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Maharashtra to get govt after such a long Congress-NCP tug of war

Ending two weeks of bargaining, the Congress leadership finally acceded to conditions laid by its alliance partner, NCP, to pave the way for the formation of the new government in Maharashtra that will be sworn in on Saturday.

Cong, JVM come together for Jharkhand’s ‘stability’

The Congress and the Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha on Friday entered into an alliance for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand.

Operation Green Hunt a media invention, says Chidambaram

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday denied that the Centre was launching an ‘Operation Green Hunt’ to target Maoists and dismissed it as a creation of the media.

Gopi Arora, force behind Rajiv’s PMO, dies at 76

Retired civil servant Gopi Arora, 76, who wielded enormous clout as special secretary in Rajiv Gandhi’s PMO, passed away here on Thursday. He had been ailing for a while. Cremation will take place on Saturday.

New BJP prez from outside Delhi: RSS

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has disclosed that the new BJP president will be someone from outside Delhi and the process has begun.

FIR against Amar for ‘hurting Shia sentiments’

An FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh at Chowk police station here for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Shia community.

...And Amar accuses Maya of eyeing MLC bungalow

Continuing his attack against the Mayawati government in UP, SP general secretary Amar Singh on Friday accused top state officials of threatening Legislative...

‘Locals, not Biharis, must get jobs’

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan did a Raj Thackeray when he said that jobs in the state should not be allowed to be taken away by Biharis, evoking sharp condemnation from Bihar leaders Lalu Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan.

Chouhan must resign, says Paswan

LJP president Ramvilas Paswan has demanded the resignation of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan for his statement that jobs in the state should not be allowed to be taken away by Biharis and that locals should be given preference.

National parties out to crush regional forces: Lalu

In an apparent reference to the Congress with which his party failed to strike an understanding for Assembly polls in Jharkhand, RJD chief Lalu Prasad has said national parties are out to ‘crush’ smaller, regional outfits.

Govt to propose amendments to Prasar Bharti Act in Parliament

In the backdrop of political intervention at the highest levels, the government has decided against taking the ordinance route in the Prasar Bharati controversy and will instead bring....

PM offer an ‘eyewash’, govt must ‘apologise’: Kishenji

Faced with an impending crackdown by security forces, a top leader of the Maoists on Thursday said they were ready for talks with the Centre provided some of their conditions were....

Koda arrest imminent, says ED

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda will face arrest soon after his discharge from a Ranchi hospital with enforcement directorate....

Madhu Koda can of worms opened during probe into governor’s aide

Investigators from the enforcement directorate stumbled across the massive case of alleged money laundering and property acquisition by former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda

Shanta Joladarashi: from Bellary to centrestage

Shanta who? That question still tails the name of 36-year-old Joladarashi Shanta, the only woman BJP MP to emerge from Karnataka in the parliamentary elections held in May.

The importance of being Shobha Karandlaje

Shobha Karandlaje, Karnataka rural development minister and the only woman in Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa’s Cabinet, once again finds herself in the middle of a crisis.

UP chief secy apologises for violating SC order

Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Atul Kumar Gupta on Wednesday appeared in the Supreme Court to tender an apology for violating its orders on the construction of statues of chief minister Mayawati and other Dalit leaders.

NCP, Cong will resolve issues in a day or two: Patel

A day after the term of the outgoing Assembly in Maharashtra expired, the Congress and NCP on Wednesday held fresh discussions to sort out the vexed issue of portfolio-sharing and break the deadlock over government formation.

Hooda in charge, but Haryana waits for government

While the impasse on government formation in Maharashtra has drawn attention, the stalemate in Haryana has been all but ignored.

PGI death: PM writes to widow, promises greater ‘sensitivity’

The widow of kidney patient Sumit Verma, who died yesterday after personnel deployed for the PM’s security allegedly delayed his entry to the emergency section of the....

Maoist sympathisers have no social, economic alternative: PM

Urging states to make tribals “primary beneficiaries of the development process” even as governments counter the Maoist “cult of violence”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday slammed Maoist sympathisers, saying “those who claim to speak for the tribals” have not offered any “alternate economic or social path that is viable”.

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