The former Maharashtra chief minister, A R Antulay, is trying to gain control of the movement by Congress (I) dissidents to oust Chief Minister Babasaheb Bhosale.
The newly-constituted Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers pledged, soon after being sworn in, at the marble grave of Sheikh Abdullah that they would be “true to his ideals”.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi conveyed to President Ronal Reagan, India's concern over the American supply of sophisticated military equipment to Pakistan.
The Congress (I) high command is likely to ask A R Antulay to relinquish the chairmanship of the Pratibha Pratishthan following the verdict of a division bench of the Bombay High Court holding him guilty of bartering cement for donations to the pratishthan.
Elections will be held on May 19 for the assemblies of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala and the Lok Sabha seat of Garhwal in Uttar Pradesh. The Chief Election Commissioner announced the election programme said that it would be possible to constitute the assemblies by May 24.
In a major outbreak of violence, anti-liquor agitators indulging in looting clashed with the police on Tuesday in Anantnag town, 50 km from Srinagar leaving at least 65 persons injured including a magistrate and some senior police officers.
Within minutes of the arrival of the Union Industries Minister N D Tiwari and the AICC(I) general secretary G K Moopanar in Hyderabad, T Anjiah announced that he had informed the party high command of his desire to step down as chief minister.
The Congress-I high command is thinking in terms of snap polls for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. In the normal course, the state is due to go for polls in February next year, along with Karnataka.
The 100-day vigil: How a custodial death case ended in a state-ordered cremation
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After 100 days, the body of 26-year-old Dalit man Akash Delison was finally removed from a government hospital and cremated under police protection. His family had demanded justice for his alleged death in police custody and refused to accept the body until all 16 involved officers were arrested. Despite actions taken, their demand for accountability remains unmet.
