Politics

Sharad Pawar reportedly told Minister of State for Rural Development Agatha Sangma to stop attending office.

In 1992, George Gilbert Swell lost to Congress' Shankar Dayal Sharma, securing only 346,485 votes.

Sangma had accused the UPA of indulging in unfair practices in the Presidential elections.

The UPA has claimed Pranab Mukherjee will win around 70 per cent of the votes in the direct contest with PA Sangma.

Patel's meeting with Uddhav took place in the midst of the standoff between NCP and Congress.

The Trinamool Congress is opposing FDI in retail, privatisation of pension funds and forward trading.

His estranged cousin Raj Thackeray is expected to be present at the hospital.

The YSR Congress Party has also decided to back UPA's M Hamid Ansari for the post of vice president.

The UPA on Wednesday projected a united picture on the eve of the presidential poll.

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said internal dimension of the Kashmir problem would be solved by addressing aspirations of all regions and sub-regions.

Sources say the Law and Justice & Minority Affairs Minister wants Team Anna to remove his name from the list of corrupt ministers.

Baliram Prasad, a Dalit leader and former BSP functionary sprinkled kerosene and set himself ablaze in the Ambedkar Park.

Pranab said that the President was above party politics and was an upholder of the Constitution.

Manmohan Singh spoke to Mamata Banerjee after which TMC decided to attend a meeting convened by UPA to decide on the Vice Presidential poll candidate.

The package includes release of fresh installments of funds for Centrally-aided projects which were pending due to various reasons.

Eight members of the panel have reportedly given names of people who should not depose before it.