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New Delhi, May 21: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to table White Paper on black money in Parliament today, providing information about black money stashed abroad. The Opposition, led by the BJP, has been targeting the government over the issue. The main Opposition charge is that the government is going slow on probe into black money. "I will try to give all the relevant and possible

New Delhi, May 21: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday stepped up her advocacy for P A Sangma as president, rallying support across the political spectrum. She called up BJP veteran L K Advani, who is believed to have told her that he was "positively inclined" towards Sangma personally but a decision would only be taken only after consultations within the party and with NDA leaders

Mumbai, May 20: Mumbai Police on Sunday evening claims to have bust a rave party. Over 100 people have been detained and medical reports are awaited, TV reports said. According to TV reports, as many as 58 boys and 30 girls are reportedly to have attended the rave party at a Juhu hotel in Mumbai. About 19 foreign national among those present at rave party. The police have also seized 110 grams of

Kolkata, May 20: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the steep fall in the rupee was a matter of great concern and the Centre was trying to resolve the situation. "It is a matter of great concern. We are watching the situation. The Centre is not (sitting) idle. We are trying to resolve (the issue)," Mukherjee told press here. "This is due to the Eurozone crisis," he said. Mukherjee

New Delhi, May 20: On Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Presidency University student Taniya Bhardwaj a CPI(M) cadre and a Maoist for asking a question about the conduct of senior state ministers and officials over crimes against women. The question was asked at an open house session with the Chief Minister, conducted by CNN-IBN to mark one year of the Trinamool Congress's

New Delhi, May 20: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday took a dig at Team Anna, saying Satyagraha does not mean use of derogatory language. Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a national seminar on Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti here, Sibal evoked the principles of Satyagraha laid down by Mahatma Gandhi while taking a veiled potshot at the anti -corruption crusader. "As

Kolkata, May 20: It's been a year since the day Mamata Banerjee ended 34 years of the Left rule and came to power in West Bengal, and she has found a clever way to commemorate it. After the red rule of the Left and the green wave of 'Poriborton', Mamata is painting Kolkata blue. The state Chief Minister has decreed that the city needs a neutral uniform colour code. Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee

Kolkata, May 20: Moments after walking off the stage where a discussion hosted by a television channel on Friday evening was being recorded, an angry West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee instructed the police to take photographs of those in the audience who had asked questions which did not go down well with her. The police, according to unofficial reports on Saturday, have begun enquiries

Hyderabad, May 20: The custodians of the 17th century Makkah Masjid, a popular tourist destination here, have prescribed a dress code for women visitors. Women wearing jeans, sleeveless tops and skirts would not be allowed inside the historic mosque. The authorities of the mosque said women visitors must dress appropriately keeping in view the sanctity of the place. “Women visiting the mosque

New Delhi, May 19: A day after the Italian Ambassador to India was recalled for "consultations", Italian Foreign Ministry today summoned Indian Ambassador in Rome Dabarata Saha in connection with detention of two of its marines charged with murder of two fishermen in Kerala. It was announced in Italy yesterday that it is recalling its Ambassador here, Giacomo Sanfelice, for consultations soon