General Politics

Yeddyurappa asks Renuka to stop making irresponsible statements

Karnataka Chief Minister BS YeddyurappaBangalore, Feb 8 : Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday asked Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury to stop making irresponsible statements on the Mangalore pub attacks.

"Let her come and ascertain the facts. A probe is on and the truth will come out. Till then she should stop making comments on the state government," Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bangalore.

CPI (M) does not rule out supporting a Govt. including Congress

CPI (M) does not rule out supporting a Govt. including CongressNew Delhi, Feb. 8 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has not ruled out the possibility of supporting a government with Congress party as its part at the centre after Lok Sabha elections, though such a situation was improbable.

Report: German economics minister offers to quit

Report: German economics minister offers to quit Berlin - German Economics Minister Michael Glos has offered to resign, the newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Saturday.

The newspaper said the minister had informed Chancellor Angela Merkel of his intention.

Glos is a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party of Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU).

The 64-year-old Glos expressed his desire to step down in a letter to CSU leader Host Seehofer, who is also president of the southern German state of Bavaria.

Nationalist Congress Party bargains for more seats

Nationalist Congress Party bargains for more seatsMumbai, Feb 7: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with an eye on the forthcoming general elections has demanded more seats from the Congress Party.

The NCP working committee met on Friday where party leaders resolved to push for more seats.

The meeting was chaired by NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

The members of the working committed discussed on seat distribution in the forthcoming general elections.

Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz elected for Rajya Sabha

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad New Delhi, Feb. 6, : Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad and Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz were declared unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir in the biennial polls on Friday.

The Returning Officer for the polls, M. Ramzan said, "Since there was no other candidate contesting against them, Soz and Azad have been declared elected unopposed."

The Election Comission had earlier issued three notifications for four Rajya Sabha seats for Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP national executive to discuss general election strategy in Nagpur today

BJP national executive to discuss general election strategy in Nagpur todayNagpur, Feb 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive will today discuss effective strategies to defeat the Congress in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

While the National Executive of the party will be held today, the two-day National Council will meet on Saturday and Sunday. About 200 and over 5,000 delegates are expected to attend the two events respectively.

The three-day meet will be a session dedicated to give directions to the party rank and file for the final Lok Sabha polls preparation.

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