Politics

With today's result, UDF strength in the 140-member assembly goes up to 73 and reduced LDF's to 67.

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam will attend two separate functions in Patna on Friday.

Somnath Chatterjee has said he will consider the move if there is a large consensus on it.

Mamata and Mulayam have made it clear that Kalam should be seen as their independent candidate and not of the NDA, sources said.

Ramdev is meeting different political leaders across the country to garner support for his campaign on black money.

The decision to expel Basu comes after he was slapped a three-month suspension for indulging in corruption.

Jayalalithaa said the move would not soothe people's anger and demanded a complete rollback.

'We still have two years to go for the next general elections. What is the hurry?' said BJP leader Rajnath Singh.

However, Anna Hazare said he believes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not involved in the coal block scam.

The action came after an FIR was filed by the CBI in connection with the 'illegal' appointment of nearly 100 Chief Medical Officers.

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said price of petrol in Haryana was already less as compared to neighbouring states.

The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics in Hyderabad on Friday received the blood samples of N D Tiwari.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav also handles the state's finance portfolio.

Protestors torched and damaged buses, disrupted train movement and tried to forcibly prevent people from going to offices in the state.

A meeting has been called by Gadkari to discuss the impact of the bandh, where Advani and Sushma Swaraj have not been invited.

Bill Gates is likely discuss a host of healthcare programmes that the Bill and Melinda Foundation plans to take up in the state.