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Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said a $1.4 billion missile deal India has signed with Israel would be a major issue during the Lok Sabha polls, the first phase of which commences Thursday.Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said a $1.4 billion missile deal India has signed with Israel would be a major issue during the Lok Sabha polls, the first phase of which commences Thursday.

New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi challenging imposition of National Security Act (NSA) on him.New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi challenging imposition of National Security Act (NSA) on him.

Calling for an 'unequivocal commitment' by all countries to eliminate nuclear weapons, India has reiterated that non-proliferation did not have much meaning in the absence of complete and total nuclear disarmament.Calling for an 'unequivocal commitment' by all countries to eliminate nuclear weapons, India has reiterated that non-proliferation did not have much meaning in the absence of complete and total nuclear disarmament.Calling for an 'unequivocal commitment' by all countries to eliminate nuclear weapons, India has reiterated that non-proliferation did not have much meaning in the absence of complete and total nuclear disarmament.

Raise women's quota to 50%, don't cut into SC/ST reservation Satish Chandra Misra, Bahujan samaj party, Uttar Pradesh The national president of the BSP is a woman and the party is in favour of reservation for women.

The power crisis in Andhra Pradesh is set to worsen as the state government won't be able to buy power either from the central grids or private suppliers.

Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, a day after she stumped the government by getting her MPs to abstain from voting over the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.

Once the object of envy of its counterparts elsewhere in the country, the commercial film industry in Kerala has lately been keeping the audience engrossed in the drama unfolding behind the screen. The controversy surrounding the outburst of senior actor Thilakan refuses to die down, hurting the already crisis-ridden industry.

Protesting the Rajya Sabha nod for the women's reservation Bill and the forcible eviction of their colleagues, members of the SP, RJD and JD(U) disrupted proceedings in Lok Sabha today but Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad declared they were "as of now" not considering a no-confidence motion against the government since they lacked the numbers.

The young Turks in Congress party have raised a banner of revolt against the old war horses to ensure a better pie in the impending organisational reshuffle and Assembly elections that's a year away.

A prominent Muslim outfit has asked Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to clear her stand on the Women's Reservation Bill after she neither opposed nor supported the Bill, but abstained from voting in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday evening.

The four school students arrested and detained here for allegedly discolouring a government hoarding containing Mayawati's photo on Holi day were released on bail on Wednesday, hours before the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister slammed the police for taking such an action against them.

Two months after getting Sachin Tendulkar on camera to advise Mumbaikars on how to conserve water, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is struggling to get the advertisement released.

Betraying the anxiety among MPs on how the women's reservation Bill will play out in their constituencies, the BJP chief whip in Lok Sabha today claimed "at least 70 per cent of MPs" were against the Bill while a senior BJP MP said he would defy any whip to vote in its favour even though his party had offered it "unequivocal support" in the Rajya Sabha.

With her MPs not participating in the vote for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has effectively abandoned her election promises that she had made just 11 months ago.

Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a U.S. Congressional panel on Wednesday.

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday and sought an assurance that her Trinamool Congress will vote for the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Congress sources said.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday to reaffirm ties with Moscow's Cold War ally, lining up billions of dollars in mainly defence deals to be signed during the two-day trip.

Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Wednesday adopted a condolence resolution on former chief minister and veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, who died Jan 17, terming him a 'legislator par excellence'.

Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will hold its all-India conference in Punjab's Zirakpur town March 17-21.

Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla Wednesday asked Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to quit politics for opposing the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.