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Mumbai bus strike enters Day 2 as drivers, conductors defy court order
Mumbai: Mumbai's bus nightmare continues for a second day despite a High Court order that a strike by drivers and conductors of public buses is illegal and they must return to work immediately. The bus unions say they will appeal against the High Court order. Almost 26,000 drivers and conduct
The most dangerous man in India
For many Indians, their country’s most exciting politician is neither the firebrand Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi nor the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty scion Rahul Gandhi, but Arvind Kejriwal, a mustachioed, bespectacled former tax inspector whom most people had barely heard of just three years ago. I
Deep character flaws in Narendra Modi, says Chidambaram
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today attacked the opposition BJP, deriding as "puerile" a list of questions posed on the weekend to him by its Yashwant Sinha, and describing the party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, as an exponent of "crony capitalism." The BJP has retorted, "The Co
BJP doing divisive politics, says Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of doing divisive politics and said such a party could not bring development. "I don't think that the party which indulges in politics that divides the country can bring development to the country," Singh told an electio
India among 11 nations formally declared polio-free
India and 10 other Asian countries were formally declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday. Apart from India, the other countries which were given polio-free certificates were Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, Indonesia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Arvind Kejriwal ready to take on Narendra Modi in Varanasi
Varanasi: Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced his candidature for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat and challenged Narendra Modi to a debate on various issues, including development in Gujarat. The announcement came at the end of a day that Kejriwal began with a dip in the Ganga, and which saw him bei
Muzaffarnagar riots: UP govt failed to protect rights, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh had failed to protect the fundamental rights of people in Muzaffarnagar, where nearly 60 people were killed in riots last year. The court also blamed the state government for negligence, but said there was no
No special concern for minority districts: panel
The panel said the government neither properly assessed development deficit in these districts, nor made adequate financial resources available. The Congress-led UPA created a multi-sectoral development programme for 90 Minority Concentrated Districts (MCD) in the country but a review panel scrut
India accounts for highest road accident deaths: WHO
India accounts for the highest number of deaths in road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation. Most fatalities are due to neurological or spinal failure. Stating that head injuries have become a local hazard with global significance, BGS Hospitals chief neurosurgeon Dr N K Venk
Farmer suicides in Maharashtra, 18 dead
MUMBAI: The issue of farmers' suicide seems to have resurfaced with a vengeance in Maharashtra following the recent bout of unseasonal showers and hailstorms in the state. While sources working closely with the government have said that around 18 farmers have killed themselves between February 22 an
2002 riots case: Zakiya Jafri moves HC against SIT clean chit to Modi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat riots victim Zakiya Jafri, whose husband was burnt alive during the 2002 riots in the state, today filed an appeal in the High Court against the metropolitan court's order accepting the Supreme-Court-appointed Special Investigation Team's (SIT) closure report on Narendra Modi.
AAP to release videos of Gujarat farmers to ‘expose’ Modi
NEW DELHI: Seeing is believing! And the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) certainly hopes to drive home the point further when it comes to Narendra Modi's Gujarat. After accusing the media of not exposing the truth about Gujarat's development model, the party plans to take on the role of the citizen journalist.
Social organizations and activists launch movement “Sach Ka Safar” against communal forces
Movement Introduces a miscall number by the hands of Dr. Bhalchandar Mungekar to simplify the joining process Mar 14, 2014 | Bhatkallys News Mumbai: “Sach Ka Safar” a campaign to counter the communal and divisive forces in India launched a miscall number 8407900090 to make it easier for those
Why Yeddyurappa is important for the BJP
The BJP is aiming to win 13 to 15 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, their hopes bolstered by the return of B S Yeddyurappa. So why did the Lingayat strongman return to the BJP’s fold? What does his comeback mean? An analysis. The return of B S Yeddyurappa to the Bharatiya Janata Party was not surp
Visa fraud case against diplomat Devyani dismissed in US
New York: A US court has dismissed visa fraud charges against Indian diplomatDevyani Khobragade, whose arrest and strip-search in New York sparked a bitter diplomatic row. Ms Khobragade, who was India's deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on December 12 outside her children's school.
Rahul likens Modi to Hitler, blasts RSS lineage
A day after BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Rahul Gandhi could be from Mars, the Congress leader on Tuesday hit back by likening him to Hitler, without actually naming the Gujarat chief minister. Launching his campaign in central Gujarat, a Congress stronghold, Rahul said tha
Indian scientists warn of more intense freak weather in coming days
HYDERABAD: India's states will see more intense unpredictable freak weather in the coming days, warned climate change scientists, days after huge chunks of hail killed at least 10 people and wounded scores in Andhra Pradesh and hail storms this week destroyed cropland across Karnataka and Maharashtr
Narendra Modi’s turf flops on education, health
NEW DELHI: One key issue in the upcoming general elections is state governments' track record, with Gujarat receiving the most attention because it is BJP PM designate Narendra Modi's biggest publicity plank. Gujarat's economic growth, its prosperity and its efficient administration are being showca