Politics

The Shiv Sena and MNS have kept away from the day-long bandh due to Ganesh Chaturthi.

The Congress is now looking at potential allies like Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati to avoid mid-term polls.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has already increased the number of subsidized LPG cylinders for BPL families from six to nine.

BJP also asked Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee to immediatley withdraw support to the government.

Cases against two IAS officers, five others have also been filed in connection with the scam.

Pranab Mukherjee had worked for long in West Bengal and had tackled many crises in the country's politics and economy said the CM.

The Left parties on Friday vowed a 'wave of protests' against the UPA accusing it of having become a 'burden on the people'.

The Left on Friday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is responsible for the decline in the economy.

The IMG had recommended de-allocation of four coal blocks to the government as the companies had not operationalised the mines.

Altaf Wani, a former member of the Legislative Council, fled from the spot when the police tried to take him into custody.

Jaipal Reddy also said that an increase in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene price is "unavoidable".

Modi said Gujarat would encourage setting up of units manufacturing defence equipment and would soon announce a policy to that effect.

The BJP fielded Shahnawaz Hussain to control damage, after Bal Thackeray said Sushma Swaraj is the best choice for PM's post.

FIRs would be filed against former chief ministers Pratap Singh Rane and Digambar Kamat in the illegal mining case.

Arvind Kejriwal met Anna Hazare along with his associates Manish Sisodia and Dinesh Waghela on Saturday.

Anna Hazare said though he has no plans to contest elections, he was ready to campaign for honest and clean candidates.