news-in-politicsBrisk polling in Assam
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Brisk balloting was recorded in three Assam Lok Sabha constituencies that went to the polls Saturday.Election officials said that 11.40 percent polling was recorded in the
28 nomination papers rejected in Lucknow
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) The nomination papers of 28 people who wanted to contest from Lucknow parliamentary constituency have been rejected, officials said Saturday.The nomination papers were
Allah's wrath killed Rajiv, Sanjay Gandhi: SP's Azam Khan
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's Minority Affairs Minister Mohd Azam Khan seems uncontrollable. He told a stunned gathering at Bijnor town that the untimely deaths of former
Goa sees long queues at its poll booths
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Long queues formed Saturday at polling stations across Goa where balloting is being held in both its Lok Sabha constituencies.Nearly 13 percent of Goa's 1,057,499 voters cast
Modi not the only factor in Goa poll: Parrikar
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Saturday said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was not the only factor that mattered in Goa in the Lok Sabha election.Two
Sikkim votes
Gangtok, April 12 (IANS) Enthusiastic voters turned up at the polling booths Saturday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency of Sikkim.A total of 362,326 voters, including 175,549 women, are eligible to
Polling starts in Tripura
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) Voting in Tripura for its second Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday, officials said.Over 1.13 million strong electorate, half of them women, are eligible to vote at
Balloting begins in Assam
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Balloting for three Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam began Saturday at 7 a.m., officials said.Nearly 3 million are eligible to vote at 3,698 polling stations across the
Voting begins for Goa's two LS seats
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Balloting for the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa began Saturday, officials said.All the four key contestants cast their ballot within half an hour of the booths' opening
Balloting starts in Assam
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Voting for three Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam began Saturday, officials said.Nearly 3 million are eligible to vote in these three constituencies.Polling for five
Sikkim votes
Gangtok, April 12 (IANS) Voting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Sikkim began Saturday 7 a.m., marking the start of fifth phase polling in India.Just six candidates are in the fray.A total
Voting begins in Goa
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Voting for the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa began Saturday at 7 a.m., officials said.Over a million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in North Goa and
Polling starts in Tripura
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) Voting began Saturday in Tripura for its second Lok Sabha constituency, officials said.As many as 1.13 million electorate are eligible to vote as 12 candidates battle it out
Now, row over Maharashtra SP chief's comments
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) A day after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on rape created a furore, his party's Maharashtra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's view that adulterous married
Voters relieved shutdown withdrawn in Assam districts
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Voters in Assam's Karbi Anglong district have heaved a sigh of relief after two militant outfits Friday withdrewn the indefinite shutdown slapped in the district since
Ensure model code of conduct followed, EC tells officials
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday directed state and district-level authorities to initiate prompt legal action in case of any violation of model code of conduct by
Vajpayee wanted Modi removed as chief minister, says Congress
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a fresh salvo at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Friday said former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Rahul attacks Modi, says he is backed by business groups
Rampur/Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh)/Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), April 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his alleged links
Political content on social media, blogs needs no pre-certification: EC
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) With the Election Commission deciding not to consider political contents posted by individuals, candidates and political party workers on web and the social media as
High voter turnout shows people's desire for change: Modi
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) High voter turnout in the third phase of general election Thursday shows the people's unhappiness with the resent government and their desire for change, BJP's prime
