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Some regrets, some satisfaction and a lot of emotion for Somnath
Expulsion from the party the ‘saddest day in my life’

Secularism, social justice not mere slogans: Sonia
KOTHAGUDEM: Secularism and social justice were not mere election slogans, but they remained the soul and ideology of the Congress, said United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Sounding the party’s election bugle at a ...

Crisis won’t deter spending on higher education
Countries in the region adopt resolution to step up expenditure

Lalji Tandon is BJP candidate in Lucknow
NEW DELHI: Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh visited the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in hospital, the party announced that Lalji Tandon would be its candidate in Lucknow. It was represented by Mr. ...

‘Public investment, not tax sops to corporates, will help’
CHENNAI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury on Friday urged the government to make public investment, instead of giving thousands of crores as tax concession to the corporate sector, to generate jobs. ...

Satellite imagery shows up poppy cultivation in 5 States: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: The government has prepared satellite imagery of illegal poppy cultivation in five States and destruction of the crop will begin soon, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Friday. Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and West ...

Left plans joint appeal by mid-March
NEW DELHI: The Left parties will come out with a joint appeal by mid-March to seek support for a non-Congress, non-Bharatiya Janata Party secular democratic government at the Centre. Through the appeal, the Left parties are also likely ...

No tribunal on Mahadayi dispute: Saifuddin Soz
New Delhi: The Centre has decided not to set up a tribunal to adjudicate the Mahadayi water dispute among Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. “I have consulted the Union Cabinet. We are not constituting a tribunal and we will convey ...

Government hikes DAVP rates
NEW DELHI: The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Friday announced a 10 per cent increase in the rates of advertisements released through the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP). The 10 per cent increase ...

Adik backs Pawar for Prime Minister
MUMBAI: Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar has a new champion in his prime ministerial quest. Veteran Congressman Govindrao Adik, a former Minister and former PCC chief, on Friday said Mr. Pawar could ...

Registrar: judges not averse to declaring assets as per law
New Delhi: Judges of the Supreme Court are not opposed to making known their assets provided the declarations are made as per the procedure laid down by the law, its Registrar told the Delhi High Court. The High Court on January 19 ...

Setalvad prevented from entering fire-ravaged S-6
AHMEDABAD: The Godhra police on Friday prevented Mumbai-based social activist and convener of the Citizens for Justice and Peace Teesta Setalvad and 15 others from entering the S6 coach of the Sabarmati Express to pay homage to the 59 kar ...

Gawli to merge party, contest on BSP ticket
MUMBAI: Arun Gawli, a former member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, is set to merge his Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) with the Bahujan Samaj Party. He will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai South Central. Now an MLA from ...

Court notice to Centre on right to property


Vote for party promoting secularism: Bishops
NEW DELHI: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Friday issued an appeal to the electorate to vote for a party that would protect and promote secularism and the democratic commitment enshrined in the Constitution. ...

Yellampally: YSR named among accused
HYDERABAD: A court on Friday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the alleged irregularities in estimates for the Yellampalli project and submit a report by March 26. The court for Special Police Establishment and ...

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