New Delhi, Jul 20: Dismissing all news of resignation as rumours, senior NCP leader and Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel stated that NCP is a responsible ally of both UPA-1 and UPA-2. On the news of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel quitting the cabinet, he said, “Some sections...
President Barack Obama told voters in Florida on Thursday that Republican challenger Mitt Romney wants to undo the structures of American society that built a vibrant middle-class.
Mr. Romney, speaking in a Boston suburb, repeated his charge that Mr. Obama was more concerned with his re-election than...
Sulking NCP leader Sharad Pawar, who is believed to have resigned from the Union Cabinet aggrieved over a variety of issues, on Friday met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. However, Pawar denied the reports of resignation.
Pawar drove down to 10 Janpath apparently to discuss various issues including Congress’...
Rahul Gandhi will be number two in the Congress after Sonia Gandhi, the party said on Thursday, ending feverish speculation after the Nehru-Gandhi scion and general secretary declared that he was ready for a “more proactive role in the party and the government”.
Rahul’s remark evoked...
Hyderabad, Jul 19: YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who is currently in jail, today cast his vote in the Presidential election at the Assembly polling station here.
Lodged in the Chanchalguda prison here as an undertrial in a disproportionate assets case, Jagan was brought to the Assembly amidst...
With moist eyes and prayers on their lips, family and fans on Thursday bid a tearful goodbye to Rajesh Khanna at a crematorium with hundreds of admirers lining the streets to catch the last glimpse of Hindi cinema’s first superstar.
The 69-year-old Bollywood actor was laid to rest amidst large...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might reshuffle his Cabinet by the first week of August, sources told Headlines Today on Thursday.
According to sources, the Cabinet reshuffle might happen between July 26 and August 7. They said there is window for portfolio reallocation after the presidential poll result,...
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook the Kashmir Valley on Thursday but there were no reports of any damage due to it.
“Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred at 1306 hours with the epicentre in Hindukush region of Afghanistan,” an official of the disaster management...
In brisk polling in the Presidential poll, around 600 MPs cast their ballots by 1230 hours on Thursday.
About 600 lawmakers have voted within the first two-and-a-half hours of the polling that began at 10 a.m, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said.
As many as 699 MPs and eight...
Breaking his silence on the growing clamour in Congress, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday indicated he will play a proactive role and the decision on the timing will be taken by party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He said a decision has been taken on playing a bigger role and the...
