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New Delhi, Aug 12: Subramanian Swamy today announced the merger of his Janata Party with BJP ahead of the 2014 general elections. The announcement was made by Swamy in the presence of BJP president Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari. Ahead of the merger, Swamy held discussions with senior BJP leaders at Rajnath Singh's residence, who

Hyderabad, Aug 11: Slamming UPA and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over Government’s Pakistan policy in the wake of the LoC attack, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that national security is being ignored due to “vote bank politics“. “This government of Delhi cannot provide security to the nation. This government, neck deep in vote bank politics, cannot provide security to our

Pune, Aug 11: Terming Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter by the Gujarat Police, as an "innocent college girl", Union Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar Saturday said Muslims cannot be blamed for reacting to "atrocities" against them. He brought up the issue of framing of "innocent" Muslim youths in 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts by the investigating agency, saying such incidents

Sagar, Aug 11: Taking a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his visit to Hyderabad, where he is slated to address a public meeting on Sunday, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that the BJP had lost polls wherever the former campaigned for it in the past. "We are not afraid of Modi. Wherever he had gone for campaigning, BJP got defeated in the polls," the Congress General

Srinagar, Aug 11: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to flare up the situation in Kishtwar to polarize the population with an eye on next year's elections to Parliament and the assembly. Vowing to ensure swift action against those involved in violence that erupted on Friday and appealing to the people not to fall prey to rumours, he said the

Jammu, Aug 11: Curfew was imposed in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as a precautionary measure following violence and arson in Kishtwar district. The state administration has already clamped curfew in Jammu and Rajouri areas to avoid any untoward incident even as situation remains tense in the valley. Attempts were made to set fire to two shops and two vehicles were torched in

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Election Commission is turning the heat on political parties and candidates by insisting that they should not accept “anonymous donations,” thus restricting funding to MPs and MLAs depending on the limit during the elections. The fresh move is likely to come as a jolt to the parties which are resisting a right to information (RTI) scrutiny. Earlier, the Supreme Court said in

Hyderabad, Aug 10: YSR Congress President and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today tendered resignation from his Lok Sabha membership, protesting the manner in which the Congress party sought to divide Andhra Pradesh. Simultaneously, Jagan's mother Y S Vijaya, who is Honorary President of YSRC and MLA from Pulivendula in Kadapa district, too, resigned from the membership of the Assembly. Jagan is

Chandigarh, Aug 10: Robert Vadra's land deals in a village in Haryana have returned to haunt the Congress party and its chief with whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka alleging that Vadra "falsified documents" for 3.53 acres of land in Gurgaon and "pocketed" large premium on a commercial colony license. In his "voluminous reply" submitted to Haryana government's three-member enquiry committee

Jammu, Aug 10: Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire by firing on Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, four days after five Indian soldiers were killed by specialist troops of the Pakistan Army. "Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing along LoC in Durga Battalion area in Poonch district around 2220 hours late last night", defence Spokesman SN Acharya