India

Mumbai, Feb 26: Stepping up its resistance against the land acquisition law, the Shiv Sena today said it will fiercely oppose the bill and not commit the sin of "damaging" the interest of farmers at the cost of being in power. Calling it as a "draconian" law that will finish off the very existence of farmers, the BJP-ally in Maharashtra said the Government cannot budge an inch forward by

New Delhi, Feb 26: In the wake of Rahul going on leave this week, AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh attested to the theory that he was angry with the old guard resisting his ideas, specially his attempt at democratization of the party. "Some people believe they will lose the clout they enjoy today if party workers are empowered in local bodies, PCCs and elections (within) are held

New Delhi, Feb 25: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said best efforts are being made to fulfil people's aspiration in the NDA government's first full-fledged Rail Budget. Prabhu will present the Rail Budget 2015-16 tomorrow in the Lok Sabha. "We have tried our best to fulfil people's aspirations and expectation (in the budget) despite the fact that railways is passing through hard times,"

New Delhi, Feb 25: Pictures of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi purportedly in a hill station generated speculation about his whereabouts but the party said they were taken in 2008. Rahul has gone on leave of absence for a few weeks for reflecting on the party's string of electoral defeats, including in Delhi, and there was speculation he was away abroad. But Jagdish Sharma, claiming to be

New Delhi, Feb 25: Social activist Anna Hazare, who is spearheading agitation against amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, today rubbished Government's claim that these were more "effective" and "farmer-friendly", saying it was trying to mislead the people. Hazare said the BJP government has misled people on several fronts including the black money issue and decentralisation of power, while

Jammu, Feb 25: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is likely to be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said differences with BJP over contentious issues like Article 370 and AFSPA have been ironed out in the Common Mininum Programme. The 78-year-old former CM said it would be a historic opportunity for the PDP-BJP alliance to remove the decades of mistrust

Mumbai, Feb 25: Defending RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks about Mother Teresa, Shiv Sena today said he had spoken the "bitter truth". "The objective of missionaries who came to India has been to convert people here to Christianity," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said. "Muslims forced religious conversions with sword... Christians did it with money and in the guise of service," it

New Delhi, Feb 25: Demanding the withdrawal of the BJP government's Land Ordinance which is being considered as anti-farmer, the Congress on Wednesday will hold a protest rally called 'Zameen Wapsi Andolan' at Jantar Mantar. Top Congress brass, including president Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel, AICC general secretaries Digvijay Singh, Madhusoodhan Mistry, Ajay Maken, former Rural

New Delhi, Feb 24: The first formal announcement of a PDP-BJP alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir was made by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and BJP President Amit Shah who met here to give final touches to the Common Minimum Programme (CMP). This will be followed by a meeting between PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who is set to be the J-K Chief Minister, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi/Mumbai Feb 24: A severe shortage of attractive malls has made setting up shop in India easier said than done, crimping expansion plans for both foreign retailers such as Lacoste and domestic giants like department store chain Shoppers Stop. India's searing heat, heavy traffic and cluttered pavements make malls the most popular option for urban middle class consumers looking for a day out