Congress workers fume over dissemination of ticket to non-Congress activist in UP Noida, Feb 5 (ANI): The dissemination of ticket to non-Congress activist, V.S. Chauhan, from Noida constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming state assembly elections, has riled party workers who took to streets to protest the move on Sund 2/5/2012   No difference between Congress and BSP, says BJP New Delhi/Patna, Feb 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit out at Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress in Uttar Pradesh, for their failure to address the problems of the common man, saying that there is no apparent difference betw 2/5/2012   Order of trial court not a settled law: Swamy Mumbai, Feb 5 (ANI): Janata Party President and petitioner in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Subramanium Swamy said the that the order passed by Justice Saini in the special CBI court is not a settled law. Speaking to mediapersons h 2/5/2012   Yuvraj Singh diagnosed with Grade I cancer New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI): Cricket all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with Grade I cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. A tumour on his lung was diagnosed as non-malignant late last year, but his 2/5/2012   Baba Ramdev says Congress should be politically ostracised Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.5 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday called for the Congress party to be politically ostracized, as in his view, the UPA II government led by it, was the the "most corrupt" dispensation in the world”. 2/5/2012   Constructive criticism of TMC will continue: Congress leader Singhvi Kolkata, Feb.5 (ANI): Congress party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday bluntly sent out a message to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress Government in West Bengal that his party is duty bound to give constructive criticism o 2/5/2012   Amar Singh advised me to rejoin Congress: Sanjay Dutt Allahabad, Feb.5 (ANI): Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt on Sunday claimed that his "return" to the Congress came on the "advice" of Rashtriya Lok Manch chief and former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh. "It was Amar Singh himse 2/5/2012   Rajnath Singh slams UPA government over rampant corruption Lucknow, Feb 5 (ANI): Senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajnath Singh on Sunday slammed the Congress led-UPA government for disgracing the nation’s pride by indulging in corrupt practices. Singh put forward his views whi 2/5/2012   CPI (M), Maneka Gandhi want Chidambaram’s role in 2G scam probed New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi on Sunday demanded that the alleged “dereliction” of duty by former finance minister P Chidambaram in not preventing the 2G sp 2/5/2012   Priyanka Gandhi slams opposition for targeting Chidambaram Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.5 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi, the star campaigner for the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, said on Sunday that she expected the party to win more assembly election seats this year than it did in the last elections in 200 2/5/2012   Security forces kill two LeT militants in Pulwama, Kashmir Pulwama, Feb 4 (ANI): Pulwama, Feb 4 (ANI): Security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir''s Pulwama District killed two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit on Saturday. The militants identified as Aashiq Hussain Shah and Mudasir we 2/4/2012   India’s import-export business with Bangladesh paving way for stronger economic ties Siliguri, Feb 4 (ANI): India’s import and export business with Bangladesh is flourishing due to the favourable and strategic geographical location of both the countries, strengthening the process, economic ties between the two countries. 2/4/2012   BJP to continue to demand for political accountability of Chidambaram in 2G case New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that it will continue to demand political accountability of Chidambaram in the 2G case, after a Delhi court today dismissed Janta Party President, Subramaniam Swamy’s petition to ma 2/4/2012   Yuvraj says will draw inspiration from Armstrong in battling illness     2/4/2012   Mayawati plays caste card, accuses Centre of scuttling development projects     2/4/2012   Beni Prasad Verma dubs BJP a ''militant outfit''   Ambedkarnagar/Sitapur/ Pilibhit, Feb 4 (ANI): Union Stee 2/4/2012   Mamata accuses Left of poor governance in West Bengal     2/4/2012   35 percent of candidates in UP polls tainted   Gorakhpur/ Faizabad, Feb 4 (ANI): New data released by t 2/4/2012   Political temperatures at its zenith in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh     2/4/2012   SC verdict a vindication of PAC draft report on 2G: Joshi New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has said that the Supreme Court verdict quashing 2G spectrum allocation to 122 companies is a virtual endorsement of the draft report of Pa 2/3/2012   Manmohan Singh terms naxalism, terrorism, fundamentalism as key challenges New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today termed Maoist violence, cross border terrorism and religious fundamentalism as key internal security challenges. Addressing a conference of chief secretaries in New Delh 2/3/2012   Rupee six paise up against dollar New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): The rupee today, rose by six paise to trade at a three-month high of 49.09 rupees against dollar on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market early in the day. At 4:34 p.m. (1104 GMT), the rupee was at 49.27/28 to 2/3/2012   SC defers hearing on appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on the Gujarat Government petition of over the appointment of state Lokayukta, retired judge R A Mehta, to March 20. Mahagujarat Janata Party Chief Govardhan Bhai w 2/3/2012   TRAI releases pre-consultation paper on allocation of 2G spectrum New Delhi, Feb 3, (ANI): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released a pre-consultation paper on “allocation of spectrum in 2G band in 22 service areas by auction” for comments of the stakeholders. The announcement 2/3/2012   Congress condemns BJP for sensationalizing Supreme Court 2G verdict New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Congress has condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) attempt to politicize and sensationalize the Supreme Court verdict in the 2G scam case. While addressing the mediapersons at a press conference here to 2/3/2012   India wins second Twenty20 international against Australia Melbourne, Feb.3 (ANI): India roared back to form to square the Twenty20 