Veteran political leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital here Saturday with neurological complications but a doctor said there was nothing to worry.
Fernandes was taken to the Max hospital. ‘It is nothing serious and he is expected to be discharged by the evening,’ a spokesperson for the hospital told IANS.
The official said the [...]
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The emotive divide over the proposed formation of a Telangana state Thursday disrupted parliament and continued to derail normal life in Rayalseema and coastal Andhra even as the ruling Congress made it clear that it was determined to split up Andhra Pradesh.
Taking a definitive stand, Finance Minister and senior Congress [...]
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Praja Rajyam Party (RPP) of actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi is heading for a split, with the party doing a volte-face on the issue of separate statehood to Telangana region.
With Chiranjeevi deciding to go back on his commitment for separate Telangana state, his party leaders in Telangana region have staged a [...]
Ranchi, Dec 8 (IANS) Police in Jharkhand raided two places in West Singbhum district and recovered cash and motorbikes from a candidate of disgraced former chief minister Madhu Koda’s party, police said Tuesday.
Koda, who won the Lok Sabha election from Singhbhum as an independent, has floated the Bharat Samanata Party (BSP) and fielded six candidates [...]
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Sunday inducted one more minister into her 51-member council of ministers.
The new entrant is Swami Prasad Maurya, who earlier stepped down as the cooperatives minister, following his defeat in the last Lok Sabha election.
An official press release, however, claimed that Maurya resigned as his term [...]
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has termed her party’s sweep of by-polls in the state as a reflection of people’s anger against those who ‘got together and prevented me from becoming the prime minister’.
In a statement issued here Wednesday, a day after the poll results came out, Mayawati said: ‘The [...]
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India’s ruling Congress and its ally Trinamool Congress as well as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tuesday scored huge wins in by-elections across seven states, dealing major blows to the Left, the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Congress, which dramatically won the Lok Sabha battle this May, [...]
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday bagged one seat and the opposition Congress one in the assembly by-elections held last week.
Congress candidate Sujan Singh Pathania won the Jawali seat by 5,249 votes, whereas the BJP’s Khushi Ram Balnatah won from Rohru by a margin of 8,473 votes, state chief [...]
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday suffered a jolt in Tamil Nadu when its National Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP S. Thirunavukkarasar joined the Congress.
The Congress announced the development in New Delhi in the presence of Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as well as Tamil Nadu Congress [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) There was moderate to heavy polling in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said. Polling was peaceful.
‘After a sluggish start, polling in both the constituencies picked up as the day progressed. Rohru witnessed around 68 percent polling, whereas Jawali saw around 65 percent [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy polling was witnessed in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
‘After a sluggish start, polling in both the constituencies picked up as the day progressed. Rohru witnessed around 65 percent polling, whereas Jawali saw around 70 percent polling,’ state’s Chief [...]
Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Brisk voting was reported Saturday in the two Himachal Pradesh assembly constituencies of Jawali and Rohru, an election official said.
Till 1 p.m., around 35 percent of the 145,957 electorate in the two constituencies had voted. The state’s chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS that the voter turnout was ‘good’.
The main [...]
Jawali (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 5 (IANS) Infighting within the family of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajan Sushant may cost the party dear in Saturday’s by-election for this assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh.
While the BJP has fielded greenhorn Baldev Raj Chaudhary from here in Kangra district, rebel Madan Sharma, who was denied the party ticket, [...]
Ranchi, Oct 27 (IANS) Political parties are examining their options as Jharkhand braces for the November-December elections to pick a 81-member assembly.
The Congress has shut its doors for former friend Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). But it is not averse to allying with the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prjatantrik (JVM-P) of Lok Sabha [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) decision to initiate a ‘rectification campaign’ to overcome shortcomings within its ranks has been welcomed by party leaders in Kerala.
Party general secretary Prakash Karat said in New Delhi Sunday after a central committee meeting that a rectification document has been prepared with guidelines for strengthening [...]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Any talk of bilpolarity in Indian politics has become irrelevant after people voted overwhelmingly for the Congress in the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh, the party said Friday.
‘There has been a lot of talk about polarisation and bipolarity. Now it has become irrelevant,’ Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari [...]
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) This is one triumph that will haunt the Congress in Haryana for a long time. In trying to return to power – a feat not achieved since 1972 by any government that has completed one term in the state – the party has tasted defeat in its near victory.
The Congress finally [...]
Amritsar, Oct 3 (IANS) Amritsar MP and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu finally returned to his constituency Saturday after staying away for nearly three months.
The chirpy Sidhu, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha MP from here, was apologetic to his supporters and the electorate for remaining away from the constituency.
Sidhu’s return came [...]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) He has, in his own words, ‘risen from the ashes like a phoenix’ and each controversy has just helped make him stronger. But Rahul Mahajan, who is now set to choose his life partner on national television, says he loves babies and that is the major reason he wants to [...]
Patna, Sept 20 (ANI): The activists of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) here celebrated the party’s good show in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats.
The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major set back to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
The JD (U) bagged three [...]
Patna, Sep 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrated its good show in state by-election on Thursday.
The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major setback to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
JD (U) bagged three seats while its ally Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats.
RJD activists [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
Former Defence Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital in the capital on Saturday for routine check up. He has been suffering from neurological complications for the last few months.
Authorities at the Max hospital, where [...]
