news-in-politics'Modi carries communal stigma, lacks PM characteristics'
Jammu, April 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said BJP leader Narendra Modi carries a communal stigma and lacks a representative character needed to be India's
Mamata to send letters to all families seeking support
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Giving a personal touch to her election campaign, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will send a signed letter to every family in West Bengal, requesting them to
AAP fields Shastri's grandson in Allahabad
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The AAP Wednesday announced that former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson Adarsh Shastri will contest the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.Releasing the
Gurgaon officials booked for preparing fake votes
Gurgaon, April 2 (IANS) Three booth-level officers here have been booked after the district election officer filed a police complaint following a sting operation by a TV channel that alleged they
Check Congress complaint on internet posts: EC to Gujarat
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A complaint to the Election Commission by the Congress alleging posting of "highly objectionable material" on the social media has been referred to a Gujarat poll
23 Delhi poll candidates have criminal cases against them
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) At least 23 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi have criminal charges against them, says an Association of Democratic Reforms analysis released Wednesday.Of these
Yogendra Yadav gets show cause notice
Gurgaon, April 2 (IANS) AAP's Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav was Wednesday served a show cause notice by the Election Commission for having political offices at two places without
Can't remove government leaders from ads: Centre to SC
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that government leaders could not be blacked out of official advertisements just before the Lok Sabha election.The court
AAP fields Shastri's grandson in Allahabad
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The AAP Wednesday announced that former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson Adarsh Shastri will contest the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.Releasing the
Villages welcome AAP candidate who walks 50 km
Dhule (Maharashtra), April 2 (IANS) AAP's Lok Sabha candidate here, Ansari N. Ahmed, Wednesday completed 42 km of his 50-km walkathon to file his nomination papers Thursday, an aide said.The band
Notification issued for polls in Andhra, Telangana
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) The process for simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was set in motion with the Election Commission issuing a notification
'Sorcar, Mandal cautioned against further model code violation'
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The EC Wednesday warned BJP candidate and magician P.C. Sorcar Junior and TMC leader Anubrata Mandal against further violations of the model code of conduct.The caution is
Over Rs.3 crore cash, valuables seized in Bengal
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department has seized over Rs.3 crore in unaccounted cash and valuables, including gold, in West Bengal, an Election Commission (EC) official said
End of dynasty rule has come, says Modi
Palamu/Kodarma/Buxar/Nawada, April 2 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday called for an end to dynastic politics, saying there was no place for it in Indian
14,306 police personnel cast postal ballots
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A total of 14,306 police personnel, who will be on election duty for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi have cast postal ballots, said a poll panel official Wednesday.Special
EC notice to Akali Dal for rally during Hola Mohalla
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday issued notice to the Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal for organising a political rally in the Sikh holy city of Anandpur Sahib on
Action against 21 Haryana officials for missing poll training
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) At least 21 micro-observers will face action in Haryana for remaining absent during their election training programme.The District Electoral Officer of Sirsa district,
Don't take MNS lightly, says Pawar
Raigad (Maharashtra), April 2 (IANS) NCP chief Sharad Pawar Wednesday urged his partymen not to take Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena lightly in the ensuing parliamentary
A slice of political campaigning in Chandni Chowk
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It is a little over 9.30 a.m. on a hot, humid Wednesday morning in old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area which is already humming with activity -- and awaiting a politically
434 candidates woo 46 million Karnataka electorate
Bangalore, April 3 (IANS) Karnataka's 46 million electorate is spoilt for choice as 434 candidates, including 21 women, woo them, with political parties rolling out their big guns for
