Black flags, eggs greet Kirron Kher
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Actress Kirron Kher was greeted with black flags and eggs by a small group of BJP activists as she arrived in Chandigarh Tuesday to contest the Lok Sabha election.The
Former Andhra minister joins TRS
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Former Andhra minister Konda Surekha and her husband Konda Murali Tuesday joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).Surekha and Murali, a former legislator, had quit the
Goa church body attacks Modi, Parrikar
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) A social wing of the influential church in Goa Tuesday lashed out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for promoting personality oriented politics.While
AAP will work to develop Ghaziabad, says Shazia
Ghaziabad, March 18 (IANS) AAP candidate Shazia Ilmi says her party will do everything it can to end the "step-motherly" treatment of Ghaziabad, a sprawling Uttar Pradesh district bordering
Farmers to seek representation as MPs, legislators from Modi
Nagpur, March 18 (IANS) As BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi prepares to launch his Maharashtra campaign from Wardha Thursday, farmers plan to submit a list of demands, including
AAP to replace North West Delhi candidate with Rakhi Birla
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The AAP Tuesday withdrew the candidature of Mahendra Singh from the North West Delhi constituency for his alleged involvement in criminal cases. Former Delhi minister
AAP drops Delhi candidate, fields Birla (Lead)
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The AAP Tuesday withdrew the candidature of Mahendra Singh from the North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency for alleged involvement in criminal cases. Former Delhi
Tharoor complains against opposition for slander
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) The ghost of deceased Sunanda Pushkar appears to be dogging her husband Congressman Shashi Tharoor, who Tuesday filed a complaint against two Left leaders and
Two Haryana lawmakers quit
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Two sitting legislators in Haryana, including one from the ruling Congress, have resigned from their seats, a spokesman of the assembly said Tuesday.Speaker Kuldeep
AAP confident, BJP dismisses Kejriwal threat
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The BJP Monday dismissed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal as no threat to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi but the Aam Aadmi Party said it was ready for a
Rahul cut off from reality, says Jaitley
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks that Congress would improve its 2009 tally in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, contending
Rahul's intervention saves Congress from setback in Telangana
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's intervention saved the party from a setback in Telangana as two legislators dropped their plans to cross over to the Telangana
Congress leaders in Seemandhra to launch 'bus yatra'
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) Congress leaders in Seemandhra have decided to hit the roads on a 'bus yatra' to enthuse party cadres ahead of the tough electoral battle it faces in the region
EC probing BJP’s 'communal party' tag in Tripura school books
Agartala, March 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India is probing the BJP being tagged a "communal party" in the textbooks of government schools in Left-ruled Tripura, an official said
Rahul will lose heavily in Amethi: Kumar Vishwas (Interview)
Ex IPS officer wants votes, not salutes, from cops
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) Those days when his mere entry into a police station would trigger a symphony of salutes are long gone. But 44-year-old Ajith Joy, a former Indian Police
Understanding the media outburst against Kejriwal
It is amusing how self-righteous the Indian media can get over a so-called threatening admonition from Arvind Kejriwal. If I was in Kejriwal's shoes, I would be as angry and upset as he is with
Trinamool is an anarchy that works: Kabir Suman (Interview)
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress "is an anarchy with an autocrat" at the helm but it's an "anarchy which works", says rebel MP Kabir Suman, describing a party wobbling in its
Confident Chandy blames media, pooh poohs solar scam
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) With general elections only weeks away, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has tried to give a clean chit to himself in the Rs.70 million solar scam, even as
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in four northeastern states
Shillong, March 17 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Tuesday begin his campaign in four states of the northeast for the Lok Sabha elections.Elaborate security arrangements have been