India

Mumbai, September 29: Maharashtra Governor K Sankarnarayanan today accepted the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who quit following reports about his alleged involvement in a Rs 20,000 crore irrigation scam. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met the Governor this morning and handed over Pawar's resignation. "The Governor has accepted Ajit Pawar's resignation as

Bangalore, September 29: India’s advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched early on Saturday on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Weighing some 3,400 kg at lift-off, it is Indian Space Research Organisation’s 101st space mission. According to Bangalore-headquartered ISRO, the spacecraft, carrying 30 communication transponders (12 Ku-band, 12 C

New Delhi, September 29: Brajesh Mishra, who played a key role in shaping India’s foreign policy during the A B Vajpayee regime from 1998 to 2004, died at a private hospital here, following illness on Friday. India’s first national security adviser and principal secretary to Vajpayee, Mishra was 84. His father, Dwarka Prasad Mishra, was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and considered close to then

Kochi, September 28: Aiming at reducing liquor consumption, Kerala High court has suggested prohibition of liquor sales and its consumption till 5pm and also sought penal provisions to dissuade people from hitting the bottle during day time. The suggestions in this regard were put forth by a Division Bench, comprising Justice C N Ramachandran Nair and Justice C K Abdul Rehim, yesterday, while

Mumbai, September 28: Ahead of a crucial meeting of NCP legislature party to discuss the resignation of Ajit Pawar, party president Sharad Pawar today met the deputy chief minister whose stepping down has plunged the Congress-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra into a crisis. The meeting is underway at the Worli residence of Union minister Praful Patel. Ajit Pawar had quit his post on Tuesday

New Delhi, September 28: The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Karnataka government today for ignoring the Prime Minister's orders in a huge dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu over sharing of water from the River Cauvery. On Tuesday, the Cauvery River Authority, headed by the Prime Minister, asked Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water everyday to its neighbour till October 15. Karnataka

Surajkund (Haryana), September 28: The BJP national council on Friday approved an amendment to the party's constitution to allow a second consecutive term for its president. Hitherto, a BJP president could only serve a single three-year term. The amendment to Section 21 of the Bharatiya Janata Party's constitution says that any eligible member can hold the post of the president for two consecutive

Kolkata, September 28: Congress has criticised Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today for her 'personal attack' on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said such 'impulsiveness' violated political decorum. "We have noted with dismay that the West Bengal Chief Minister has indulged in a personal attack on the Prime Minister and even described him as not being a grassroots leader besides

New Delhi, September 28: Panchayat leaders from Jammu and Kashmir met Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to demand safety and empowerment while the Youth Congress launched an agitation in the state to highlight their cause, setting the stage for a faceoff between Congress and its J&K partner, National Conference. The Congress support for panchayat leaders in J&K came barely two days after Rahul flagged the

Kolkata/New Delhi, September 27: Congress on Thursday hit out at former ally and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for her 'personal attack' on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and mimicking him, saying such 'impulsiveness' violated political decorum. "We have noted with dismay that the West Bengal chief minister has indulged in a personal attack on the Prime Minister and even described him