Police say Brit-Indian Labour MP Ashok Kumar’s death ”not suspicious”
London, Mar. 16 (ANI): Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland police have described the death of Brit-Indian Labour MP Ashok Kumar as accidental and not at all suspicious.
Kumar was found dead at his constituency home yesterday morning, reports The Times.
A spokesman for Dr Kumar’’s parliamentary office said it was a “huge shock” and that they were [...]
US officials defend warden messages and advisories
New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): Despite New Delhi’s dismay over the frequent warden messages which ask American citizens to not to travel to India , the US embassy officials have justified the advisories by saying that this is the medium to inform Americans about [...]
Miscreants attacks church in Bangalore
Bangalore, Sep 10 (ANI): Some unidentified miscreants attacked the St. Francis de Sales Church in Hebbagudi on Hosur road in the outskirts of Bangalore, breaking over 10 window glasses and destroying the statues of Mother Mary and Jesus Christ in the early hours [...]
INLD releases first list of candidates for Haryana poll
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (ANI): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) released its first list of 42 candidates, for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls here on Friday.
Party president and former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala said the list, includes five [...]
Raje misses her meeting with Naidu, sends son Dushyant
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje failed to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu citing health grounds and sent her son Dushyant in her place as representative.
Raje had arrived on Sunday [...]
Karnataka Housing Minister resigns following defeat in by poll
Bangalore, Aug 31 (ANI): Karnataka Housing Minister V. Somanna resigned from the state cabinet on Monday following his defeat in the recent by polls to the state assembly.
Somanna handed over his resignation to the Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa.
“I will take a decision on accepting his [...]
BJP- Shiv Sena finalises seat sharing for Maharashtra assembly polls
Mumbai, Aug 31 (ANI): Though the party’s top leadership is struggling to set the house in order, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra unit has finalised the seat sharing agreement with the Shiv Sena on Monday for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
According to BJP sources the talks with Shiv Sena are almost over [...]
Congress announces list of candidates for Bihar Assembly by-elections
New Delhi, Aug.23 (ANI): Congress party on Sunday announced the list of seven candidates for the upcoming State Assembly by-elections in Bihar.
The party has decided not to get into any alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) during the by-elections and decided to go it alone.
According to [...]
Congress wins nine out of 17 seats in Assembly bye-polls
New Delhi, Aug.21 (ANI): The Congress and its allies on Friday won nine of the 17 seats in assembly by-polls spread over five states.
In Tamil Nadu, the win for the Congress and its ally the DMK was largely helped by the boycott of opposition [...]
Congress wins Meghalaya by-poll
Laitumkhrah (Meghalaya), Aug 21 (ANI): The Congress won the by-poll to Laitumkhrah constituency by a huge margin of 2,327 votes on Friday.
Congress nominee and Meghalaya Education Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh defeated United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Malcolm Tariang.
Lyngdoh polled 5,800 votes over Tariang’s 3,473 [...]
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi on Aug 17
Amethi, Aug 13 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi from August 17.
According to party sources, Rahul is expected to pay surprise visits to some villages in the constituency. uring his three-day visit, he will also review the progress made under the NREGA when he [...]
BSP to Sonia Gandhi: Apologise to Mayawati in Parliament for Joshi slur
Lucknow, July 16 (ANI): The controversial arrest of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi over her objectionable remarks on State Chief Minister Mayawati has taken the shape of a major political clash with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)-led State government here.
BSP State chief Satish Mishra on Thursday demanded that Congress Party President [...]
BJP demands Bandra-Worli Sea Link accessible to pedestrians
Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party activists staged a demonstration here demanding that the recently opened Bandra-Worli Sea Link should be accessible to pedestrians.
Ten years and 325 million dollars later, the ambitious sea bridge aimed at easing Mumbai’s notorious traffic jams, opened on June 30, holding out [...]
Bombay HC issues notice to Praful Patel on election petition
Mumbai, July 11 (ANI): The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on a petition challenging his election from Bhandara-Gondia Lok Sabha constituency.
The Bench has asked Patel to file his reply by September 18 in response to a petition filed by [...]
Kandhmal riot accused BJP leader takes oath
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (ANI): BJP leader Manoj Pradhan, who is an accused in Orissa’s Kandhmal riots, took oath on Monday as member of the legislative assembly.
Pradhan, who is currently out on bail, fought the elections from a jail and won from G Udayagiri constituency with a margin of nearly 24,000 votes.
Pradhan was arrested and jailed [...]
Mayawati expels party leader for questioning installation of statues
Dehradun, July 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has expelled Bahujan Samaj Party leader Munna Singh Chauhan from the party’s Uttarakhand unit for questioning her move to erect statues of her own in Uttar Pradesh.
Munna Singh Chauhan, who unsuccessfully contested the Tehri Lok Sabha seat in the recent general election as a BSP candidate, [...]
Union Cabinet decides to extend President’s rule in Jharkhand
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend the extension of President Rule beyond July 18 for second six month spell, as no party or group has been able to form a government in the state.nformation and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni [...]
Andhra Pradesh Bank Association to approach state HRC on ‘Slapgate’
Hyderabad, July 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Bank Association on Thursday announced that it would approach the State Human Rights Commission (APHRC) to look into the “Slapgate” case involving Congress and Dalit Member of Parliament M. Jagannath.
It may be recalled that Jagannath, an MP representing the Congress party in the Nagarkurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh’s [...]
Varun Gandhi’s election to Lok Sabha challenged
Allahabad July 01 (ANI): A petition was filed today in the Allahabad High Court questioning the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi to the Lok Sabha form the Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
V M Singh, the Congress candidate who is [...]
Moily condemns slapping of bank manger by Congress MP
New Delhi, July1 (ANI): Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has condemned the slapping of a bank manager by the Congress MP M Jagannath, and said it is unfortunate and no MP should indulge in such kind of act.
M Jagannath representing Nagarkurnool constituency of Andhra [...]



