http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 21 May 2012 12:40:29 GMT Mon, 21 May 2012 12:40:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mamata_backs_Meira_Kalam_or_Gopal_Gandhi_as_president_128363 New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as president but not Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.Refusing to back Mukherjee, the Trina... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:40:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Lokpal_bill_discussed_in_Rajya_Sabha_128362 New Delhi: The Lokpal bill was taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha Monday evening, two days before the budget session ends. There is no consensus yet on the long-awaited legislation.During the winter session, the Lokpal bill was moved in... Mon, 21 May 2012 12:39:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_sign_of_China_diverting_Brahmaputra_water_says_India_128361 New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday said there was "nothing to suggest" that China was building dams to divert the waters of the Brahmaputra river towards its northern regions.Replying to supplementaries... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:26:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Hope_Lokpal_bill_taken_for_discussion_in_Rajya_Sabha_128357 New Delhi: With just two days left for the budget session of parliament to end, Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed Monday said he hoped the Lokpal bill would be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing session."I hope ... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tiwari_asked_to_furnish_blood_sample_on_Saturday_128353 New Delhi: Congress leader N.D. Tiwari has been asked to appear in the Delhi High Court dispensary on Saturday to submit his blood sample for a DNA test in a paternity suit.The court's joint registrar, Deepak Garg, Monday asked the dispensary ... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/White_paper_on_black_money_tabled_in_Lok_Sabha_128352 New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday tabled in the Lok Sabha a white paper on the government's strategy on bringing back black money stashed away abroad.After demands from the opposition for an authoritative report on how the ... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:44:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Naveen_Patnaik_to_leave_for_Britain_Tuesday_128351 Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday begins an eight-day trip to Britain, his first visit to a foreign country since he took over 12 years ago, an official said.Patnaik leaves for New Delhi Monday and then proceeds to Lond... Mon, 21 May 2012 06:06:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Homage_to_Rajiv_Gandhi_on_death_anniversary_128346 New Delhi: The nation Monday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed on this day 21 years ago in a suicide bomb attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.P... Mon, 21 May 2012 05:44:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Team_Annas_candlelight_march_for_dead_activist_Balwani_128334 New Delhi: Team Anna Sunday organised a candlelight march here and demanded a proper investigation into the mysterious death of Right To Information (RTI) activist Ravinder Balwani last month.After the march at Jantar Mantar, Team Anna member A... Mon, 21 May 2012 04:01:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mamata_loses_cool_walks_out_of_TV_programme_128322 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, known for losing cool over uncomfortable questions, Friday walked out of an interactive TV programme following a barrage of questions over the arrest of a professor for forwarding a cartoon d... Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Law_and_order_breakdown_in_Uttar_Pradesh_Mayawati_128317 New Delhi: After a studied silence of two months, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Saturday came down heavily on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, claiming a complete breakdown of law and order in the state.At a press... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:46:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Ajit_Singh_asks_pilots_to_resume_work_128316 Lucknow: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Saturday again asked striking Air Indian pilots to resume work, saying the government was willing to listen to them.Speaking after the inauguration of a new airport terminal here, Singh accused the pilo... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:44:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mamata_begins_second_year__with_bouquets_brickbats_128314 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee begins her second year in office Sunday after a tumultuous year when the former firebrand opposition leader exhibited her untested administrative skills, earning both accolades and criticism.T... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:39:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_gets_active_as_ruling_BJP_crisis_continues__128313 Bangalore: Sensing the possibility of regaining power in Karnataka after nearly eight years, the Congress is actively preparing itself for the assembly polls due early next year even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hurtles from one cr... Sat, 19 May 2012 08:18:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Iranian_president_calls_up_Manmohan_Singh_128308 New Delhi: Amidst pressure from the US on India to cut its oil imports from Teheran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek further expansion of bilateral ties and to extend an invitation for th... Sat, 19 May 2012 08:06:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/Mamata_asks_MCA_to_reconsider_ban_on_SRK_128296 Kolkata: Standing by Shah Rukh Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday appealed to the Mumbai Cricket Association to reconsider its five-year ban on the Bollywood actor from entering Wankhede Stadium for alleged misbehaviour.&... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Panel_asks_government_to_speed_up_poverty_survey_128295 New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has expressed concern that the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), which was to end in 2011, is yet to start in major states, and has asked the government to complete the identification of poor at the earlies... