Politics

Chandigarh, April 2 -- The Sikh community in Punjab Thursday voiced its disappointment over the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a senior Congress leader quit the party and other leaders condemned the CBI move.

Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal Thursday denied nomination to former union minister and senior leader Braja Kishor Tripathy, triggering his resignation from the party.

New Delhi, April 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing Thursday announced it would conduct an opinion poll at 10,000 crossings across the country on the issue of black money on April 6.

Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should take the help of the international community at the ongoing G20 summit to put pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh said Thursday.

New Delhi, April 2 -- The Election Commission Thursday issued a notice to Anant Kumar Hegde, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Uttar Kannada, for making inflammatory remarks in a poll meeting.

New Delhi, April 2 -- The Election Commission's (EC) directive to the central government Thursday to avoid media briefings after cabinet meetings has forced Home Minister P. Chidambaram to put off his monthly report on the functioning his ministry.

New Delhi, April 2 -- The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking justification for detaining Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act (NSA).

Islamabad, April 2 -- With the Supreme Court judges sacked in 2007 reinstated, Shahbaz Sharif back as Punjab chief minister and a key opposition party being invited to rejoin the government, a face-off is brewing between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari.

New Delhi, April 2 -- Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt may be unable to contest elections but Thursday got a firm foothold in the world of politics when he became general secretary of the Samajwadi Party.

Washington, April 2 -- Many US lawmakers are concerned over the Obama administration's new Af-Pak strategy calling for deepening ties with Pakistan with some calling the Pakistanis unreliable allies against Al Qaeda and its "syndicate" of extremism.