newsBJP 'balloon' will explode, says Rahul
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday challenged the perception that the BJP was most likely to win the Lok Sabha election and said "this balloon will
Congress MP uses movie dialogue to taunt Modi
Panaji, March 26 (IANS) Shantaram Naik, Goa's only Rajya Sabha MP, Wednesday used a dialogue from Bollywood blockbuster "Sholay" to put in context, what he called, "the selective targeting" of
We will fight them and beat them: Amarinder Singh (Interview - Election Special)
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Amarinder Singh has set the political temperature soaring after the Congress announced he would take on BJP heavyweight Arun Jaitley in Amritsar and the confident
Modi will destroy India's secular fabric: Farooq
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) National Conference chairperson Farooq Abdullah has said his party will never consider joining the BJP-led NDA in case Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister.In an
Modi plays fast and loose with truth: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has been playing fast and loose with the truth, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday.Reacting to
Rahul flays Modi's 'ideology'
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi represents an ideology that challenges the idea of India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday.Modi was not just an
`There is no brother or sister in Bihar poll battle'
Patna, March 26 (IANS) There is no brother or sister in a poll battle, said RJD chief Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi, who is pitted against her brother Sadhu Yadav in Bihar's Saran Lok Sabha
In Karnataka, 560 nomination papers filed
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) Nearly 560 candidates representing various political parties and Independents have filed nominations for the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, a senior election official
Nilekani complains to EC against Ananth Kumar
Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani, contesting from the high-profile Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency, Tuesday complained to the Election Commission and the Press
Rahul, Mamata spar on Bengal's development
Jalpaiguri/Siliguri (West Bengal), March 25 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for failing to ensure development and jobs and
BJP fields Vinod Khanna from Gurdaspur
New Delhi, March 25 (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
Poll panel promises more security for Bengal
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) West Bengal will have "adequate" and more companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) compared to the last general election, a senior Election Commission official said
Congress to release Lok Sabha manifesto Wednesday
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Congress will Wednesday release its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with the document reflecting the party's thrust on inclusive development, party
New voters can collect identity cards till April 4: Poll panel
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Election Commission has urged all the new voters who have got themselves enrolled in the capital's electoral list to collect their voter identity cards by April 4
It will be Kejriwal vs Modi in Varanasi
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) In what will be the mother of all battles in the coming election, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal announced Tuesday he will take on BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra
New voters can collect identity cards till April 4: Poll panel
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Election Commission has urged all the new voters who have got themselves enrolled in the capital's electoral list to collect their voter identity cards by April 4
Congress, BJP not working for common man: Mayawati
Gurgaon, March 25 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday said both the Congress and the BJP promote big corporate houses instead of working for the common man.Addressing a public rally in Sector 29
EC tightens grip on JMM candidate accused in murder case
Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday took a strong stand on a complaint against ruling JMM's candidate from Giridih Lok Sabha constituency, Jagannath Mahto, who is an
Notice to Ramdev over Yoga Mahotsav
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Election Commission in Delhi Tuesday issued notice to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for politicising his 'Yoga Mahotsav' held here Sunday."We had given him permission to
Kejriwal says he will take on Modi in Varanasi
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal announced Tuesday that he will challenge BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the parliamentary election from Varanasi.Speaking
