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New Delhi, September 19: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh on Wednesday said his party would decide on its strategy on Thursday in the wake of Trinamool Congress withdrawing its support to the UPA government. “On Thursday, there is a meeting of the Samajwadi Party’s Parliamentary Board. We will take a decision there,” Mr. Mulayam said while speaking to reporters outside his residence in New

New Delhi, September 19: A day after Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw support to UPA, the Congress top brass was on Wednesday huddled in a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deliberating over the strategy ahead. The meeting of the Congress core group chaired by Ms. Gandhi at the Prime Minister’s residence deliberated at length on the political

New Delhi, September 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet top leaders of her party this morning to discuss the crisis triggered by Mamata Banerjee's withdrawal of support to the UPA government. The Congress' core group meeting is scheduled for 10 am and will be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony and Finance Minister Chidambaram. Yesterday, Ms Banerjee

Kolkata, September 18: The All India Trinamool Congress has decided to withdraw its support from the United Progressive Alliance-II government, its chairperson Mamata Banerjee said after a meeting of senior party leaders. Ms. Banerjee said that six party ministers led by Railway Minister Mukul Roy will submit their resignations to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 3 p.m. on Friday, which she said

Pune, September 18: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Tuesday admitted to differences with Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the India Against Corruption (IAC) group on various issues. The 75-year old Hazare reiterated that he would not launch a political party to fight corruption. "However, Kejriwal is free to launch a political party if he wants," Hazare told the media, emerging from a

New Delhi, September 18: “If Uttar Pradesh becomes open defecation-free in 10 years, I can accept that Sai Baba is alive,” Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said expressing doubts about the state achieving the complete Nirmal status in next 10 years. Mr. Ramesh, who is also the Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, also said the issue of sanitation should become a

New Delhi, September 18: Soaring vegetable prices pushed up the retail inflation to double digits at 10.03 per cent in August, up from 9.86 per cent in the previous month. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released today, the highest rise in prices was for vegetables which recorded an increase of 20.79 per cent during the month. In the urban areas, the CPI rose to 10.19 per cent

New Delhi, September 18: “Jai Hind!” rings out the voice of Abdul Majeed Bhat as a call is made to him in Srinagar from New Delhi. He had spent nearly five and a half years in the Tihar Central Jail here in connection with a case of terrorism, but while there is a sense of injustice being done, the national fervour and patriotism has not withered away. “My father, Wali Mohammad Bhat, was a

Ahmedabad, September 18: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has kept his poll campaign centred on spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda, attempting to keep his Hindutva image intact while reaching out to other communities, to make himself more acceptable at the national level. However, the Opposition has dubbed it as a ploy to garner political gains. Modi has taken out a month-long political yatra

Rajkot/Patna, September 18: Taunted by Congress that Rahul Gandhi had a national stature while he was a state leader, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a swipe at the party, saying the young leader was an "international leader" who can also contest elections in Italy. Raking up the issue of foreign origin of Congress president Sonia Gandhi again, the BJP stalwart, who spent his