Politics

The fact is that expect for the spectacularisation of diplomacy, there has been no substantive takeaway from any foreign visit at all," Tewari, a former Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, said.

A delegation of RJD leaders will be going to the EC office in Patna to lodge a formal complaint against the PM.

Singh, a close confidant of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, was ailing for the last few days, family sources said. He was elected from Gaura Assembly segment for the first time in 1962 as an Independent candidate.

The Maharashtra government has increased the ValueAdded Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel, which will in turn raise transport costs, and ultimately further increase the prices of foodstuffs, it said.

The elections for the 243-member assembly will take place in October in five phases.

Urging the electorate of Bihar not to get swayed by the "bluff" of the senior JD(U) leader, Shah warned that Bihar would end up with 'jungle raj 2' in the event of the grand secular alliance winning the Assembly elections.

Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob on Monday night after a public announcement from the local temple that a calf had been slaughtered and his family had eaten beef.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Thesgora-B Rudrapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to KSSPL.

In a veiled attack on corruption during UPA regime, Modi deprecated the culture of graft in the country and said he has provided graft-free governance.

Mansoor said the PDP is a party based on certain principles and it would never compromise on them.

For the first phase of polls, which will take place on October 12, the last day of filing nomination is Wednesday.

He also pitched for constitution of a committee with representatives from the civil society to go into the issue.

Speaking on the land ordinance, the Congress VP said that the government decision to not bring another Land ordinance, is a victory for Congress party, and the farmers of this country.

In the notice, Irani has been accused of making "false and malicious" allegations against Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust as also the Congress party in her two public utterances.

Jung told all senior officers that they would face strict action if they follow the orders of the city government which were declared "null and void" by the Centre.