Politics

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will campaign in Kanpur on Friday.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray, however, said that he will not walk a single step for Uddhav Thackeray.

Priyanka Gandhi named Madhya Pradesh, ruled by arch rival BJP, as one of the fast developing states.

Khurshid told the PM that there was no question of defiance and he was ready to accept whatever decision was taken.

Elangovan also hit out at the state of power supply in the state, saying people expected uninterrupted power supply.

She also asked the Congress chief to give a clarification on the Batla House encounter.

The EC on Saturday wrote to President Pratibha Patil against Union Law Minister Khurshid's alleged defiance of model code of conduct.

Rashid Alvi said that we have not gone through the letter written by the EC to the President.

Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats and the neighbouring Union Territory of Puduchery has one.

KR Periakaruppan was minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment when the DMK was in power.

Karuna said the BJP and the Karnataka government were trying to remove Acharya from the Special Public Prosecutor post to help Jayalalithaa.

The death toll has risen to 32 in number and as many as 67 people had fallen sick after consumption of a dubious medicinal concoction.

Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Bahujan Samaj Party government in Uttar Pradesh.

The BSP supremo said that Congress is trying to "instigate and misguide" Muslims on the issue of reservation.

A six-member committee has been formed to look into the matter, and will submit its report by March 12.

A DMK member said that despite being in jail, Raja was ensuring the welfare of people of his constituency.