‘India’ News

Jaswant Singh’s Jinnah: India-Partition Independence is reproduction of Pakistani writer’s work, says historian

Friday, September 11, 2009 9:26

After being expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his controversial book, former Union Minister Jaswant Singh seems to be finding himself in the midst of another controversy.

Curfew relaxed in Miraj, Sangli, Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra

Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:58

After a week of riots, curfew was relaxed in the towns of  Miraj, Sangli and Ichalkaranji, for four hours, on September 9, 2009.

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CBSE to make Class 10 examination optional, divide Class 10 into two semesters from 2011

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 5:40

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made examinations for Class 10 optional from 2011.

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RSS head Mohan Bhagwat meets Vajpayee, discusses politics

RSS head Mohan Bhagwat meets Vajpayee, discusses politics

Saturday, September 5, 2009 13:59

Mohan Bhagwat, the Sarsanghchalak (supreme head) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has met Atal Bihari Vaypayee, retired leader of the Bharatiya Janata Parry (BJP) and former Prime Minister.

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Counting date for 2009 Lok Sabha General elections

Friday, May 1, 2009 15:21

... is 16, May 2009! Why do I think this is worth specifically writing a post about? Because a lot of us would go to a search engine and type out the question and expect an answer. I did. I found answers too, but it was not so easy. Not instantneous. Hopefully ...

Ramesh Kumar, J.P Aggarwal are new North-east, South Delhi Congress nominees

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:23

The Congress party announced that Ramesh Kumar and J.P Aggarwal will be their candidates for North East Delhi and South Delhi constituencies.

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LJP & RJD seat-sharing deal in Bihar, Congress may go alone

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:26

RJD and LJP go behind Congress' back; get into seat-sharing deal in Bihar - Congress will likely contest alone now

Who will be the winner of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections?

Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:29

Nice question. Can anyone predict this? No. But it is a fun topic to explore nevertheless. Right now, there are three major groupings for the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: They are the UPA (United Progressive Alliance), NDA (National Democratic Alliance) and the so-called Third Front. Major parties in the UPA include the ...

No country for free speech: Statesman editor & publisher arrested, granted bail

No country for free speech: Statesman editor & publisher arrested, granted bail

Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:44

Offend any religion at your own peril

Mangalore pub attack is a culture clash – time to choose your side

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 20:40

A lot of us have been a bit angry and emotional over what we saw as hooligans man-handling young girls, slapping and beating them at Mangalore's Pub Amnesia.  We saw the reaction of the media, the Indian government, the Karnataka government, and the various parties. We have had politicians supporting the ideas ...