Politics

The BJP wanted Parliament to function but had decided not to allow Chidambaram to speak in the House.

Fourteen rounds of counting are over and final results are expected shortly.

BJP sources said the party is in talks with five Independent legislators to secure support in case Sreeramulu wins.

No one can predict whether the government would last its full term or fall before 2014, Advani said.

The Congress said that Justice PP Naolekar's appointment was disputed and was done illegally.

Prithviraj Chavan said he does not look at individual cases and was concentrating on policy decisions.

Police had registered an FIR against Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi and three others on Thursday.

On the eighth day of winter session of Parliament, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day.

Gadkari said once the BJP crossed the 170-seat mark, allies will start cosying up to it.

No decision was taken on the issue of adjournment motion during the meeting.

The BJP is locked in a bitter contest with rebel leader B Sriramulu, who is seeking re-election as an independent.

I once again reiterate that the retrofitted Mullai Periyar Dam is safe and is functioning as good as new, Jaya said.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee also appealed to his political colleagues to keep aside politics from major economic decisions.

CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose the post-mortem should be done in keeping with the guidelines of the NHRC.

The members of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress clashed at the rally venue.

LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan wants representation of SC, ST, women and minorities in Lokpal.