news-in-politicsTrinamool activists attack poll officials
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress activists Thursday allegedly assaulted an Election Commission (EC) officials in West Bengal's Malda district after they objected to a rally of the
Muslims wary of Modi, fondly remember Vajpayee
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Muslim voters are by and large wary of Narendra Modi but say they would have happily voted for the BJP if it had Atal Bihari Vajpayee as its prime ministerial
Yogendra, Rao Inderjeet vote in LS polls
Gurgaon, April 10 (IANS) AAP's Yogendra Yadav and BJP's Rao Inderjeet Singh, candidates for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, Thursday cast their votes in Rewari district.Yogendra Yadav cast his ballot
Nearly 35 percent polling in Haryana
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Up to 35 percent of Haryana's nearly 1.61 crore electorate exercised their franchise during the first six hours of voting Thursday for the 10 Lok Sabha seats from the
Kejriwal heads to Punjab for poll campaigning
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will tour Punjab for the next three days to campaign for his party's candidates ahead of the state going to the polls April
One-third electors vote in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 10 (IANS) Around 36 percent of electors Thursday cast their ballot in the first six hours of polling for four Lok Sabha seats from Jharkhand, officials said.Voting began in Koderma,
It's Congress vs BJP over IPL matches in Himachal
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) The political game over non-allocation of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to Himachal Pradesh is turning intense with both the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP
Modi accuses Mamata of betraying people's faith
Siliguri (West Bengal) April 10 (IANS) Accusing the Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress government of competing in vote bank politics, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday
Serpentine queues as Delhi sees brisk polling
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of Delhites thronged polling centres Thursday to elect seven Lok Sabha members in a high-voltage battle involving the BJP, the Congress and the Aam
27 Congress candidates are billionaires in Karnataka
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Of the 28 Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, 27 are billionaires, led by its star nominee Nandan Nilekani (Bangalore South)."Till date, Nilekani
More than a quarter vote in Lakshadweep
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) More than a quarter of the electorate voted in the first four hours in Lakshadweep for the lone Lok Sabha seat, officials said.India's smallest union territory
Bihar balloting picks up amid incidents of violence
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Nearly 32 percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours Thursday in Bihar's six Lok Sabha constituencies despite incidents of violence in the state."So far about 32
Mizoram goes to the polls Friday
Aizawl, April 10 (IANS) Balloting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and a by-poll for an assembly seat in Mizoram will be held Friday, after it was postponed due to a three-day shutdown and
Odisha records 17 percent voting in early hours
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Polling picked up for the 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha with 17 percent voting in early hours Thursday, an official said."At least 17 percent voters, on
Former Mumbai police chief attacked in UP
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) BJP candidate and former Mumbai police chief Satyapal Singh's motorcade was attacked Thursday in Uttar Pradesh when he was proceeding to check allegations of bogus
Kerala sees 21 percent voting in three hours
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) Brisk polling was Thursday reported across the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, with over 21 percent of the electorate casting their ballots within three
Bihar leaders beat the heat with juices and sherbets
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Bihar leaders are sipping an array of local sherbets and juices to stay cool as the mercury soars. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar likes to have sattu sherbet while RJD leader
Congress, BJP argue over Modi's marital status
Panaji, April 10 (IANS) BJP's prime minister hopeful Narendra Modi's marital status has become the topic of a slanging match between his saffron party and the Congress.After Congress member of the
Polling sluggish in Bastar's Maoist dominated areas
Jagdalpur, April 10 (IANS) Voting was sluggish in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency's Maoist-dominated forested areas, but the urban centres reported brisk polling. Balloting was peaceful.A
Voting picks up in Uttar Pradesh (Second Lead)
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) After a slow pace of voting in the morning, polling picked up across the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, officials said.Long queues of voters formed
