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India Politics
TDP members suspended for day from Andhra assembly again
Submitted by Tarique on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 17:30.By IANS
Hyderabad : Legislators of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh assembly for the second consecutive day Tuesday for stalling the proceedings of the house.
Uproar in Chhattisgarh assembly over anti-Sonia remarks
Submitted by Tarique on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 16:46.By IANS
Raipur : Chaos prevailed in the Chhattisgarh assembly Tuesday and it was adjourned for the day over alleged derogatory remarks a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian made against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
All 19 TRS legislators quit in Andhra Pradesh
Submitted by Tarique on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 15:11.By IANS
Hyderabad : A day after four of its MPs quit the Lok Sabha, all 19 legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) Tuesday resigned from both houses of the Andhra Pradesh legislature to protest the delay in granting statehood to Telangana region.
Veliyam Bhargavan re-elected Kerala CPI secretary
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 12:25.By IANS
Thrissur (Kerala) : Veliyam Bhargavan was re-elected secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) state unit at the 20th state party conference here Tuesday.
Rule of law is supreme: Lalu Prasad
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 12:23.By IANS
New Delhi : Appreciating Home Minister Shivraj Patil's statement Tuesday that every Indian had the right to work anywhere in the country including Mumbai, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said rule of law was supreme and would take it own course against anyone trying to divide the nation.
Somnath or Shiva - take your pick
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 12:18.By IANS
New Delhi : What's common between Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and Lord Shiva? A lot, says Chatterjee!
When the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee (BAC) was discussing holidays for Mahashivaratri, the birthday of Lord Shiva observed Thursday, MPs wanted Friday to be declared an off too so they could spend the weekend at their hometowns.
Nadiadwala and Sajid Khan come clear on Raj Thackeray
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 12:14.By IANS
Mumbai : Producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Sajid Khan clarified that although they had participated in the signature rally opposing a gag order against Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, they are not supporting his stand on north Indians.
Two Congress activists die discussing polls in Tripura
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:45.By IANS
Agartala : Two Congress party supporters died of heart attack in Tripura following heated arguments over which party would form the next government.
Assembly elections were held for the 60-member Tripura legislature Feb 23.
Places of worship under terror threat: Minister
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:35.By IANS
New Delhi : The government has got "credible intelligence inputs" about terrorist threats to places of religious worship in the country, Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal admitted in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
Jayaprada's status as MP in jeopardy
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 11:25.By IANS
Chennai : The future of actor-politician Jayaprada as a MP is in jeopardy as a result of legal hassles over properties she owns here.
Hearings in Madras High Monday have brought to light the fact that the Samajwadi Party MP had been legally in a state of insolvency since September 2006.
