Politics

I sincerely hope, even now it is not too late that BJP recognise that there is too much at stake, Singh said.

Mamata invited Obama to the youth festival scheduled to be held in Kolkata in January 2013.

A Delhi court issued summons against Thackeray for his alleged hate speeches against north Indians and instigating violence.

Jayalalithaa said last year she had recommended names for Padma awards but the Centre, in its wisdom, thought otherwise.

BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Ajmal Kasab should be hanged without any delay.

Prime Minister's action of blaming the Law Ministry is also disappointing, Advani said.

He alleged people were "beaten up very badly" in Bhopal while protesting against corruption by Chouhan.

Chidambaram said the UPA government was responsible for ensuring that banking services reached the common man.

Ashoka will be accompanied by a high-level team which includes the state's director general of police.

BJP's spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Finance Minister was very much a part of the decision-making process in fixing the spectrum price.

He was summoned by the ACB in connection with the probe in the cash-for-bail scandal involving Gali Janardhan Reddy.

The efforts of the state BJP to demonstrate unity during the statewide tour fell apart as senior leaders refused to go as a team.

The anti-corruption crusader claimed that the UPA can get a Lokpal Bill passed if it intends to do so.

All BJP-ruled states were facing difficulties due to the step-motherly treatment by the Centre, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha added.

The party spoke of "long-term implications" if any Constitutional institution does not maintain the "fine balance and decides to transgress".

Samaresh Banerjee says one of the callers, who threatened him, had claimed to be a journalist with an English daily.