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New Delhi, Dec 25: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday accepted the Delhi lieutenant governor's proposal on government formation by the Aam Admi Party. The home ministry sent the President's communication to lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on government formation by Arvind Kejriwal. "It is up to LG to decide date of swearing-in after holding consultation with the chief minister-designate," the

Malkangiri (Odisha), Dec 25: Armed Maoists blew up a block office building at Padia in Odisha's Malkangiri district early today using powerful explosives, police said. A group of armed ultras, including women, stormed into Padia, about 70 km from here, in the early hours and entered the block office building after breaking the lock, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Akhileswar Singh said. The

New Delhi, Dec 25: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday managed to keep his political outfit intact and denied reports of rift by saying that a key party MLA Vinod Kumar Binny is not upset with his decision to allocate Cabinet berth to a few elected leaders. "Binny is not miffed, he met me Tuesday evening at my residence and told me that he has not joined the party for any

Muzaffarnagar , Dec 25: Amid heightened political tempers over the plight of riot victims in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli, administrations in two districts are trying to wind up at least half-a-dozen relief camps where displaced Muslims are braving the chilly weather while battling with poor conditions. The State officials, for whom camps are “officially” over since they have completed the formality

New Delhi, Dec 24: Arvind Kejriwal is understood to have finalised his team of ministers that includes his trusted associate Manish Sisodia and five others to be inducted into his ministry that will be sworn in later this week. Besides Mr Sisodia, a former journalist who won from Patparganj constituency, the Cabinet will include Rakhi Birla, the giant killer who defeated PWD Minister Rajkumar

New Delhi, Dec 24: Senior BJP pleader L K Advani on Tuesday contested allegations that Sardar Patel was anti-Muslim and quoted Rafiq Zakaria, an Islamic scholar and Congress leader, who had done research on the ‘Iron Man’, to underline his nationalistic credentials. In his blog, Mr. Advani expressed surprise at a “perverse” article in a national magazine which quoted records to brand Patel as a

New Delhi, Dec 24: Shortly after it pulled off the biggest political surprise in recent years by its stunning electoral debut, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has followed it up by taking an unexpected risk of forming the government with Congress support. Given the apparent dislike both parties have for each other, a fact proved by near vitriolic statements from prominent Congress and AAP leaders even

New Delhi, Dec 24: Dense fog in the national capital has disrupted flight schedule once again this morning. At the Indira Gandhi International Airport, only one of the two main runways is operational. Runway 28 is currently operational with a visibility of 150 metres. Runway 29, where visibility has dropped to less than 50 metres, is closed. Two international arrivals have been delayed while one

New Delhi, Dec 23: India and the US may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's case with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN headquarters. Khobragade, who was arrested on December 12 in New York, had been transferred by the

New Delhi, Dec 23: Veteran journalist and first Indian Editor of The Statesman, Pran Chopra passed away this morning following brief illness. He was 92. Chopra is survived by wife and two daughters. The Editor's Guild of India had condoled the death of Chopra, who was former executive member of the body. Born in Lahore in January 1921, Chopra received his education there and began his career in