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Maya, Maneka in war of words

2009-04-05T12:12:00.001+05:30

Its raining war of words between Mayawati and Maneka Gandhi. Reacting to BJP leader Maneka Gandhi's remarks on motherhood, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has hit back saying that if Maneka was a good mother and had raised her son Varun Gandhi in good virtues, he wouldnt had to go to jail. She also demanded an apology from the BJP leader for her comments. Maneka had earlier said that

BJP condemns NSA imposed on Varun

2009-03-30T22:30:00.001+05:30

The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to impose National Security Act(NSA) on its Pilibhit constituency BJP candidate, Varun Gandhi was strongly condemned by the BJP which ermed it as a political conspiracy. This comes in the wake of the evidence provided over his alleged hate speech against Muslims during an election rally which eventually led to the arrest of Varun. The matter is still under

Alliance with SP, LJP till polls: Lalu

2009-03-27T14:44:00.001+05:30

Lalu Prasad yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD), Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Shakti party(LJP) and Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi party( SP) has joined together to form a secular alliance to fight the coming LS elections. The RJD's alliance is however said to be an agreement only till the elections where they will jointly contest in northern States like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, said RJD chief Lalu

Priyanka slams Varun

2009-03-23T16:26:00.001+05:30

Varun Gandhi's alleged hate speech has drawn criticism from many including the Election Commission and his own party workers. And this is what his cousin and Cong chief, Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi got to say on his speech at Pilibhit. Saying that she was very sad to hear those statements, she advised that Varun read the Bhagwad Gita again. Varun's remarks are totally against the

Fee hike in IIM-L

2009-03-10T15:38:00.001+05:30

Premier management school, Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow (IIM-L) has anounced thath it woud hike the fee structure for its two year postgraduate programme shortly. The campus which at present charging Rs.500,000 for the 2 year programme is considered much low compared to the other IIMs in Kolkata, Bangalore and Ahmedabad which are at the range of Rs 9 lakh-Rs 1.1 million. The

Cong-SP talks still on

2009-03-10T15:37:00.001+05:30

The Congress seems to be still working out to save an alliance and is keeping the options open for a seat sharing consensus before the forthcoming elections. This was observed by Cong leader Digvijay Singh who is also in charge of the party in UP. Expressing hope, Mr Singh said that an alliance was still possible before the notification of the first phase elections on March 23rd. This comes even

Jet Airways boeing flight to Mumbai

2009-03-05T12:47:00.001+05:30

Private airlier Jet Airways has announced a new flight service between Mumbai and Lucknow. The flight operated by boeing 737 aircraft will have Economy and Premiere classes. The new flight 9W 665 will leave Mumbai at 11 am and arrive in Lucknow at 1.20 pm. Flight 9W 666 will leave Lucknow at 1.50 pm and arrive in Mumbai at 4 pm. --MP

Priyanka campaigns for mom, bro

2009-03-05T12:46:00.001+05:30

With the country's most populus state Uttar Pradesh gearing up for elections scheduled on a 5 phase stage, all political parties are at their best to woo voters. Like the earlier poll campaigns, Congress party would be banking on the charismatic Priyanka Gandhi Vadera to reach out to the masses asking to support her mother and brother contesting from Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies

Nagma keen to campaign for Cong

2009-03-02T11:42:00.001+05:30

Film Actress Nagma too is following the likes of many Bollywood stars and cricketers, to join politics on Congress ticket.The sensational actress who has acted in many South Indian films and Hindi films is also known for her stint with Bhojpuri films which is quite popular in states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharastra. Nagma has expressed her desire to contest the forthcoming polls for Congress

BJP, RLD strike alliance in UP

2009-02-27T12:49:00.001+05:30

BJP and Rashtriya Lok Dal has choked out plans on seat sharing to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. RLD leader Ajith Singh is learnt to have discussed on pre poll deal with BJP leader Advani. Though the both parties had confirmed on an alliance, details on seat adjustments has not been diclosed yet. But sources indicate that RLD is believed to contest in 7 seats in Uttar Pradesh, mostly in

AMU to honor Rahman with doctorate

2009-02-26T12:49:00.001+05:30

Aligarh Muslim University has announced that it would honor the Oscar winning musical maestro A R Rahman with honourary doctorate for his outstanding contributions to Indian music. AMU will also honor industrialist Ratan Tata and scientist M S Swaminathan with the honorary degree at the upcoming annual convocation to be organised on the University's campus on April 25th. Apart from these

IIT-K students develop nano satellite

2009-02-19T11:27:00.001+05:30

A team comprising of students and faculty from IIT-K (Kanpur) are on a dedicated mission to develop and launch its first ever nano satellite. The space satellite is part of the college's research project led by the IIT-K's mechanical engg dept. Though the college has engaged in space related research projects even before, this is the first time they are making the entire satellite inside the

