news-in-politicsBJP accepts defeat with humility: Prasad
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The BJP accepts its "massive defeat" in Delhi assembly elections with humility and will play a role of "constructive opposition", party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said
Being crorepati not benchmark for candidate's financial worth: ADR
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) Being a crorepati was not a good benchmark to judge the financial worth of an electoral candidate in this day and age, because most candidates who own a flat in metropolitan
Will demand probe in Batla House case: AAP
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The AAP's Amanatullah Khan, who won the Delhi assembly election from Okhla constituency, Tuesday said his party would demand a probe in the 2008 Batla House shootout
Don't ignore message in AAP's landslide victory, Sayeed tells BJP
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Tuesday congratulated AAP on its landslide victory while advising the BJP not to ignore the message of India's
AAP sweeps to 67 Seats polls in Delhi Election
AAP, which was heavily criticised for stepping down from office after 49 days in power last year, on Tuesday made an impressive come back in the Assembly Elections, winning 67 of the total 70 seats in
Victory for Kejriwal, Rout for Bedi, Maken
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Arvind Kejriwal was the only one among the three people who led the AAP, the BJP and the Congress who won from his constituency. The BJP's Kiran Bedi and the Congress' Ajay
Calcutta HC takes cognisance of heckling of judge
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Tuesday took cognisance of the alleged heckling of a judge by lawyers owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress during the hearing of a matter
Is Congress in a free fall?
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The results in Delhi were worse than the Congress could have imagined. The party failed to open its account in the national capital, where it ruled for 15 years till
The three who won for BJP
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) On a day when the BJP suffered a humiliating defeat in Delhi, only three of their candidates managed to pull of a win amidst an AAP wave.The three are Jagdish Pradhan
Delhi seat share since 1993
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The following is the seat share in Delhi assembly since 1993: BJP Congress AAP1993 49 14 -1998 15 52 -2003 20 47
Experts caution over coal usage in Asia
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) With increasing dependence of Asian countries on coal-driven power, public health experts Tuesday said "addiction" of nations to coal coupled with climate change effects pose
Delhi Voting Percentage
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The break-up of voting percentage in the Delhi assembly election:AAP 54.3 (67 seats)BJP 32.2 (3)Congress 9.7 (0)BSP 1.3 (0)INLD 0.6
Congress loses by Big Margins in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Congress fared badly in most of the 70 constituencies in Delhi Tuesday, with at least one of its candidates losing by over 95,000 votes.Congress' Kiran Walia who had
Maken, Chacko quit after Congress debacle in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Congress' chief ministerial aspirant Ajay Maken Tuesday quit as the party's general secretary after he lost from Sadar Bazar while his party suffered a rout in the Delhi
Indians prefer Dubai, Bangkok outings for V-Day: Survey
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Dubai and Bangkok have emerged as the top searched outbound destinations for Indians around Valentine's Day, a new survey has revealed.Hotels.com, an online accommodation
Modi's 'I, Me, Myself' Style may have hurt BJP
What the Delhi poll outcome has confirmed is that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can be stopped in its tracks by a determined opponent, even one not as well-entrenched as established regional
Z Security cover for Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Delhi Police will provide Z category security cover, with at least 30 armed commandoes, to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal after he is elected the leader of the legislative
Shiv Sena hails AAP win, targets Modi
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Virtually targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday termed the sweeping AAP win in Delhi a 'tsunami' and congratulated AAP leader
AAP win could help Congress in Goa: Congress
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party's sweeping victory in Delhi could have a bearing on the Panaji bye-election due Feb 13, the Congress said Tuesday.Speaking to IANS, Congress spokesperson
President Greets Iran ahead of Islamic Revolution Anniversary
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of Iran on the eve of the 36th anniversary of the country's
