Tag: U
By Roping In Mukhtaar, Mayawati Dents Her Image
BSP chief Mayawati has never been known in Uttar Pradesh for political niceties. Yet she caught many by surprise when she ushered into the party known crime don-turned-politician Mukhtaar Ansaari.....
NRIs Add To Poll Pitch In Punjab
Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state.....
Vodafone, Idea In Merger Talks For Telco With 400 Mn Users
Ending months of speculation, Vodafone on Monday confirmed it's in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what will be the largest such deal in the country's telecom space once it materialises.....
'Hindu Exodus' Not An Election Issue In Kairana
The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a non-issue in the electoral battle here.....
Debate During Budget Session, PM Tells Parties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed hope that the budget session of Parliament will see peaceful debates despite political differences.....
Amulya Kumar Patnaik Is New Delhi Police Chief
Amulya Kumar Patnaik, currently a Special Commissioner, has been appointed the Delhi Police Commissioner, the Home Ministry announced on Monday.....
Five Soldiers Rescued From Avalanche Succumb To Injuries
Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday.....
Manmohan, Chidambaram Deny Favouring Mallya
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the BJP's allegation that they had favoured industrialist Vijay Mallya in getting loans.....
34 Trains Delayed, 6 Rescheduled Due To Fog
At least 34 trains were delayed and six rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said.....
Modi Looks Forward To 'fruitful' Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....
