BJP slams Tharoor for ‘cattle class’ remarksNew Delhi1, - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday slammed Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor terming his twitter remarks about “cattle class” travel as an insult to a large middle class who led an austere lifestyle. Kalam frisking: FIR filed against four officials of Continental AirlinesNEW DELHI - The Government on Friday has filed a First Information Report against four employees of a US airline for frisking former Indian president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at the Delhi airport on April 21. Analysis: What is it with the seeming rash of philandering politicians?WASHINGTON — What is it with philandering politicians? A month after: BJP in generational battle (News Analysis)NEW DELHI - A month after its stunning election defeat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which once took pride in its disciplined cadre, has its top leaders tearing at one another in a blame game that is seen as a power struggle between two generations. Bernard Kerik pleads not guilty to lying to White House officials; blasts prosecution onlineWASHINGTON — Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of lying to the White House, a case he described online as “unprecedented, selective, and overreaching.” People consider RJD-LJP alliance opportunistic: RaghuvanshNEW DELHI - Having faced an embarrassing drubbing in the recently held Lok Sabha polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal on Wednesday admitted that the pre-poll tie up with Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) proved a wrong move during elections. Dalit voters in Bihar protestCHAPRA - Voters belonging to Dalit community in Bihar took to the streets as a mark of protest against certain persons preventing them from casting their votes at one of the booths in Lal Bazar near Chapra. 50 percent voting amid Maoists violence in BiharPATNA - Bihar recorded nearly 50 percent voter turnout in the first phase of general elections Thursday amid violence by Maoist rebels, who killed two security personnel and attacked polling stations in Gaya. Patriot Girls don American Flag bikini to raise funds for soldiersWASHINGTON - Hundreds of American models dubbed ‘Patriot Girls’ are trying to raise funds for soldiers and their families - in bikinis. Soren loses by-election, BJP demands fresh assembly pollsRANCHI - Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Thursday lost an assembly by-election that he needed to win to remain in power, prompting the state’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand his resignation and fresh assembly polls. |