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New Delhi, Apr 26: The Congress made it clear on Friday that it had not promised a sub-quota for OBC Muslims as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. It said the party cannot do anything until the matter is resolved in the court. The clarification came from Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal after the Bharatiya Janata Party, responding to a newspaper report, described it as a “last desperate

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 New Delhi, Apr 25: Wikileaks released an electronic telegram sent in 1977 that contained classified information about the Congress party president Indira Gandhi. It was sent from the Department of State (USA) to New Delhi, India. The cable cites former Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy as the source who told a US

New Delhi, Apr 25: A Congress promise of reservation for backward Muslims on Friday kicked up a row with BJP calling it a “last desperate” act on its part to get some votes, a charge rejected outright by Congress which said it has not come out with any supplementary manifesto. “Congress has not come out with any sub-manifesto,” party spokesperson and Law Minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday

New Delhi, Apr 25: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others were today chargesheeted in a special court by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case relating to the 2G spectrum allocation scam. ED in its charge sheet also named DMK Supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal, Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd (STPL) promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka

Rae Bareli, Apr 25: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday attacked BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying he should stop using expressions like "ABC" and "RSVP" as he was not addressing educational institutions but the country's people. ''You must be hearing in the television, sometimes ABC sometimes RSVP and sometimes 'da se desh and ka se kawa. Kabhi ba sey bass bhi toh kariye' (You talk

New Delhi, Apr 25: The Supreme Court Friday referred to a constitution bench the question whether the government can release a life term convict whose death sentence has been converted into life imprisonment and said that the seven conspirators in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case will not be released for now. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam framed several questions to be

Patna, Apr 25: BJP leader Giriraj Singh today got some relief as a Patna court granted him anticipatory bail for his alleged hate speeches during election campaign. Patna District and Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar granted bail to Singh in the context of an FIR lodged at Patna airport police station on April 21 under provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950 and Indian Penal Code(IPC)

Varanasi, Apr 25: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today disclosed total assets worth Rs 1.65 crore -a rise of Rs 14.34 lakh from his declaration for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat about a fortnight back. The Gujarat Chief Minister's wealth is Rs 68 lakh higher than his main opponent AAP's Arvind Kejriwal who yesterday declared his individual assets at Rs 96.25 lakh. However, former Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 24: High voter enthusiasm today marked the sixth phase of polling covering 117 constituencies spread across 12 states as the race to the Lok Sabha crossed the half-way mark with stakes high for Congress and BJP. Barring the killing of a policeman in Assam's Kokrajhar district in BSF firing to ward off mobs trying to capture a booth and a suspected Maoist attack on a poll team in

New Delhi, Apr 24: Congress demanded registration of an FIR against Narendra Modi, dubbing telecast of his roadshow and his filing of nomination in Varanasi as a "flagrant violation" of the model code as voting was under way in 117 constituencies on Thursday. "We do not want just issuing of notice. We want action. An FIR should be registered against all BJP leaders involved including the candidate