NDA constituent Shiv Sena today termed the decision of the JD(U) to break away from the BJP-led alliance as unfortunate and said the hasty move will benefit the Congress.
The JD(U) ended ties with the BJP and walked out of the National Democratic Alliance today, exactly a week after the saffron party chose Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to spearhead its campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.
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A five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by unidentified persons who later dumped her near a metro station, police said today.
Sonia Gandhi relied on a mix of youth and experience to take the party into 2014 general elections as she reconstituted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and her team of office-bearers on Sunday. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi reports. Padding up for poll season
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday announced cutting ties with Syria, shutting down the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdrawing the Egyptian charge d' affaires from Damascus, at a popular conference aired on state TV.
Upping the ante against JD(U), BJP today questioned the need for convening a Cabinet meeting by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar when he has firmed up decision to part ways with NDA, and said BJP ministers would boycott the "meaningless" meeting.
CPI leader D Raja has filed his nomination for the June 27 Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Tamil Nadu.
Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde landed himself in yet another controversy on Saturday after he was felicitated by a murder accused at a function in Solapur, which is his own constituency.
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What is the biggest challenge the Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces during the three-tier West Bengal Panchayat elections scheduled in July this year? Literally the Trinamool itself, thanks to the infighting. Koushik Dutta and Snigdhendu Bhattacharya report.
Infosys' co-founder NR Narayana Murthy will provide strategic direction to the global software major on return as executive chairman, outgoing chairman KV Kamath said today.
Title favourites India produced yet another clinical performance as they outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in a high-voltage group league encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy in Birmingham on Saturday. Scorecard
In a blow to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s government, senior cabinet minister Babu Bokhiria has been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment in a R54-crore illegal mining case,
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A minor girl was allegedly raped in Parvarpur village in Kamlapur area in Sitapur, police said today.
A day-long bandh began today morning in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh in response to a call given by TRS, which accused the Congress government of resorting to repressive measures to put down the statehood rally.