Sonia-Mulayam meeting sets tongues wagging
NAT31National/PoliticsSonia-Mulayam meeting sets tongues waggingLucknow, Sep 28 IANS Congress president Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav here Saturday evening has set the tongues wagging. Gandhi, on a two-day visit to her constituency Rae Bareli ending Saturday, held an hour-long discussion with Yadav in the VVIP lounge of the Amausi airport and later they boarded the same flight to New Delhi.Samajwadi Party leaders maintained the meet was a coincidence. "Yadav was not aware Gandhi was also taking the same flight  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Congress demands better compensation for Singur farmers
NAT36National/Politics/EconomyCongress demands better compensation for Singur farmersKolkata, Sep 28 IANS West Bengal Congress President Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Sunday said the ruling Left Front government should offer better economic compensation to the landlosers in Singur."It's the responsibility of the state government to provide land and better compensation to Singur farmers," Dasmunsi, who is also the union information and broadcasting minister, told a party meeting at Sanapara in Hooghly district's Singur - about 40 km from Kolkata  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Sonia-Mulayam meet raises hope of seat-sharing compromise Le
NAT37National/PoliticsSonia-Mulayam meet raises hope of seat-sharing compromise Lead, Superseding earlier storyLucknow, Sep 28 IANS A 20-minute one-on-one meeting of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav Saturday evening may have paved the way for a compromise between the two parties over sharing of seats in Uttar Pradesh in the next Lok Sabha elections. The patch-up between Congress and Samajwadi Party hammered out ahead of the vote of confidence July 22  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Congress putting together poll strategy for Jammu and Kashmi
NAT32National/Kashmir/PoliticsCongress putting together poll strategy for Jammu and KashmirJammu, Sep 27 IANS Aiming to push back the memories of the fall of its government in July, the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir is putting together its strategy for the elections due in November and plans to stress on its development work when it was in power.Party leaders have started meeting workers to devise strategies for the elections. Union Water Resources Minister and Congress state unit president  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
'Budhdhivantha' - Upendra sparkles in seven get-upsKannada F
ENT20Entertainment/Cinema'Budhdhivantha' - Upendra sparkles in seven get-upsKannada Film Review - Rating:***1/2Film: "Budhdhivantha"; Director: Ramnath; Cast: Upendra, Pooja Gandhi, Suman Ranganathan, Nethanya, Saloni, Lakshmi and Hema Choudhary; Music: Vijay Anthony; Rating: ***1/2"Budhdhivantha" is a much awaited Kannada film as its music had become a big hit and there was a lot of curiosity about actor Upendra's seven different get-ups. The film matches the high expectations and turns out to be a top class entertainer  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Dalit women in Rae Bareli wait for Sonia in vain
NAT57National/PoliticsDalit women in Rae Bareli wait for Sonia in vainRae Bareli Uttar Pradesh, Sep 27 IANS While Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday was busy discussing welfare initiatives with her party's activists from her Rae Bareli constituency, hundreds of Dalit women kept waiting for a chance to meet her and narrate to her their woes."We are waiting here since 7 a.m. but those accompanying our village head, a Congress leader who reached here just now, have been escorted inside,"  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Suicide Tiger base bombed in Sri Lanka: defence ministry
INT40International/Terrorism/DefenceSuicide Tiger base bombed in Sri Lanka: defence ministryColombo, Sep 27 IANS The Sri Lankan Air Force Saturday carried out an air raid targeting a suspected "Black Tiger" suicide squad training base in the north, frequented by the rebel outfit's intelligence chief Pottu Amman, defence sources said here Saturday. The ministry of defence said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's LTTE main female suicide Tiger training facility at Rathnapuram, located about 1  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Mumbai, Sep 27 IANS The following is the list of office-bear
SPO18SportsThe office-bearers of Indian cricket boardMumbai, Sep 27 IANS The following is the list of office-bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI elected at its Annual General Meeting held at Cricket Centre here Saturday.President: Shashank ManoharSecretary: N. SrinivasanJoint secretary: Sanjay JagdaleTreasurer: M.P. PandoveVice Presidents: Arun Jaitley North, Shivlal Yadav South, Arindam Ganguly East, Chirayu Amin West and Lalit Modi CentralWorking committee: Shashank Manohar, N  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Buddhadeb asks Tata not to move out of Singur
BUS15Business/NationalBuddhadeb asks Tata not to move out of SingurKolkata, Sep 26 IANS West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has written to Tata group chairman Ratan Tata promising full security for Tata Motors workers at the Nano plant in Singur and requesting the auto major to stay put in the state. "As per Friday's state cabinet decision, the chief minister has written to Ratan Tata assuring full safety and security of Tata Motors workers at Singur. He has appealed to the  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
Congress member arrested in Uttar Pradesh
NAT25National/PoliticsCongress member arrested in Uttar PradeshLucknow, Sep 26 IANS A senior Congress functionary in Uttar Pradesh who has been filing Right To Information RTI applications on projects initiated by the Mayawati government was arrested here early Friday. Shailendra Singh, chairperson of the party's Uttar Pradesh Right To Information Task Force, was taken into custody at 1.30 a.m. Friday. The move prompted the Congress to allege that the police machinery was being used to settle political scores  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
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