Chopper deal, Kurien controversy to dominate ParliamentThe VVIP chopper deal and P J Kurien controversy are expected to dominate proceedings in Parliament tomorrow, practically the first working day of the budget session after the President's address today.
Trade unions warn of bigger agitationMajor trade unions on Thursday warned the central government of bigger agitation in the country, describing the two-day national strike as "the beginning of the chapter".
Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in KashmirChairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was today placed under house arrest here soon after his arrival from New Delhi.
Outrage over rape and murder of 3 minor sisters in Maharashtra, Centre seeks reportIn the wake of outrage over the alleged rape and murder of three minor girls in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, the Centre today sought report from the state government.
NCP wants death for accused in rape and murder of three minor sisters in MaharashtraThe NCP today demanded death sentence for the rape and murder accused of three minor sisters as it pushed for expeditious passage of the bill on crime against women.
Rahul talks of 'aligning' talent as he prepares for 2014 pollsAmid talk of possible changes in Congress in the run up to Lok Sabha polls next year, Rahul Gandhi today said there was "tremendous talent" which needed to be aligned and he was "very excited" about the exercise.
Two more Karnataka ministers quit, more may followTwo ministers quit the Karnataka government on Thursday and were set to resign from the assembly and the ruling BJP too amid speculation that more would follow ahead of the assembly polls due in May.
Khurshid's Saudi Arabia visit cancelledThe two-day visit of external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to Saudi Arabia from Saturday has been cancelled after his counterpart there was hospitalised following a severe backache.
Nationwide strike: Factories attacked in Delhi, TMC goons chop off man's ear in BengalA mob attacked at least eight factories in the capital today during the second day of a two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions, police said.
Amarnath pilgrimage registration to start from March 18The process of registering pilgrims for this year's Amarnath pilgrimage will commence from March 18 for both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes through over 400 designated bank branches, said a shrine board spokesman Thursday. A health certificate will be mandatory.
SC sets up special team to examine contents of Radia tapesA 6-member special team comprising five from CBI and one from I-T department was today constituted by SC to examine contents of tapped telephonic conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with politicians, corporate honchos and others.
SP comes out in defence of embattled KurienSamajwadi Party today came out in defence of embattled Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, saying a two-decade-old case settled by courts cannot be raked up against a person.
Bharat bandh paralyzes banks, offices for second dayPublic-sector banks and many government offices were shut on the second day of a general strike called to protest against the government's planned pro-market reforms.
Afzal, Sri Lanka protests mar President's addressProtests over the hanging of Afzal Guru and alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka marred President Pranab Mukherjee's speech in parliament Thursday.
Praveen Togadia sent back from Jammu airportVHP leader Praveen Togadia was on Thursday detained by the police at Jammu airport and sent back by authorities, fearing law and order disturbance.
Bhandara rape-murder: NCP wants death for accusedNCP on Thursday demanded death sentence for the rapists of three minor sisters in Maharashtra as it pushed for expeditious passage of the bill on crime against women.
Trinamool workers allegedly chop off panchayat employee's earA panchayat employee's ear was chopped off in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers after he skipped work on day 1 of the strike.
Trinamool workers allegedly chop off panchayat employee's ear: ReportA panchayat employee's ear was chopped off in West Bengal allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers after he skipped work on day 1 of the strike.
Ishrat Jahan fake encounter: CBI arrests Gujarat police officerCBI arrested G L Singhal in connection with the alleged fake encounter of 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan by a team of Ahmedabad crime branch officers in 2004.
Special court issues summons to Vijay Mallya over Kingfisher tax duesThe court action followed a criminal complaint by I-T officials on Tuesday against Kingfisher and Mallya for failure to remit TDS for the fiscal 2009-10.
Special court issues summons to Vijay Mallya over tax duesThe court action followed a criminal complaint by I-T officials on Tuesday against Kingfisher and Mallya for failure to remit TDS for the fiscal 2009-10.
Two ministers quit Karnataka BJP ministryTwo ministers Thursday quit the Karnataka BJP ministry and were set to resign from the assembly and the party too.
Helicopter deal: Govt to explore all options to get information from ItalyKhurshid said the government will examine "every possibility that is legally available" to secure the information which allows it to make "defaulting persons accountable."
Day 2 of nationwide strike: Several states affected; little impact in West BengalThe UP government has formed a two-member panel to probe the violence in Noida on the first day of the two-day nationwide shutdown.
Left boycotts President's addressMembers of Left parties boycotted President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday and staged demonstration.
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