news-in-politicsGoa's Christian netas in big demand in northeast
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Goa's Christian politicians appear to be hot currency in the Christianity-dominated regions of northeastern India, which send 25 parliamentarians to the Lok Sabha.Christians
With bifurcation as core, campaigning picks up in Seemandhra
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) More than one and a half months before the elections in Seemandhra, campaigning is picking up with leaders of the Congress finally hitting the road to salvage the
Congress may have tough time in Goa's 'Amethi'
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Bickering and dissent within the Congress may just cost the party the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency, considered so safe for the party that it is often referred to as
BJP will suffer because of strife: Jaswant Singh
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The BJP will pay a price because of the internal strife that has hit it ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, veteran party leader Jaswant Singh said Sunday.Denied a BJP ticket
Himachal's Kangra rarely gives chance to sitting MP
Dharamsala, March 23 (IANS) Kangra, the largest Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh in terms of voters and an erstwhile princely state, has a unique history -- it doesn't like to repeat its
Footballer Bhutia eyes a political goal
Darjeeling, March 23 (IANS) Bhaichung Bhutia, India's football icon even though he retired from the game some years ago, is now aiming to score a "goal" in his maiden appearance on the tricky
AAP disowns two fake candidates in Karnataka
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) The AAP Sunday disowned two "fake" candidates claiming to represent the party in Karnataka and said Hemant Kumar was its nominee in the Hubli-Dharwad Lok Sabha
When WhatsApp, BBM foxed poll officials
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) How does one prevent hate speeches and inflammatory videos from being shared through applications like WhatsApp and on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)? Well, that's what has
Indian political parties woo Indians in US
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Overseas wings of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are all passionately wooing Indians abroad ahead of India's parliamentary
Stirring the political pot -- some interesting fights
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Political heavyweights versus greenhorns, veteran journalists taking on the mighty, dynastic succession challenged by a newcomer, a faded filmstar stirring the political
Jaswant Singh's son seeks month's 'leave' from BJP
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) Rebel BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son and legislator Manvendra Singh has cited poor health to ask one month's leave from the party, a party leader said Sunday.A BJP member
AAP fields cobbler against Paswan's son
Patna, March 23 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a cobbler against Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan from the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, party
Bihar Police seek 20 satellite phones for polls
Patna, March 23 (IANS) Bihar Police have sought 20 satellite phones from the union home ministry for use in Maoist-affected Lok Sabha constituencies to ensure peaceful polling, a police official
Vote in Satara and Mumbai too, Pawar tells headloaders
Thane (Maharashtra), March 23 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar Sunday made a strange suggestion to headloaders -- to indulge in double voting in the ensuing Lok Sabha
Jaswant Singh gets hero's welcome from supporters
Jodhpur (Rajasthan), March 23 (IANS) BJP leader Jaswant Singh, tipped to contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent after being denied party ticket, Sunday got a hero's welcome from his
Sri Ram Sene chief joins BJP in Karnataka
Hubli (Karnataka), March 23 (IANS) Pramod Muthalik, chief of Hindu outfit Sri Ram Sene, Sunday joined the BJP here, saying he wants to strengthen the hands of its prime ministerial candidate
Mayawati raises issues of black money, corruption
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Sunday raked up the issue of black money stashed abroad in illegal accounts and said the money would have "solved the problems
Charge sheet in phone-tap case in a week: Himachal CM
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday said the inquiry into the mass phone tapping of politicians and government officials duringb the previous BJP regime
DMK aligned with BJP that supported 'kar seva': Jayalalithaa
Villupuram (Tamil Nadu), March 23 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday said it was the BJP that supported 'kar seva' in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh.She
Modi, INLD two faces of the same coin: Kejriwal
Gurgaon, March 23 (IANS) The BJP and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) are two faces of the same coin, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday as he campaigned for his party colleague Yogendra
