Jharkhand speaker may act against defectors
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Speaker Shashanka Shekhar Bhokta Wednesday said he may take suo motu action against legislators who have switched sides to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha
I-T department to monitor black money during polls
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The Mumbai income-tax department is gearing up to keep a strict watch on black money transactions during elections, an official said here Wednesday.Donning the mantle of
No Haryana candidate to be changed: AAP
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) The AAP said Wednesday it had no plans to drop or change some of its candidates for the Lok Sabha election in Haryana.AAP spokesman Rajeev Godara said reports that former
Make Congress leaders lose their deposits: Jayalalithaa
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 19 (IANS) AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged people to trounce the Congress and make its candidates lose even their election deposit in the coming Lok
PM cleared controversial Goa candidate: Congress
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The Congress said Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved the nomination of controversial Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Naik.Goa Congress president John
21 file papers in Karnataka for April 17 LS polls (Lead)
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) A total of 21 candidates filed their nomination papers Wednesday after the Election Commission notified single phase elections April 17 to the 28 Lok Sabha
Poll preparations: Deputy EC Zutsi in Bengal March 25
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi will visit West Bengal March 25 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, an official said
CPI-M campaign booklets target Trinamool Congress
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The opposition CPI-M Wednesday came out with seven booklets highlighting what it called atrocities against women, lack of development and unfulfilled promises during the
Haryana minister injured in attack
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Haryana's Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Chaudhary was injured when some people attacked her during a political rally in Haryana's Narnaul town Wednesday evening,
NCP sacks Maharashtra minister after daughter gets BJP ticket (Lead)
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The NCP Wednesday sacked a Maharashtra cabinet minister after his daughter joined the BJP and was given a ticket for the Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency, party leaders
Rahul questions BJP's plan on development in states
BJP, Congress appease religious communities during elections: Mamata (Lead)
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Accusing the Congress and the BJP of appeasing some religious communities during electoral battles, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday claimed her party
Advani gets Gandhinagar, Modi to also fight from Vadodara (Second Lead)
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat while prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will fight from a second seat from
NCP sacks minister as daughter gets BJP ticket
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The NCP sacked a senior Maharashtra cabinet minister after his daughter joined the BJP and was given a ticket from Nandurbar constituency, here Wednesday.Medical education
I am contesting on Nitish's request: Prakash Jha
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha said Wednesday that he was contesting the Lok Sabha polls from West Champaran in Bihar at the request of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.He said it was
Caste, religion matter for Congress in Goa
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Just how much the Congress values caste and religion in the Lok Sabha ticket distribution process stumbled out in the open at the party headquarters here
DMK men warned to keep away from Alagiri (Lead)
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday threatened disciplinary action against party members if they were found to be in touch with now suspended leader M.K. Alagiri.In a statement issued here,
BJP, Congress appeasing religious communities: Mamata
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the Congress and the BJP of appeasing some religious communities ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that
Assam CM's son files nomination
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister's son Gourav Gogoi Wednesday filed his nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha election from Kaliabor near Tezpur.Gourav Gogoi was accompanied by
Advani gets Gandhinagar, Modi to also fight from Vadodara (Lead)
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat while prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will fight from a second seat from