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Chandrababu to hold family meet on Lokesh entry

Chandrababu to hold family meet on Lokesh entry

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has taken up a massive exercise for a complete makeover of the party including completion of organisational elections and reactivating the youth and other allied wings. Though pressure to bring Lokesh into active politics is increasing, Naidu is still unable to decide whether...
Karunanidhi urges cadres to conduct Jul 4 agitation peacefully

Karunanidhi urges cadres to conduct Jul 4 agitation peacefully

Chennai, Jul 1: Ahead of its July 4 state wide ‘fill the jails’ protest against ruling AIADMK over alleged foisting of cases against its leaders, DMK President M Karunanidhi reminded party cadres to abide by the party’s credo of non violence during the agitation. “We have said...
Telangana row: ‘Decision to be taken soon’

Telangana row: ‘Decision to be taken soon’

New Delhi, Jun 30: The Centre said that it will soon take a decision on Telangana row but refused to give a time limit on the same. According to Home Minister, P Chidambaram, all the concerned parties have appealed to the government to take a final call over the Telangana row soon. “I have assured...
20 injured in fertilizer factory fire in AP

20 injured in fertilizer factory fire in AP

At least 20 factory workers were injured in a major industrial fire in Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd, a fertilizer factory at Chilakapalem, 12 kms from Srikakulam, on Saturday morning. The fire was triggered by a huge blast in the fifth block of the plant that shook the entire area around the factory at around...

Two injured in explosion at Kolkata hospital

A small explosion rocked the National Medical College and Hospital in the city injuring two persons, police sources said today. Two sweepers of the National Medical College Hospital were injured when a plastic container containing some carbide material exploded with a bang when they tried to shake it,...
Karnataka BJP not to accept ministers’ resignations

Karnataka BJP not to accept ministers’ resignations

Karnataka BJP president K. S. Eshwarappa today ruled out accepting the resignations of nine Ministers loyal to B. S. Yeddyurappa, who are pushing for replacing Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda with their nominee Jagadish Shettar. “There is no question of accepting the resignation of the Ministers”,...
BSY adds to BJP’s endless woes, can it turn around by 2014?

BSY adds to BJP’s endless woes, can it turn around by 2014?

The BJP government in Karnataka found itself in a serious trouble after eight ministers loyal to the former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa called it quits on Friday night. The BSY loyalists handed over their resignation to Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, whom they want to remove from the office. Through...
CBI JD under the shadow of private detective

CBI JD under the shadow of private detective

He is known to have a surprise element in all his operations. But of late, his ‘enemies’ appear determined to beat him in his own game. There is more to ‘Operation Lakshminarayana’ than merely obtaining the Call Data Record (CDR) of the senior CBI officer. The corporate honcho,...
Kalam was ready to make Sonia PM

Kalam was ready to make Sonia PM

President Abdul Kalam raised no objection to Sonia Gandhi becoming Prime Minister in 2004. Instead, he had been prepared to swear her in despite intense pressure from various parties and politicians, as that was the only “Constitutionally tenable” option available to him if the Congress chief had...
Sonia tight-lipped over Telangana issue

Sonia tight-lipped over Telangana issue

Though the AICC president Sonia Gandhi is generously meeting leaders from the Congress to gauge the political situation in the state, she is said to be remaining tight-lipped on Telangana or change of guard in the state. Her stony silence on these two key issues, is making the state Congress leaders...