newsCPI-M won't back Kejriwal in Varanasi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The CPI-M has no desire to support AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in the Lok Sabha election in Varanasi in the absence of a consensus candidate against BJP's Narendra
Show cause notice issued to CPI-M, Trinamool leaders: Poll panel
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Show cause notice has been issued to CPI-M legislator Anisur Rehman for using "unparliamentary language" and to Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal for inciting
Congress in Kerala waits for PM, Sonia, Rahul
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala is waiting to infuse some star power in election campaigns in the state, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party chief Sonia Gandhi and
Pav Bhaji vendor, tyre mechanic among 22 Gurgaon candidates
Gurgaon, March 27 (IANS) Usha Rani Verma, Kusheshwar Bhagat and Abdul Latif are among the 22 candidates contesting for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat. They are a housewife, a Pav Bhaji vendor and a
Political legacy at stake in Kottayam
Kottayam, March 27 (IANS) Personal prestige takes precedence over collective political stakes at the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat where Kerala's longest serving legislator is keen on cementing his
Need law to enforce manifesto promises: Modi
Ranchi, March 27 (IANS) The Congress manifesto is "a bundle of lies", BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Thursday, and called for a law to ensure that ruling parties implemented
62 candidates in first phase of Jharkhand polls
Ranchi, March 27 (IANS) The first phase of the Lok Sabha election in Jharkhand April 10 will see voting for four seats, with 62 candidates in the fray, an official Thursday.The four Lok Sabha
Congress manifesto is a rehash: CPI-M
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The manifesto released by the Congress for the Lok Sabha election "is a rehash of its earlier unfulfilled promises", the CPI-M said Thursday."Its fate is, hence, destined
Modi calls Antony, Kejriwal Pakistan agents, says Congress rattled
Jammu/New Delhi/Bulandshahar, March 26 (IANS) Traversing across three states and over 700 km, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday launched a sharp attack against both the
Congress Manifesto: Salient features
* Spells out 15-point agenda for India's socio-economic and political transformation.* Two-thirds of India's population to be lifted to middle class bracket through a package of basic rights for all
Criminalisation of politics is the biggest challenge: EC
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Criminalisation of politics is the biggest challenge facing the country today, Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here Wednesday.He said India's electorate is larger
Congress Manifesto: Salient features
* Spells out 15-point agenda for India's socio-economic and political transformation.* Two-thirds of India's population to be lifted to middle class bracket through a package of basic rights for all
NDA will not form next government: Meghalaya CM
Shillong, March 25 (IANS) Accusing former Lok Sabha speaker and National People's Party chief Purno A. Sangma of being an agent of the BJP, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said the
Congress now fields Mistry against Modi in Vadodara
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday changed its nominee from Gujarat's Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency, from where BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is contesting,
'Dismissed' from DMK, Alagiri to seek legal remedy
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday announced the dismissal of his son and former union minister M.K. Alagiri from the party. An unfazed but defiant Alagiri initially
BJP, Congress trying to get Trinamool as an ally: Left Front
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Tuesday claimed that the central leaderships of both the Congress and the BJP were making efforts to draw the Trinamool Congress as an
Nitish may campaign in Gujarat
New Delhi, (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may campaign in Gujarat for the Lok Sabha elections, a JD-U leader said Tuesday, in what may increase the possibility of a face-off with his
BJP fields Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur
New Delhi, (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday announced nine candidates for Lok Sabha including actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur in Punjab and Ram Swaroop Sharma from
Rahul, Mamata spar on Bengal's development
Jalpaiguri/Siliguri (West Bengal), (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for failing to ensure development and jobs and not
Modi targets AAP, tells Delhi not to vote for 'betrayers'
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Attacking the AAP for "betraying" the people of Delhi, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday asked voters not to repeat their "mistake" when the
