Politics

In a lighthearted comment, the Finance Minister told reporters: "I know you think I am foolish. But I am not so foolish as you think."

In the Gujarat elections, the NCP was allotted 9 seats, but the Congress fielded its candidates in five of them.

People living in the plains and hill areas will stay together, Mamata Banerjee said.

The survivor continues to be in a very critical condition, fighting against all odds for her survival in a Singapore hospital.

Experts and NGOs have urged the PM to recognise people's access to safe water as a fundamental human right.

The intention of the government was to ensure that the DCT scheme was implemented by the end of 2013 in the country as a whole.

Lokayukta sleuths seized Rs 10.9 lakh in cash, 1.9 kg of gold and 37 kg of silver during the searches.

Mayawati also targeted SP by claiming it has failed to implement 18 per cent reservation for Muslims in UP.

The Congress drubbed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state assembly polls, winning 36 out of 68 seats on Thursday.

Sources in the party said more than 20 legislators have reposed faith in the leadership of Virbhadra Singh.

There is a nation-wide debate going on over this and it is a matter of pride for the BJP, said the former party president.

Among those who were defeated in the assembly elections are three Cabinet ministers and two junior ministers.

Being pitched as a strong CM contender, Virbhadra Singh led his party while winning Shimla(Rural) constituency.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday extended "hearty greetings" to her Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi.

Dhumal defeated his nearest Congress rival Narinder Thakur by a margin of over 9,500 votes.

Keshubhai Patel's GPP stands routed in the Gujarat elections as the celebrations begin at the BJP headquarters in Ahmedabad.