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  • TC Legislature Party meeting today to elect leader

    After its landslide victory which toppled the 34-year-old Left Front government, the Trinamool Congress Legislature Party will meet in Kolkata on Sunday during which Mamata Banerjee is set to elected its new leader. “The meeting of the newly-elected MLAs of the Trinamool Congress will be held here tomorrow to elect the leader, party general secretary […]

    Jaya to stake claim today to form govt

    Armed with the landslide mandate in the Assembly polls, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa will on Sunday call on Governor S S Barnala and formally stake her claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu. “I am meeting the Governor tomorrow (to stake claim for forming the government),” she told reporters in Chennai a day after AIADMK […]

    TNCC chief resigns; accepts moral responsibility for defeat

    A day after the Congress in Tamil Nadu was decimated in the Assembly polls, TNCC President K V Thangkabalu announced his resignation from the post, accepting moral responsibility for the defeat. Addressing reporters in Chennai, Thangkabalu said he will send his resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi soon and will abide by the party […]

    D-day tomorrow for DMK, AIADMK

    After an acrimonious fourteen-day election campaign, arch rivals ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have held their breaths as the over 4.6 crore-strong electorate in Tamil Nadu will on Wednesday decide who among them will assert political supremacy. Political heavyweights among the 2,773 candidates who will have their fates sealed include DMK leader and Chief Minister M […]

    When Will CBI Arrest Raja ?

    By Our Special Correspondent With the DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announcing to the media that he will not dawdle to take action against Mr. A Raja if proved guilty on the 1.76 trillion rupee 2G spectrum scam it is almost certain the former telecommunication minister could be booked any time by the […]

    SC stays trial against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

    In a reprieve for Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court stayed trial proceedings against the Congress leader facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan also issued notice to the CBI on Kumar’s appeal challenging his prosecution. The high court had […]

    India asks Pak to act against terror outfits based on confession of Headley

    Islamabad: The External Affairs Minister, Mr. S.M. Krishna has pledged to begin a new journey in improving relations with Pakistan .He however made it clear that Islamabad needed to act on confessions by terror master David Coleman Headley on the Mumbai terror attack. Speaking to Media soon after arriving for talks in Islamabad with his […]

    Jailed Tareq Aziz handed over to Iraqis: lawyer

    Iraq’s jailed ex-deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz has been handed over by the US military to the Iraqi authorities, his lawyer said Wednesday, warning that his client’s life is “in danger now.” “The American side handed over Aziz and other detainees to the Iraqi side on Tuesday night,” Amman-based lawyer Badie Aref told. “Aziz called […]

    Top US commander pushes to blacklist Haqqani network

    New top US commander in Afghanistan is pushing hard to get Haqqani network listed as terrorist organisation, a move that could be a setback to Pakistan military which is striving to involve the group in Afghan reconciliation. General David H Patraeus took up the issue with President Barack Obama’s top aides on Afghanistan and Pakistan […]