news-in-politicsBangladesh crisis hits bus services with India
Agartala, Feb 7 (IANS) The month-long political crisis in Bangladesh has hit bus services between the two countries and bilateral trade, officials said here Saturday."The Dhaka-Agartala bus
Why AAP bounced back and Congress is faltering
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had said after the Aam Admi Party's (AAP) success in the 2013 Delhi elections that there was much to learn from the fledgling outfit and that the Congress will
Bihar CM meets Nitish Kumar to end crisis in ruling JD-U
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Saturday met his predecessor Nitish Kumar for a "patch up" as the crisis deepened in the ruling JD-U over his replacement."Manjhi visited
BJP, AAP claim victory as Delhi votes
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands voted enthusiastically across the Indian capital Saturday in assembly elections that both the BJP and the AAP claimed they will win.While balloting was
President refrains from voting
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday visited the polling station in Rashtrapati Bhavan but refrained from casting his vote for the Delhi assembly election."Mukherjee visited
Dine a la royal, eat pre-Mughal delicacies at Zarin (Foodie Trail-Jaipur)
Jaipur, Feb 7 (IANS) Enclosed in the grandeur of the luxury Fairmont Jaipur hotel is the property's newly launched gem - Zarin, an Indo-Persian restaurant that serves up delicacies from the
Voting for Rajya Sabha seats begins in J&K
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Voting for four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir began Saturday. Eighty-seven members of the legislative assembly form the electoral college.Seven candidates - two each
Light rain likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded one notch below the season's average at 7.4 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast
Sonia, Rahul cast vote
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday cast their votes for the Delhi assembly election.The Congress president was flanked by former Delhi
Delhi votes again
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Voters were again back at polling stations across Delhi Saturday over a year after they delivered a fractured mandate. This time around, the BJP and the AAP have appealed
Congress can deliver on promises: Maken
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Congress campaign chief for the Delhi assembly polls Ajay Maken Saturday cast his vote and said that his party can deliver on its promises."The Congress can deliver its
Harsh Vardhan confident of BJP's win in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Saturday cast his ballot along with his mother in Krishna Nagar and said he is "confident of BJP's win" in the Delhi assembly election.Vardhan,
Narcotics in trucks from Pakistan to be examined
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Forensic experts will Saturday examine the contents of packets containing narcotics seized from a truck that entered Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district from
Delhi polls: Over 5 percent votes cast in first hour
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Over five percent votes were cast in the first hour after balloting began in the Delhi assembly polls at 8 a.m. Saturday, the authorities said.According to Delhi election
Vice president Hamid Ansari casts vote
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday cast his vote in the Delhi assembly elections.After casting his vote at Nirman Bhavan, Ansari showed his index finger with the voting mark
Kiran Bedi casts her vote
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Kiran Bedi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi, cast her vote Saturday at a polling booth here and asked people to vote for "clean, literate and safe Delhi"."Today
Kejriwal urges Delhi electors to vote
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party's CM face, Arvind Kejriwal, urged the voters in Delhi to cast their ballot in the assembly election Saturday."Everyone after
Vote in large numbers, PM urges Delhiites
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged the voters in Delhi to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the assembly polls."As Delhi votes today (Saturday), urging
Delhi votes for 70-member assembly
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Voting for the 70-member Delhi assembly began across the national capital at 8 a.m. Saturday.Over 13.3 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot in a contest that has
Shahi Imam makes pro-AAP appeal, Party Rejects 'Unsolicited' Support (Intro Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) On the eve of Delhi assembly polls, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari Friday appealed to Muslims to vote for the AAP but the party rejected his "unsolicited"
