Onkar Singh In Chandigarh

Stories by Onkar Singh In Chandigarh

Power Grid collapse: BJP accuses govt of shifting blame

Power Grid collapse: BJP accuses govt of shifting blame

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2012

Rajya Sabha member and Bhartiya Janata Party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that the party would raise the issue of two major power failures in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and would demand that the government institutes a high-level inquiry.

I have NOT quit UPA govt: Sharad Pawar

I have NOT quit UPA govt: Sharad Pawar

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2012

The NCP on Friday sought to push the Congress leadership into a corner with its two senior leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel believed to have resigned from the Union cabinet aggrieved over a variety of issues including no 2 slot for Pawar and Congress' treatment of its allies.

Assam CM must apologise to the victim: CPI-M

Assam CM must apologise to the victim: CPI-M

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2012

Communist Party of India Marxist's senior leader Brinda Karat has blasted Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gagoi after the CM's office revealed the identity of the young girl who was molested on the streets of Guwahati last week.

Vice president's office has been undervalued: Jaswant

Vice president's office has been undervalued: Jaswant

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2012

The VP is supposed to be the President's 'voice'. But so far, he has been relegated to be the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, says BJP's vice presidential nominee Jaswant Singh

MHA asks Assam police to send molestation case report

MHA asks Assam police to send molestation case report

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2012

Director General of Assam police J N Chaudhary confirmed on Friday night that the Union home ministry has asked him to send a detailed report on molestation of a minor girl in Guwahati on Monday.

AI sends team to repair flight stuck at Pak airport

AI sends team to repair flight stuck at Pak airport

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2012

A New Delhi-bound Air India airplane made an emergency landing at Nawabshah Airport in southern Sindh on Monday after developing a technical problem with its hydraulic system. All 122 passengers and crew members on board the plane are safe.

Sangma camp to approach EC against Pranab

Sangma camp to approach EC against Pranab

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2012

Bhartiya Janata Party general secretary Anant Kumar and Janata Party chief Dr Subramanian Swamy will meet the Election Commission to complain about the Rajya Sabha secretary general for rejecting their demand that United Progressive Alliance nominee Pranab Mukherjee should be disqualified, as he was the chairman of the Indian statistical Institute Kolkata when he filed his nomination paper for the Presidential election.

Hope Pranab's nomination gets REJECTED: Sangma

Hope Pranab's nomination gets REJECTED: Sangma

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2012

P A Sangma, former speaker and a candidate for the President's post, on Monday expressed hope that the Election Commission was aware of the fact that United Progressive Alliance's candidate Pranab Mukherjee held an office of profit while filing his nomination for the post.

Centre offers to rebuild gutted Sufi shrine in Srinagar

Centre offers to rebuild gutted Sufi shrine in Srinagar

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2012

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the government has offered to rebuild Dustgeer Sahib, the Sufi shrine that was destroyed in a massive fire this week. He was addressing the media at Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi in his monthly meeting.

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigns

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh resigns

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2012

Union Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday resigned in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh court framing corruption charges against him.

BJP slams RBI's economic package

BJP slams RBI's economic package

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2012

Value of rupee is an indication of complete failure of the government to achieve the desired results.

Mercy to dead convict: President seeks answers

Mercy to dead convict: President seeks answers

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2012

Bandu Tidke, who was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, was sentenced to death by trial court in Bagalkot in 2005. Tidke was a HIV positive patient and died in 2007 in a government hospital in Belgaum.

'Humiliated, tortured' Sangma resigns from NCP

'Humiliated, tortured' Sangma resigns from NCP

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2012

Former speaker of Lok Sabha P A Sangma, who is in the fray for the Presidential poll, on Wednesday resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party.NCP chief Sharad Pawar had urged Sangma to withdraw from the contest, after the ruling United Progressive Alliance unanimously nominated senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as it its candidate for the President's post.

Keshubhai brings anti-Modi crusade to Delhi

Keshubhai brings anti-Modi crusade to Delhi

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2012

Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Keshubhai Patel flew into New Delhi from Ahmedabad on Tuesday and had meetings with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Dr Murali Manohar Joshi.

Race to President's post still open, says BJP

Race to President's post still open, says BJP

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain, member of Lok Sabha from Bhagalpur, claimed on Sunday that the issue of the next President of India was still open. National Democratic Alliance leaders who met on Sunday deferred the matter for a few days and asked non-UPA chief ministers their point of view.

Sangma to settle for vice-presidentship?

Sangma to settle for vice-presidentship?

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2012

Former speaker of the Lok Sabha P A Sangma, who was the first one to announce his candidature for the President is watching the political developments very closely. According to sources, if he finds that former President A P J Abdul Kalam is backed by National Democratic Alliance, Sangma may prefer to join electoral fray as vice president.

Jaswant's veep dreams are his own, clarifies BJP

Jaswant's veep dreams are his own, clarifies BJP

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2012

"The party has taken no decision on the vice president's post. We will only comment after the United Progressive Alliance has announced its decision. Whatever Jaswantji is doing is by his own initiative. I already made this clear during my press conference on Tuesday," said Rajya Sabha member of Parliament and BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar

'Ajit Singh wants airport near his village'

'Ajit Singh wants airport near his village'

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2012

Ajit Singh writes a letter to Akhilesh Yadav asking him to send experts to Muthura for the airport.

BJP, RSS put up strong defence, deny rift within party

BJP, RSS put up strong defence, deny rift within party

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2012

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has reiterated that there were no differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party and that its leaders were capable of sorting out differences.

Day after Advani's dig, Anshuman Mishra hits back

Day after Advani's dig, Anshuman Mishra hits back

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2012

Non-resident Indian Anshuman Mishra, who was recently in the news over the controversy surrounding the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for Rajya Sabha polls from Jharkhand, writes an open letter to party patriarch Lal Krishna Advani in which he advices the latter to make a dignified exit and hand over the reins to the party's second generation leaders.