Politics

The Tirupati MLA also lashed out at the Centre for failing to take effective steps to curb corruption.

Sonia had left earlier this month for the US, where she underwent successful surgery.

On the eve of Independence Day, President Pratibha Patil said there cannot be just one remedy to deal with corruption.

The Bihar Chief Minister said everybody had the constitutional and democratic right to hold agitation.

The Home Minister also said there was no deal between the ruling UPA and the BJP on conducting parliament business.

Present rules allow only ministers to have a red beacon atop their cars.

Several top DMK leaders have been arrested over the past few days over land grabbing.

The CPI(M) is apprehensive of a repeat of the 2008 global recession due to the US debt crisis.

Chidambaram on Thursday asked TDP, YSR Cong, Cong and MIM to complete their consultation and revert to the Centre.

With P Chidambaram further extending it by a month, the decision is expected to be further delayed.

BJP rebutted this contention and instead charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with not taking any action.

There was also criticism against VS Achuthanandan visit to Berlin Kunhananthan Nair's house.

The VCK sources said the party was seriously thinking of cutting its ties with the DMK.

Jairam Ramesh heads a two-member expert panel formed by Mamata to draft a land policy in West Bengal.

BS Yeddyurappa claims to have the support of 75 of the 121 BJP MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly.

Pranab said that if Hazare felt that his version of the draft was the best then he should convince political parties.