Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today asked the victims of Muzaffarnagar riots living in relief camps here to go back to their homes, saying those engineering communal riots want them to remain in the camps as such a situation "benefits" them. Gandhi's closely guarded visit to relief camps o

GANDHINAGAR: After their success in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is setting its eye on Narendra Modi's Gujarat among other states. The party says it plans to contest all 26 Lok Sabha seats, though a final decision has been left to the national executive in Delhi. AAP will hold a Jhadu Yatra a

Bangalore: The simultaneous Lokayukta raids at various places including Udupi, Bangalore, Mandya, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada and Koppala districts, have sent shivers down the spines of corrupt officials. So far there have been raids on the residences of ten  government officials

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party, which has created a nationwide stir by winning 28 of the 70 seats in Delhi in a stunning debut, is likely to form the government next week. AAP, which is carrying out a referendum to get "a sense of what the people want", is expected to announce its decision on Monday.

KHOPOLI (Raigad district): Ten persons, including two Pune policemen, have been arrested for the biggest robbery on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the sum involved being Rs 1.29 crore. On December 10, three employees of a jewellery firm were going from Mumbai to Bangalore via the expressway with

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said the Gujarat riots of 2002 are not comparable with the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi in 1984, rejecting Infosys chief N R Narayanamurthy's view that the post-Godhra violence should not stand in the way of Narendra Modi becoming Prime Minister. While describing as

NEW DELHI/RALEGAN SIDDHI: After eight unsuccessful attempts over the last five decades, India on Wednesday took the historic step of enacting the Lokpal law by which an anti-corruption watchdog would be established that will have in its purview even the office of the Prime Minister. The Lokpa

New Delhi: The possibility of President's Rule looms large in Delhi as the political deadlock continues over the formation of government in the national capital even nine days after the elections that threw up a hung verdict. On Saturday, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung sent a detailed report

BAHRAICH: Comparing BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to Hitler and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to Mussolini, Union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday alleged the two leaders had a tacit understanding to polarize votes. "The reincarnations of Hitler and Musso

RALEGAN SIDDHI: Rubbishing Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal's contention that the Lokpal bill under consideration in Parliament was weak, Anna Hazare on Sunday said "if anyone feels there are shortcomings in the bill after it is passed, they should fast for it." "I have read the provisi

Following the refusal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party has now sought 10-day time to take a decision on the formation of government. Addressing mediapersons after meeting Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung, Kejriwal expressed surprise over the

MUMBAI: A major fire broke out on the 12th floor of Mont Blanc building at Kemps Corner on Friday evening, killing six persons. Some residents of the 26-storey tower and six firemen were injured in the blaze. With a cylinder explosion in the building compounding the problem, the fire was finally

Kanara College Society, Kumta along with Kanara Welfare Trust, Ankola are organising a One-Day Workshop & Special Lecture Series on Indian Civil Servises on Saturday, 21st December 2013, for those who aspire for the Indian Civil Services and other Competitive Examinations, at A V Baliga Coll

Kolkata, Dec 9: Violence in campuses, political hegemony and undemocratic practices have disturbed the atmosphere of the campuses today. Therefore, the West Bengal chapter of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has launched a statewide campaign, “Students voice for Peaceful Campus” fr

Concerned with the deaths of more than 50 children due to cold in relief camps in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take all necessary steps to ensure no more life is lost. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam ask

As political leaders stall Parliament over children’s deaths due to cold in the relief camps in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli, victims living in the camps say that few if any leaders of the parties now protesting have bothered visiting them to find out the conditions they are living in. A report s

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung will meet BJP's chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan today as he begins formal discussions to try and end the uncertainty over who will form the government in Delhi. On Wednesday, President Pranab Mukherjee called Mr Jung to ask about the Delhi situation

After facing a debacle in three states and Delhi, the Congress on Monday got some good news in Mizoram where it won a two-thirds majority in the Assembly elections, snapping up 33 of 39 seats, bettering its tally, while Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) secured five and MPC one. The Congress h