news-in-politicsNow, row over Maharashtra SP chief's comments
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape created a furore, his party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's view that adulterous married
Voters relieved shutdown withdrawn in Assam districts
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voters in Assam's Karbi Anglong district have heaved a sigh of relief after two militant outfits Friday withdrewn the indefinite shutdown slapped in the district since
Ensure model code of conduct followed, EC tells officials
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday directed state and district-level authorities to initiate prompt legal action in case of any violation of model code of conduct by
Vajpayee wanted Modi removed as chief minister, says Congress
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a fresh salvo at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Friday said former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Rahul attacks Modi, says he is backed by business groups
Rampur/Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), April 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his alleged links
Political content on social media, blogs needs no pre-certification: EC
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) With the Election Commission deciding not to consider political contents posted by individuals, candidates and political party workers on web and the social media as
High voter turnout shows people's desire for change: Modi
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) High voter turnout in the third phase of general election Thursday shows the people's unhappiness with the resent government and their desire for change, BJP's prime
Sonia weakened Manmohan, created parallel power structure: Former PM media adviser
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a book that has sent ripples across the political establishment for its timing and content, Sanjaya Baru, media adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his first
Dec 16 victim's father, activists condemn Mulayam's rape remark
New Delhi/Lucknow/Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape Friday attracted widespread outrage with political parties, tinsel town celebrities and the
All four Trinamool men accused for attacking poll officials held
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) All four Trinamool Congress activists including a West Bengal minister's son-in-law, accused of assaulting poll officials in Malda district, were arrested Friday.The
People will reject those with blood on their hands, says Mamata
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Apparently targeting BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said the people will reject the person with "blood of
Congress complains to EC on Modi's marital status issue
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Congress Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission over BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi hiding his marital status in affidavits submitted
Two-layered security for Delhi's over 20,000 EVMs
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A double layered security net has been thrown around Delhi's more than 20,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs), officials said Friday.At least two companies of the
Rahul sharpens attack on Modi over development, personal life
Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda, April 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday intensified his attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying his claims on development
Police told to arrest attackers of poll officers in Bengal
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday directed West Bengal Police to arrest those who were allegedly involved in an attack on two poll officials in the state.Two election
Congress prepares for defeat, as smaller parties build castles around it
I thought election 2014 would come with nailbiting suspense until I turned up at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club on Mathura Road where the Congress whiz kid from Chicago, Sam Pitroda, was
BJP's way is to divide society: Sonia Gandhi
Balasore, (Odisha) April 11 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of doing divisive politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday appealed to the people here to vote for her party saying only it can protect
EC notice to Ajmal over statement against BJP
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission has served a show cause notice to AIUDF leader Maulana Badruddin Ajmal over a controversial statement he made against the BJP recently, a statement
Nearly two-third voters cast ballot in Mizoram
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Despite the heat, nearly two-thirds of the voters cast their ballots Friday for the lone Lok Sabha seat and in a by-poll for an assembly segment in mountainous Mizoram,
Vajpayee wanted Modi removed as chief minister: Congress
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a fresh salvo against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Friday said former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted him "removed" as the
