Andhra MP pitches for Telangana state
Ponnam Prabhakar, an MP from Andhra Pradesh, on Monday, made a pitch for a separate state of Telangana.
Participating in the discussion on the economic resolution, during the 83rd plenary, Mr Prabhakar reminded the party of its December 9 announcement. Batting for a
PM for better ties with Pak, China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that friendly ties with Islamabad will only be possible when it ensures that its territory is not used for terrorist activities against India.
BJP rejects PM’s PAC probe offer
Reiterating its demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the BJP rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer of appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The BJP said that though it welcomes the breaking of silence by the Prime Minister on the issue but Dr Singh cannot chose the forum of his “inquiry”.
The party also claimed that Congress’ reference to the BJP at its plenary session shows that the Congress is suffering from “a BJP phobia”.
Pranab slams Opp. on logjam
Launching a frontal attack on Opposition, especially the BJP, for stalling the almost entire proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament during winter session, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee accus
Cabinet toils for perfect plenary
Delhi ministers led by chief minister Sheila Dikshit pulled up all socks to make the city a perfect host for the Congress plenary session in Burari.
2 held for robbery, stabbing
A rickshaw-puller was stabbed by two criminals when he resisted their robbery attempt in Daryaganj area of central Delhi on Saturday evening.
Man stabbed to death by robbers
A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by five assailants in Vijay Vihar area of outer Delhi on Saturday evening.
Retd. teacher, 68, murdered in Vasant Kunj
The brutally battered body of a retired teacher was found at his south Delhi residence on Sunday morning.
Snow hits flights to Heathrow
Airlines cancelled flights on Sunday between India and London following closure of London Heathrow airport on account of heavy snowfall.
Medvedev agenda: Defence, N-ties, Bollywood
India and Russia are likely to sign a number of agreements in the defence, civil nuclear cooperation, space and economy sectors after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds talks with Prime Minister