news-in-politicsMulayam talking rubbish: Lalu
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Mulayam Singh Yadav is talking "rubbish", RJD chief Lalu Prasad said Friday, reacting to the Samajwadi Party chief terming as unfair the death penalty prescribed by law in
Dec 16 victim's father condemns Mulayam's remark
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The father of the Dec 16 rape victim Friday condemned the outrageous remarks of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and urged people not to elect such a leader as
IIT, IIM MP faces challenge on Sikkim seat
Gangtok, April 11 (IANS) Prem Das Rai, the only parliamentarian with IIT and IIM degrees, is facing a challenge from a newly formed outfit in Sikkim's sole Lok Sabha seat. But, he says,
Rahul Gandhi taunts BJP over Modi's marital status
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), April 11 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday taunted the BJP and said the party talks of women empowerment but refuses to talk about its prime ministerial
Tripura votes for second Lok Sabha seat Saturday
Agartala, April 11 (IANS) Balloting takes place Saturday for Left ruled Tripura's second Lok Sabha seat.The state's electorate voted for the other seat Monday.Over 1.13 million voters - half of whom
Congress remembers poor only during election: Modi
Balasore (Odisha), April 11 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday accused the Congress of remembering the country's poor only during the time of elections.Addressing a
Modi accuses Odisha government of black magic, unemployment
Balasore (Odisha), April 11 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi Friday attacked the Odisha government and said it has only performed "black magic" and stolen the state's coal and
High voter turnout gives Kerala leaders numbers to crunch
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Kerala leaders have whipped out their calculators for number crunching after nearly three-fourths of the electorate cast their ballots in the parliamentary
Uttar Pradesh seeks poll panel's nod to hike staff DA
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sought the Election Commission's permission to hike the dearness allowance of state government employees to 100 percent, officials said
A third of Mizoram votes
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Nearly a third of the electorate cast their ballot Friday in the first three hours in the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram,
Mizoram votes for LS, assembly by-poll
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Balloting began Friday for the lone parliamentary constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram, officials said.With a population of 1,091,014, Mizoram's 702,189
Mizoram votes
Aizawl, April 11 (IANS) Balloting began Friday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram, officials said.With a population of 1,091,014, Mizoram's 702,189
Poll panel raps Siddaramaiah for calling Modi 'mass murderer'
New Delhi/Bangalore, April 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday admonished Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for calling BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a "mass murderer"
Black magician ruling India, says Modi
Ranchi, April 10 (IANS) India has been ruled by a "black magician" for the past 10 years, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Thursday.Quoting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who
Goa set to vote after subdued campaign
Panaji, April 10 (IANS) Neither foregone conclusions nor overwhelming odds favour any particular individual or party as Goa goes to the polls April 12.Compared to the heated campaigning and
A third of Madhya Pradesh votes
Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) A third of the electorate in nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh hd cast their votes by Thursday afternoon in an election that was largely peaceful, an official
Trinamool activists attack poll officials (Lead, correcting name in para 3)
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress activists Thursday allegedly assaulted Election Commission (EC) officials in West Bengal's Malda district after they objected to a rally of the party's
BJP balloon will burst: Rahul Gandhi
Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), April 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday the BJP balloon will burst as it did during the 2004 and 2009 general elections.The Gandhi scion was
Voters flaunt 'inked finger' on social networking sites
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Expressing pride and exuberance after casting their ballot, voters - young and not so young - have taken to the social media across India, flaunting their inked finger
Kejriwal to campaign in Punjab
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will tour Punjab the next three days to campaign for his candidates in the Lok Sabha election in the state.Kejriwal's first halt will be
