• ficci man amit mitra joins trinamool

    FICCI Man Amit Mitra Joins Trinamool

    Politics | Mar 14, 2011, 09:34 PM IST

    Kolkata, Mar 14  :  FICCI secretary-general Amit Mitra today formally joined Trinamool Congress, ahead of crucial West Bengal Assembly elections in April-May.Well-known economist Mitra, after joining the party, said West Bengal was on the brink

  • mp cm chouhan places assets details in assembly

    MP CM Chouhan Places Assets Details In Assembly

    India | Feb 25, 2011, 06:00 PM IST

    Bhopal, Feb 25: The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today placed details of his and his wife Sadhana Singh's assets before the state Assembly.The Chief Minister and his wife together are worth more

  • landslide win leaves no numbers for opposition leader

    Landslide Win Leaves No Numbers For Opposition Leader

    India | Nov 26, 2010, 04:53 PM IST

    Patna, Nov 26: Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP alliance's landslide win in Bihar leaves the state Assembly in a piquant situation with no party eligible numerically to claim leader of the opposition party status.This situation has arisen

  • bjp mla quits as assembly chief whip

    BJP MLA Quits As Assembly Chief Whip

    Politics | Nov 01, 2010, 07:59 PM IST

    Bangalore , Nov 1: The BJP government in Karnataka today suffered an embarassment as its MLA D N Jeevaraj quit as Chief Whip in the assembly in the wake of doubts over his induction into

  • police entered karnataka assembly on speaker s request

    Police Entered Karnataka Assembly On Speaker's Request

    India | Oct 11, 2010, 04:50 PM IST

    Bangalore, Oct 11: City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari today justified the entry of police into the Assembly, saying it was done at the instruction of the Speaker K G Bopaiah to control the situation. He

  • governor asks yeddy to prove majority in assembly on oct 12

    Governor Asks Yeddy To Prove Majority In Assembly On Oct 12

    Politics | Oct 06, 2010, 04:53 PM IST

    Bangalore, Oct 6: Karnataka governor H R Bharadwaj cracked the whip on Wednesday by directing chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority on or before  October 12 inside the Assembly.Bharadwaj took this step

  • lalu accused of masterminding assembly chaos

    Lalu Accused Of 'Masterminding' Assembly Chaos

    Politics | Jul 22, 2010, 10:17 AM IST

    Patna: Ruling JD(U) in Bihar has accused RJD leader Lalu Prasad of "masterminding" the chaotic scenes by opposition members in the two houses of the assembly as part of a "design to mislead and fool"