news-in-politicsPresident, PM, Sonia condole Khushwant Singh's death
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday condoled the death of author and journalist Khushwant Singh, saying he
Literary giant Khushwant Singh dies at 99 after 'rich, full life' (Intro Roundup)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Khushwant Singh, author, journalist, commentator, wit and raconteur par excellence, died at his home here Thursday morning, in his 100th year of birth, after having led
Talks only after Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday said the second round of talks between the Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen can be held March 25 only if all the arrested
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
Amarinder refuses to contest from Amritsar seat
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) With speculation rife in Punjab's political circles that the Congress wanted to field him from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat against senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley,
Vulnerable children seek promises from political parties
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Vulnerable children from across the country Wednesday put together a manifesto seeking certain things for themselves in the promises made by political parties for the
Rs.4 crore of unaccounted cash seized in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) Almost Rs.4 crore of unaccounted money suspected to be meant for use during the upcoming parliamentary polls was seized from four different locations here Wednesday,
More women than men in Kerala; few enter parliament
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Kerala has more women than men, but few women contest and even fewer reach parliament.Kerala has the highest gender electoral ratio which stands at 1,079 women to
PDP, National Conference will clash in Baramulla
Baramulla, March 19 (IANS) The main contest in this Lok Sabha constituency in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir will be between the ruling National Conference (NC) and the PDP.NC's
Goa CM's staff violating code of conduct: Congress
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The Goa chief secretary has been asked by election authorities here to respond to a complaint that two Officers on Special Duty in the chief minister's office were
Rahul Gandhi cancels trip to Mizoram
Aizawl/Agartala, March 19 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to the northeastern states, has cancelled his visit to Mizoram on Wednesday in view of the ongoing assembly
Omar Abdullah concerned over delay in Congress announcement
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the announcement of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in the state.
Kerala candidates make a beeline for religious, social leaders
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) With battle lines drawn in Kerala as rival fronts have finalised their candidates for the elections, candidates, irrespective of party affiliations, are making a
Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched their best efforts to capture all 25 seats in the
Development not insurgency key issue in northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) With regional parties failing to prove themselves in the northeast, both the Congress and the BJP have launched their best efforts to capture all 25 seats in the
Congress trying to keep Gujarat riots issue alive: BJP
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday said the Congress is trying to keep the 2002 Gujarat riots alive because it is "desperate and frustrated".The comment came a day after External Affairs
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Displeased over the distribution of Congress tickets in the state, former Odisha chief minister and senior leader Hemananda Biswal Wednesday said he is "not
Candidates to file nominations for polls in Goa
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Political fangs will be bared Wednesday onwards as the process of filing nominations begins in Goa, which has two seats in the Lok Sabha.The Congress and the Bharatiya
Rahul's chopper fails to land in Shillong
Shillong, (IANS) The helicopter in which Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was travelling in Meghalaya Tuesday failed to land at the the Indian Air Force Advanced Landing Ground here due to
Don't commit suicide, Chavan's appeal to distraught farmers
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Alarmed by the renewed spate of farmers' suicides - at least 32 since Sunday - Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday appealed to them not to end their
