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Goa polls: Congress in tailspin over dissidence

Panaji, Feb 9: In a bind over largescale dissidence in the party ahead of March 3 Goa Assembly polls, Congress poll managers are pulling all stops to placate the dissenters who have raised the banner of revolt after being denied tickets.The anxiety

The story of how video journalists nailed porno K'taka mins

Bangalore, Feb 9: With the porngate saga spiraling to a bigger issue; thanks to the concerted efforts by the Opposition and those with vested interests, the BJP is facing a serious dent in their image and calls for the tainted Ministers

Fishermen to stage demo over 'delay' in cyclone relief

Puducherry, Feb 9: Fishermen in the union territory on Thursday said they would stage a demonstration before the Fisheries Department office on February 13 to protest the 'delay' in giving relief to those affected by the December 30 cyclone Thane.

K'taka: Did other MLAs too enjoy watching porn in assembly?

Bangalore, Feb 9: After the scandalous porngate row hit the BJP government in the Karnataka Assembly, opposition leaders claimed that 40 other MLAs were also engrossed in watching the shameful video clip during the session.According to opposition leaders, not only Cooperation

UP: Caste major player in Azamgarh polls

Azamgarh (UP), Feb 9: Caste, and not religion, is a major player in the February 11 assembly election in this eastern Uttar Pradesh district which has been in limelight due to the alleged involvement of its youths in terror activities.But religious leaders

Book on population boom and food mismatch released

Hyderabad, Feb 9: With global population expected to cross 9 billion by 2050 from current 7 billion, a daunting question plaguing experts is--whether there will be enough food to feed so many people? In his book 'Feeding the Forgotten Poor', agriculturist and

Karnataka Advocate General quits in Jaya DA case

Bangalore, Feb 9: Advocate General B V Acharya, Karnataka resigned from his post.The step came after he was asked to quit from the Jayalalithaa Disproportionate Assets case.According to Acharya, his resignation came after the BJP asked him to quit him citing

Swamy throws a porn-bomb at Chidambaram on twitter

With the porn gate saga in Karnataka causing considerable damage to the image of the BJP as a whole, the Opposition is making no stone unturned to fuel the already raging fire. With the BJP high command doing all it can

Now ID cards a must for train journey from Feb 15

Lucknow, Feb 9: Passengers travelling in trains will now have to carry identification proof cards, said Neeraj Sharma, Senior DCM, Lucknow, NR."This has been done to keep a check on passengers travelling on transferred tickets," he said.The rule will

Karunanidhi shows "opportunism" on Vijayakant's suspension

Chennai, Feb 9: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will most definitely be pleased to know that as many as 1000 party loyals from other parties shifted their allegiance to the AIADMK. But DMK chief Karunanidhi is a person who finds

Karnataka porngate row becomes a rage on Twitter

New Delhi, Feb 9: The shocking incident where three BJP ministers were caught watching porn during the assembly proceedings has become a rage on the social media.After much hue and cry over the exposure of the three ministers' erotic side, social

UP 1st phase poll records highest turnout: CEC

New Delhi, Feb 9: The 62-64 per cent turn out of voters in the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh today was a record, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said. "This is for the eleventh time in a

Anna wants 3 Karnataka ministers to be removed from Assembly

New Delhi, Feb 9: Anna Hazare demanded the three BJP ministers who were caught watching porn inside Karnataka Assembly be dismissed from the House. In a statement, Hazare said political parties were full of such people and these leaders are

Centre extends ban on SIMI for two years

New Delhi, Feb 8: The Centre has extended by two more years the ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which has links with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its front, Indian Mujahideen. The Home Ministry

Karnataka: Speaker Bopaiah bars 3 Porngate ministers

Bangalore, Feb 8: With the sleazy row in Karnataka which brought shame for BJP, the three tainted ministers-CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar have been barred from attending the Assembly till the investigation is completed over the controversial issue. A

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