21 Oct : The Congress is set to capture power in Maharashtra for a third consecutive term and sweep Arunachal Pradesh while a not-so-good performance in Haryana left it as the single largest party scrambling for numbers to get a majority.
The Congress, along with its ally NCP, was poised to form the government in Maharashtra as it was leading in 134 constituencies having already bagged 4 seats in the 288-member Assembly.

The alliance, which had won 140 seats in the last elections, may end up with almost the same figure and …

10 Oct : President Pratibha Patil will now have a new set of bodyguards as neatly dressed troops of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles took charge from the Assam regiment during a ceremonial ‘Changing of the Guard’ in New Delhi.
Amid the trot of the horses and tunes of military band, the 15th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAKRIF) took over after the older regiment accomplished its tenure of three years as the President’s Bodyguard (PBG).
During the 45-minute ceremony outside the South block, soldiers performed the inspection of the …

30 Sep : Renowned playback singer Manna Dey has been nominated for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007.

Officials in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Wednesday Dey’s name was finalised earlier this week by a five-member committee.
The 90-year-old singer will be conferred the award in a ceremony on 21st October by President Pratibha Patil .
Dey, one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema, ruled the playback music scene from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has sung more than 3,500 songs.
The award, named …

Jorawer Singh, Chandigarh, August 27, 2009: As the University formally announces September 4 for the student polls, University is abuzz with blockages, gheraos, peace marches, memorandums and what not but with a little difference this time.
It is for the first time parties are projecting Girls as their presidential candidates and why not, with the girls outnumbering boys in Punjab University with a ratio of 70:30, it indeed is a wise move. “The major parties should come forward and give chance to a girl to be a president” demands, Deepika, herself …