Mumbai, Nov 7 (ANI): The swearing in of the new Congress -NCP ministry in Maharashtra will take place today. The Congress will have 23 ministers and the NCP have 20. While all NCP ...

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India is working overtime to come out with a swine flu vaccine and will soon produce the raw material used in the anti-flu drug, the government said ...

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Riding on a brace each from Surkumar Singh and Edeh Chidi, Mohun Bagan demolished ONGC 5-1 in their opening quarter final league match of the 122nd Durand ...

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Monday said he was not meeting any Congress leader Monday and Tuesday to discuss seat-sharing for ...

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Tuesday urged the Congress to be "pragmatic" about seat sharing arrangement for Maharashtra assembly polls. "We are expecting (the) Congress party ...

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The crack team at the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, whichis charged with creating a vaccine for swine flu, is confronted with a problem -- sourcing enough ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday decided to extend the President's rule in Jharkhand for six more months beyond July 18, inviting angry reactions from the opposition Bharatiya ...

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday extended the six-month-old President's rule in Jharkhand by six months beyond July 18. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by ...

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Amid jockeying for ministerial positions from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituents, the decks were Wednesday cleared for Manmohan Singh's second consecutive term as prime minister ...

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Amid jockeying for ministerial positions from partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the decks were Wednesday cleared for Manmohan Singh's second consecutive term as prime ...

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Congress leader Manmohan Singh will Friday be sworn in as prime minister of India for the second consecutive term after President Pratibha Patil invited him to ...

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday re-elected as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which is all set to form the next government at ...

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Two days before the new government is expected to be sworn in, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners met Wednesday to discuss the knotty issue of distribution ...

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The Congress re-elected Dr. Manmohan Singh as leader of its parliamentary party and Sonia Gandhi as the Chairperson. The formalities will further the process of government formation, ...

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The Congress parliamentary party (CPP) will meet on Tuesday to elect Sonia Gandhi as its Chairperson and name Dr. Manmohan Singh as the leader of its ...

Gangtok, May 19 (ANI): Sikkim Chief Minister and the Sikkim Democratic Front leader Pawan Kumar Chamling will stake claim to form new government in the State on Tuesday after submitting the resignation ...

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The Congress parliamentary party (CPP) will meet on Tuesday to elect Sonia Gandhi as its Chairperson and name Dr. Manmohan Singh as the leader of its ...

Gangtok, May 19 (ANI): Sikkim Chief Minister and the Sikkim Democratic Front leader Pawan Kumar Chamling will stake claim to form new government in the State on Tuesday after submitting the resignation ...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) With a sweeping victory by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala - having won 16 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats - all eyes are ...

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Claiming that the Congress has a majority in the Meghalaya assembly, former chief minister D.D. Lapang Saturday said the party will stake claim at an "appropriate time" ...

Shillong, March 12 (IANS) The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) government is likely to bow out and make way for the Congress to head the northeastern state as the political crisis deepened ...

Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Political uncertainty gripped Meghalaya as the government Wednesday lost majority support in the 60-member legislature after a senior minister quit and switched loyalty to the Congress party. Urban Affairs ...

Panaji, March 10 (IANS) Virtually ignoring a proposed seat-sharing arrangement with alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress party in Goa said the NCP was not ...

New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Sheila Dikshit-led Congress will stake claim here today for the formation of government in New Delhi. According to party sources, she will submit a letter to ...

Aizawl, Dec 10 (IANS) Congress party state president Lalthanhawla was Wednesday unanimously elected as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Mizoram."Lalthanhawla was elected CLP leader by the newly elected Congress ...

Aizawl, Dec 8 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who lost in both the seats he contested, Monday submitted his resignation owning moral responsibility for the Mizo National Front's (MNF) election defeat. The ...

London, Sep 5 (IANS) Wealthy businessmen and women in Britain could start moving their assets offshore to avoid huge divorce payouts following a landmark court ruling in the divorce case of an ...

Ranchi, Aug 25 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren to set to stake claim to form a new government in Jharkhand as seven independents extended their support to him. There ...

Ranchi, Aug 25 (IANS) Since March 2005, Jharkhand has seen three governments and is on the verge of getting its fourth. And independent legislator Kamlesh Singh who has been minister in all ...

Ranchi, Aug 25 (ANI): JMM president Shibu Soren will stake the claim to form the next government in Jharkhand today, even as seven Independents led by caretaker chief minister Madhu Koda ...