Mayawati, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who is undeniably the leader of Bahujan Samaj Party, has been chosen once again to lead the part for three more years.
 
The election was held during the two-day meeting of the BSP national executives, which got over at the residence of the Chief ...

Kalki Subramanian, the founder-director of the Sahodari foundation, which is an organization that is providing support for the trans-genders, will be launching a matrimonial website for transsexual women, www.thiunangai.net, which is the first initiative of its kind.
 
The matchmaking ...

Following the footsteps of the other states in India, the Punjab police has decided to rope in citizens as traffic marshals.
 
"This is a pilot project initiated by state Director General of Police (DGP) P.S Gill and it will be launched in six major cities of the state on Aug 28," ...

According to reports, the second instalment of the arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission will be paid by the Government.
 
"As in the case of the first instalment of the arrears, government servants would be permitted to deposit their arrears in their GPF (general provident fund) ...

According to the Congress general Secretary, Rahul Gandhi, curbing the growing disparity among the rich and poor will be his priority than becoming the prime minister of India.
 
"Today, there are two worlds in the country. One which is progressing very fast and another the backward ...

The 17th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award has been presented to Guatam Bhai of Paunar Ashram, Maharashtra, by Indian PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Bhai received the award for his endorsing communal harmony, peace and goodwill.
 
The award is presented on Aug 20, the birthday of late Rajiv ...

The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by Forbes has UPA President Sonia Gandhi and ICICI Bank CEO and Managing Director Chanda Kochhar among the top 20.
 
The list which is led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel has Sonia Gnadhi at number 13 and Chanda Kochaar at number ...

PETA co-founder and MP, Maneka Gandhi, has asked the Puerto Rico governor in a letter to put a ban on the import of monkeys, from Mauritius, which are being used as testers in lab experiments.
 
"After learning about a proposal to construct a massive monkey-breeding facility in Guayama, ...

The 12th Rajiv Gandhi National Award is scheduled to be held at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Nariman Point, Mumbai on 19 Aug 2009.
 
Bollywood heartthrobs Shahid Kapur and Katrina Kaif are among the list of persons who will be honoured with this award.
 
The others who ...

According to RBI, lack of rain can cause an increase in the prices of the essential commodities.
 
"The erratic monsoon may put pressure on inflation and could increase the prices," RBI Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarty told the reporters.
 
He has added that the ...

Assam Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has been asked to quit office after he and his aides were accused of taking money for transfers and postings when he was governor of Jharkhand.

Razi, who had been sworn in as Assam's governor on July 27, has asked for more time before he submits his ...

According to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, India is safe for successful hosting of international tournaments. He said this after watching the World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad.
 
Chidambaram added that he wanted to express his gratitude towards Andhra Pradesh state ...

In an interview to CNN-IBN channel, the former external affairs minister blamed India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the Partition.

"Nehru believed in a highly centralized polity. That's what he wanted India to be. Jinnah wanted a federal polity. That even Gandhi accepted. ...

Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, was detained at Newark airport for security check-up by US officials and was released only after Indian diplomats intervened. Shah Rukh Khan was detained for questioning by the US officials even after telling them that he is a movie star. It is yet another ...

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has blasted stores that are selling masks at "three times" the price when the swine flu situation in many parts of the country is "grave".
 

"Three days ago I scurried to buy myself a mask wanting to use it at the airport. Imagine my ...

The following are the highlights of President Pratibha Patil's Independence Day-eve address to the nation: 
 
* Democracy, inclusive economic development, social empowerment and the value system based on our heritage are the building blocks of our nationhood.

* The voice of every ...

According to Sachin Pilot,  Minister of State for Information Technology & Communication, 13 world class universities will be opened in the country.
 
While speaking to the reporters in Ajmer, Pilot told that there are plans to spend about Rs 600 crore in Ajmer and Pushkar under ...

A panel consisting of four people has been formed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to look into the dispute over natural gas between Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries and the ADAG group.
 
The panel which is led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee includes Petroleum Minister ...

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Amethi, his Lok Sabha constituency, on August 17 to check the development of the projects.
 
Rahul planned this surprise visit to his constituency as he had received the complaints from the villagers that benefits of various central ...

About Rs. 35 million has been approved by Union Railways Minister, Mamata Banerjee, for the Eastern Railway (ER) open theatre that has been named after the noted Bengali theatre icon, Sambhu Mitra.
 
"Indian Railways have at least 1.4 million staff and we've schools, colleges for the ...

Sonia Gandhi, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Rae Bareli MP who is in Lucknow has plans toll make surprise visits in villages in her constituency to check out development works there.
 
Sonia Gandhi left for Rae Bareli after she reached Lucknow on Monday morning, where ...

Ace journalist and the former The Statesman editor, D.P. Kumar, passed away in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. He succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
 
"Debu", as he was known among his friends, Kumar was 79. He is survived by his wife Bindi, two daughters Shalini ...

The Jharkhand government will be requesting a relief package of Rs.400 crore from the central government as all its districts are now declared drought-hit.
 
"The state government will soon demand around Rs.400 crore from the central government as incentive for loss of crops and subsidy ...

Social activist Deep Joshi has been chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award. Congratulaing him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that his work would inspire others to dedicate their lives for rural upliftment.
 
Manmohan Singh praised Joshi for "his leadership and ...

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday said the more than 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamils living as refugees in 112 camps in Tamil Nadu should be given immigrant status.
 
He said that the Sri Lankan Tamils living in Tamil Nadu since 1983, still have the refugee status while those in ...

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race, which is scheduled to happen on Aug 7 in Alappuzha, Kerala, will have Congress President, Sonia Gandhi as the chief guest.
 
District Collector Minnie Antony said the Nehru Trophy Boat Race this year would see the presence of many VIPs, including Gandhi, apart ...

If you are in an emergency and looking for a doctor, then all you need to do is to dial 1-800 1021102 or log into www.JustHealth.in. All the information you need on the doctor, his contact number and address of a hospital is available free of charge.
 
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Devendra Nath Dwivedi, the veteran Congress man,  who had been appointed as the governor of Gujarat a fortnight ago but was yet to take charge, died of liver complications in New Delhi on Saturday. He was 74.
 
Dwivedi, a former Supreme Court lawyer, was appointed governor of Gujarat on ...

The elegant former princess of Cooch Behar, Gayatri Devi, passed way in Jaipur on Wednesday. She was 90. She was the Queen of Jaipur and was once considered among the world's most beautiful women.
 
She had been admitted to the Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (SDMH) in Jaipur on July ...

The much talked about Chand-Fiza love saga took a fresh twist on Tuesday with the former Haryana deputy chief minister returning to both Hinduism and his original name of Chander Mohan. This has now raised a question mark over the status of his second wife, Anuradha Bali, who had changed her name ...