news-in-politicsSerpentine queues as Delhi sees brisk polling
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of Delhites thronged polling centres Thursday to elect seven Lok Sabha members in a high-voltage battle involving the BJP, the Congress and the Aam
27 Congress candidates are billionaires in Karnataka
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Of the 28 Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, 27 are billionaires, led by its star nominee Nandan Nilekani (Bangalore South)."Till date, Nilekani
More than a quarter vote in Lakshadweep
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) More than a quarter of the electorate voted in the first four hours in Lakshadweep for the lone Lok Sabha seat, officials said.India's smallest union territory
Bihar balloting picks up amid incidents of violence
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Nearly 32 percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours Thursday in Bihar's six Lok Sabha constituencies despite incidents of violence in the state."So far about 32
Mizoram goes to the polls Friday
Aizawl, April 10 (IANS) Balloting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram will be held Friday, after it was postponed due to a three-day shutdown and
Odisha records 17 percent voting in early hours
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Polling picked up for the 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha with 17 percent voting in early hours Thursday, an official said."At least 17 percent voters, on
Former Mumbai police chief attacked in UP
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) BJP candidate and former Mumbai police chief Satyapal Singh's motorcade was attacked Thursday in Uttar Pradesh when he was proceeding to check allegations of bogus
Kerala sees 21 percent voting in three hours
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) Brisk polling was Thursday reported across the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, with over 21 percent of the electorate casting their ballots within three
Bihar leaders beat the heat with juices and sherbets
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Bihar leaders are sipping an array of local sherbets and juices to stay cool as the mercury soars. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar likes to have sattu sherbet while RJD leader
Congress, BJP argue over Modi's marital status
Panaji, April 10 (IANS) BJP's prime minister hopeful Narendra Modi's marital status has become the topic of a slanging match between his saffron party and the Congress.After Congress member of the
Polling sluggish in Bastar's Maoist dominated areas
Jagdalpur, April 10 (IANS) Voting was sluggish in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency's Maoist-dominated forested areas, but the urban centres reported brisk polling. Balloting was peaceful.A
Voting picks up in Uttar Pradesh (Second Lead)
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) After a slow pace of voting in the morning, polling picked up across the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, officials said.Long queues of voters formed
We expect better voting: Election Commission
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath Thursday hoped that voting percentage will keep improving with every round of the Lok Sabha election."We hope for better voter
Jairam Ramesh to campaign in Telangana from Thursday
Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and union Minister Jairam Ramesh will start campaigning for the party in Telangana Thursday.On the first day of his three-day visit, he will address
Sonia, Rahul, Kejriwal vote in Delhi
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi voted here Thursday in the Lok Sabha election.Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal also voted in
Gurgaon voters praise clean polling stations
Gurgaon, April 10 (IANS) Voters gave the thumbs up for polling stations here in Haryana, and for the clock-work precision with which they operated Thursday.Queues began forming in polling centres
`Delhi will break all voting records'
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Delhi will break all voting records, Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said Thursday as polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats is on in the national capital."This time
Brisk voting in Delhi (Lead)
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Brisk voting took place Thursday across Delhi's seven Lok Sabha constituencies, all of which were won by the Congress in 2009.Queues were witnessed from the time polling
Voting under way in Odisha for LS, assembly polls (Lead)
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Polling began on a peaceful note for 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha, an official said.People stood in queues outside polling centres before polling started
Andaman and Nicobar Islands votes
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a picturesque archipelago of 572 islands situated in the Bay of Bengal,
