newsDuring polls, some Bihar leaders face Maoist threat
Patna, March 19 (IANS) With Lok Sabha polls around the corner, half a dozen Bihar politicians and some police officers are on the hit list of Maoists, police said Wednesday.The Intelligence Bureau
CPI-M Bengal unit now on Facebook, Twitter
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) In a bid to draw the youth including the first-time voters, the CPI-M's West Bengal unit Tuesday opened its Facebook account and unveiled a Twitter handle ahead of the Lok
4,059 polling booths in Kashmir declared critical
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Due to the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, as many as 4,059 polling booths in the state's total 9,633 polling stations have been declared as critical, a
Confident of winning, will do my best to serve Sawai-Madhopur: Azhar
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Former India cricket skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, who has shifted from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh to Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan, is
Jogi, Pilot, Azhar in Congress list, Kalmadi replaced (Lead)
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday declared its third list of party candidates, fielding former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi from Mahasamund and Vishwajeet Kadam from Pune in
Congress renominates five Delhi MPs (Lead)
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday fielded five of its sitting parliamentarians from Delhi as it released its third list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.Except South Delhi and
Devi Lal's great-grandson enters electoral fray
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's great-grandson, Dushyant Chautala, Tuesday entered full-time politics, filing his nomination as the INLD candidate for the Hisar
DMK men warned to keep away from Alagiri
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday threatened disciplinary action against party members if they were found to be in touch with the now suspended party leader M.K. Alagiri.In a statement
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar files nomination papers
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said."I am confident and sure that
Constituencies in the northeastern states (To go with Development not insurgency key issue in northeast)
Total population- 45 million.Eligible voters - 27 million.State Parliamentary constituenciesAssam 14Arunachal Pradesh 2Meghalaya 2Tripura 2Manipur 2Nagaland
Rs.6.5 crore unaccounted cash seized in Ghaziabad (Lead)
Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) Almost Rs.6.5 crore of unaccounted money, suspected to be meant for use during the upcoming parliamentary polls, was seized from four different locations here Wednesday,
AAP to hook Goa voters with cheap fish as bait (Election Special)
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) There's nothing fishy about this - just building on past gains. If the promise of 'bijli' (electricity) and 'paani' (water) netted admirers galore for the AAP in Delhi, the
21 file papers in Karnataka for April 17 LS polls including Nilekani
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) A total of 21 candidates filed their nomination papers Wednesday after the Election Commission notified single phase elections April 17 to the 28 Lok Sabha
Modi to also fight from Vadodara
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from a second seat of Vadodara in Gujarat, along with Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Online ads only after certification: Poll panel
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission has banned the display of political advertisements on cyberspace without pre-certification, an official said Wednesday.This has been done to curb
Advani to contest from Gandhinagar
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, the party announced Wednesday.
Pawar rules out aligning with NDA
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) NCP chief Sharad Pawar Wednesday ruled out aligning with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the Lok Sabha elections."The question of the Nationalist Congress Party
AAP names candidate against Shatrughan Sinha in eighth list
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party would field Parveen Amanullah from Patna Sahib in Bihar against BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, it was announced Wednesday.The party named 19 candidates while
I'm no sacrificial goat: Azharuddin (Interview) (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Mohammed Azharuddin is livid over speculation that he was being made a "sacrificial goat" in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency in Rajasthan after the former Indian
Three Dalit parties support Congress-NCP in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) In a big boost to the Congress and the NCP, three Dalit parties Wednesday joined the ruling alliance in Maharashtra.The Peoples' Republican Party (PRP) led by Dalit leader
