ED attaches Rs 863 crore assets of Jagan, others in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached assets worth Rs 863 crore of YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy and his associates in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in an infrastructure project in Andhra .
I am happy Narendra Modi accepted me as his wife, says Jashodaben
She also expressed gratitude to Modi as he accepted her as his wife in the nomination papers filed for Lok Sabha election this time. He (Modi) for the first time accepted me as his wife when he filed the form in Vadodara in 2014. As after so many.
Married to the enemy
Your political ideology hardly matters when you marry your beloved. Or so we thought, since we believed marriages are made in heaven. But if Trinamool Congress has its way, marrying someone with a different political view would be no less than a sin.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 16.09.10
Second, the decision to send an all-party delegation to the Kashmir Valley for wide-ranging interaction with various sections of society and use the feedback to formulate the next step by the Government is both correct and judicious... More significantly, he added, Now we are facing a situation in which terrorism is going to increase because for the first time China has come out openly for Pakistans position on Jammu and Kashmir, the issuance of visas on separate��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 16.04.11
On both the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G Spectrum swindle and the joint committee on the Lok Pal Bill, the Government switched from hyper-aggression to unconditional surrender in a matter of days. This was.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. NOT MAGGI NOODLES. BARKHA DUTT. It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare, wrote political theorist and philosopher Edmund Burke. As a key��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 01.10.10
The American savant James F Cooper was even more severe: A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of Government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must.. The Congress, on the other hand, has welcomed it calling it a holistic and a well-thought out package and hoped the people of Jammu and Kashmir will reciprocate it... That this lawyer is also a senior leader of the BJP was surely no accident.
JK: Peoples anger can hit ruling Congress, NC
In 2009, the NC and the Congress contested the elections separately and then joined hands.. But while Jammu appears to have been bagged by the BJP even before the polls, the fate of the four remaining seats in the state will depend on issues far.
Hanging of Afzal Guru: India Provided Another Martyr to.
Despite statements and promises, AFSPA continues to remain in force across the Valley and there seems little hope that the army will agree to any withdrawal, even partial. A complete withdrawal would have been a big��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 12.06.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK; MENTAL BLOCKS THATRE CUTTING MANIPUR OFF FROM INDIA; WHERE ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE - PRATIK KANJILAL; FOR A FEW DOLLARS LESS - BARKHA DUTT.. It is equally implausible that if there was any American pressure to let Anderson go free ��� Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh says the Government acted under US pressure ��� it would have been applied on the State��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 22.01.10
The decision of the Maharashtra Government to make knowledge of Marathi mandatory for those wanting to own and drive taxis in Mumbai is a case in point.. Later the SP took away the Thakur votes and the BSP grabbed the Brahmin votes from the BJP. Now... The problem with this scenario is that the army and judiciary could join hands to postpone the elections for several years and use the time and space to decimate all politicians regardless of party affiliation.
Unease in Valley, hope in Jammu as PDP-BJP join hands to form govt
In Jammu, people see in BJP a hope to end discrimination with the region. ���I hope they will deliver equal share to all the three regions of the state. Though both the parties ideologies are poles apart, India has been witness to such arrangements in.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 30.07.10
As for the stunning silence and inaction of the Left Front Government, which does not tire of parading its secular credentials, it can only be explained as craven indulgence of fanatics in the hope of Muslim votes... In an editorial, Delhi-based daily Hindustan Express (July 26) writes: The arrest of the confidant of Gujarats Chief Minister Narendra Modi, senior leader of BJP, and minister of state in the Gujarat home ministry, and that too on charges of committing��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 19.01.11
Yes, he was unpopular as party chairman and his decision to join Mr Netanyahus Right-wing coalition Government in 2009 had alienated many a staunch Labour member, but there is no denying that popular support for the Left has.. There is a wide gulf of objectives aimed at by the political leaders of the Valley (the separatists, the NC and the PDP) on the one hand and on the other the majority of leaders from Jammu do not see eye to eye with those of the Valley��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 25.02.10
The Government must firmly stick to its one-point terror agenda and make it amply clear to the Pakistanis that there can be no progress in the dialogue process unless this primary issue is addressed. We cannot be... The New York Times, which broke the story of the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, supposedly second only to Mullah Mohammed Omar in the Taliban firmament, says that it was the result of a joint US-Pakistani operation in Karachi last week.
