news-in-politicsUPA government worked for minorities: Sonia Gandhi
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Monday said the UPA government has done a good job in uplifting the living conditions of the minorities."We have formulated
Gujarat model is a 'toffee model', says Rahul
Latur (Maharashtra), April 14 (IANS) In yet another sharp attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said the Gujarat model is a "toffee
Economy to be top priority: Rajnath Singh
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Monday said once voted to power, bringing back the economy on track would be the top priority of the NDA government under Narendra Modi.Talking
Kejriwal to start Varanasi campaign Tuesday
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will begin campaigning against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi from Tuesday, his colleagues said Monday.With
Gandhis are under siege, says Jaitley
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday attacked the Congress, saying the "Gandhis are under siege" and the party appears to be getting "more and more desperate".Commenting
AIADMK, DMK take people for granted, NDA will fulfil aspirations: Modi
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday charged Tamil Nadu's AIADMK and DMK with taking the people for granted and did not bother about their welfare, and
Include Jaitley's Amritsar house purchase in election expenses: Amarinder
Amritsar, April 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley's move to purchase a house here could run into trouble with his Congress opponent Amarinder Singh saying that he will complain to the
Modi, in dhoti, meets Rajnikanth
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, clad in 'veshti' (dhoti), met superstar Rajnikanth at his residence Sunday evening.Modi was here to address an election
Reject candidates like Moily who fail to keep promises: Modi
Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), April 13 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday urged the electorate in Karnataka to vote against candidates like union minister M. Veerappa
Kejriwal leaves for Varanasi Monday
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal leaves Monday by train for Varanasi to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha election, party sources said
A Pakistan where people want Modi as PM
Purnea (Bihar), April 13 (IANS) It's true. People of this Pakistan want Narendra Modi to become prime minister of India.More than 250 residents, including over 100 voters of a village called
There is no Modi wave: Joshi
Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi Sunday said there was no Modi wave but only a BJP wave."Modi is a representative of the BJP as its prime ministerial candidate. He gets
Modi, Rahul, Kejriwal have different idioms, varied styles
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) They are the lead campaigners of parties contesting over 400 Lok Sabha seats and are slugging it out in the heat and dust of elections. Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and
Two brothers battle each other in Rajasthan polls
Dausa (Rajasthan), April 13 (IANS) Two brothers, both former Indian Police Service officers, are pitted against each other in Rajasthan's Dausa parliamentary constituency where the electorate has
Rabri Devi owns 65 cows, calves
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, contesting the Lok Sabha election from saran constituency as an RJD candidate, is owner of 65 cows and calves, according to an
Maneka Gandhi hits back at Priyanka on Varun's path
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) BJP leader Maneka Gandhi Sunday hit back at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's comment on her son Varun Gandhi and said the country
Manmohan Singh: A good man let down by the party
I have an abiding memory of Manmohan Singh. It goes far back to the days when he was not the prime minister, not even the finance minister, when in the early '90s he took transformational steps to
Women take driver's seat as Chandigarh breaks voting record
Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) When Chandigarh broke all its previous highs of voting for parliament this Thursday, it was women from the city who led from the front.The union territory, which has
Goa breaks election records thanks to silent voters
Panaji, April 13 (IANS) Goa's record voting percentage Saturday has not only surprised politicians in Goa, but also sent pre-poll calculations haywire.The 76.82 percent vote, a record for Goa as far
Moderate voting in Sikkim
Gangtok, April 12 (IANS) Moderate voting was seen in Sikkim for the state's lone Lok Sabha seat Saturday, an official said, adding around 12 percent of the electorate had voted in the first two
