news-in-politicsArvind Kejriwal to hold road shows for Yogendra Yadav
Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal will hold two-day road shows for the party's Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav from Saturday (March 22), an AAP spokesperson
49 candidates file nominations in Delhi
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) As many as 49 candidates, including senior Congress leaders Sandeep Dikshit and Ajay Maken besides BJP's Harsh Vardhan Friday filed their nominations for the coming Lok
Clash again in Patna over Shotgun's candidature (Lead)
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Supporters of Shatrughan Sinha clashed here Friday with people showing him black flags for the second consecutive day when he was on his way to file his nomination papers.
Congress nominates painter Samir Aich from Bengal's Jadavpur
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Congress Friday named famed painter Samir Aich as its candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.Aich, who was in the forefront of the civil society
BJP trying to divide Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused the BJP of trying to break West Bengal, a day after its Darjeeling candidate termed the demand for Gorkhaland as
Congress fields Amarinder against Jaitley from Amritsar (Lead)
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Raising the bar for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, the Congress Friday announced that former chief minister Amarinder Singh will take on senior BJP leader Arun
YSR Congress leader arrested for distributing valuables (Lead)
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh Friday arrested a legislator of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for allegedly distributing valuables and cheques among voters. He was later released
V. K. Singh, Shazia Ilmi file nominations in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, March 21 (IANS) Nine contestants for the Ghaziabad parliamentary seat, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) General V.K. Singh and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP's) Shazia Ilmi, filed their
Fearing poll defeat, Chidambaram sitting out, says Jayalalithaa
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), March 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday attributed union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram's actions for the economic collapse and said that he,
Model code violations on the rise in Bengal
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) As the campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls heats up in West Bengal, the instances of violation of Model Code of Conduct have been on the rise with the Election Commission
Name remaining candidates in Bengal, Congress urges Sonia
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Congress Friday urged party president Sonia Gandhi to release the list of candidates for the remaining 24 parliamentary constituencies in the
Congress fields Amarinder from Amritsar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Congress Friday fielded former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh from Amritsar to take on senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in the forthcoming Lok Sabha
Pawan Kalyan declares support to Modi
Ahmedabad, March 21 (IANS) Popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who recently floated Jana Sena, Friday declared his support to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Pawan, the youngest
Billionaire Nilekani files papers from Bangalore South (Lead)
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani, with declared assets of Rs.7,770 crore, Friday filed his nomination papers for the
Biswajit's candidature gives Trinamool's Delhi fight some lift
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Yesteryears’ chocolate boy hero Biswajit’s nomination for the New Delhi seat has given the Trinamool Congress’ Delhi fight a semblance of respectability
Don't buckle under pressure in Italian marines case: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to see that India does not budge under pressure from international agencies
Sonia to file nomination papers from Rae Bareli April 2
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination papers from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh April 2, Congress leaders said Friday.Seeking another
Azad falls in line despite reluctance over Udhampur seat
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Despite his initial reluctance, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will fight for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir and no one is happier over the decision
Congress nominates painter Samir Aich from Bengal's Jadavpur
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Congress Friday named famed painter Samir Aich as its candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.Aich, who was in the forefront of the civil society
48 candidates file nomination for first phase of Assam polls
Guwahati, March 21 (IANS) A total of 48 candidates have filed their nominations for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, which will go to polls April 7 in the first phase of the 2014 general