JK govt formation: PDP divided over BJP alliance
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was divided on the idea of tying up with the BJP to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir with several legislators on Monday expressing their reservations about such an alliance.. The PDP is caught in a.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 16.06.10
As the wanted mans lawyers continued their efforts in Bangalore to secure anticipatory bail for him, PDP leaders are busy issuing threatening statements while party workers are trying to create communal trouble at Anvarssery.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. EDITORIAL. LET DOWN BY MAI-BAAP. The law empowering the Indian government to represent Bhopals gas victims was unconstitutional. In effect, two guilty parties negotiated with each other, says Aman Hingorani.
India to give fleet, security help for SAARC summit
Extending the hands of friendship further, India has agreed to provide the car fleet for the VIP movement during the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Nepal next month. Nepal has made the request to India to provide .
Pollsters may have got it wrong about Omar, Mufti
Sources told HT that the PDP leadership called up supporters in the Anantnag town, from where Sayeed is fighting, and asked them to brisk up their voting, worried by reports that the polling was not going in favour of Sayeed.. Sonawar seat where.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 15.07.11
He has decided to collect these realisation songs and revive them by having them sung again in their ancient form: We have treasured these sacred dohas for many centuries in Tibet.. When I asked him about the recent allegations, he repeated this several times: If people in the Government or people in positions of responsibility have any doubts or suspicions about me, I hope they will ask me. Please.. True some valley people have sentiments about Pakistan.
Rane threatens to resign from cabinet
There is more trouble in store for the Congress after its rout in the Lok Sabha polls, with senior party leader and state industries minister Narayan Rane announcing his intention to quit the state cabinet on Thursday. ���I will tender my resignation as.
Kashmir in a jam
But uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.. The stark truth of December 2014 is that competitive electoral narratives have put Jammus Hindu heartland in direct confrontation with the Muslim majority in Kashmir valley and in parts of Jammu.
Bigger role: Is Rahul ready to lead seniors?
Rahul Gandhi interacts with carpet weavers at a village of Chilh block in Mirzapur. HT Photo. He introduced unique printed forms in Amethis Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital where patients ticked appropriate boxes and the case was referred to the.
Dont fall into USs anti-China trap: Chinese media
President Pranab Mukherjee with US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an At-Home reception on the occasion of 66th Republic Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI Photo) .
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 20.11.09
Persistent queries under the Right to Information Act have revealed startling details: This particular lot of jackets was initially rejected as it did not meet the criteria set by the Government, but was later purchased from the same supplier.. not only shared a platform with the ruling National Conference and the PDP at a seminar organised by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, but also invited them to join a cross-party discussion on Jammu and Kashmir.
Shortage of right people for national security jobs: NSA
The greatest challenge India faces is to find the right people for national security tasks and jobs, National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on Monday. It is counter-intuitive but sadly true that in our country of over one billion.
Witness to a failed revolution, it is politics as usual in Naxalbari
As one enters the cradle of Indias revolution and the site of pilgrimage for those the government describes as Left-wing extremists, what is most striking is the sheer inconspicuousness of the town. It is easy to skip Naxalbari, to drive past the.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 30.06.10
Qiagen NV, makers of the gold standard Digene HPV test, joined hands with Kolkatas Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute to launch the first, large-scale cervical cancer-screening programme in April 2009... HINDUSTAN TIMES. OURTAKE. PUT A STOP TO REMOTE CONTROL. To be in Kashmir Valley at any point of time is to be in a room filled with inflammable helium. Despite all the invisible signs of normalcy that breaks out ��� which in this state can, at best��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 06.11.09
Reportedly, around 200 people were killed, hundreds more beaten and women rampantly raped by the Government soldiers in the process of securing the diamond fields. Today, the. On the other hand, given the violence the appeal to restore stability, peace and progress may have a different kind of allure. But, without the.. sanchitasharma@hindustantimes.com Imagine having a failing heart and doctors injecting healthy stem cells to replace the damaged ones.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 23.12.10
This week the Department of Biotechnology, joined hands with industry lobby Ficci, to organise a public lecture by Venki at the centrally located Ficci auditorium ( instead of a faraway location like an academic or research institute)... Whether it is in Jammu, Srinagar, Poonch and Rajouri, their meetings with groups and individuals were dominated by the mixed blend of National Conference, Congress, BJP or at best the PDP, many of those affiliated with these parties��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 18.09.10
LADY IS NOT SO GAGA; LENDING A HELPING HAND - VINOD KHOSLA; ITS A GIANT STEP; THIS IS NO JOYRIDE; THE LIMITS OF VIOLENCE - KANTI BAJPAI. HINDUSTAN TIMES. SPEAKING THE RIGHT LANGUAGE; CUT THE.. It made a serious assessment of the forest resources of the Kashmir Valley (and their depletion), of the incubation of private enterprise ��� as opposed to a culture of Union Government handouts and disguised bribery, which set an��.