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Lucknow, Jun 20: With Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi taking charge of the BJP’s election campaign, the saffron party could once again return to the “Hindutva” plank in Uttar Pradesh in an attempt to reap electoral dividends in the forthcoming general election. Modi’s protege and BJP general secretary Amit Shah, who concluded a two-day visit to UP after being appointed in-charge of the state

Patna, Jun 19: After dumping ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Bihar Assembly. A total of 126 votes, including four of the Congress and one of the CPI, were cast in favour of the confidence motion while 24, including 22 of Lalu Prasad-led RJD, voted against the motion as the BJP members staged a walkout before the vote. Those who

New Delhi, Jun 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will on Wednesday make an aerial survey of rain-ravaged areas in Uttarkhand where flash floods have claimed over a hundred lives and left thousands of pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded. The situation created by the heavy rains and floods in the state was discussed at the Congress Core Group meeting this

Dehradun/Shimla, Jun 19: The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented flash floods that claimed over 131 lives in Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and left over 70,000 pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded. The shrine, one of the four holy dhams, in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand bore the brunt of torrential rains. About 500

Dehradun, Jun 18: More than 30 people died and 57,000 pilgrims visiting the Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri shrines were stranded in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts on Monday as unprecedented rains wreaked havoc on Uttarakhand. Rains also pounded Himachal Pradesh and several parts of Haryana, which were flooded after the level of the Yamuna rose alarmingly. Reports from

New Delhi, Jun 17: Monsoon woes gripped several parts of north India today as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, leaving over 50 people dead and hundreds stranded, while several parts in Haryana were flooded after water level of Yamuna rose alarmingly. Flashfloods in the Ganga and its tributaries triggered by incessant rains for over 48 hours left a

Patna, Jun 17: Wading into BJP politics, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused his estranged ally of "betraying" and "cornering" elders in the party in an oblique reference to the sidelining of L K Advani over the Narendra Modi issue. "Those who have betrayed and cornered their own elders have no right to point fingers at others. Those who cannot respect their elders and sideline them

New Delhi, Jun 17: Shares in Jet Airways plunged 10 per cent on Monday after the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) deferred a decision on Gulf carrier Etihad Airways' planned 24 per cent stake buy in Jet Airways on Friday. Jet shares traded 10 per cent lower at Rs. 423.50 as of 09.16 a.m. against a flat start in broader markets. FIPB has sought more details on "effective control" and

New Delhi, Jun 17: The bitter falling out between BJP and JD(U) was evident with the saffron party releasing Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's 2003 speech in which he praised Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as a leader with a future outside the state. The BJP move to embarrass Kumar - who has made opposition to Modi a cornerstone of his "secular" politics - is intended to argue that the Bihar CM was

Patna, Jun 16: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will seek a vote of confidence on the floor of state assembly on June 19. Speaking to reporters after meeting Bihar governor DY Patil, Nitish Kumar said the cabinet has decided to call a special session of Bihar assembly to prove the government's majority. According to Times Now, Nitish Kumar, who met the governor on Sunday afternoon, informed him