news-in-politicsGet high on booze till 4 a.m. in Goa
Panaji, April 1 (IANS) The Goa government Tuesday relaxed excise norms to enable bars and alcohol outlets to stay open till 4 a.m. on payment of an additional fee.The move also makes things easier
Karnataka's six former CMs in election fray
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) Six former chief ministers of Karnataka, including one who was prime minister for 10 months, are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats from the state -- a record of sorts.Of
Not bothered by Smriti Irani: Kumar Vishwas
Amethi, April 1 (IANS) AAP candidate Kumar Vishwas said Tuesday he was confident of defeating Congress leader Rahul Gandhi despite the BJP's move to field actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani in
Tejpal rape trial also packs political punch
Panaji, April 1 (IANS) While lawyers on both sides of the bar sweat it out in the courtroom debating the Tarun Tejpal rape trial, on the outside the former Tehelka editor-in-chief is unwittingly
Breather for Chandy as court stays controversial references
Kochi, April 1 (IANS) Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Tuesday got a breather after a Kerala High Court division bench stayed two controversial references by a single division bench against him last
SP not to field candidates against Sonia, Rahul
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party said Tuesday it will not field candidates against Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and her son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi
Trinamool will spread across India in six months: Mamata
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Claiming that the Trinamool Congress will spread its roots across India within the next six months, party chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the Congress, CPI-M and the
Modi attacks Congress over farmer suicides
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), April 1 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday attacked the Congress-led UPA government over unending farmer suicides in the country.Addressing an
Gujarat model will burst after election: Rahul
Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election - as the BJP's India Shining had burst after 2004
Kejriwal campaigns in AAP hub Delhi
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday began a week-long campaign for the Lok Sabha election in the capital, attacking both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP star
Parrikar was advisor of trust with Muthalik links: NCP
Panaji, April 1 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was an advisor of an anti-cow slaughter trust with links to Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, the NCP alleged Tuesday.Nationalist
Slain Ranvir Sena chief's son queers BJP poll pitch
Patna, April 1 (IANS) Slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh's son Indu Bhusan, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Patliputra constituency in Patna, has queered the pitch for the
A 'commoner' takes on 'royalty' in Himachal
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), April 1 (IANS) It's being made out to be a political battle between a 'rani' (queen) and an 'aam admi' (commoner).Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ram Swaroop Sharma
Will put up best fight against Rahul Gandhi: Irani
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani Tuesday said she will put up the best fight against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and is confident of winning the Lok Sabha
Odisha Maoists oppose polls, call for shutdown
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) Urging people to boycott the polls, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has called for a shutdown in parts of Odisha April 10, a rebel leader said in an audio
Odisha Maoists oppose polls, call for shutdown
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) Urging people to boycott the polls, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has called for a shutdown in parts of Odisha April 10, a rebel leader said in an audio
Shiv Sena opposed to 'anti-national Muslims', says Uddhav
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena will continue to oppose the "anti-national Muslims" who do not respect the country's laws and create problems for people, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said
Political fortunes fluctuate in Kerala as poll date nears
Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 (IANS) The fortunes of Kerala's political fronts are fluctuating ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.It was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) which seemed to have the edge
Amethi has decided who to vote: Kumar Vishwas
Amethi, April 1 (IANS) Kumar Vishwas, the Aam Aadmi Party's candidate for the Lok Sabha from Amethi, Tuesday criticised his opponents from the Congress and the BJP and said the constituency has
Tribal refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot for Mizoram
Agartala, April 1 (IANS) Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, Tuesday began casting their
