Politics

Election is being held for 59 seats following the sudden death of Congress candidate P Chuba Chang of Teunsang sadar seat in Kohima on Friday.

He said while the government was seriously working towards tackling terrorism, Opposition's support was crucial in controlling the menace.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in his address to the Lok Sabha said that the preliminary inquiry into the Hyderabad blasts revealed that IED explosives had been used and that two cases had been filed.

An all-party meeting saw the Left parties seeking suspension of Question Hour in the Upper House on Friday to discuss the Kurien issue.

Kiran Kumar Reddy announced a compensation of Rs 6 lakh each for the families of those who were killed in the attack.

The SP supremo alleged that the Centre was not making efforts to improve relations between the two neighbours.

TMC workers allegedly chopped off an ear of a panchayat member for failing to report to work on day one of the trade union strike.

The session has a heavy legislative agenda, including getting Parliament nod to three ordinances, introduction of as many as 16 bills, consideration and passage of 35 bills.

Meira Kumar said she will appeal to Lok Sabha members not to resort to the lung power.

Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur had on February 4 framed charges against Kalmadi, who was sacked as CWG OC chairman.

Akhilesh Yadav said the government had made effort to provide maximum benefit to all sections of the society.

The Congress has been defending Kurien saying the party would like to wait till all the facts in the case are known.

I don't want to hear such things in future, we need to focus on the organisation, the sources quoted Gandhi as saying.

He claimed that Delhi government, in connivance with private firms, has shown inflated figures of water being treated and wasted to increase tariff.

Parliamentarians from Gujarat are scheduled to meet on Saturday in Gandhinagar, where they would discuss the issues of state importance.

A few years ago, the Shiv Sena carried out several protests and agitations against Valentine's Day celebrations and attacked couples.