newsAkhilesh hopeful of positive showing in Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) will romp home with sizeable numbers in the Lok Sabha election.Interacting with the
TRS rules out even alliance with Congress
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) In a major jolt to Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Saturday ruled out electoral alliance with the party for the forthcoming polls to Lok Sabha and state
Eight LS candidates in Delhi file nominations
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Eight candidates Saturday filed papers on the first day of nominations for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital, a poll panel official said.Delhi goes to the polls
BJP denies fund raising dinner for Modi
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Saturday denied it was holding a fund raising dinner for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, following the footsteps of AAP leader
PM did not meet the media despite our pleas: Chacko
Kochi, March 15 (IANS) P.C. Chacko, Congress spokesperson and Lok Sabha candidate from Kerala's Chalakudy constituency, Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to meet the media
If no aid, then NOTA: Vidarbha farmers
Nagpur, March 15 (IANS) Lakhs of distressed farmers in Vidarbha region have threatened to press the None Of The Above (NOTA) button on voting machines next month if they are not disbursed aid for
Will the BJP open its account in Kerala?
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) Will the lotus finally bloom in Kerala? The BJP is supremely confident that at least one of its candidates will get elected to the Lok Sabha from the state this
Helpline launched to monitor illegal cash flow in Delhi
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A helpline to register complaints against the illegal movement of cash here ahead the Lok Sabha polls was launched Saturday, an official said.The Income Tax department
Virbhadra shows who's the boss in Himachal (Election Special)
Shimla, March 15 (IANS) Less than a year and a half after wresting power from the BJP in the state and then proving his mettle by ensuring that the Congress retains the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, Chief
Poll panel takes fizz out of Holi events
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) The colours will be there, so too would be the bonhomie. But what could well go missing at Holi gatherings organised by political parties would be freely flowing liquor
Facebook campaign: Congress accuses BJP of violating poll code
Panaji, March 15 (IANS) The Congress demanded Saturday that two people associated with the Goa chief minister's office (CMO) be sacked for campaigning for the BJP on Facebook in violation to the
Media has no guts to expose Modi's Gujarat: Kejriwal
Bangalore, March 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal said Saturday the media has no guts to expose the darker side of Gujarat under the leadership of BJP's prime ministerial
Andhra Pradesh to witness clash of two actor brothers
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The elections in Andhra Pradesh will witness an interesting clash between two popular brothers of Telugu cinema.K. Chiranjeevi, who is leading the poll campaign of the
Kejriwal's Bangalore road show draws curious crowds
Bangalore, March 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal began his road show here Saturday to campaign for his party's candidates contesting the general elections April 17 across
Should the media not applaud Kejriwal's anti corruption plank?
It is true that every anti corruption movement in recent history has decisively shifted the centre of gravity of Indian politics yards to the right, as writers have asserted recently. Such campaigns
BJP upset at DMDK, decision on alliance soon
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) The BJP cadres in Tamil Nadu are upset at the manner in which actor-turned-politician A. Vijayakant floated the DMDK party, unilaterally announced its candidates and began
Notification for LS polls' first phase in UP Saturday
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) The battle for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls begins in Uttar Pradesh Saturday with the issuing of notification around noon.In the first phase of polling, 10 seats
3.5 lakh first-time voters in Kashmir this Lok Sabha poll
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) As many as 3.5 lakh first-time voters would exercise their right to franchise in the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an election official said Friday.Chief
Jaitley hit outs at Kejriwal for media comments
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Friday slammed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for attack on "democratic institutions"."Arvind Kejriwal started as a populist. He has evolved into a
Court fines Kejriwal, Sisodia Rs.2,500 for non-appearance
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A court Saturday imposed a fine of Rs.2,500 each on former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP colleague Manish Sisodia after they failed to appear in a
