news-in-politicsNCP to support Congress in Goa
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) After dithering for months, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party Sunday finally announced that the two parties would continue their alliance in Goa for the
Leader should accept party's no with smile, says Jaitley
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Sunday differed with his party colleague Jaswant Singh over the latter's public protests over denial of ticket to him from Rajasthan's Barmer,
Shirole BJP's candidate from Pune
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The BJP Sunday declared party's Pune chief Anil Shirole as its Lok Sabha candidate from the city.The Bharatiya Janata Party announced nine candidates including three from
Jaitley, Amarinder in war of words over Sonia
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) What started as trading barbs over who is an "outsider" in the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency Sunday escalated into a full war of words between rival candidates -
Ramdev supporters root for Modi at yoga guru's show
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi stole the thunder at Baba Ramdev's "Yoga Mahotsav" at the Ramlila Maidan Sunday as the latter's supporters were more keen
Modi and Hooda property dealers: Kejriwal
Gurgaon, March 23 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda are nothing more
Congress creating trouble for Ramdev, says Modi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said yoga guru Ramdev was doing great work through his "yoga andolan" in the country but the Congress was creating
Sri Ram Sene chief's entry into BJP stalled (Lead, Changing dateline)
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) A wary BJP central leadership late Sunday hurriedly stalled the dramatic induction of Pramod Muthalik, chief of Hindu outfit Sri Ram Sene, into the party hours after his
Modi myopic, ignoramus, says Pawar
Thane (Maharashtra), March 23 (IANS) NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, terming him "a myopic politician"
Mamata facilitating BJP's growth in Bengal: CPI-M
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Attacking the Trinamool Congress government over a host of issues, CPI-M leader Surjya Kanta Mishra Sunday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of facilitating BJP's
Rao Inderjeet did nothing for people: Yogendra Yadav
Gurgaon, March 23 (IANS) Yogendra Yadav, the AAP's Lok Sabha candidate from Gurgaon, Sunday criticised incumbent parliamentarian Rao Inderjeet Singh, saying he did nothing for the people of the
BJP, AAP get notices on poll code violation
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) The BJP and AAP were Sunday served notices in Haryana for violation of the model code of conduct.Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency's returning officer R.C. Verma issued
BJP distances itself from 'har har Modi' slogan
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The BJP Sunday distanced itself from the "har har Modi" (Hail Modi) slogan being raised by some of its supporters in Varanasi and said its official slogan was "Ab ki
Denied ticket, JD-U sitting MP joins BJP
Patna, March 23 (IANS) In another setback to Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), its sitting MP Vishwamohan Kumar from Supaul seat quit the party and joined the BJP Sunday.Vishwamohan was
Include ban on tobacco in manifestos: NGO
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) Research facility Institute of Public Health has asked political parties to include in their manifestos a complete ban on tobacco products, including cigarettes, bidis
Actor Babu Mohan quits TDP
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Veteran Telugu actor and former Andhra Pradesh minister P. Babu Mohan Sunday resigned from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).He told reporters in Medak that he was resigning
Jaswant says BJP will suffer due to strife
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh warned Sunday that the party will pay a price due to internal convulsions that has deprived him of a Lok Sabha ticket.Denied permission
Samajwadi Party general secretary resigns
Ghaziabad, March 23 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party's national general secretary Trilok Tyagi Sunday resigned from the party alleging that it gave a step motherly treatment to the western Uttar Pradesh
Congress creating troubles for Ramdev, says Modi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday accused the Congress of creating problems for Baba Ramdev and said the yoga guru was fighting it out on his own
Congress, JMM friendly fight likely in Giridih
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The two ruling alliance partners in Jharkhand -- the JMM and the Congress -- fighting the Lok Sabha polls following a tie-up in the state may go for a friendly fight in the
