Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Aug 20 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday urged the Centre to ensure a fair share of funds and resources for Karnataka and other southern states, asserting that a stronger South India would make the whole country stronger.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As Pakistan summoned a US diplomat following remarks by the American envoy to India on Jammu and Kashmir, Congress and RLD on Thursday welcomed the development, asserting that the UT is an integral part of India and there is no question of making any changes to its status.
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The Congress party’s Pune unit, historically one of its vital nerve centres, is aiming to revitalise its organisational strength as Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visits the city on August 22.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Congress MP, Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life imprisonment in connection with cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died on Thursday at a Delhi hospital. He was 80.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the Vande Mataram row intensifies, the Congress party on Thursday defended its long-standing practice of singing the first two stanzas of the national song at its programmes, invoking the legacy and endorsement of leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore to assert its historical nationalist credentials amid sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday remarked that the Congress Working Committee's (CWC) resolution to sing only the first two stanzas of the national song 'Vande Mataram' at party events, is an "insult to Bharat Mata".
Mahabalipuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday highlighted the Mekedatu reservoir project at the Southern Zonal Council meeting, describing it as beneficial not only to Karnataka but also to farmers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Ranchi, Aug 20 (IANS) Jharkhand Leader of Opposition (LoP) Babulal Marandi has written to Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services examinations.
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) DMK spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan on Thursday criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's announcement that all MLAs in the state would be provided government-funded vehicles and other facilities, alleging that the government was misleading the people of the state.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tribute to his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on his 82nd birth anniversary, asserting that the latter's resolve to build an India of dreams "will continue to guide" him.
