newsModi's '3D' mantra for prosperous India
Bijapur (Karnataka), March 30 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said India was blessed with three 'Ds' - demographic dividend, democracy and demand for goods and
PDP complains to poll panel against Kashmiri minister
Srinagar, March 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday lodged a complaint with Election Commission against Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo, of the National
Gujarat removing economic data from website: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday accused the Gujarat government of removing the economic data from its official website.Kejriwal, who has dismissed the economic model of
Mixed response to Sonia's rally
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Though the Congress left no stone unturned to ensure that party president Sonia Gandhi's Sunday rally at Ajmal Khan Park here was a success, some people were not excited
People won't tolerate poor governance: President
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) With the Lok Sabha election less than 10 days away, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said people will no longer accept non-transparent and unresponsive
Magician P.C.Sorcar gets poll panel notice for Mamata comments
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Magician P.C.Sorcar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a BJP ticket from West Bengal's Barasat, has been slapped a show cause notice by the Election Commission for
Modi mocks Rahul for raking up Gujarat model
Bijapur (Karnataka), March 30 (IANS) Mocking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for raising the Gujarat model of development, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said the
Stalling of parliament hit passage of laws: Sonia
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the opposition, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said the stalling of parliament prevented many important welfare measures of the UPA government
Over 70 percent polling in Andhra local body elections
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Over 70 percent polling was recorded Sunday in the elections to 146 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh, which passed off peacefully barring
We cannot ban opinion polls: CEC
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath said here Sunday the Election Commission cannot ban opinion polls as parliament has already framed a law."Parliament has
Congress, BJP luring actors for LS polls, says Akhilesh
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Congress and the BJP are facing a crisis of contestants as big leaders are shying away from the Lok Sabha polls to escape humiliation. That is why both parties are
Threatened with beheading for removing Mamata posters: Bengal official
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) A government official in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district has alleged that he was threatened with being beheaded by a ruling Trinamool Congress legislator and his
Congress shaking in fear: Modi
Bijapur (Karnataka), March 30 (IANS) The Congress is "shaking in fear" with the approaching Lok Sabha poll dates as it knows very well it will be ousted, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra
Kejriwal taken ill after Chandigarh road show
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was taken ill after his road show in Chandigarh Sunday and cancelled his later engagements in Haryana, party sources said here.Kejriwal, who
Modi has given a 'face' to opposition: Uddhav
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) After many years, the opposition in India has got a face in Narendra Modi and this has created a storm in national politics, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said here
BJP has lost its vision, says Jaswant Singh
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh Sunday accused the party of having "lost sight of its vision and frittered away its virtue for temporary political gain".Reacting to
Children do not vote, hence ignored by parties
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Children cannot vote, they cannot make political demands and therefore do not have any say in electoral outcomes. Is this the reason why, year after year, political
To beat Kolkata heat, Somen Mitra campaigns with water tanker
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) As the mercury touched 40 degrees Celsius in Kolkata, Congress candidate Somen Mitra was seen campaigning on the streets with a water tanker in tow Sunday.The veteran
Give proof or apologise: Sabir Ali to Naqvi
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Former JD-U leader Sabir Ali Sunday said BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should either substantiate his allegations or apologise for his comment that Ali has
Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nilekani (Interview)
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys' co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who has declared assets worth Rs.7,770 crore ($1.3 billion), said that "it's time to give back to people and
