Exclusive: Modi may contest LS poll from Gujarat, UP

'Modi has to lead the BJP. There is no alternative,' a senior BJP leader tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to contest the next Lok Sabha election from......

Right and Left unite for Bharat Bandh TODAY

The unprecedented hike in petrol prices has helped the Left and the Right to make common cause on Thursday for a nationwide protest, described by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies as Bharat......

CWC not for deciding presidential candidate

Congress chief spokesman and general secretary Janardan Dwivedi on Tuesday scoffed at media reports that the Congress Working Committee meeting called on June 4 will decide the party's presidential......

EC notice to Andhra Pradesh CM over remarks

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy seeking an explanation on his remarks made at a Congress workers' meeting in Tirupati last......

Maken for probe into charges of black money in IPL

Amid charges of black money playing a part in the IPL, Sports Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to order an expeditious probe into it. Sports Minister Ajay Maken told the Lok Sabha on Monday......