New Delhi :  Unfazed by large scale protests over diesel price hike, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted it was a step in the right direction and expressed the hope that economy would rebound in the second half of the current fiscal. “The recent increase in diesel prices is an important step in the right […]

New Delhi:  The  government on Thursday  hiked diesel prices by a steep Rs 5.62 per litre and restricted the supply of subsidised cooking gas to 6 cylinders per household in a year to fetch an additional Rs 20,300 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took the decisions which […]

Mangalore : The Campus Front of India activists staged a protest near Jyothi Circle in Mangalore on September 6, Wednesday to condemn the  alleged assault on a female student of a college in Bellare by activists of the ABVP. The protest was organized to also demand the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the […]

Mangalore:   The BJP Yuva Morcha staged a protest in front of the DC office in Mangalore on August 30, Thursday against the coal  scam and also to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue. District Yuva Morcha President Kishore Puttur, who addressed the agitators said a two-day nationwide protest will be […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rajiv Shukla on Friday confirmed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on CAG report on coal blocks allocation in Parliament. “Prime Minister will make statement in both Houses of Parliament today and will clear all the doubts regarding the coal blocks allocation issue,” Shukla said. Dr Singh is […]

Jaipur : Heavy rains killed at least 14 persons and rendered hundreds homeless in Rajasthan in the wee hours of Wednesday. Over 300 mm of rain was recorded in Jaipur tehsil and 170 mm in Jaipur city killing eight in the capital and two each in Jaipur rural, Dholpur and Dausa district. With predictions of […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached the violence-hit region of Kokrajhar in Assam on Saturday. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and the Governor. The PM’s visit was earlier cut short due to a technical snag in his helicopter which failed to land. The helicopter was forced to return mid-way to Guwahati. […]

New  Delhi : Congress President Sonia Gandhi has told that Rahul Gandhi alone with decide on whether he will play a larger role in the party.  When asked if there’s a possibility of him serving as working president or vice-president before the 2104 polls, she said, “It is for Rahul to decide, he alone can […]

Mangalore :  The UPA government which rose to power giving big promises to the society has now put the life of common man in jeopardy,  said Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP. He was speaking at a protest organized by the BJP in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangalore on May 24. He also demanded […]

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met directors of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the Lokpal issue, ahead of the crucial all-party meeting.  The CBI has raised some concerns on the proposed Lokpal bill, media reports said. Earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister chaired a meeting […]