newsOdisha Maoists oppose polls, call for shutdown
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) Urging people to boycott the polls, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has called for a shutdown in parts of Odisha April 10, a rebel leader said in an audio
Shiv Sena opposed to 'anti-national Muslims', says Uddhav
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena will continue to oppose the "anti-national Muslims" who do not respect the country's laws and create problems for people, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said
Political fortunes fluctuate in Kerala as poll date nears
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) The fortunes of Kerala's political fronts are fluctuating ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.It was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) which seemed to have the edge
Amethi has decided who to vote: Kumar Vishwas
Amethi, April 1 (IANS) Kumar Vishwas, the Aam Aadmi Party's candidate for the Lok Sabha from Amethi, Tuesday criticised his opponents from the Congress and the BJP and said the constituency has
Tribal refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot for Mizoram
Agartala, April 1 (IANS) Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, Tuesday began casting their
Balakrishna plans to contest polls
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N.T. Rama Rao's son and popular Telugu film actor N. Balakrishna said he would take a decision on contesting the elections after
In a first, Maoists SMSing for poll boycott
Patna, March 31 (IANS) In a first, Maoists are using SMS service to appeal to people to boycott the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand, police officials said Monday."Maoists are
Azam Khan blames Babri demolition for terrorism
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan has cited the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya as the reason for
Odisha official suspended for campaigning for BJD
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) An official in Odisha's Kandhamal district was placed under suspension after a probe found that he was campaigning in favour of the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal, an
Guntur MP Sambasiva Rao joins TDP
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Member of Parliament from Guntur, R. Sambasiva Rao, who was expelled from the Congress last month, Monday joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).R. Srinivas Rao, who quit
Telugus usher in New Year but model code dampens spirit
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Telugu-speaking people of Telangana and Seemandhra Monday ushered in Telugu New Year 'Ugadi' in a traditional manner and with gaiety, but the election model code of
Rajnath to file nomination April 5
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh will file his nomination papers here April 5 to contest the Lok Sabha election, a party leader said Monday.Singh was earlier scheduled to file
19 aspirants vie for two Goa seats
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) At least 19 candidates are in the fray for the two Lok Sabha seats in Goa and none of the parties seem to be on a sure footing with the election less than three-week
Rampant corruption, lack of development in Gujarat shook me: Ashish Khetan (Interview)
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a trip to Gujarat as part of Arvind Kejriwal's "fact-finding" team that "revealed the sham development claims" of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and
Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP (Lead)
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Veteran leader Jaswant Singh was Saturday expelled from the BJP after he refused to withdraw his nomination as an independent from Rajasthan's Barmer parliamentary
Sonia attacks opposition for stalling parliament, calls BJP divisive
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday slammed the opposition, saying that the stalling of parliament prevented many important welfare measures of the UPA government
Congress demands BJP apology over 'false' Masood complaint
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Congress Sunday wrote to the Election Commission demanding a public apology from the BJP for criticizing it and its Saharanpur nominee Imran Masood over a purported
Modi attacks Rahul over Chavan ticket, says Congress scared of him
Amravati/Akola/Nanded (Maharashtra)/Bijapur/Belgaum (Karnataka), March 30 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday hit out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for the Lok
Blame Congress for trust deficit between Kashmir, rest of India: Sayeed
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday termed the Congress equally responsible with its ruling coalition partner National Conference for the prevailing
Kejriwal to begin campaigning in Delhi from Monday
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) After touring various states to drum up support for the AAP in Lok Sabha election, party chief Arvind Kejriwal is set to campaign in Delhi from Monday.Kejriwal, who will
