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  Tunisian army chief resigns after soldiers' deaths

  World | July 31, 2014 6:57 IST

  Tunis: The Tunisian Army chief,Mohamed Salah Hamdi , has stepped down from his post as the highest commander, the defence ministry confirmed on Wednesday.Hamdi had presented his letter of resignation July 23, less than a

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  Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar resigns

  India | June 25, 2014 20:37 IST

  New Delhi: Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar resigned today, becoming the third person occupying the gubernatorial post to put in his papers since the NDA government prodded some of the Governors, appointed during UPA rule, to

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  NDMA vice chairman M. Shashidhar Reddy resigns

  India | June 19, 2014 18:13 IST

  New Delhi: NDMA vice chairman M. Shashidhar Reddy on Thursday resigned from his post, an official said.Reddy, a Congress leader from Telangana, was appointed as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman when the body

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  Ashok Chavan resigns as member of the Maharashtra Assembly

  India | May 22, 2014 20:07 IST

  Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan resigned as a member of the state Legislative Assembly here today.Chavan, 55, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Nanded, handed over his resignation to legislative

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  Manmohan Singh resigns; says his tenure is 'open book'

  India | May 17, 2014 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: After 10 years of eventful rule, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today bowed out of office, insisting that he had tried to do his best in serving the country and his tenure was an

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  South Korean PM resigns over ferry tragedy

  World | April 27, 2014 10:58 IST

  Seoul: South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won resigned Sunday over the government's response to the April 16 Seoul ferry disaster that has left nearly 300 people dead or missing."The right thing for me to

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  Union Textiles Minister resigns over Telangana issue

  India | April 03, 2014 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: Union Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao today resigned from the Union Cabinet protesting bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, fuelling speculation that he may join BJP.The five time Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh confirmed reports

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  Ukraine defense chief resigns, troops leave Crimea

  World | March 25, 2014 16:50 IST

  Kiev:  Lawmakers in Ukraine have accepted the resignation of the defense minister as thousands of troops withdraw from the Crimean Peninsula, now controlled by Russia.In address to parliament, Igor Tenyukh said Tuesday that he rejected

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  Egypt's military-backed government resigns

  World | February 24, 2014 19:34 IST

  Cairo:  Egypt's interim prime minister announced Monday the resignation of his Cabinet, a surprise move that could be designed in part to pave the way for the nation's military chief to leave his defense minister's

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  UK Immigration Minister resigns for employing illegal worker

  World | February 09, 2014 8:28 IST

  London: UK's Immigration Minister, tipped as a future Prime Minister, was today forced to resign after it emerged that his cleaner was working illegally in the country.  Mark Harper tendered his resignation to Prime Minister

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  Mumbai Police Chief Satyapal Singh resigns, may join BJP or AAP

  India | January 31, 2014 23:02 IST

  Mumbai: In a surprise move, Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh resigned from service and is set to jump into electoral politics amidst reports that the high profile IPS officer may contest Lok Sabha polls on

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  Ukraine PM resigns as govt offers more concessions

  World | January 28, 2014 23:13 IST

  Kiev:  In back-to-back moves aimed at defusing Ukraine's political crisis, the prime minister resigned Tuesday and parliament repealed anti-protest laws that had set off violent clashes between protesters and police.The two developments were significant concessions

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  Rajasthan PCC chief resigns

  India | December 08, 2013 16:09 IST

  Jaipur: Accepting moral responsibilities for defeat of ruling Congress in Rajasthan, PCC chief Chandrabhan today resigned.Chandrabhan, who contested the assembly election from Mandawa in Jhunjhunu and was trailing at fourth position, tendered his resignation to

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  Karnataka minister Santosh Lad resigns over illegal mining charge

  India | November 22, 2013 23:53 IST

  Bangalore: Facing increasing heat over allegations of illegal mining, Karnataka minister of state for information and infrastructure development Santosh Lad on Friday resigned, in the first political casualty of the six-month-old Congress government in the

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  Bangladesh cabinet quits to allow all-party govt for polls

  World | November 11, 2013 23:06 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh's cabinet ministers on Monday tendered their resignations to pave the way for an all-party government to oversee general elections, with the BNP-led opposition adamant on the demand for a neutral non-party government amid

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  R S Rao resigns from Congress following Telangana decision

  India | October 04, 2013 17:18 IST

  New Delhi: Protesting against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Congress MP from Rayalseema region Rayapati Samba Siwaa Rao today resigned from the primary membership of the party while heaping praise on BJP prime ministerial candidate

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  WC qualifier: Czech coach resigns after elimination

  Football | September 11, 2013 19:29 IST

  Prague:  Czech Republic national football team coach Michal Bilek resigned after his team lost to Italy 1-2 in a qualifier and practically lost the chance to advance to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Bilek offered

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  Egypt's prosecutor-general resigns

  World | July 09, 2013 18:10 IST

  Cairo, July 9: Egypt's Prosecutor-General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud, who was recently reinstated, has resigned and demanded he should return as a judge, state-run news agency MENA reported Tuesday.Mahmoud, who was dismissed by a controversial constitutional declaration

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  Ajay Maken resigns, Union Cabinet reshuffle next week

  India | June 15, 2013 22:23 IST

  New Delhi, June 15: Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken today tendered his resignation from the cabinet and said he would like to work for the Congress party. A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union

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  Italy foreign minister resigns over decision to send back marines to India for trial

  World | March 26, 2013 21:06 IST

  Rome, Mar 26: Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today resigned following criticism of the government's decision to send back to India the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.Terzi announced his resignation in Parliament,