Government
Supreme Court issues notices to AP ministers, officials in Jaganmohan Reddy assets’ case
13 Mar 2012
Akhilesh Yadav anointed as UP chief minister
10 Mar 2012
Widely considered to have outsmarted Rahul Gandhi in 'youth' politics, Akhilesh Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was today officially anointed by the party as the next chief minister of UP
UPA allies, opposition talk of mid-term polls
09 Mar 2012
After the poor showing by the Congress in recently concluded state elections, talk of mid-term polls adds to the UPA's anxieties
Manipur: Congress looks set to retain power
06 Mar 2012
Punjab: SAD-BJP combine back in the saddle
06 Mar 2012
Goa CM resigns as BJP-MGP combine win majority
06 Mar 2012
Mulayam Singh’s SP set to form government in UP
06 Mar 2012
The Congress Party has come a cropper in four of the five state assembly polls while it managed to wrest power in Manipur with a clear majority over a coalition of parties
HC pulls up Bengal govt over tardy murder probe
03 Mar 2012
Cabinet clears five-fold hike in penalty for drunken driving
01 Mar 2012
Under the proposed amendments, the fine for drunken driving will range from Rs2,000 to Rs10,000 and imprisonment from six months to four years
States oppose stronger Railway Protection Force
29 Feb 2012
BJP denies crisis in Karnataka
24 Feb 2012
Parliament panel backs Rs3 lakh I-T exemption limit
24 Feb 2012
The committee wants the government to raise the income tax exemption limit to give relief to fixed income groups in view of the near double-digit inflation
SC questions Modi government over Justice Vayas's appointment
24 Feb 2012
The Supreme Court today questioned the Modi government for bypassing it while appointing the chairman of a probe body investigating 22 alleged encounter killings in Gujarat during 2002-06
EPFO meet on hiking rates ends in new committee
22 Feb 2012
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