news-in-politicsVajpayee wanted Modi out of BJP: 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
Kejriwal on three-day Punjab road show
Amritsar, April 11 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal started his three-day political road show in Punjab from this Sikh holy city Friday.Kejriwal offered prayers at `Harmandar
Dec 16 rape victim's parents condemn Mulayam
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The parents of the Dec 16 rape victim here Friday condemned the outrageous remarks of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on rapists, and urged people not to elect
This Lalu century is of a different kind
Patna, April 11 (IANS) No matter what the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad has already entered the record books with a century and counting - of helicopter
45 percent polling in Mizoram
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) About 45 percent of the electorate cast their vote for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Mizoram and an assembly by-poll in the first seven hours of polling Friday, officials
Rahul Gandhi targets Modi's personal life
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) Targeting BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi's personal life, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said Modi not once mentioned his wife's name in the
Mulayam talking rubbish: Lalu
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Mulayam Singh Yadav is talking "rubbish", RJD chief Lalu Prasad said Friday, reacting to the Samajwadi Party chief terming as unfair the death penalty prescribed by law in
Dec 16 victim's father condemns Mulayam's remark
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The father of the Dec 16 rape victim Friday condemned the outrageous remarks of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and urged people not to elect such a leader as
IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat
Gangtok, April 11 (IANS) Prem Das Rai, the only parliamentarian with IIT and IIM degrees, is facing a challenge from a newly formed outfit in Sikkim's sole Lok Sabha seat. But, he says,
Rahul Gandhi taunts BJP over Modi's marital status
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), April 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday taunted the BJP and said the party talks of women empowerment but refuses to talk about its prime ministerial
Tripura votes for second Lok Sabha seat Saturday
Agartala, April 11 (IANS) Balloting takes place Saturday for Left ruled Tripura's second Lok Sabha seat.The state's electorate voted for the other seat Monday.Over 1.13 million voters - half of whom
Congress remembers poor only during election: Modi
Balasore (Odisha), April 11 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday accused the Congress of remembering the country's poor only during the time of elections.Addressing a
Modi accuses Odisha government of black magic, unemployment
Balasore (Odisha), April 11 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi Friday attacked the Odisha government and said it has only performed "black magic" and stolen the state's coal and
High voter turnout gives Kerala leaders numbers to crunch
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Kerala leaders have whipped out their calculators for number crunching after nearly three-fourths of the electorate cast their ballots in the parliamentary
Uttar Pradesh seeks poll panel's nod to hike staff DA
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sought the Election Commission's permission to hike the dearness allowance of state government employees to 100 percent, officials said
A third of Mizoram votes
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Nearly a third of the electorate cast their ballot Friday in the first three hours in the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram,
Mizoram votes for LS, assembly by-poll
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Balloting began Friday for the lone parliamentary constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram, officials said.With a population of 1,091,014, Mizoram's 702,189
Mizoram votes
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Balloting began Friday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram, officials said.With a population of 1,091,014, Mizoram's 702,189
Poll panel raps Siddaramaiah for calling Modi 'mass murderer'
New Delhi/Bangalore, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday admonished Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for calling BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a "mass murderer"
Black magician ruling India, says Modi
Ranchi, April 10 (IANS) India has been ruled by a "black magician" for the past 10 years, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Thursday.Quoting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who
