Politics

The Chief Minister also mentioned about the suicide of a tribal girl student allegedly due to failure in getting admission to plus two.

"Government is ready for any eventuality. We have our plans ready irrespective of any orders. We are waiting for the final court verdict," Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on the fate of the 218 coal blocks.

The apex court has said that the government affidavit was too comprehensive and bureaucratic.

Heptullah said that saying her words have been misinterpreted and that she used the word "Hindi" and not "Hindu' for Indians.

Kalyan Singh, VK Malhotra and Lalji Tandon are among the few probables who may be appointed as the Governors of the four states.

In a U-turn, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has ruled out contesting the forthcoming state Assembly elections, saying that he does not want to "limit" himself to one constituency.

Sankaranarayanan sent his resignation letter to President Pranab Mukherjee after he was transferred to Mizoram.

After being booed by BJP workers, Soren had challenged the BJP to face him in electoral ground.

The statement from the Minister came a day after the SC issued notice to the Centre on the Uttarakhand Governor's plea.

Jharkhand CM Soren said that he was deeply hurt by the hooting which was "disrespectful, unseemly and contrary to democratic values".

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.

Sonia reminded people about the 'Asha worker scheme' under the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) and the toilets constructed under Nrega.

Earlier in July, Pal (55) was admitted to the same hospital after a sudden spurt in his blood pressure.

"Governments are elected by the people for giving good governance and not wasting the full tenure by pursuing anti-people policies," PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said.

Finance Minister Amit Mitra, top bureaucrats, and showbiz personalities Bengali superstar Dev and movie producer Srikanta Mohta are part of the team, which will return August 22.

Antony dismissed reports that there were questions on the leadership of Rahul Gandhi after the elections.