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Dalit unity - A Congress initiative

Paswan to lead dalits and tribals on a common platform

A new outfit National Dalit Front is in the offing to counter Mayawati
Kushal Jeena - 05-11-2008 10:42 GMT-0000
New Delhi: In a move to counter BSP chief Mayawati's growing political influence beyond Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has initiated a move to bring together all dalit and tribal organizations at a common platform called National Dalit Front, which would be headed by Ramvilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party.
War against crime and terror

VIPs too should help police verifications

Tackling servant verification becoming tough
Santosh Thakur - 04-11-2008 10:10 GMT-0000
New Delhi: VIPs of the National Capital Territory should come forward and help police personnel to verify the antecedents of their servants, said Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister of State, Home Affairs.
Role of saffron outfits feared

Sign of change in political equations within NDA

Smaller parties are unhappy with the BJP
Abhijit Roy Chowdhury - 04-11-2008 09:57 GMT-0000
New Delhi: An uneasy calm appears to be prevailing over the National Democratic Alliance on the role of saffron outfits in the terror relating activities, as these pro-Hindu militant groups are indirectly backed by Bhartiya Janata Party, the largest political
party within the NDA.
The terror issue: BJP vs Congress

Congress to tone down its attack on `Hindu' terrorism issue

Fears alienation of Hindu voters and whipping up communal passions
Abhijit Roy Chowdhury - 03-11-2008 10:48 GMT-0000
New Delhi: Top leadership of the Congress party is divided over the aggressive attacks on BJP over Hindu terrorism issue as it feels can alienate Hindu voters and can whip up communal passion.
India: Attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra

Indian minister embarasses his own government

Lalu adamant on urging legislators from Bihar to resign en masse
Kushal Jeena - 03-11-2008 10:33 GMT-0000
New Delhi: Embarrassed over the call given by the RJD chief and Railway Minister Lalu Yadav asking all MPs and legislators from Bihar to resign en masse in protest against the killing of north Indians in Maharashtra by henchmen of Raj Thackrey, the Congress high command has reportedly urged the agitated minister not to press further his demand as it would cause instability to the UPA government.
India: Bharatiya Janata Party

Resentment in Delhi BJP against V K Malhotra

Differences surface within India's opposition in the national capital
Kushal Jeena - 31-10-2008 10:37 GMT-0000
New Delhi: A strong resentment in the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata party has come to the fore against the off-the-cuff remarks and style of functioning of party's chief ministerial candidate Vijay Kumar Malhotra during the ongoing election campaign trail for the next-month assembly polls.
Foreign fundings to fundamentalist organisations

Union government now starts examining fundings to Hindu militants

Intelligence report finds official attention after a year
Andalib Akhter - 30-10-2008 12:58 GMT-0000
New Delhi: After the arrest of Sadhvi Pragya Singh and others from different states in connection with the terror activities, the union home ministry is now going through a report submitted by intelligence agencies regarding foreign funding to the Hindu militant organisations.
India: Bharatiya Janata Party

Modi's image can harm poll prospects, feels BJP

Would not field its anti-terror mascot for poll campaign
Kushal Jeena - 30-10-2008 11:21 GMT-0000
New Delhi: Despite a hope to ride on anti-terror wave in the ensuing assembly polls in five states in India, the Bhartiya Janata Party finds itself in a precarious position as their anti-terror mascot `Narender Modi' is not much in demand for election campaign trail.
Technical education in India

India trains over 1.3 million engineers yearly

Additional one millions are trained under vocational courses
Gyan Pathak - 27-10-2008 11:05 GMT-0000
As per information furnished by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), there are a total of 3972 engineering institutions (degree and diploma level) with an annual intake capacity of 12,84,090 approved by AICTE as on 30.06.2008.
India: Politics

BJP in a fix over the fate of NDA

Janata Dal fears backlash
Abhijit Roy Chowdhury - 27-10-2008 08:19 GMT-0000
New Delhi: The top leadership of Bhartiya Janta Party is in a fix over the fate of National Democratic Alliance as it could rock the alliance boat in the crucial election time, as Janta Dal, its most trusted ally is fearing backlash in its party.