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_divide_within_BJP_says_party_128291 New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janta Party Friday said there was no divide within the party.BJP spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, at the regular party briefing, jumped to deny any rift in the party when asked about the political situation of the pa... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:20:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_questions_Andhra_minister_in_Jagan_assets_case_128288 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets case.A team of CBI officials questioned the min... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Congress_asks_Akhilesh_to_act_against_BSP_leaders_128286 Lucknow: Calling for stringent action against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders found involved in graft, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Friday told the Samajwadi Party government that merely digging out corruption cases will not help.Admitting th... Fri, 18 May 2012 12:10:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Jayalalithaa_urges_parties_to_support_Sangma_128279 Chennai: A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced support to P.A. Sangma as the president, she Friday appealed to all political parties to extend their support to his candidature for the highest post.Referring to her ann... Fri, 18 May 2012 10:56:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Rajya_Sabha_adjourned_over_land_grab_128268 New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha lost its question hour Friday to protests over the alleged involvement of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal in a land grab case.The upper house was disrupted as BJP MPs demanded the suspension of question hour to discuss t... Fri, 18 May 2012 07:01:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Zardari_leaves_for_US_to_attend_NATO_summit_128264 Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has left for Chicago to attend a NATO summit as Pakistan mulls the reopening of supplies for the coalition forces in Afghanistan, a media report said Friday.Zardari will be in Chicago for the 25th NATO Summ... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:50:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Government_wants_consensus_on_rules_on_internet_content_128261 New Delhi: The government Thursday said it does not stand for censorship and regulation of free speech and assured Rajya Sabha members that it will evolve a consensus on guidelines on internet content after talking to various stakeholders, incl... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:43:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Himachal_BJP_releases_Congresss_charge_sheet_128253 Shimla: Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released documents it said were the Congress's unreleased "charge sheet" against the state's top leaders, including Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. The Congress... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:35:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Akhilesh_has_no_control_over_officials_party_workers_BJP_128252 Lucknow: Launching its first offensive against the two-month-old Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had virtually no control over his officers... Thu, 17 May 2012 12:34:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Panel_opposes_state_role_in_land_takeover_for_private_use_128245 New Delhi: A parliamentary panel Thursday suggested that the state should have no role in acquisition of land for private players, except in cases of infrastructure and social sector projects.The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee o... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Mulayam_holds_presidential_cards_close_to_his_chest_128243 Lucknow: While all eyes are on Mulayam Singh Yadav ahead of India's presidential election, mum is the word in his camp. The Samajwadi Party chief is keeping his cards close to the chest, though his party's support will be crucial in the ruling U... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:42:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Two_detained_for_obstructing_Dikshits_convoy_128241 New Delhi: Two car-borne youth were detained Thursday for not giving way to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's convoy in north Delhi, police said. They were let off after questioning. The incident took place around 11.35 a.m. near Nirankari ... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:31:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/UP_government_releases_vision_document_for_development_128238 Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday released a road map - 'Samagra Vikas' - for overall development of the state, which aims to fulfil promises made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the recent state assembly elections.The long-term age... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:22:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tamil_Nadu_exminister_kin_raided_for_graft_128236 Chennai: The houses of former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam, his relatives and his two personal assistants were Thursday raided by officials of the anti-corruption wing, the probe agency said.DMK leader and former agriculture mi... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:12:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJD_backs_Sangma_for_president_128234 Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday said it will support former Lok Sabha speaker P.A.Sangma for the president's post.Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik said he has also discussed the matter with AIADMK chief ... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Indian_parliamentarians_for_a_global_parliament_at_UN_128232 New Delhi: In order to improve the democratic character of global governance, Indian parliamentarians have lent their support to a global campaign for the creation of an elected global parliamentary assembly at the United Nations.Speaking Wedne... Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Chidambaram_stuns_Lok_Sabha_speaks_in_Bhojpuri_128229 New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is known to be fluent in Tamil and English, stunned the Lok Sabha Thursday when he addressed the house in Bhojpuri, receiving praise from Speaker Meira Kumar, who comes from Bihar, for his effort.Chid... Thu, 17 May 2012 08:56:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Hazares_convoy_car_attacked_activist_safe_128221 Nagpur: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare escaped unhurt after stones were pelted on a car in his convoy here Wednesday, an associate of the activist said."A vehicle accompanying Anna's car, carrying books and other material for his ong... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:48:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Reports_on_Jaya_Bachchan_plaint_wrong_Rajya_Sabha_secretariat_128220 New Delhi: Amid reports on some TV news channels that Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan had complained to Chairman M. Hamid Ansari about cameras excessively focusing on her during the oath-taking ceremony of actress Rekha, the Rajya Sabha sec... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:42:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Lok_Sabha_passes_amended_OBC_quota_bill_128217 New Delhi: Parliament Wednesday passed a bill which will give higher education institutions three more years to fill up the 27 percent seats reserved for other backward classes (OBCs).The Lok Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions (Re... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:36:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_raps_government_on_Amarnath_Yatra_decision_128215 Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to stop Hindu religious groups from starting the annual Amarnath pilgrimage from June 3 instead of the official date of June 25 was politically mo... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/India_must_have_option_of_nuclear_power_PM_128212 New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said his government was committed to ensuring foolproof security of nuclear power plants but it would be harmful for the country to pass an ordinance against nuclear power."We must put ever... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CPIM_leader_held_for_Kerala_murder_128209 Kozhikode: A CPI-M leader in Kerala was arrested here Wednesday after he allegedly admitted that he had former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan murdered for "personal reasons".According to police, K.C. Ramachandran, the sixth suspe... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Cooperate_for_development_Jayalalithaa_says_128208 Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday sought the cooperation of all political parties to develop the state.Speaking in the assembly on the first anniversary of her AIADMK government, she also appealed for their support t... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:59:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Paternity_suit_Court_allows_use_of_force_against_Tiwari_128207 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed its joint registrar to take police assistance, if needed, to bring veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari to court premises for collecting his blood sample for a DNA test in a paternity suit.The su... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:58:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_arrests_industrialist_Prasad_IRS_officer_in_Jagan_case__128202 Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday night arrested prominent industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad and Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer Brahmananda Reddy in the case relating to alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress ... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/CBI_raids_homes_of_Yeddyurappa_and_family_128199 Bangalore: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided residences of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin here and in Shimoga early Wednesday for their alleged role in the multi-crore mining scam in the state."O... Wed, 16 May 2012 04:38:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Keralas_agenda_tailormade_to_attract_investments_Chandy__128194 Mumbai: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday said his government has a clear development agenda that is tailor-made to attract investments, and extended his invitation to business leaders to forge durable partnerships with the state. &q... Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Bail_not_end_of_2G_spectrum_case_BJP_128189 New Delhi: With a CBI special court granting bail to former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said this was not the end of the case but could provide an opportunity for more persons to ... Tue, 15 May 2012 11:05:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Rekha_takes_oath_in_Rajya_Sabha_128188 New Delhi: Veteran film actor Rekha Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.The actor, who was April 27 nominated by the president to the upper house, also met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before taking oath. A leading actress of th... Tue, 15 May 2012 11:03:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Summon_US_envoy_over_KaliMa_beer_says_BJP_128187 New Delhi: The issue of a beer named "Kali-Ma", after the Hindu goddess Kali, being sold by a company in the US was raised in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that the government immediately summo... Tue, 15 May 2012 10:55:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Akhilesh_takes_oath_as_legislative_council_member_128180 Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday took oath as a member of the legislative council. The 38-year-old chief minister was recently elected unopposed to the upper house.Along with the chief minister, 10 other members were a... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/No_midterm_polls_Congress_retorts_Trinamool_128156 New Delhi: Ruling out a mid-term poll, the Congress Saturday reacted to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that the Lok Sabha polls would be advanced, and said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II will complete its full te... Sat, 12 May 2012 06:54:46 GMT