Politics

The Supreme Court had on July 6 quashed the CBI probe against Mayawati in the disproportionate assets case.

Keshubhai Patel said Modi ruled like a dictator and that Gujarat was in a state of mini-emergency.

According to Pranab, after being elected as President, he would be engaging more in reading and studies.

The new NCTC proposal is likely to come up in a meeting of cabinet committee on security after the presidential polls, the sources said.

Sangma said he was still inspired by Congress ideology which "now does not have leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi".

A party meeting called in by senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh to sort through the crisis was held up as Gowda supporters refused to attend.

Union Minister Farooq Abdullah asked the Muslim community to maintain their faith in the Indian legal system.

The BJP charged that Manmohan Singh was equally responsible for the state of affairs.

Krishna added that he will visit Islamabad before he goes for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said his government has taken several steps in the last three months to improve the situation.

The lunch hosted by Akhliesh Yadav for Pranab Mukherjee in Lucknow on Tuesday was attended by two convicted MLAs.

Nitish remained stuck to his stand for a secular person to be projected as the NDA's prime ministerial candidate in the next general elections.

In a show of strength, BS Yeddyurappa loyalist Jagadish Shettar on Sunday released a list of 52 supporting MLAs.

The senior leader from the North East hoped that the parties from the North East will back his candidature.

Bihar has demanded a special package of Rs 4,000 crore every year during the 12th Five Year Plan for its development work.

Anand Sharma has said he will soon write to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking his support on the politically sensitive issue.