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Enforcement Directorate to attach Janardhana Reddy’s properties soon: Sources

Enforcement Directorate to attach Janardhana Reddy’s properties soon: Sources

New Delhi: In more trouble for former Karnataka minister and jailed mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is all set to attach his properties, according to sources. Mr Reddy was arrested in September last year in connection with a case of illegal mining and is currently...
5-year-old stuck in borewell near Gurgaon for over 10 hours

5-year-old stuck in borewell near Gurgaon for over 10 hours

Manesar: A five-year-old girl who fell into a borewell near her house in Manesar late last night has still not been rescued. While a team of the army is at the spot to assist the rescuers, authorities have also called in the National Security Guards (NSG) for help. The girl, Mahi Upadhyay, fell into...
Congress backs Nitish Kumar, reaches out to Yeddyurappa

Congress backs Nitish Kumar, reaches out to Yeddyurappa

NEW DELHI: BJP biggies may have been the first to congratulate Pranab Mukherjee on his then still-rumoured move to Rashtrapati Bhavan, but the Congress decision to nominate him has created enough bitterness in the two camps that it is becoming a free-for-all. The Congress has eagerly latched on to the...
NIA founder DG R V Raju passes away

NIA founder DG R V Raju passes away

Kochi, Jun 21: Founder Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) R V Raju died at a private hospital here early today after a prolonged illness. 62-year-old Raju breathes his last at 3:40 am after being hospitalised for a brief period, hospital sources said. Since January this year, he...
Mulayam a BJP agent, says Congress’ Rashid Alvi

Mulayam a BJP agent, says Congress’ Rashid Alvi

Moradabad: In what could lead to a dangerous new twist in the Congress-Samajwadi Party relationship, the Congress’ Rashid Alvi, in a surprise attack, called SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav a BJP agent. Mr Alvi said this while addressing crowds in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. “I...
Will BJP back PA Sangma for President? Decision likely today

Will BJP back PA Sangma for President? Decision likely today

New Delhi: It’s a crucial day for PA Sangma. The man who quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which co-founded several years ago with Sharad Pawar so that he can run for the post of President of India, will today know whether he will get the support of the BJP in his bid. But even if the...
Leander Paes threatens to withdraw from London Olympics

Leander Paes threatens to withdraw from London Olympics

NEW DELIH: Leander Paes has expressed his unhappiness to have junior partner for London Olympics after Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refused to pair with him. In a letter to AITA on Wednesday, Paes wrote that he is willing to withdraw from Olympics for the sake of Indian tennis. Paes also brought...
President poll: Pranab fishing in our waters, says Mamata’s party

President poll: Pranab fishing in our waters, says Mamata’s party

New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, running for President of India, reportedly called a member of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) today to ask for his support. Renegade MP  Kabir Suman allegedly agreed to his request. Ms Banerjee’s party is upset with that phone call. Trinamool...
Botsa in Delhi explaining reasons for poll debacle

Botsa in Delhi explaining reasons for poll debacle

HYDERABAD: PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana is said to have blamed the anti-establishment vote for the electoral debacle of the Congress in the recent bypolls before the party high command. As per the diktat of the Congress top brass, Botsa rushed to New Delhi Tuesday and held discussions with the party...
Will Nitish Kumar decide what makes a good PM, asks angry RSS

Will Nitish Kumar decide what makes a good PM, asks angry RSS

New Delhi: After Nitish Kumar made it clear that the BJP’s Narendra Modi is unacceptable as a candidate for Prime Minister, he has been attacked by the BJP’s parent body, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).  “Will Nitish decide what sort of person makes a good PM?” Mohan...