Andhra, Delhi are top Indian tourist destinationsSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - For the third year in a row, Andhra Pradesh with its pilgrim spots remains a hit with domestic tourists while Delhi continues to enjoy the tag of the Indian city most visited by foreigners. Latest figures from the tourism ministry show that the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, known for its renowned Tirumala Tirupati shrine and other temples, drew the maximum domestic tourists compared to other states.
More than 2000 petrol pumps to come up in 2009July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jatin Prasad, today informed the Lok Sabha that the 2,263 petrol pumps would be set up during the current financial year by the Indian Oil, the Bharat Petroleum and the Hindustan Petroleum. Prasad told the members that at present Indian Oil Corp (IOC) the largest number of petrol pumps at 18,140 while the Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) has 8,539 and the Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has 8,389 petrol pumps in the country.
PMK bats for Congress in Tamil NaduJune 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - The PMK, which had dumped the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections to join hands with the AIADMK, is now supporting the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress in its demand for ministerial berths in the state government. PMK leader S.
Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu lobbying to become ministersMay 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Hectic lobbying is on by the Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu to get into the Manmohan Singh government, a party source said Monday. According to the source, with P.
DMK considering PM's offer, says KarunanidhiMay 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Saturday said his party was considering Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer made on Friday about the berth allocations.
No differences with DMK, says Congress, as ally discusses offer (Lead)May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Congress said Saturday that there were no differences with its "pre-poll ally and important partner" DMK despite reports of a rift between the two over allocation of ministerial berths, though DMK chief M. Karunanidhi said around the same time that his party would discuss the matter "further".
Maharashtra garners maximum cabinet berthsMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Maharashtra has garnered the maximum berths, three, in the Manmohan Singh cabinet that took oath here Friday. The three ministers from Maharashtra are Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde and Murli Deora.
Mukherjee roped in to end Congress-DMK Cabinet portfolio deadlockMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has been asked to lead a Congress team of negotiators to resolve the party's deadlock with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on allotment of cabinet berths. Sources said that the DMK has demanded four cabinet berths and four Minister of State (MoS) berths for its members, while the Congress is willing to give just two cabinet berths and three MoS berths.
Prominent winners and losers in Lok Sabha pollsMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prominent winners and losers in the Lok Sabha election:
WINNERS:
Sonia Gandhi, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
Rahul Gandhi, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
L.K. Advani, Gandhinagar
Lalu Prasad, Saran, Bihar
Rajnath Singh, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata Dakshin
Varun Gandhi, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
H.D.
Voting begins for final phase of Lok Sabha pollsMay 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The fifth and final round of balloting which brings the curtain down on the Lok Sabha elections began Wednesday morning in 86 constituencies spread over seven states and two union territories. A total of 1,432 candidates are in the fray in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Puducherry.
Karunanidhi's security stepped upApril 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Security for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his cabinet colleagues has been stepped up following intelligence inputs on threat from the Tamil Tigers, a top police official said here Wednesday.
Former allies gang up against Congress in north and southMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of a Lok Sabha battle where every seat will count, the Congress Thursday suffered two major blows as the PMK walked away to join the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu while the Samajwadi Party, RJD and LJP teamed up to take it on in pivotal Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Congress put up a brave face publicly, claiming it expected the PMK to return to its fold post the April-May ballot, but it was apparent that the developments would hit hard the country's oldest party in as many as 160 Lok Sabha seats.
Polling schedule for statesMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following is the polling schedule for states announced by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami Monday:
Phase 1
April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshadweep.
CPI names Lok Sabha candidates, plans to contest 50 seatsFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India (CPI) Sunday announced its first list of 28 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections and said it planned to contest 50 seats. Announcing the list, CPI general secretary A.B.
Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh gain upper hand in Ranji TrophyDecember 26th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh have gained a stranglehold over their Ranji trophy quarter-final matches against Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, while Karnataka are well placed to take the first-innings honours by stumps on the second day Saturday. In the fourth match, Tamil Nadu are struggling at 188 for five in reply to Bengal's 305.
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