Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra unit president Nitin Gadkari has retained his seat from the Nagpur graduates' constituency, being elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council for the fourth time.
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Friday, July 18
Tripura lawyers heading to New Delhi to demand high court
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Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 03:40 PM IST
Lawmakers and lawyers from Tripura are planning to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj next month to demand the setting up of a high court in the state, officials said here Friday.
Rahul Gandhi on three-day tour of Vidarbha
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Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 03:14 PM IST
Congress MP and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Friday on a three-day tour of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, which witnessed a phenomenally high incidence of farmers' suicides in the last three years.
Senior TDP leader Ramachandraiah quits party
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 12:36 PM IST
In yet another blow to the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh, senior party leader and Rajya Sabha member C. Ramachandraiah Friday resigned from the party.
MDMK MPs supporting UPA should be disqualified: Vaiko
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Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 12:30 PM IST
MDMK MPs violating a whip to oppose the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Tuesday's confidence vote should be disqualified, party general secretary Vaiko said in a communique to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterji.
Survey for broad gauging rail track in Himachal
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 12:13 PM IST
The feasibility survey for broad-gauging of the railway line in Himachal Pradesh is to be conducted shortly by a private company, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Friday.
Kerala legislators busy with trust vote speculation
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:45 AM IST
As Delhi witnesses hectic political activity ahead of the confidence vote for the Manmohan Singh government, down south in Kerala, the precincts of the state assembly Friday.
The numbers game ahead of the trust vote July 22
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:44 AM IST
Number of MPs in the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, Friday - 543. Effective Strength - 542 (Excluding P.C Thomas, Kerala Congress-J barred from voting by the Kerala High Court.)
Deja vu over trust vote - the Shibu Soren factor
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Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:43 AM IST
Charges and counter charges of inducements and bribery in the run-up to the trust vote in parliament Tuesday bring to mind the 1993 trust vote that another Congress government won - with the help of Shibu Soren of the Jharkhand.
Left playing destructive role in ousting secular government: Congress
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:40 AM IST
Attacking the Left parties, the Congress Friday said they were playing a 'destructive role' by deciding to side with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the July 22 trust vote and helping form a 'communal' government.
Never lose hope; never stop dreaming: Rahul tells rural youth
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:39 AM IST
Unencumbered by overzealous party followers or obsequious bureaucrats and with no VIP cavalcades trailing him, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi darted in and out of three parched villages.
Orissa politicians get busy, officials laze around
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:38 AM IST
Leaders of Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal are busy keeping their house in order after a section of media reported that there are chances some of its MPs may vote for the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance.
Government walks the razor's edge, trust vote could go either way
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:37 AM IST
Fighting with its back to the wall, India's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was Friday busy rustling up the numbers in a do-or-die trust vote in parliament as allegations of defections, horse-trading and cross-v.
To stave off poaching, Samajwadi Party MPs camp in Delhi
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:31 AM IST
Fearing its MPs could be poached by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ahead of the July 22 trust vote, the Samajwadi Party leadership is taking extra care to keep its flock together and has most of its MPs.
Congress struggles to keep its flock together
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:15 AM IST
With reports suggesting that some of its MPs were switching sides, the ruling Congress Friday gave strict instructions to its state units to keep its members together and 'safe' ahead of the July 22 crucial floor test.
Selective amnesia?
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:11 AM IST
With polls ahead, parties worry about errant MPs (Political Prattle)
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:11 AM IST
The timing of the trust vote could not have been worse, say political parties. With general elections scheduled anyway for May 2009, neither the ruling UPA nor the opposition are quite sure of how their MPs would behave.
JMM MPs not in favour of going with NDA
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:08 AM IST
While Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren is reportedly in touch with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders in New Delhi over the July 22 trust vote in parliament, the rest of his party, which has five Lok Sabha.
Gowda says 'no hurry' after PM asks him for support
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:47 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday sought H.D. Deve Gowda's support for the July 22 trust vote but the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) president made it clear that he would not take any decision in a hurry.
We will sail through: Pranab
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:45 AM IST
The government will 'sail through' the trust vote on July 22, a confident External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Friday as tensions grew over the numbers game and whether the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
CPI-M caught in a speaker crisis
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:44 AM IST
The CPI-M is facing a speaker crisis - in every which way. With Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee unlikely to give up his post, the party finds itself without any convincing orator to put forward its case in the July 22.
Political hullabaloo fails to capture Gen X's interest
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:42 AM IST
The tricky numbers game in the July 22 trust vote in parliament which will decide the fate of the Manmohan Singh government may be hogging the media headlines, but most of the country's youth don't seem to be bothered. Click here to view the complete article
BJP wants to fly over bandage-swathed immobile MP for trust vote
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:41 AM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to fly a bedridden party MP from Nashik to New Delhi so that he can take part in Tuesday's crucial trust vote in parliament.
Congress alleges fraud in farm loan waiver in Uttar Pradesh
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:40 AM IST
The Congress Friday alleged irregularities in the implementation of the central government's farm loan waiver in Uttar Pradesh and claimed it had received complaints about it from across the state.
UPA taking forward NDA's initiative on n-deal: Digvijay
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:38 AM IST
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, facing confidence vote in the Lok Sabha over differences on the India-US civil nuclear deal, was only taking forward a pact initiated by the previous BJP-led coalition government.
PM phones Deve Gowda for trust vote support
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:36 AM IST
Needing every vote to win the Lok Sabha trust vote July 22, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday phoned former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president H.D. Deve Gowda to seek the support of his party's three members.
Somnath issue not on CPI-M meeting agenda
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 10:26 AM IST
The much debated issue of Somnath Chatterjee's resignation from the post of Lok Sabha speaker finds no mention on the agenda of the two-day central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). |
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