If general elections are held now, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will leave behind the Congress-led UPA by miles, says a ABP News-Nielsen survey released Thursday. Only 22 percent of the respondents interviewed this month in 28 cities across India said they intend to vote for the

New Delhi, 23 January 2013: The Welfare Party of India held here a press conference at the Delhi Press Club. Party Vice Presidents Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji, General Secretary Dr SQR Ilyas and Secretary Dr Taslim Tahmani addressed the press conference and stressed that whi

[caption id="attachment_23133" align="alignleft" width="380"] AFP[/caption] Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government tonight banned the screening of Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam following strong protests from various Muslim organisations over alleged depiction of their community in a negative light.

[caption id="attachment_23099" align="alignleft" width="380"] File photo shows Kamal Haasan at a promotional event for his film “Vishwaroopam” in Mumbai.[/caption] Various Muslim organisations demanded a ban on the screening of actor-producer Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroopam‘, saying “it will affect

The Justice Verma Committee today recommended enhancing punishment of upto 20 years imprisonment for rape and murder and life for gangrape but refrained from suggesting death penalty. The three-member Committee headed by former Chief Justice J S Verma submitted its 630-page report to the government

Bangalore: The Karnataka government seems headed for fresh trouble as two ministers, loyal to former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, resigned today. Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje handed in her resignation along with Public Works Minister CM Udasi. "I have resigned as a minister. I am also g

New Delhi: Rajnath Singh, who is set to be the new president of the BJP, met party senior LK Advani this morning, before heading to the BJP headquarters, to attend a party parliamentary board meeting and file his nomination papers. BJP's Parliamentary Board has endorsed Rajnath Singh's nomination

  NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid today backed home minister Sushilkumar Shinde's statement on "Hindu terrorism" saying it was based "entirely on facts" made available by investigative agencies. He, however, said that terror has no religion and colour.   "

Rahul Gandhi's elevation as the Congress' number 2 has heightened anticipation that the General Elections 2014 will be a personality clash between him and the BJP's Narendra Modi. The Congress, always loath to make comparisons between the two, dismisses it as a "media joke." Even as the clamour i

Asaduddin Owaisi, a member of parliament from Andhra Pradesh, will spend tonight in a jail in Hyderabad. He surrendered in a court earlier today in connection with a case filed against him in 2005, and applied for bail. His petition will be heard tomorrow. A non-bailable warrant had been issued a

Union Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan, whose Ministry has mooted setting up of a Central University in Srirangapatna named after Tipu Sultan, criticised those creating a controversy and “unnecessary fuss” over the proposal. The proposal has become a bone of contention after G. Madhus

New Delhi :  The RSS would like Nitin Gadkari to continue as BJP president for an unprecedented second term, but his detractors in the party, some of them frontline leaders, are not giving up just yet.  The party's senior-most leader LK Advani has proposed that Sushma Swaraj be made the next party p

Jaipur : After months of anticipation and clamour within the Congress, Rahul Gandhi has been appointed Vice President, as the party gets battle-ready for the general elections scheduled for 2014. Mr Gandhi is now officially No 2 in the Congress. His boss is his mother, Congress president Sonia Ga

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary and party president Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi has been elevated to the post of vice-president in the party on Saturday.Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi announced the decision by the party working committee to promote Rahul to the post. It is learn

Decks have finally been cleared for the release of 17 Indians, who were awarded death sentence for the killing of a Pakistani man in Sharjah, where a local court today wrapped up the case by ordering a compensation to two people injured in the incident. According to a lawyer handling the case, the c

New Delhi:Uncertainty prevailed over author Salman Rushdie`s visit to India next week to promote Deepa Mehta`s screen adaptation of his novel `Midnight`s Children`, with conflicting versions coming from the promotional event host and the film`s official publicists. Bookstore chain Landmark, which

Jharkhand was placed under president’s rule Friday with President Pranab Mukherjee formally signing the order, official sources said here. President’s rule was okayed after the Arjun Munda government collapsed after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha withdrew support last month. The union cabinet Thursda

Government whip and Sangareddy MLA Thoorpu Jayaprakash Reddy has lashed out at Majlis MLA Pasha Quadri for claiming ownership of Charminar, Assembly building, Taj Mahal and Red Fort. Talking to the media here on Friday, Jagga Reddy said it was painful that Quadri was speaking as if these historic