Politics

Since Saturday, the IAC member and his associates have been burning electricity bills and personally fixing power connections.

Trinamool withdrew its support to the UPA on issues like FDI in retail, diesel price hike and cap on number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders.

He was addressing a rally in the tribal-dominated Uchchhal in Tapi district as part of his 'Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra'.

The Trinamool Congress chief accused the UPA government of pushing the future of pensioners of India towards uncertainty.

Addressing a gathering of Panchayat-level workers, Jairam Ramesh said toilets are more important in India than temples.

The BJP leader said that seven crore people, mostly traders, would become jobless and as also another 20 crore employed in the retail business.

On January 18, 2012 Suresh Kalmadi was granted bail by the Delhi High Court after being in jail for 10 months.

The clashes reportedly took place over filing of nomination papers for a school managing committee election.

The party says only after it sees the fine print of the reforms, it will decide whether to support the measures or not.

According to sources, the Cabinet cleared 26 per cent FDI in pension and raised the cap in insurance to 49 per cent.

Union Minister Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi is wanted in an illegal granite mining case in Madurai.

Jayakumar, an advocate, became Speaker after the AIADMK led by Jayalalithaa stormed back to power in May last year.

Advani also told the party leadership at all levels that they must speak in one voice.

Brijesh Mishra, who had been ailing after surgery, was considered to be among the most powerful men during the NDA regime.

The warrant has been issued for making a hate speech against Biharis and violence against North Indian students.

Large scale violence and arson by contractual teachers and protesters marred Nitish Kumar's public meetings.