Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednes-day criticised self-styled Gandhian Anna Hazare for justifying the recent physical assault on him, saying Mr Hazare had redefined “Gandhism” and “non-violence”.

The parliamentary standing committee examining the Lokpal Bill on Wednesday adopted its report on the proposed anti-corruption ombudsman law. It has 16 dissent notes, including last-minute ones by three Congress members, who favour inclusion of Group C employees within its purview.

The government on Wednesday formally announced it had put in abeyance the decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. This paved the way for Parliament to resume normal business after a nine-day logjam.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union minister for communications & information technology Kapil Sibal during the inaugural ceremony of India Telecom 2011 “m-Powering India” at DRDO Bhavan in New De

The CBI, probing the Bhanwari Devi case, on Wednesday conducted a detailed psychological analysis test on former Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna. The psychological analysis test, sources said, lasted for more than three hours.

Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Wednesday took strong exception to the alleged attempt by some Congress leaders to “tarnish” his image by “mischievously” linking him to allotment of mining leases in Madhya Pradesh to a private entrepreneur and threatened to sue them.

By working to give political momentum to allegations of fodder scam bribery against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, the main Opposition party RJD sees the JD(U) stalwart and NDA’s reluctant prime ministerial candidate in jail in due course like RJD boss Lalu Prasad Yadav had suffered earlier.

The Congress in Uttar Pradesh is evolving a new strategy to expand its vote base among Muslims.

In the second phase of his Jansampark Yatra in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will cover five districts in the state which are considered strongholds of the Samajwadi Party.

Claiming that the Congress is not getting political mileage for the Centrally sponsored flagship schemes, state party leaders are gearing up to build brand “Rahul Bhaiyya” image on the lines of former Prime Minister Indira