PM takes oath as Rajya Sabha member New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was recently elected a member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam for the fifth consecutive term, took formal oath on Monday. Singh took oath in the chamber of Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid
Ansari.
Uttarakhand: early monsoon strikes hard Dehradun/Haridwar/Yamunanagar, June 17 (ANI): Atleast 10 people are feared dead in Uttarakhand after incessant rains lashed the hilly region, causing landslide. Landslides were reported from over 12 places on the Dehradun-Yamnotri, the Rishikesh-Gangotri, the Rishikesh-Badrinath and the Rishikesh-Kedarnath National Highway. Thousands of pilgrims headed for the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri and Yamunotri, in the state were also stranded as the routes were closed due to landslips at various points including Piapalmandi, Baraki and
Nalupani.
Nitish's problem is he has Prime Ministerial aspirations: BJP New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): There seems to be no respite in sight for the war of words, even after a formal split of the alliance, with BJP Spokesperson, Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday alleging that Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar had Prime Ministerial aspirations. Shahnawaz said the BJP had maintained the BJP-JD (U) Alliance with utmost honesty; however, chosing Nitish as their PM candidate was not acceptable to them.