international series and put Australia on notice for the looming one-dayers. Presenting an exceptional fielding effort, inspired by the infusion of vibrant young 2/3/2012   Three killed, over fifty injured as train derails in Guwahati Guwahati, Feb 3 (ANI): At least three people were killed and over fifty injured when the Bongaigaon-Guwahati passenger express train derailed near Guwahati. According to television reports, the derailment occurred at around 9.30 a.m. 2/3/2012   Digvijay Singh also involved in 2G scam: claims Prashant Bhushan New Delhi/ Pune, Feb 3 (ANI): Commenting on the Supreme Court''s judgement of quashing 122 spectrum licences, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan has said that Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh was also involved in the 2G scam among other to 2/3/2012   Supreme Court defers hearing in Army chief''s age row case till Feb 10 New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing in the ongoing stand-off between Army Chief General V K Singh and the government over his age till February 10. The apex court, which was hearing a petition by 2/3/2012   Manmohan Singh promises systemic response to reduce corruption New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday stressed on a systemic response to reduce chances of corruption and to ensure transparency, accountability and probity in public life. Inaugurating the two-day C 2/3/2012   Manmohan Singh expects financial growth at 7 to 7.5 percent New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said that India''s economy is expected to grow by 7 to 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year ending March. Inaugurating the two-day Chief Secretaries conference here, D 2/3/2012   Rahul Gandhi accuses Mayawati of being numb during land acquisition stir Meerut, Feb 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of being numb during land acquisition stir in Bhatta Parsaul village in the state''s Bulandshahr District. "The money in the Ma 2/3/2012   Baba Ramdev slams Congress over SC’s verdict on 2G scam Mathura, Feb 2 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said that after the Supreme Court’s verdict of quashing all 122 telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale, the next move should be to extract the money with interest from the tainte 2/2/2012   Jayalalitha welcomes Supreme Court verdict on 2G scam Chennai, Feb 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the 2G scam case but refused to comment on the Opposition’s demand for Home Minister P.Chidambaram’s resignation. Speaking 2/2/2012   TRAI to abide by SC verdict on 2G scam New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), J. S. Sharma said that the Supreme Court verdict on the controversial 2G-spectrum scam is final, and it will abide by the apex court’s ruling. Sharma, 2/2/2012   State govts to ensure payments within 15 days under MNERGA, says PM New Delhi, Feb 2  (ANI): The Prime Minister today urged the state governments to ensure that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) workers were given their wages within 15 days. Addressing MGNREGA Samme 2/2/2012   Rahul targets SP, BSP for making false promises Ambedkar Nagar, Feb 2 (ANI): Congress general secretary, Rahul Gandhi here today targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for allegedly making false promises to woo the voters ahead of the assembly polls. While 2/2/2012   Income Tax officials raid liquor baron Ponty Chadha’s property in Noida New Delhi/Noida: Income-Tax officials today raided the residences and offices of liquor baron Ponty Chadha. Gurpreet Chadha also known as Ponty Chadha is considered to be a close aide of UP Chief Minister Mayawati.    2/1/2012   Moily stresses need for corporate culture attuned to good governance New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Union Corporate Affairs Minister M. Veerappa Moily has stressed the need to encourage a corporate culture attuned to the universally accepted values of good governance – accountability, transparency, responsibility and 2/1/2012   National infant mortality rate reduces to forty-seven New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): The Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin, December 2011 released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), has recorded a drop of three points in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 50 to 47 infants deaths per 1000 live 2/1/2012   Pranab Mukherjee hopeful of seven percent plus growth rate by March end New Delhi, Feb 1  (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said he is hopeful that growth rate will be around seven per cent plus while the head on inflation would be between six and seven per cent by March end.   M 2/1/2012   Congress makes tall promises ahead of UP polls     2/1/2012   Supreme Court vindicated one of our key demands: Kiran Bedi     2/1/2012   Rajnath Singh accuses Congress of misleading voters with false promises     2/1/2012   ‘Lakshya-1’ successfully tested Chandipore (Orissa), Jan 31 (ANII): Indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft Lakshya-1 was successfully tested at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa’s Balasore District on Tuesday. ‘Lakshya-1, f 1/31/2012   Over 460 posts for CRPF intelligence wing announced New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday announced creation of over 460 posts for the intelligence wing of the CRPF meant to give an upper hand to the troops in anti-Naxal operations.   While br 1/31/2012   Army Chief General Singh blames Army itself for age row New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Chief of Indian Army, General Vijay Kumar Singh, on Tuesday blamed the Army itself for the controversy around his date of birth.   General Singh said that this problem, which had been festering for over 36 ye 1/31/2012   Space scientists back former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair over govt. ban row Bangalore, Jan 31 (ANI): Senior scientists extended strong solidarity with the former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), G. Madhavan Nair, on Tuesday, criticising the government for barring him and three other scientists from ho 1/31/2012   2G case: Supreme Court accepts Swamy''s plea against PMO New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy''s petition against the Prime Minister''s Office (PMO) in the 2G case, saying that public officials must decide within three months on app 1/31/2012   2G case: Subramanian Swamy hails Supreme Court verdict   New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court''s verdict in the 2G case as a victory of the Constitution, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said this would remove a major hurdle in getting government sanction 1/31/2012