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Do you think I use special soap, asks Rahul Gandhi

Making light of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's allegation that he uses a special soap to "purify" himself after visiting a Dalit home, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said people can say what they want to but that would not deter him.
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Cheerleaders' show in cricket very unfortunate: Rajanth

Taking the debate of cheerleaders in the ongoing IPL tournament to the political level BJP national president Rajnath Singh criticised the use of scantily clad girls by sponsors and said that BJP would “vehemently oppose” this....
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PM asks Pol parties not to politicise price rise issue

fter meeting the Left leaders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked political parties to eschew the temptation of politicising the misery of the people and warned against creating an environment of scarcity that would encourage speculators and hoarders....
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Rahul Gandhi's tour to tribal areas of MP and Chhattisgarh begins today

Congress General Secretary and the most speculated candidate of the party for prime ministerial post Rahul Gandhi will today carry forward his 'Discover India' tour by undertaking a four-day visit to tribal pockets in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh...
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Democracy starts from beneath: Sonia

Underling the importance of Panchayati Raj institutions in strengthening the roots of democracy, United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said that the governance of people start from lower level and not from top of the establishment....
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Panchayats seeks more financial, political liberty

After more than a decade when Panchayati Raj got its constitutional status in 1993, the village institutions is still to get out from the clutches of red- tapism apart from getting its economic and political liberty, said a draft Charter on Panchayati Raj which was presented to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today....
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Creamy layer concept confusing, says M Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) leader, M Karunanidhi, on Saturday said that the word "creamy layer" in the Supreme Court's verdict on Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation is "confusing"....
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PMK wants India's active role in Sri Lanka

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a member of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that New Delhi must play an "active and constructive" role to help end Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict....
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Prime Minister refuses comments on Rahul's Jhansi protest

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday refused to comment on the controversy over Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to Jhansi where he and his supporters had a standoff with the local administration...
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Listen to farmers' grievances: Rahul tells UP officials

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has asked the Uttar Pradesh officials to give a patient hearing to Jhansi farmers' grievances about the implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme....
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