Leave alone taking forward the seat-sharing talks with the existing and probable allies, the Mahagathbandhan remains an amorphous entity weeks before the first phase of polling on October 28, a situation that will make the rival NDA camp, which in any case looks sitting pretty, all the more happier.
The sex racket involving the Uzbek women was unearthed last week by police, who trapped them by sending a decoy. The women had told the police about Jureau, who was initially mistaken by police to be Russian.
An unimpressive display by India saw them surrender without a fight to United Arab Emirates as they went down 0-5 in their opening Group G match at the Asian Games in Incheon.
On Saturday, the Congress leader had said the government had kept the Left and Opposition informed during the negotiations of the nuclear deal.
Setting the agenda ahead of a series of elections lined up in the next few months, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that with its 123-year old history and large organisational base, the party is fully geared up to win the elections.
Strongly condemning the "attempt to create communal tensions," she said the Congress will continue to demand that justice be meted out to those found guilty of any such activities.
Modi credited the soldiers for maintenance of peace and security in the country and called upon everyone to remember their gallantry while celebrating Diwali.
The Indian Super League trophy will go to the traditional home of Indian football as Atletico de Kolkata edged past Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the final.
"In the states where we are in power, the party chief ministers must work in tandem with the party presidents," Sonia Gandhi said, asking partymen to prepare for the challenges ahead. Her comments came in the backdrop of setbacks in several party-ruled states last year and in view of the upcoming assembly polls in ten states this year, followed by the Lok Sabha elections next year.
The bench refused Purohit's request for staying the proceedings in the trial court, noting that in the past, both the Supreme Court and the Bombay HC had passed orders directing the trial court to expedite the hearing in the case.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Buoyed by their gallant goalless draw against Asian champions Qatar, India would be looking to register their first win in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they take on Bangladesh.
It was the first meeting between the countries in more than two decades and has been dubbed 'The Earth Derby' as it features nations that are home to a third of the world's population.
The BJP, in search of friends ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, does not feel that Mayawati could be its natural ally as it has dubbed the BSP supremo as a "feudal lord".
Despite losing the top spot to Mumbai, ATK Mohun Bagan will still harbour hopes of salvaging their season with a second successive Hero ISL title.
Roy Krishna powered ATK Mohun Bagan to a 3-1 win over SC East Bengal
Sonia's comment on foreign policy not aimed at Left: Congress
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Vajpayee was visibly emotional at the Hinduja Hospital.
The result ensured they ended their campaign on 30 points from 18 matchese. Churchill on the other hand finished with 20 points from 18 matches, their position in the table to be decided on Sunday.
Missing persons posters featuring Rahul Gandhi's image pop up in Amethi.
Showering his praise on the armed forces guarding the nation, Prime Minister Modi earlier on Sunday dedicated this year's Diwali to the jawans.
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After spending his previous four Diwalis with the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is breaking with tradition and spend Diwali this year in Kedarnath, setting off speculation that the decision was taken with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. As the Festival of Lights is on us, here's looking back at Modi's Diwali celebrations.
The invention of an innovative slope-measuring instrument has won 16-year-old T Sriramkumar the Infosys-Education World Young Achievers Award 2005-06 in the junior category.
Targeting the 43 per cent of the Indian population that understands Hindi, Nokia on Tuesday showcased three handsets with predictive text input to enable users to send and receive messages (SMS) in Hindi, besides announcing a Hindi mobile portal.
India left their scoring boots and luck behind while hosts United Arab Emirates found both after a subdued opener to record a 2-0 win in the AFC Asian Cup in Dubai on Thursday.
In a first for ATK Mohun Bagan this season, two first-half goals signalled the downfall for a beleaguered Bengaluru FC
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Days after he quit Congress and created a controversy by taking down the website of the party state unit, Sanjay Puri on Thursday joined Aam Aadmi Party along with scores of Janakpuri block Congress workers.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has sought a ban on ashrams run by 'godmen' like Rampal, saying they have become centres of "terror" in the name of faith.
Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead the home side to Intercontinental Cup title triumph with a 2-0 win over Kenya in the summit clash, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Coach Stephen Constantine says the Indian football team has done enough in the last few years to merit a decent crowd turnout, and begging for support was one thing it did not deserve.
State Election Commission has found nine articles in local newspapers as "paid news" during Chhattisgarh assembly polls and directed that expenses incurred in publishing them be added to poll expenditure of parties and candidates concerned.
A goal on either side of the break powered Real Kashmir to a 2-0 win over Indian Arrows in the I-League, in Margao, on Sunday.
Kerala Blasters missed a crucial second-half penalty kick and had to settle for a 1-1 draw against rivals Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League football, in Kochi, on Saturday.
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