news-in-politicsArrested AAP leaders released from police custody
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav, Manish Sisodia and Jarnail Singh along with 56 party workers, who were arrested Wednesday night for protesting outside the Tihar Jail, were
Priyanka should take up formal position in Congress: Thomas
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Outgoing union minister K.V. Thomas has said that Congress workers were keen that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins "the organisation" as it needs a younger leadership
Modi's invite to SAARC leaders evokes warm response, Sharif yet to decide
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's initiative to invite leaders of all SAARC countries for his swearing-in ceremony has evoked a warm response with the Afghan,
Kashmir Valley happy over Modi invite to Sharif
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's invitation to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend his swearing in ceremony has evoked a positive response in the
Lucknow teenager behind 'Twitter Handlegate' innocent: Omar
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday expressed sympathy with Qaiser Ali, the teenager from Lucknow, who inadvertently took the PMO Twitter handle without
AAP lost the plot in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) After its triumph in Delhi, Haryana was the focus state for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). But the comprehensive rejection of the AAP by the electorate in Haryana in the Lok
Anandiben takes oath as Gujarat CM
Gandhinagar, May 22 (IANS) Anandiben Patel was Thursday sworn in as Gujarat's new chief minister, a day after Narendra Modi resigned to become India's prime minister.<br /><br />Patel
Kejriwal sorry for quitting, sent to jail in defamation case
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was Wednesday sent to judicial custody in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, hours after he apologised for resigning as
Criticism mounts in Congress at 'Team Rahul'
Voices are growing in the Congress over the role of "Team Rahul" in the Lok Sabha elections with suggestions that the aides of vice president Rahul Gandhi could not read the ground
BJP's win is due to party's loyal workers: Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, Saturday dedicated the party's thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls to the "generations of
Mixed bag for film stars in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) It was a mixed bag for film personalities in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Telangana and Seemandhra.Like many Congress heavyweights, the glamour faces
Singapore PM congratulates Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi Saturday exchanged tweets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who congratulated him on his victory in the Lok Sabha polls.Loong, who
Modi gets grand welcome in Delhi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Thousands of BJP supporters gave a rousing welcome Saturday to Narendra Modi, set to be India's prime minister, as he flew into Delhi and set out in a motorcade to the
Modi reaches Delhi, begins roadshow
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, arrived here Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from cheering party supporters and began a
Modi arrives in Delhi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, arrived here Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from cheering party supporters.
Dead YSR Congress candidate elected
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) A candidate of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), who died in a road accident during the campaigning, was elected to Andhra Pradesh assembly from Allagadda in Kurnool
Hundreds throng Delhi airport to welcome Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including BJP supporters, thronged the Delhi airport Saturday to welcome BJP leader Narendra Modi who is set to take over as the prime minister after
Modi to visit Varanasi, say thanks
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Narendra Modi, set to be the next prime minister, will Saturday pay a thanks giving visit to Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha constituency from which he won handsomely.Party
Rajnath surpasses Vajpayee's victory margin in Lucknow
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh broke the record of victory margin held by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he was declared victorious from the Lucknow Lok Sabha
Narendra Modi: From provincial to prime ministerial
"I believe God has chosen me," Narendra Modi had once said in the course of the election campaign that has catapulted the Gujarat chief minister to the very pinnacle of power as the next prime
