India

Chennai, Dec 28: Amidst demands for appointing late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's confidante Sasikala as the AIADMK general secretary ahead of crucial General Council meet, a senior party leader said there are no indications of any contest to the top post. Asked if any candidate has filed nomination for the coveted post held by Jayalalithaa, AIADMK spokesperson C Ponnaiyan told reporters that "so

Lucknow, Dec 28: Prospects of Bihar-type grand coalition in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming assembly polls ended today, with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav ruling out any alliance as he declared candidates for 325 of the 403 seats, giving a snub to his Chief Minister son Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh, away on Bundelkhand tour, was clearly upset with the announcement made by Mulayam, along with his

New Delhi, Dec 28: Faced with a barrage of criticism, scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi today declined the position of the Indian Olympic Association's Life President even as the Sports Ministry issued a showcause notice to the IOA for its controversial decision. "He has taken the decision to step aside. He had no idea that the IOA was going to do this yesterday and has declined any post till his name

New Delhi, Dec 28: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today continued his attacked on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, accusing him of practising politics of "fear and anger" and exhorted partymen to defeat his ideology. "On November 8, Modiji said he is performing a 'yagya' against corruption and black money. In every yagya someone's sacrifice is done and every yagya is done to

Chennai, Dec 28: Amid a 'Sasikala for General Secretary' chorus in AIADMK, ruckus was witnessed outside the party headquarters here today where a man sustained injuries and was rescued by the police personnel deployed at the scene even as filmstar Anandraj resigned from the party. Senior party leader and filmstar Anandraj quit the party in an apparent fallout with the close aide of late Chief

Kanpur, Dec 28: At least two people were killed and 26 others injured when 14 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah express train derailed near Rura railway station in Kanpur dehat district today. The mishap took place around 6 AM near Rura railway station, 70 km from here, Northern Central Railways PRO Amit Malviya said. Fourteen coaches of the train, 12987 Ajmer-Sealdah express, derailed when it was

New Delhi, Dec 27: Tata Sons today slapped a legal notice on its ousted chairman Cyrus P Mistry for alleged breach of confidentiality by making public sensitive company documents including minutes of board meetings, financial information and data. It termed attaching dozens of confidential and sensitive company documents with the petition filed by his family investment firms before the National

New Delhi, Dec 27: Unfazed by the absence of leaders of the Left, JD(U), SP and BSP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee along with some regional parties today sought to put up a united face raising the pitch against demonetisation by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the eight-party meeting, the leaders also sought a probe into the issue

Dehradun, Dec 27: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi's charge of helping big corporates and the rich, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government is focused on working for the poor and asserted that demonetisation has destroyed in one stroke black money, terror funding as well as human and drug trafficking. Targeting parties who are opposing the note ban, he claimed some people are upset as

Chennai, Dec 27: Senior Tamil Nadu bureaucrat P Rama Mohana Rao, who was removed as Chief Secretary after unprecedented tax raids at his home and office last week, alleged today that his life was in danger and his home and that of his son had been "searched at gunpoint". "I am still Chief Secretary. The government doesn't have guts to serve me transfer orders," Mr Rao declared in the middle of his