Nithari killings: Pandher, Kohli convicted

2009-02-13T12:32:00.001+05:30

A special CBI court inn Noida has found the key accused Mohinder Pandher and his helper Surinder Kohli guilty in conection with the sensational Nitari killings case. The duo were accused of killing 19 people mostly children and a woman whho went missing during the period 2005-06. The victims skulls and body parts were found from Pander's bunglow premises in Noida which brought light to the seriel

Cong yet to decide on SP alliance

2009-02-06T12:46:00.001+05:30

The prospects of Congress allying with Samajwadi party though not ruled out, Congress has maintained that it would contest in all of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming LS elections. However it is not yet disclosed whether the party would follow any seat sharing basis in the State or would go alone for polls in the crucial State. The UP congress Committee has also stated that it would

Kalyan's apology not enough

2009-02-05T12:48:00.001+05:30

Kalyan Singh's association with the Samajwadi Party has been a major setback for the SP itself as the former's remarks over the handling of Babri Masjid incident has drawn flak from various quarters especially the Muslims. After his drop out from the BJP, Kalyan Singh said he was sorry and took moral responsibility for the mosque demolition. However his statements came at a time what is seen as

UP Muslims stage protest in Delhi

2009-01-29T23:22:00.001+05:30

Triggered by the killings of 3 young Muslims by the Delhi police firings, a group of Muslim men from Azamgarh in UP has taken theirprotest to the national capital.The 3 men from Azamgarh were accused for charges of terrorism and were killed near Batla House during a police shootout last year. The protestors boarded a train to Delhi to stage their protestwhich included thousands of men including

Major win for BSP at Legislative council

2009-01-23T10:39:00.001+05:30

It has been a major win for the BSP which has won seven of the 12 seats Uttar Pradesh legislative council where elections were conducted on Thursday.While it turned out a major upset for Congress which could not gain any seat, sthe Samajwadi party won 2 seats and BJP bagged 3. The poll outcome was largely influenced by cross voting which favored the BSP. --MP

Kalyan Singh quits BJP

2009-01-21T12:58:00.001+05:30

BJP's rebel leader from UP, Kalyan Singh has stepped down from BJP what is seen as a move to join with Samajwadi party for the upcoming elections. This is the second time Singh is quitting BJP.The leader expressed his decision to quit from Lucknow and said that he was extremely pained by the way in which BJP ignored him and hence was quitting from all party posts. --MP

Kalyan Singh meets Mulayam

2009-01-20T12:54:00.001+05:30

Ahead of the LS polls, BJP leader Kalyan Singh's ties with BJP seems to be loosning out with the leader inclining towards Samajwadi party. Singh is learnt to have met SP leader Mulayam Singh and had long talks. However BJP has downplayed the incident and is not in a hurry to take any action against its rebel leader. Meanwhile SP has also indicated its readiness to offer seats for Kalyan and son

UP tops in maternal death rates

2009-01-20T12:47:00.001+05:30

The UN body, Unicef has reported Uttar Pradesh with the highest maternal death rates in the country.According to the report, UP has a probability of 1 in 42 women with cases of maternal deaths relating to complications in pregnancy and child birth. This is only one in 500 cases in Kerala which accounts the least of maternal deaths. Neo natal deaths are also highly pervalent in Uttar Pradesh

Sis not happy with Sanju joining SP

2009-01-14T18:18:00.001+05:30

Sanjay Dutt may be SP's candidate for the coming elections, however sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt is not so happy with the political developments happening in UP.Though Priya respects her brother's decision to contest, she thinks Sanjay's choice to associate with Samajwadi party is not appropriate as she felt that her family has always stood by the Congress. "I wish he had fought for the

Mayawati drops bday plans

2009-01-14T17:38:00.001+05:30

On the backdrop of the deadly incidents that took place over collection of birthday funds for the Chief Minister, Mayawati herself has decided to drop the plans for her birthday celebrations. Atleast the celebration would be a low key affair this time around who has instead decided to switch funds to some welfare schemes.. This comes in the wake of the alleged killing of the PWD Engineer last

SP comes with third list

2009-01-13T12:53:00.001+05:30

Even as the SP-Congress alliance seem to toughen over time, the Samajwadi Party has gone its way ahead on Monday to release the third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.With the third list out, the SP has indicated that it would want to contest 51 of the total 80 LS seats. However the move has certainly created some distress among the Congress which is now choking out

SP-Cong yet to decide on seat sharing

2009-01-10T18:28:00.001+05:30

Even though the alliance between the Congress and SP are yet not confirmed on the seat sharing, SP has already announced come up with its second list of candidates for the upcoming LS polls.Out of the total 80 seats SP has so far announced candidates for 46 seats. Samajwadi Party accusing Congress for not reaching on a consensus on the seat sharing also maintained that it was exploring on options

Manoj Tiwari, Sanjay Dutt in SP list

2009-01-10T18:23:00.001+05:30

Either with the support of Congress or not, Samajwadi party is all set for the upcoming LS elections in UP where it has shortlisted itscandidates for the contest. Among them include Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt whose nomination has led to controversy in view with his tainted background in connection with the Arms Act case. Meanwhile SP leader has said that it would field Sanjay's wife Manyata if