news-in-politicsModi, Sonia, Rahul to address rallies in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi, star campaigners of the Congress and the BJP, will campaign for their party candidates in Odisha.While Congress vice
Naqvi unhappy over BJP taking in Sabir Ali (Lead)
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Friday expressed dissent over his party admitting expelled JD-U leader Sabir Ali in its ranks."Terrorist Bhatakal friend join BJP...soon
LS candidate admitted as Independent moves HC
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea by an advocate who filed his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bhartiya Janta Dal (Integrated)
133 FIRs against parties for poll code violations in Delhi
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A total of 133 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered against various political parties for infringing the model code of conduct prior to the Lok Sabha
SC notice on facilitating voting by NRIs
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government asking why NRIs who are registered voters should not get the opportunity to exercise their voting rights
NCP legislator joins Shiv Sena
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Plagued by outgoing defections in recent weeks, the Shiv Sena Friday opened its doors to Nationalist Congress Party legislator Vinayak Mete, a strong proponent of
'Over 11.5 million voters in India's largest five constituencies'
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The largest five parliamentary constituencies in terms of number of electors have over 11.5 million voters, 15.4 times those in the smallest five constituencies, the
Trinamool lodges poll complaint against Rahul Gandhi
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for the alleged presence of school students at
CPI-M leadership conspiring to expel me: Lakshman Seth
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Dissident CPI-M leader and its frontman during the Nandigram movement Lakshman Seth Wednesday accused the party leadership of hatching a conspiracy to expel him, and
A week after Modi, Rahul to visit Wardha
Nagpur (Maharashtra), March 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Wardha in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region and address a public rally there Friday morning, a party announcement
Congress manifesto document of deceit: BJP
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday called the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections a "document of deceit"."Entire manifesto appears to be devoid of credibility and lacking
Delhi LS candidate booked for molestation
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A 55-year-old Lok Sabha candidate from Delhi has been booked for molesting and misbehaving with an on-duty woman traffic constable Thursday evening, police said.Sanjay
553 in fray for 28 LS seats in Karnataka
Bangalore, March 27 (IANS) As many as 553 candidates of various political parties and independents are contesting from Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the general elections April 17, a
AAP loses Delhi vote share to Congress: Survey
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The AAP has lost its vote share and will win only three of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. While the Congress will win one seat with an improved vote share, the BJP
'Over Rs.79 crore unaccounted cash seized so far'
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has so far seized unaccounted cash amounting Rs 79.20 crore as part of efforts to check illegal flow of money in view of the forthcoming Lok
Congress moves EC against BJP slogan
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Congress Thursday moved the Election Commission against BJP saying that its official slogan "Abki baar, Modi sarkar" was unconstitutional and its supporters were
CPI-M expels dissident Lakshman Seth (Second Lead)
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The CPI-M Thursday expelled dissident leader Laxman Seth, its frontman in the Nandigram movement, after he attacked former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and
Modi will fuel communal disharmony, says Mayawati
Nashik (Maharashtra), March 27 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was a man "with all the potential to ignite communal disharmony across the subcontinent", BSP chief Mayawati
India needs anti-Congress, anti-BJP government: Yechury
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) India needs an anti-Congress as well as anti-BJP central government to give people much required relief, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury Thursday said that the country
Modi urges Maoists to shun violence, attacks Congress, JD-U
Sasaram/Gaya (Bihar)/Gumla/Chatra (Jharkhand), March 27 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday urged the Maoists to shun violence and took potshots at the central and Bihar
