'Sania was picked as ambassador to please Muslim voters'

'She is a daughter-in-law of Pakistan and this is not something that can be overlooked.' 'So many have contributed towards the Telangana cause and many have laid down their lives for the same. Why......

BJP's pro-OBC agenda comes up against caste census demand

A BJP source admitted that a census will inevitably reconfirm the numerical majority of the OBCs. 'That will overturn social equations and consign the upper castes to a twilight zone of......

Congress wins 12 seats with margin of over 50,000 votes

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar was among 12 party candidates who defeated their closest rivals by a margin of over 50,000 votes in the state assembly results declared on Saturday. IMAGE:......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......