BJP Parliamentary party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister. This was decided a meeting of the Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party chaired by BJP chief Rajnath Singh and attended... read more »
Sonia Gandhi And Rahul to Offer Resignations After Congress Rout : Sources
New Delhi – Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi will offer to resign, sources say, a day after they both accepted responsibility for the party’s worst performance ever in the national election. According to Congress party sources, they will make the offer to resign... read more »
President Barack Obama Congratulates Narendra Modi, Invites Him to US
Washington – In the end it just took a phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi with an invitation to visit Washington to reset a US policy that had shunned India’s next prime minister for over a decade. Mr Obama’s invitation to Mr Modi “to visit Washington at... read more »
Narendra Modi’s Roadshow in Delhi: Routes to Avoid
New Delhi – Delhi Police today issued a traffic advisory asking commuters to avoid certain roads which fall on or around the route of BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s proposed roadshow from the Indira Gandhi International airport to the party’s headquarters... read more »
In Ukraine and West, concerns grow over Russia’s plans
Kiev, Ukraine – The besieged new government of Ukraine accused Russian forces of a major escalation in pressure over control of the Crimea on Monday night, saying the Russians had... read more »
BJP tells Raj Thackeray: don’t contest Lok Sabha polls
Mumbai – The BJP has urged Raj Thackeray not to contest the national election, due by May. The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief has been told that his party should not end up... read more »
Doctors vs Samajwadi Party’s alleged ‘goonda raj’
Kanpur – Thousands of doctors at hospitals across Uttar Pradesh are on strike to protest against what they describe as the “goonda raj” or lawlessness of the ruling... read more »
Justice K T Thomas abandon as head of Lokpal search panel
In a major embarrassment for the government, former Supreme Court judge K T Thomas has quit as the head of Lokpal search panel. The Lokpal search committee comprises eight members, with... read more »
Sensex sheds 173 points
The benchmark Sensex on Monday fell over 173 points, its first drop in six sessions, to end below the 21,000-mark on economic growth concerns and global meltdown due to fears of war between Ukraine... read more »
