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Patna, Jun 15: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has set his terms for staying in the NDA. He has asked the BJP to publicly declare that Narendra Modi will not be its prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 elections. Since BJP can't give such an undertaking, a parting of ways between it and JD(U) is now expected in a day or two. Speaking to media, Nitish Kumar said: "They (the BJP) will have to

New Delhi, Jun 14: In a stunning comment, oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday said petroleum ministers are "threatened" by import lobbies not to take decisions that will cut India's $160 billion oil imports. Moily, who has been under attack from the CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta for proposing to hike natural gas prices by 60 per cent, said he has been striving to attract investments in almost

New Delhi, Jun 14: JD (U), a key constituent of NDA, on Friday voiced concern over the Opposition alliance "deviating" from its national agenda but said it has not given any ultimatum to BJP over walking out of the coalition. "The alliance of NDA exists for now but the alliance has to continue under the norms of national agenda of NDA under which the coalition has functioned so far," JD (U)

London, Jun 14: An Irish hospital staff failed to adequately assess the condition of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar and missed an early opportunity to terminate her pregnancy, a key report on her death has said. A clinical inquiry on Savita's death, which was released yesterday, found that the most likely cause of her death was infection- with the risk of infection and sepsis increasing after

Hyderabad, Jun 14: In high drama, two MLAs belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti climbed the Legislature Party building in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly premises and threatened to jump off if Telangana state was not created immediately. The other MLAs of the party burnt an effigy of "Seemaandhra government" near the legislators' entrance gate in the Assembly premises. Holding black flags, the

Lucknow, Jun 14: Crude, sexist remarks are nothing unusual from politicians in Uttar Pradesh. However, UP tourism minister Om Prakash Singh plumbed new depths of coarseness and vulgarity on Thursday, describing former chief minister Mayawati as an ugly-faced marauder. "Aap log toh bahut bahadur ho. Jab aap log Mayawati jaisi soorat ki aurat ko panch saal tak jhel sakte ho, toh thoda samay toh hum

Patna, Jun 13: A group of around 200 Naxals attacked the Dhanbad-Patna intercity express near Jamui district in Bihar, killing one Reserved Special Force (RPF) jawan, a police personnel and another passenger apart from injuring six passengers, including the train guard. At least 500 passengers are believed to be on board. The deceased have been identified as constable Sukhnath Deonath of the fifth

New Delhi, Jun 13: Seeking to accelerate reforms to spur investments, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government will announce host of decisions, including relaxation of FDI caps and resolution of gas and coal prices, in the next few days. He further said there was no need for panic over declining value of rupee and the domestic currency would regain the losses suffered in last few

Lucknow, Jun 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch L K Advani may have taken back his resignation and accepted the party’s decision to elevate Narendra Modi to the post of campaign chief for the 2014 polls, but the Uttar Pradesh unit of the saffron party, which is gearing up to face the next Lok Sabha elections under the charge of Modi's right hand man Amit Shah, has already written him off

New Delhi, Jun 12: A day after senior BJP leader L K Advani withdrew his resignation following the RSS chief's call to him, the Sangh founthead today said that it is not interfering or managing the affairs of the right-wing party. "When a senior person of the stature of L K Advani needed to be given some advice, naturally some senior people in the country and society will give him advice. Not just