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New Delhi: Delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies seems to have the potential of crashing Bharatiya Janata Party's hopes to return to power at the centre, as number of Muslim-dominated constituencies has risen from 119 to 164 giving sleepless nights to BJP strategists.

New Delhi: Demand for a separate State of Bundelkhand comprising 17 districts the two provinces, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh will be a major poll issue in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Polls this year.

New Delhi: Right to information (RTI) Act needs to be fully publicized by the government, it should bring a legislation to protect individuals from its misuse and it should readily give informations to the persons in need, said the Chief Information Commissioner of India.

New Delhi: SAVE-Sisters Against Violent Extremism, an initiative that was started with 35 women all over the globe in Vienna, was launched in Delhi today at the Indian Institute of Social Sciences.

New Delhi: The Congress party, the torch-bearer of the ruling United Progressive Alliance has ruled out the possibility of a national alliance with its allies and said it would stick to state-specific electoral pact with the constituents.

New Delhi: The Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to revoke the suspension of former Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane ahead to the Lok Sabha elections.

New Delhi: Worried over the consolidation of non-Congress and non-BJP forces in the country, particularly in the southern parts, Congress leadership is working overtime to woo some of the allies of the third front including Telengana Rashtra Samiti in Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka.

New Delhi: The Media Foundation is pleased to invite nominations for its annual Chameli Devi Jain Awards for an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson for 2008-09.

New Delhi: The issue of growing beard while serving in the armed forces has snowballed into a major controversy with more and more Muslim organisations openly coming up against Government of India's view over the issue.

India's culture is the most vibrant and rich in the world. It is one of the most ancient cultures of the world and occupies an important place on the global cultural map. Culture plays an important role in the development agenda of the nation. At the same time, development of culture, manifested through monuments, media, films, music, handicrafts, visual arts, performing arts, literature, heritage management, cultural and creative industries, is considered as a catalyst to the economic growth of the nation.