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  • Mr.Gogoi and Mr.Chandy to be the CM of Assam and Kerala respectively; Swearing in this afternoon

    In Assam and Kerala, the new Chief Ministers will be sworn in today. Tarun Gogoi will assume office for the third time in a row in Assam. The State Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Gogoi at a swearing-in ceremony being organized at the Raj Bhavan in […]

    Seven CRPF jawans killed in a landmine blast in Chhatisgarh

    In Chattisgarh, seven Jawans of Central Reserve Police Force,CRPF, were killed in a landmine blast by the Naxalites in the Dantewada district on Tuesday evening. Two others are also reported to have been injured in the blast. The incident took place near Borguda village between Konta and Sukma when the Naxalites triggered a landmine targeting […]

    India urges Lanka to speed up resettlement of displaced Tamils

    New Delhi has urged Sri Lanka to speed up resettlement of displaced Tamils and investigate allegations of human rights violations. Colombo was also asked to work for genuine reconciliation, including early return of Internally Displaced Persons to their homes, early withdrawal of emergency regulations, restoration of normalcy in affected areas and redress humanitarian concerns of […]

    ICSE results: Girls outperform boys once again

    Girls outperformed boys once again in the Class-X and Class-XII boards Indian School Certificate Examinations exams this year. The pass percentage of girls was 99.15 per cent in Class-X against 98.19 of boys and 98.40 per cent in Class-XII against 96.30 of boys. The pass rate of students was also higher this year. In Class-XII, […]

    Yeddyurappa parades MLAs before President

    Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa this evening paraded MLAs supporting his government before President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rastrpati Bhawan in New Delhi. Yeddyurappa arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan along with 114 MLAs and five letters of support to prove his majority. It was claimed that one MLA was in hospital. BJP stalwarts Sushma Swaraj ,Arun […]

    Constitutional machinery breakdown in Karnataka: Governor

    Under attack from the BJP for recommending dismissal of the B S Yeddyurappa Government, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Tuesday defended his action on the ground of “breakdown” of constitutional machinery. As the BJP paraded its MLAs before President Pratibha Patil and demanded his recall, Bhardwaj rejected as “baseless” the allegations that he recommended […]

    Address questions related to Mumbai terror attacks: US to Pak

    As the trial of Pakistani- Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana began in a Chicago court, the United States has asked Pakistan to respond to its questions with regard to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a State Department official said. “We have asked the Pakistani Government to address those allegations in the past,” State Department spokesman Mark […]

    NDA demands immediate recall of Karnataka Governor for his alleged unconstitutional acts

    The National Democratic Alliance, NDA, led by senior BJP leader L.K.Advani met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday and demanded the recall of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj for his alleged unconstitutional acts. Briefing media persons later, Mr. Advani said that he also demanded that the Prime Minister should reject the reported recommendation […]

    Newly-elected Legislators in Assam to meet today

    The newly-elected Congress Legislators in Assam will meet in Guwahati on Tuesday to elect the CLP leader; the meeting will be attended by senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Digvijoy Singh. Tarun Gogoi is likely to be elected CLP leader unopposed to enable him to continue as the Chief Minister of the State for the […]

    Yeddy in Delhi with 121 MLAs, to meet President tomorrow

    Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa arrived in New Delhi tonight with 121 MLAs into whom he plans to parade before President Pratibha Patil to prove his majority and demand for removal of Governor H R Bhardwaj who has recommended dismissal of his government to the Centre. “Governor of Karnataka has been trying to destabilise […]