Barasat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today visited the victim's family and promised stringent action against the culprits.
"I was about to visit the family. What has happened is really sad and horrific. We pr....... More »
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Congress growing under Rahul Gandhi while NDA shrinking |
A day after the Congress announced its new working committee members, senior party leader and the new face of the Congress media wing Ajay Maken claimed that the party is growing under Rahul Gandhi while the NDA is shrinking.
In a press conference, Ajay Maken said in today's age of commun....... More »
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22 dead as incessant rains trigger landslides, floods in north India |
Heavy monsoon rains today wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and flooded parts of Haryana where the water level in the Yamuna rose alarmingly, leaving 22 people dead and 3700 stranded.The toll in the rain fury is expected to climb with 50 people missing in Uttarakha....... More »
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JD(U) parting ways from NDA is BJP's failure |
A day after JD(U) snapped ties with NDA, a combative Nitish Kumar on Monday rejected BJP's charge of betrayal and squarely blamed it for the break-up of the 17-year-old alliance, saying his party was left with "no other way" in the "new era" within BJP.
As the war of words intensified bet....... More »
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Gujarat Water Resources Minister Babubhai Bokhiriya jailed for 3 years |
Gujarat Water Resources Minister Babubhai B Bokhiriya was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in 2006 illegal mining case by Porbandar Sessions Court on Saturday.
Bokhiriya was found guilty in the Rs 54 crore illegal mining case.
The minister has been taken into custody and has se....... More »
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