news-in-politicsDevelopment or Gorkhaland: Tough choice for people in Darjeeling hills
Kalimpong, March 30 (IANS) Believing in the promise of Gorkhaland, people of the hills in West Bengal voted for a BJP candidate in 2009. This poll season, with the dream of a separate state still
239 candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan
Jaipur, March 30 (IANS) With the withdrawal of 46 nomination papers, 239 candidates are in the fray for 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where polling will take place April 17, officials
Has Azad's plunge improved Congress fortunes in Udhampur?
Udhampur, March 30 (IANS) After union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad decided to stand from here, it is generally believed the Congress has an edge over its BJP rivals in the Udhampur Lok Sabha
Modi has given a 'face' to opposition: Thackeray
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) After many years, the Indian opposition has got a face in Narendra Modi and this will create "a saffron storm" in national politics, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray
Muslims in Delhi lean towards AAP
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) With the balloting in Delhi barely ten days away, Muslims in the capital seem to be increasingly veering towards the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Although the Congress contests
Don't vote for those who preach hatred: Sonia
Guwahati, March 30 (IANS) In a clear hint at the BJP, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday asked people in Assam not to vote for those who believe in the politics of hatred."Two forces which
Kolkata's Chinese-Indian community cynical, indifferent
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Ignored by politicians, except during the election season, Kolkata's disgruntled Chinese-Indian community - the largest in India - sounds cynical about the upcoming
Kolkata's Chinese-Indian community cynical, indifferent
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Ignored by politicians, except during the election season, Kolkata's disgruntled Chinese-Indian community - the largest in India - sounds cynical about the upcoming
Will Naveen Patnaik's gamble pay off?
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal chief and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seems to have played a political gamble by denying ticket to about one-third party legislators and half a dozen
A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar
Patna, March 30 (IANS) It's a joint family of 85 people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find themselves much in demand in Bihar's Kishanganj constituency. Leaders and workers
Only seven women candidates in Rajasthan
Jaipur, March 30 (IANS) A grand total of only seven women candidates have been fielded by the Congress and the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Rajasthan.Political observers say it has
Mafia don, eunuch too challenge Modi in Varanasi
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) If you thought Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was the last big challenge to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi, read on!The latest
239 candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan
Jaipur, March 30 (IANS) With withdrawal of 46 nomination papers, 239 candidates are now finally in the fray for 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where the first phase of polling will take
EC firm on postal voting for Mizoram refugees in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl, March 30 (IANS) Despite opposition in Mizoram against allowing tribal refugees in Tripura's relief camps to cast postal ballots, the Election Commission (EC) is firm on its
Polling underway for urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Polling was underway Sunday for elections to 146 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh amid tight security and sporadic incidents of violence.In
Congress candidate Masood arrested for threatening Modi (Lead)
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Imran Masood, Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur constituency, was arrested early Saturday for his hate speech against BJP's prime ministerial candidate
I am stumbling block for Modi: Nitish Kumar
Patna, March 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said he is "a stumbling block" for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi."Modi thinks that I am a stumbling block for him,"
And what about us, men ask political parties
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) An organisation working for men's rights and issues has prepared a "men-i-festo" and said that if political parties do not accede to their demands, they will exercise the
Rita Bahuguna Joshi defends party candidate Masood
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi Saturday defended party member Imran Masood, arrested earlier in the day for threatening BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra
Will quit politics if allegations proved: Sabir Ali
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Sabir Ali, Janata Dal-United leader expelled from the party, Saturday defended himself and said if a single allegation against him is proved, he would quit
