Politics

In the letter, Arvind Kejriwal thanked Jung for supporting his government's decision.

The Telangana Bill is expected to be brought in Rajya Sabha shortly. Sittings are likely to be extended.

Congress will begin the 'Pol Khol Abhiyan' against AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

If the Rajya Sabha clears the Telangana Bill this week, the country will welcome its 29th state.

Several key issues, including Union Territory status for Hyderabad for a temporary period, was deliberated.

A bench headed by Justice KS Radhakrishnan asked the authorities to file report within three weeks.

The allocation was announced in the vote-on-account presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

The rupee, which had touched a lifetime low of 68.82 against the US dollar in August 2013, had recovered significantly and opened at 61.96 a dollar on Monday.

Modi had launched a stinging attack on Chidambaram and said the country was run with hard work and not Harvard.

Kodnani was convicted for her involvement in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots and was sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment.

In April 2009, Singh, a journalist with a national daily then, had hurled a shoe at Chidambaram, who was then the Home Minister.

Maderna was suffering from diabetes, osteoarthritis and septicaemia.

Advani said, "PM says my heart bleeds when I see such scenes in Parliament. I said your heart bleeds."

Badal claimed that he has been the second longest serving political prisoner in the world with a total of 17 years in prison.

Raj Thackeray met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday morning over toll taxes.

The BJP asked the government to strike a fine tune amongst its own MPs first over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.