MANISH ANAND
I lobbied the BJP, says Amar
Though the Samajwadi Party takes utmost care not to be seen along with the BJP, expelled party leader Amar Singh has revealed that SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had become the chief minister of UP third time with the “active” support of the saffron party.
Delhi for panel to hear cases
The Delhi government is in the process of setting up a Police Complaint Authority to ensure that the people in the capital can hold the cops accountable for their wrong doings. The move comes on the direction of the Union home ministry after all attempts to bring law and order within the jurisdiction of the city government yielded no result.
Afzal’s file goes back and forth
A day after the 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal guru’s mercy plea file moved from chief minister Sheila Dikshit to the lieutenant governor, and again back to her, the file finally came back to the Raj Niwas again on Wednesday with minor clarification. While Ms Dikshit has reportedly noted that the “Delhi government is in agreement
RLD sends feelers to Congress
With the UP Assembly elections slated for 2012, political realignments have begun in the state. The Ajit Singh-led RLD has sent feelers to the Congress in its bid to join the UPA.
SP Kolkata meet to be grand affair
Five-star hospitality awaits the votaries of Socialist politics during their three-day National Executive meeting in Kolkata. The founding member of the Samajwadi Party and West Bengal fisheries minister, Kiranmay Nanda, is
Sheila to stay put in Delhi till Games
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has decided to stay put in the capital till the Commonwealth Games are organised in a bid to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the successful hosting of the mega sporting event. The fallout of
SP will not send Jaya to RS again
Jaya Bachchan could just be paying the price for her friendship with Samajwadi Party’s expelled leader Amar Singh. The SP leadership has decided not to renominate her to Rajya Sabha, as her term in the Upper House comes to an end on July 4 this year.
Maya drive may put govt docs in trouble
May 11: It could be troubled time for government doctors in Uttar Pradesh. Purging of anti-social elements from the party, as ordered by BSP chief and UP chief minister Mayawati, has extended to the government doctors in the state indulging in private practices.
