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    Poudyal determined to stay in PM race amid no clear winner

    Ram Chandra Poudyal, the Nepali Congress candidate for the Prime Minister’s post, on Thursday underlined his determination to remain in the race even as no clear winner was expected to emerge in the sixth round of voting in parliament on Sunday. Nepal’s lawmakers have rejected Poudyal and his rival Maoist chief Prachanda in five rounds […]

    National

    Bihar Govt talking to Maoists on kidnapped policemen: Centre

    The Bihar government is trying its best to secure the release of the policemen taken hostage by the Maoists and the Centre is expecting an early resolution of the crisis, Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said on Thursday. “The state government has been making all efforts to secure the release of the police personnel […]

    National

    Pawar apprises PM of sugar decontrol plan

    Making a case for freeing the sugar sector from government controls, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday met the Prime Minister to apprise him about the proposed move to give freedom to mills for sale of the sweetener. At present, the government controls the sugar industry by fixing the quantity of the sweetener […]

    National

    Mamata announces month-long ‘anti-terror’ movement

    Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a month-long ‘anti-terror’ movement across West Bengal from September six to “highlight CPI-M’s armed attacks and atrocities” on her party workers. “We will undertake a month-long movement all over the state in the form of padayatra and rallies to highlight the atrocities by CPI-M cadres with the […]

    National

    Sonia Gandhi all set to be re-elected Cong chief for 4th term

    With only her nomination papers being filed, Sonia Gandhi will be re-elected unopposed as the Congress President for the fourth consecutive term and the announcement is expected to be made on Friday. Thursday was the last day of filing nominations. 55 five sets of nominations were filed on behalf of 63-year-old Gandhi. “The declaration could […]

    National

    Bihar Chief Minister offers to hold talks with Maoists

    Under pressure from Maoists who kidnapped four policemen from Lakhisarai district, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his government was ready for talks with the ultras and assured them safe passage for the negotiations. “Who says that we are not ready for talks? We are ready for talks for securing the release of the policemen […]

    National

    Govt to allot 2.5 MT foodgrains for BPL families

    The government on Thursday decided to release an additional 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for distribution among the poor, following a warning from the Supreme Court over rotting foodgrains. But the foodgrains would be distributed at rates prescribed for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and not free. “The government is considering an overhaul […]

    International

    US cautions its citizens on India travel during CWG

    The US has asked its citizens to be alert and cautious for their security during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October, but, said it had no specific information on any terrorist threat. “The US government has no information on any specific threat of attack that any individual or group is planning to […]

    National

    Sonia to file nomination for Congress President’s post today

    With all indications that there will be no contest for Congress President’s post, Sonia Gandhi is expected to get elected unopposed for a record fourth term. Though Thursday is the last date for filing nominations, 63-year-old Gandhi’s unanimous re-election to the top party post seems to be a mere formality. Several sets of nomination papers […]

    National

    EGOM to discuss SC order on foodgrain stock today

    The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) on food will meet Thursday to discuss ways of implementing the Supreme Court order to distribute foodgrain ‘free’ to the poor instead of letting it rot. “The EGOM on food is meeting tomorrow,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on the sidelines of an insurance summit organised by Assocham […]

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