Mandya : The Congress’ “thanksgiving” rally here on Monday, addressed by party President and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, seemed like an election rally. On her first ever visit to the city and the first one to the state since the Assembly elections, Sonia launched a scathing attack on the main opposition party, […]

Bangalore: Mumtaz Ali Khan, who was a Minister in the previous BJP government, joined Congress on on Thursday, saying he was saddened by the outfit’s decision to project Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate. Khan, who had held the departments of Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf during BJP rule, also resigned as a member […]

New Delhi: The BJP wants to announce today that Narendra Modi will be its candidate for prime minister, according to sources, despite taut opposition from LK Advani, the party’s senior-most leader. The party’s parliamentary board – its top 12 decision-makers – is expected to meet at 5 pm. A vote on Mr Modi could lay […]

Manipal : Youth Congress workers of Udupi staged a protest on August 26, Monday against  CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghosh for allegedly making a mockery of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Congress workers wearing black badges  gathered in front of Valley View Hotel where Sagarika Ghosh stayed and shouted slogans […]

Pune: Key UPA ally Sharad Pawar of the NCP has got a lucrative offer from the Shiv Sena – to join the opposition coalition NDA and even “become the Prime Minister”. The invitation to the NCP chief was extended on Tuesday by senior Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi who said “he (Pawar) would be able […]

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday congratulated M.C. Mary Kom on winning the bronze medal in women’s boxing at 2012 London Olympics. “I join the nation in congratulating boxer Mary Kom for winning the Olympic bronze medal in the 51kg women’s boxing event. She showed great discipline and determination and has done India […]

Solapur: A day after his team targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for alleged corruption, Anna Hazare on Sunday said that the prime minister is an honest man. Speaking to reporters at Pandharpur on Sunday, he said that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “is an honest man though some ministers in his cabinet are corrupt”. Prominent […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met heads of India’s private airlines here today and discussed their problems. The meeting with chiefs of the cash-strapped airlines, was prompted by the crisis that has overtaken the Kingfisher Airlines. It was not known officially immediately what precisely was discussed at the meeting but sources said the problems […]

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the deteriorating health of fasting Anna Hazare, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged the social activist to end his anti-graft hunger strike. According to sources in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to Hazare and said the parliamentary standing committee would consider his version of the […]

New Delhi : In a surprise statement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday’s resuffle of his Council of Ministers is the last before the Lok Sabha polls in 2014, but two slots have been kept vacant for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as part of “coalition dharma”. Talking to media persons after the swearing-in of the […]