Politics

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also made an appeal to remain vigilant and maintain peace at any cost.

It was Deshmukh who had mediated between Anna Hazare and the government in August last year when the activist was on an indefinite fast on Lokpal Bill.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Governor Kamla Beniwal.

A two-term chief minister of Maharashtra, Deshmukh is survived by wife Vaishali Deshmukh and three sons.

CPI-M MLA TV Rajesh was on Monday remanded in judicial custody in a murder case after he surrendered in a court in Kannur.

It was Rs 39,87,79,776 in 2005, but rose to Rs 76,57,00,502 in 2011. As per the income statement, the total income of the party for the period 2007-2011 is Rs 417,26,36,817.

Mamata Banerjee came under intense attack on Sunday over arrest of a man who asked her a question at a rally.

Trivedi lost his job after he fell out with Mamata over hiking the railway fares and tariff against her wishes.

Hamid Ansari, 75, polled 490 first preference votes out of 728 valid votes cast in the election held on August 7.

The former Maharashtra chief minister was brought to Chennai in an air ambulance for a possible liver transplant.

Shivpal Yadav had earlier said, "I told PWD officials that if you work hard, you can steal a little but not behave like dacoits."

The Janata Party president requested Mahinda Rajapaksa to mobilise other Tamil parties in the northern province.

On their first day in the Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha took a brief from the President on the Parliamentary procedures.

Pune was rocked by four low-intensity blasts on Wednesday in which one person was injured.

Veteran leader Keshubhai Patel is likely to announce the launch of a new party on Sunday.

Some India Against Corruption members were absent from Team Anna's fast venue, while many returned their identity cards.