news-in-politicsErase voting ink at your own risk!
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) NCP chief Sharad Pawar has waded into a controversy for asking his supporters to remove the indelible ink mark and vote twice in the coming Lok Sabha election. But
Hope India gets good government: Shekhar Suman
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actor Shekhar Suman is praying that India gets a "good government" after the Lok Sabha election.Speaking on the sidelines of the NRI of the Year awards event here Monday, the
Where are the transgender voters in Delhi?
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The transgenders are facing an identity crisis ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi.Ironically, much of it has to do with the Election Commission's attempt to give
Parties complain about Trinamool's terror tactics
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) The BJP, Congress and CPI-M Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India to ensure free and fair elections after accusing West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of
Kejriwal vows to defeat Modi, faces hostile crowd
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday vowed to defeat BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after arriving here amid hostility from Modi supporters that triggered
Bodo rebels shoot two security men, threaten Assam polls
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) At least two security personnel were injured in firing by anti-talks faction of the NDFB militants in Assam's Udalguri district Tuesday morning. The faction has
Samir Aich hopes to paint politics in a righteous hue
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) As a painter he is known for being unconventional, always walking the untravelled path. But having taken the political plunge, Samir Aich wants to walk the righteous way,
Ink attack on Kejriwal
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) Black ink was thrown at AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal during a road show here Tuesday after he reached Varanasi to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra
DMK strife leads to Alagiri sacking
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday announced the dismissal of his son and former union minister M.K. Alagiri from the party.Karunanidhi told reporters here that Alagiri
Hopscotch playing politicians in demand in UP
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Those hopping from one party to another are having a field day in Uttar Pradesh, a state that sends 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, as winnability becomes the key factor
Kejriwal in Varanasi, says he will defeat Modi
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday vowed to defeat BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after arriving here and facing a hostile reception from Modi
Trinamool no different from CPI-M: Rahul
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), March 25 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for not being different from the Left regime it
Trinamool no different from CPI-M: Rahul
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), March 25 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for not being different from the Left regime it
Congress defeat has never been so certain: Advani
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Never has the defeat of Congress been as certain as in the 2014 Lok Sabha poll, veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani said Tuesday."I have participated in all general elections
Goa Congress renegade to contest on Trinamool ticket
Margao (Goa), March 25 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress announced its Lok Sabha election debut in Goa Tuesday, signing up a tainted, renegade Congress leader to contest the South Goa seat.West Bengal
Proposed airport causes political turbulence in Kerala
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 25 (IANS) India's first proposed privatized international airport has threatened to ground sitting Congress MP Anto Antony's flight to parliament in the Lok Sabha
Kejriwal reaches Varanasi, faces noisy protest
Varanasi, March 25 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal arrived here Tuesday to a hostile reception from apparent supporters of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Eggs were thrown at his
Triangular contest in lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat
Aizawl, March 25 (IANS) Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha seat, for which voting will be held April 9, is expected to witness a triangular contest between incumbent C.L. Ruala of the state's ruling
Sadhu Yadav to fight against sister Rabri Devi from Saran
Patna, March 25 (IANS) Sadhu Yadav, a controversial former MP, Tuesday announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Saran seat, where his sister and former Bihar chief minister Rabri
Modi to visit Vaishno Devi shrine Wednesday
Jammu, March 25 (IANS) Before launching his party's election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
