Pratibha Shukla

Amid a sharp spurt in tomato prices across the country, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Women Development and Child Nutrition Pratibha Shukla on Sunday advised people that if tomatoes are expensive, grow them at home or stop eating them.

After winning Himachal Pradesh, the Congress has called a meeting of its MLAs today to tackle its next challenge - deciding on a Chief Minister. It won't be easy; the Congress has at least three candidates to choose from.

Many Congress leaders in Himachal Pradesh want to become the Chief Minister, said state unit president Pratibha Singh as the state votes today to elect a new government.

As the Bombay High Court hears a petition against lakhs of litres of water being used to prepare cricket pitches for the Indian Premier League, not many kilometres away in Thane, 30-year-old Pratibha Patil travels 10 km by train to fetch two cans of water.

The government is keen to duck a vote tonight on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The BJP will try its best to enforce one. If a vote has to take place, it must occur before midnight when this session of Parliament expires. If the deadline is missed, President Pratibha Patil will have to sanction an extension. That won't be necessary, said Ra...

Amid a sharp spurt in tomato prices across the country, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Women Development and Child Nutrition Pratibha Shukla on Sunday advised people that if tomatoes are expensive, grow them at home or stop eating them.

After winning Himachal Pradesh, the Congress has called a meeting of its MLAs today to tackle its next challenge - deciding on a Chief Minister. It won't be easy; the Congress has at least three candidates to choose from.

Many Congress leaders in Himachal Pradesh want to become the Chief Minister, said state unit president Pratibha Singh as the state votes today to elect a new government.

As the Bombay High Court hears a petition against lakhs of litres of water being used to prepare cricket pitches for the Indian Premier League, not many kilometres away in Thane, 30-year-old Pratibha Patil travels 10 km by train to fetch two cans of water.

The government is keen to duck a vote tonight on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The BJP will try its best to enforce one. If a vote has to take place, it must occur before midnight when this session of Parliament expires. If the deadline is missed, President Pratibha Patil will have to sanction an extension. That won't be necessary, said Ra...