Nitish Kumar makes a pitch for national stage ahead of 2014 elections

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made a pitch for the national stage ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with a massive rally in the national capital on Sunday. Nitish made an attempt to pitch his growth model against Narendra Modi's Gujarat model. ...
08:25 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Will do maximum for the upliftment of the people in Bihar: Rajiv Shukla

Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla on Sunday said that the government has always provided adequate help to the state in need and would do maximum for the upliftment of the people of Bihar. ...
06:40 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Congress does nothing for backward states, says BJP

Commenting at Nitish Kumar's Adhikar rally in New Delhi, BJP slammed the Congress for not doing much to improve backwards states. "Backward states should stop expecting anything from Congress. When BJP-led NDA will come to power, we will take care of everyone. Congress will do nothing for them," said BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain. ...
05:12 PM, Mar 17, 2013

Osmania students protest against Botsa's remarks

Osmania University students on Monday carried out rallies protesting against controversial remarks made by Andhra Pradesh state unit chief Botsa Satyanarayana. The Congress leader called the incident as minor and suggested imposing curfew for women. ...
01:47 PM, Dec 25, 2012

Is it time for the Catholic church to change its views on abortion?

The tragic death of a 31-year-old Indian dentist in Ireland, Savita Halappanavar, has ignited public protests and political debate on the country's abortion laws that are based on Catholic principles. ...
11:26 PM, Nov 15, 2012

The Last Word: After the mega rally, can Cong rouse itself nationally?

Huge crowds were present at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi for the mega rally of Congress party. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed the crowds on the government's decision to back the economic reforms. ...
09:33 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Rahul kicks up a row with his remark on Congress support during Kargil war

A show of strength by the Congress party at the Ramlila Maidan with the big trio - Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi defending the Government's push for FDI and other reforms. ...
07:50 PM, Nov 04, 2012

Kejriwal dares Khurshid to stop him in Farrukhabad

Claiming that all the political parties in the country are involved in corruption, Arvind Kejriwal asked why is Congress president Sonia Gandhi silent on the issue. He also demanded that Salman Khurshid be arrested in the alleged scam involving his NGO. ...
05:38 PM, Nov 01, 2012

Mamata threatens trust vote against govt

Using the twin issues of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail and diesel price hike to target the Congress-led UPA Government, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday exhorted chief ministers of all the states to join her in her battle. Talking about her future course of action, Mamata said she would hold a rally against the government across the country. ...
10:48 PM, Oct 01, 2012

Criticism should be expressed in a democratic manner: Nitish Kumar

The SIT has filed an FIR against 75 named and 600 unknown people in connection with the violent protests during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Adhikar Yatra over the past week. ...
04:56 PM, Sep 29, 2012

Watch: Rally against 'anti-Islam' film turns violent in Kolkata

An anti-US rally called in by a Muslim group in Kolkata against the 'anti-Islam' film turned violent as protesters tried to break through police barricades and enter the American Centre. The police, however, managed to pacify the crowd and bring them under control, thus preventing any untoward incident, said sources. The film, 'Innocence of Muslims', by US director Sam Bacile, has led to violent protests worldwide, including demonstrations in Chennai ...
04:17 PM, Sep 27, 2012

SP workers brandish guns at a victory rally

Samajwadi Party workers were on Sunday seen brandishing guns at MLA Mehboob Ali's victory rally on the Lucknow-Delhi road. ...
11:42 AM, Mar 19, 2012

News 360: Wait for Norway NRI children gets longer

India's special envoy Madhusudhan Ganpathi has taken up the matter with the Norwegian Foreign Minister in Oslo. ...
10:36 PM, Feb 27, 2012

Officer transfer routine, not linked to Vadra incident: EC

Election Commissioner HS Brahma said that the order for the poll officer's transfer was prepared before Robert Vadra's rally. ...
04:44 PM, Feb 07, 2012

Did Cong make a mistake by not attending Anna's rally?

Opposition parties on Sunday shared dais with Anna Hazare during the anti-corruption rally at Jantar Mantar. ...
10:21 PM, Dec 12, 2011

This is Mayawati's 'jungleraaj': Digvijaya

An FIR was lodged against Congress leaders including Union Ministers Jitin Prasada and RPN Singh in connection with the scuffle at Rahul Gandhi's rally venue in Phulpur on Monday. ...
01:35 PM, Nov 17, 2011

Sexual harassment: Rally for bravehearts in Mumbai

Friends and family of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes took out a protest march from Andheri station. ...
07:37 PM, Nov 06, 2011

Rallies across India in Anna's support

Anna Hazare's suppoters came out in large numbers in cities across India to fight against corruption. ...
10:22 PM, Aug 21, 2011

Big names fumble at Chennai INRC

The new terrain threw open the doors for new faces on the podium after the big guys fumbled in the Indian National Rally Championship. ...
11:04 AM, Jul 05, 2011

Ramdev crackdown: BJP stages protests in Bhopal

The Bharatiya Janata Party members on Monday protested in Bhopal over the police crackdown. ...
12:41 PM, Jun 06, 2011