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Uma blames Sonia for poverty in Rae Bareli

Rae Bareli: Taking on Sonia Gandhi in her constituency, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Sunday blamed the Congress for backwardness and poverty in Rae Bareli. She also asked the Congress chief to give a clarification on the Batla House encounter issue following "contradictory statements" from her party leaders. Bharti also demanded that Election Commission should take stern action against Salman Khurshid for his recent statements on the minorities' sub quota....

UP polls: Phase 2 today, Maya faces stiff challenge

Lucknow: The second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on a slow note on Saturday, covering nearly two crore voters who will decide the fate of 1099 candidates, including 31 sitting MLAs and 24 former ministers. Once a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion, it is the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that has the highest number of MLAs in this region. However, Chief Minister Mayawati does face a stiff...

UP campaign trail with Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti is the star campaigner of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh as she leads the election campaign in the state. ...

Bharti profit hit by tough competition in India

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Ltd disappointed investors with its eighth straight quarter of falling profit as the world's No 5 mobile carrier by users was buffeted by fierce competition from rivals in its home market. Bharti, controlled by billionaire Sunil Mittal, on Wednesday reported net profit for the three months to December fell 22 per cent from a year earlier to 10.11 billion rupees despite a 17 per cent rise...

Uma Bharti leads BJP's poll campaign in UP

Uma Bharti is the star campaigner of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh as she leads the election campaign in the state. ...

Top telecom cos to be charged for extra spectrum

New Delhi: In what comes as another shock for the telecom industry, the government is set to recommend that older players like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea be charged for excess spectrum that they hold. CNN-IBN has accessed a draft Cabinet note that is set to recommend the same. Sources say that the draft is expected to be finalised within a week and a decision on this is likely in...

Meet India's 15 top paid CEOs

New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel, is the top paid CEO in the country, with an income of more than Rs 67 crore per annum, according to data from Capitaline Database. Following Jindal is Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman & Managing Director of Sun TV Network. Maran's annual income amounts to more than Rs 64 crore. List of 15 top paid CEOs in India: 1)...

Battle for UP begins, stakes highest for Cong

New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of the high voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 55 seats in 10 districts begins on Wednesday to decide the fate of two ministers, 31 MLAs and 15 former ministers. Amongst the candidates contesting, 109 have criminal cases pending against them. Also 144 out of the total 929 candidates are crorepatis. The stakes are highest for the Congress, which outperformed expectations in the...

UP set to go for first phase of voting tomorrow

New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the first phase of polling in the battle for Uttar Pradesh. On Wednesday, 10 districts with 55 constituencies in central UP also known as Awadh Pradesh will go to polls. Amongst the candidates contesting, 109 candidates have criminal cases pending against them. Also 144 candidates out of the total 929 candidates are crorepatis. The stakes are highest for the Congress, which outperformed expectations...

Better to drown than to tie up with SP, BSP: Uma

Gonda: Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti on Monday said if her party falls short of majority for forming the government in Uttar Pradesh after the Assembly polls, she would prefer "drowning" rather than striking an alliance with either SP or BSP. "In case we fall short of majority in forming the government in UP, I would prefer drowning in Saryu river rather than striking an alliance with either SP or...

'Digvijaya tried to get Uma's nomination rejected'

Lucknow: The BJP on Monday accused Congress leader Digvijaya Singh of hatching a conspiracy to get the nomination paper of its senior party leader Uma Bharti rejected. Terming it to be a desperate act, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said Congress has conceded defeat and was therefore adopting indirect methods to dent BJP. He alleged that an application was moved through an independent candidate Rampal for cancellation of Bharti's nomination...

Priyanka slams Opposition for targeting PC

Rae Bareilly: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi staying positive about the coming Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh said the party will win more seats than the last time. Supporting the Union Home Minister who is caught in the 2G spectrum scam, Priyanka said as a Home Minister he has huge responsibility. "I feel sad when he has to respond to the rants of the people, who are not concerned with...

2G verdict: Established players like Bharti, Vodafone to benefit

As many as 122 2G licenses cancelled in 22 circles across India " in a country of 900 million subscribers, it is less than 5 per cent. ...

Bharti Airtel gains on likely spectrum allocation

Mumbai: Bharti Airtel gained around 7 per cent at Rs 386 on likely allocation of spectrum on Thursday. However, The Supreme Court (SC) has cancelled 122 licenses issued after January 2008. TRAI will make fresh recommendations on grant of licenses. Also, all spectrum issues post Jan 2008 to be cancelled. The government will take decision on licenses 1 month post TRAI recommendation, reports CNBC-TV18. Around 9 licenses of Idea have...

UP polls: EC says no to Uma Bharti's rath yatra

Lucknow: The Election Commission on Tuesday declined to give permission to BJP leader Uma Bharti to take out a rath yatra in the state capital as it did not fulfil certain formalities. "Permission was not granted as the party failed to submit a certificate from the regional transport office or an affidavit that it conforms to the Motor Vehicle Act," Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told. He said that as...