Politics

Manmohan Singh has made a strong pitch for the NCTC saying it was an important step to fight against terrorism.

Venkaiah even took a dig at the Congress and the SP, saying that the latter was supporting the former at the Centre.

This is the second by-poll being held in Karnataka after DV Sadananda Gowda assumed office as Chief Minister.

Thirteen candidates, including six independents, are in the fray vying for votes from 206,087 voters (male 102,921, female 103,166).

Several political parties have been putting pressure on the Congress government for a separate state.

Raja Bhaiya was sworn in as a Cabinet minister in the 47-member strong ministry of Akhilesh Yadav.

This comes two days after Vijay Bahuguna was sworn-in as the new CM, with Harish Rawat boycotting the ceremony.

Akhilesh Yadav led his party to win 224 seats in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.

Kanimozhi, who is facing trial for her alleged role in the 2G, was allowed by a Delhi court to attend Parliament.

In an interview with CNN-IBN's Rupashree Nanda, the minister said we have to worry about legal mining also.

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee held a 45-minute meeting with top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi said that government is robbing the rights of the states by setting up NCTC.

Omar Abdullah has utterly failed to provide good governance and check highest degree of corruption, BJP said.

According to the analysis, 66 per cent or 457 of the newly elected MLAs in five states are 'crorepatis'

Former BSP minister Ram Achal Rajbhar's son took to open firing on SP workers and the SP workers retaliated.

Denying his earlier comment TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi said he was making a political analysis and it was not his party's stand.