news-in-politicsTrinamool MP Satabdi Roy's assets treble, surpass Rs.4 crore
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) The assets of Trinamool Congress parliamentarian and Bengali film actress Satabdi Roy - recontesting from the Birbhum Lok Sabha seat - have registered a sharp increase and
Indian, foreign drug mafias operating in Goa: Congress
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) Indian as well as international drug mafias are operating in Goa in a big way, claims the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.Releasing the manifesto for Goa, state
Bukhari's brother opposes decision to support Congress
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Syed Ahmed Bukhari's brother, Yahya, Saturday opposed the decision of the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid to support the Congress in the Lok Sabha election."I strongly
Women's voting rights violated, says AAP
Gurgaon, April 4 (IANS) AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Friday complained to the Election Commission that votes of uneducated women were often cast by others in this region in violation of electoral
Modi favourite to be PM but India deserves better: Economist
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Narendra Modi was favourite to become India's next prime minister but it would be wrong for a man "who has thrived on division" to become prime minister of a country as
Bukhari seeks support for Congress, Trinamool
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Muslim leader Syed Ahmed Bukhari Friday announced his support for the Congress and its allies as well as Trinamool Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. BJP termed
Money-for-voters sting claims three Ghaziabad officials
Ghaziabad, April 4 (IANS) The Ghaziabad district magistrate Friday sacked three Block Level Officers (BLOs) following a sting operation showing them accepting bribe to add names of fake voters in
Modi has destroyed Gujarat's farmers, says Rahul
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday attacked the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, accusing him of "ruining" the farmers of
Ministers, 'spiderman', IIM graduate file nominations in Mumbai
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) An assortment of candidates ranging from a union minister to an IIM graduate, a celebrity hotelier and 'Spiderman' Friday filed their nominations for the six Lok Sabha
Sadhu Yadav not to contest against sister Rabri Devi
Patna, April 4 (IANS) Former MP Sadhu Yadav Friday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Saran constituency, where his sister and former chief minister Rabri Devi is fighting
244 incidents of poll-related violence in Bengal till now: EC
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) As many as 244 incidents of violence related to poll campaigning and political rivalry have been recorded in West Bengal since the March 5 announcement of Lok Sabha
Mizoram refugee votes to be counted in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl, April 4 (IANS) In view of the reported threats from NGOs in Aizawl, the Lok Sabha postal ballots of tribal refugees of Mizoram living in relief camps in Tripura will be counted in
3,000 women poll personnel in Bengal: Poll panel
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday said as many as 3,000 women poll personnel will be deployed in 575 polling booths in West Bengal.According to chief electoral officer Sunil
Congress claims support of refugees from Pakistan in Jammu
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) Congress candidate from Jammu, Madan Lal Sharma, Friday said a delegation of refugees from Pakistan living in the constituency met him and assured their support.His claim
Comedian Kapil Sharma to be brand ambassador for Delhi poll
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Well-known comedian Kapil Sharma is being roped in by the Delhi election commission to motivate voters, especially the youth, to cast votes on April 10 for the Lok Sabha
Babri demolition was a planned act of sabotage: Cobrapost sting
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The demolition of Babri Masjid was not an act of "frenzied mobs" but of "sabotage" planned months in advance by two Hindu outfits that trained their cadre ahead of the
Gogoi terms BJP manifesto for Assam hollow
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday hit out at the BJP for making "tall and hollow promises" in its election manifesto for Assam, which he termed "a repetition of
Mulayam files nomination from Mainpuri
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), April 4 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday filed his nomination papers from the Mainpuri parliamentary constituency.The incumbent MP
BJP could get 206-218 seats, says opinion poll
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The BJP could cross the 200 mark and get up to 218 seats in the Lok Sabha while the party-led NDA could win between 234 to 246 seats, putting it within striking distance
Congress polarizing voters, says Modi
Ghaziabad, April 3 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of polarizing voters on communal lines.Addressing an election rally here,
