Within hours of its release, the Ministry of Social Justice Thursday withdrew a press release from the government's official website about its decision to increase the minimum amount payable to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe victims of atrocities by 150 percent, apparently due to the code of conduct in force for assembly elections.More
Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thursday slammed BJP for trying to "help" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to come out of the disproportionate wealth case being heard in a BangaloreMore
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday questioned the timing of the special investigation team (SIT) on Gujarat riots, even as senior leaders advocated a clean chit for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.More
The Naga Women's Union (NWU), Manipur, Thursday held a "public curfew" programme in all the four Naga dominated districts of Manipur demanding unconditional release of a top member of the NSCN-IM.More
Tripura Congress leaders, led by opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath, Thursday began a fast for 30 hours to press for their 15-point demands, including a high level probe into various alleged scams and murders.More
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was one of the party's contenders for prime minister.More
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Thursday denied media reports that party delegates launched an attack on veteran comrade and former chiefMore
The Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his announcement that if the Congress came to power in Uttar Pradesh it would provide nine percent job quota to minorities.More