news-in-politicsSix, including P.A. Sangma, file nominations in Meghalaya
Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Six candidates, including former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma and union minister Vincent H. Pala filed nomination papers Friday for the Lok Sabha elections in
Congress justifies `Maut ka saudagar' barb at Modi
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Resurrecting the "maut ka saudagar (merchant of death)" barb against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Friday targeted him for Godhra
Modi coming to Varanasi to wash sin of Godhra: Lalu
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Attacking BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said he was contesting from Varanasi in an attempt to wash away "the sin" of Godhra and the
Nandan Nilekani files nomination from Bangalore South
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani Friday filed his nomination to contest from the Bangalore South constituency in the Lok Sabha
Jayaprakash Narayan plans to contest Lok Sabha poll
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Loksatta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan plans to contest for Lok Sabha from Malakjgiri constituency here.He told reporters Thursday that he has received several
CPI-M pitches for alternate front in manifesto
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday pitched for an alternate front, calling for the defeat of both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
Jharkhand MLA quits after getting Trinamool ticket
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) Congress legislator from Dhanbad Chandra Shekhar Dubey Thursday resigned from the membership of the Jharkhand assembly after he got a ticket from the Trinamool Congress for
Pawan is my political rival: Chiranjeevi
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Union minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi Thursday said he considers his younger brother and actor Pawan Kalyan, who recently launched a new political party Jana
Sardar Patel described RSS poisonous outfit: Rahul
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday slammed the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying even Sardar Patel described "it as a
BJP announces six-party alliance in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) The BJP has set up a six-party alliance to contest the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and expects to win at least 25, party president Rajnath Singh said Thursday.The
Delegates from 40 countries to study Indian election
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Delegates from 40 countries of Africa and Latin America will witness the world's largest democratic exercise in April-May when an over 800-million strong electorate, the
Congress to use Parrikar's mining ban speech as tool
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) The Congress has found a way of attacking the BJP as well as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the Lok Sabha polls campaign, especially in the mining belt, using
Left struggles to remain relevant in 2014 (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Communists will be fighting with their back to the wall -- perhaps for the first time in a Lok Sabha election.With their long-standing West Bengal fortress demolished
TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance on cards
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) A new political alliance is taking shape in Andhra Pradesh ahead of assembly and Lok Sabha polls as the Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena, launched
BSP declares all 80 LS candidates in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Thursday released the names of party candidates for all the 80 Lok Sabha (LS) seats from Uttar Pradesh.BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh
Three Yadavs, a Meo to fight it out in Gurgaon (Election Special)
Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) It will be an almost all-Yadav affair in the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana, that borders Delhi to the south, where the towering corporate and residential
Postal ballot for Mizoram refugees in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl, March 20 (IANS) The tribal refugees, lodged in relief camps in Tripura for the past 17 years since they fled their villages in Mizoram, would cast their votes through postal
Slogans, a potent weapon of choice for parties (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) "Poori roti khayenge, 100 din kaam karenge, dawai lenge aur Congress ko jitayenge" (Will eat full meals, work for 100 days, receive free medicines and vote for Congress)
Modi to interact with UP farmers on 'chai-pe-charcha'
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will hold 'chai-par-charcha' discussions across 281 places in Uttar Pradesh Thursday evening, said party leaders adding
Issues related to defence personnel important: Rahul
Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said issues related to defence personnel should be taken from the heart, referring to their demand of "one
