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Patna/New Delhi, Feb 11: Former chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar flew to New Delhi along with 130 MLAs supporting him on Tuesday, after waiting for more than 24 hours for a communiqué from Raj Bhavan. He is expected to parade his legislators before President Pranab Mukherjee soon. Most of the lawmakers flew to New Delhi in two batches in separate IndiGo flights, with Nitish leaving in the

New Delhi, Feb 11: After a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party is giving indications of positioning itself as the “credible” opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are not a regional party. We do not share anything in common with other regional parties. We wish to emerge as a credible and transparent alternative to the current politics,” party ideologue

New Delhi, Feb 10: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia said Tuesday Delhi wants an honest government. “Delhi wants an honest government. We have a vision plan for Delhi. We have good leadership for Delhi,” Mr. Sisodia said, who led in the vote count. The AAP surged ahead of the BJP and the Congress as counting of votes started for the 70-member Delhi assembly in the morning. He said the

New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the black money cases is set to widen its inquiry in view of new names of Indians with Swiss bank accounts emerging on Monday. The SIT, however, said legal action would be taken only after verification of facts. “The scope of investigation will definitely be widened due to the (emergence of) new names. We will

New Delhi, Feb 10: The stage is set for the formation of a government in Delhi as Monday saw election officials preparing for Tuesday’s counting process amid claims by the AAP and the BJP of getting a clear majority. “The counting of votes will start at 8 am and all the results should be out by 1 pm,” an election official said, indicating that early trends may emerge at about 11 am. The exit polls

New Delhi, Feb 9: In remarks which are likely to stir a controversy, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday termed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging as "wrong and badly handled". Afzal Guru, who was handed a death penalty in the 2001 Parliament attack case, was hanged on February 9, 2013. "I think the hanging was both wrong & badly handled. Family should have been warned, given a

Patna, Feb 9: Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today staked claim to form government before Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, submitting letters of support of 130 MLAs. Emerging from Raj Bhawan after an hour-long meeting with the Governor, Kumar said that if opportunity is denied to him to form government or in the event of any 'dilly dallying', he would parade 130 MLAs of JD(U), RJD

Patna, Feb 9: Bihar's ruling JD-U Monday expelled Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi from the party for six years, said JD-U chief whip Shravan Kumar. "JD-U national president Sharad Yadav has expelled Manjhi from the party for anti-party activities," said Shravan Kumar, who is considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar.

New Delhi, Feb 9: Repolling was held Monday at two booths for the Delhi assembly after anomaly was found in EVM machines, officials said Monday. According to the Election Commission officials, mock poll data was not erased at booth number 132 in Rohtas Nagar in east Delhi. At booth number 31 in Delhi Cantt's DID Lines area, the observer's report was incorrect due to problems in the voting machine

New Delhi, Feb 9: The government is expected to disclose the names of close to 60 Indians and entities as it has recently initiated tax evasion prosecution proceedings against them as part of its crackdown on black money accounts as reported in the HSBC bank's Geneva branch list. Sources said that those against whom legal action has been initiated include some corporates, business houses and other