BJP intensifies appeasement efforts as threat of split with JD(U) looms

	BJP intensifies appeasement efforts as threat of split with JD(U) looms New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet again indicated its desire to keep the National Democratic Alliance intact by saying that it wished for continued support from bitter ally Janata Dal (United). The statement by Bihar BJP chief Mangal Pandey ...
	Bihar: Three killed in Naxal attack on Dhanbad-Patna Intercity Express In an audacious attack, a group of Maoists on Thursday fired at Patna-Dhanbad intercity train, killing two security personnel and a passenger and injuring five others. The map shows the spot where the Maoist attack occured. PTI. The attackers, comprising ...
	Monsoon rain said to cover half of India, eases drought worry Annual monsoon rains have covered half of India two days ahead of the usual date, sources in the weather office said on Thursday, easing concern over southwestern regions parched by drought. The rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth in ...
	Oommen Chandy faces heat over PA's misdemeanour Oommen Chandy faces heat over PA's misdemeanour Thiruvananthapuram: For the second consecutive day, the CPM-led LDF opposition today targeted Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the Kerala Assembly over the telephone calls allegedly made by his ...
	Chidambaram draws flak from BJP for food bill remarks Chidambaram draws flak from BJP for food bill remarks New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday drew flak from BJP for his remarks that the government will reach out to the Opposition "one more time" for support to the Food Security Bill with ...
	India raises surveillance issue with US New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) India has taken up with the US the reports that it was the fifth most tracked country by the American intelligence using a secret data-mining programme to monitor worldwide internet data and sought further details in this regard. India ...
	AP opposition party accuses speaker of partiality HYDERABAD: In an unprecedented move, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday wrote a stinging letter to the speaker Nadendla Manohar, accusing him of being partial towards the ruling Congress, while conducting the assembly. The principal opposition ...
	Ishrat Jahan case: CBI probing whether IB officer provided AK-47 Ahmedabad/New Delhi: Intelligence Bureau's Special Director Rajendra Kumar will not be making it to the CBI tomorrow. In the midst of the Intelligence Bureau's growing outrage over how one of their own is being investigated for the alleged extra-judicial ...
	First coffee table book on Mahatma Gandhi to be released on June 15 '100 Tributes', the first coffee table book on the 'Mahatma' by Navajivan Trust, aiming to revive Gandhian values amongst youngsters, will be launched here on June 15 in Ahmedabad. The book, an unique collection of pencil portraits of Mahatma Gandhi ...
	Today in pics: Prayer meet for Uphaar fire tragedy victms On the sixteenth anniversary of Uphaar fire tragedy, the families of the victims held a prayer meeting in the memory of 59 persons who died in the theatre and vowed to resolutely continue their fight for justice. A relative prays by a photograph of a victim of the ...