news-in-politicsModel code violations on the rise in Bengal
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) As the campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls heats up in West Bengal, the instances of violation of Model Code of Conduct have been on the rise with the Election Commission
Name remaining candidates in Bengal, Congress urges Sonia
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Congress Friday urged party president Sonia Gandhi to release the list of candidates for the remaining 24 parliamentary constituencies in the
Congress fields Amarinder from Amritsar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Congress Friday fielded former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh from Amritsar to take on senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in the forthcoming Lok Sabha
Pawan Kalyan declares support to Modi
Ahmedabad, March 21 (IANS) Popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who recently floated Jana Sena, Friday declared his support to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Pawan, the youngest
Billionaire Nilekani files papers from Bangalore South (Lead)
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani, with declared assets of Rs.7,770 crore, Friday filed his nomination papers for the
Biswajit's candidature gives Trinamool's Delhi fight some lift
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Yesteryears’ chocolate boy hero Biswajit’s nomination for the New Delhi seat has given the Trinamool Congress’ Delhi fight a semblance of respectability
Don't buckle under pressure in Italian marines case: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to see that India does not budge under pressure from international agencies
Sonia to file nomination papers from Rae Bareli April 2
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination papers from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh April 2, Congress leaders said Friday.Seeking another
Azad falls in line despite reluctance over Udhampur seat
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Despite his initial reluctance, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will fight for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir and no one is happier over the decision
Congress nominates painter Samir Aich from Bengal's Jadavpur
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Congress Friday named famed painter Samir Aich as its candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.Aich, who was in the forefront of the civil society
48 candidates file nomination for first phase of Assam polls
Guwahati, March 21 (IANS) A total of 48 candidates have filed their nominations for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, which will go to polls April 7 in the first phase of the 2014 general
Six, including P.A. Sangma, file nominations in Meghalaya
Shillong, March 21 (IANS) Six candidates, including former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma and union minister Vincent H. Pala filed nomination papers Friday for the Lok Sabha elections in
Congress justifies `Maut ka saudagar' barb at Modi
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Resurrecting the "maut ka saudagar (merchant of death)" barb against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Friday targeted him for Godhra
Modi coming to Varanasi to wash sin of Godhra: Lalu
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Attacking BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said he was contesting from Varanasi in an attempt to wash away "the sin" of Godhra and the
Nandan Nilekani files nomination from Bangalore South
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) Multi-billionaire Infosys co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani Friday filed his nomination to contest from the Bangalore South constituency in the Lok Sabha
Jayaprakash Narayan plans to contest Lok Sabha poll
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Loksatta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan plans to contest for Lok Sabha from Malakjgiri constituency here.He told reporters Thursday that he has received several
CPI-M pitches for alternate front in manifesto
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday pitched for an alternate front, calling for the defeat of both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
Jharkhand MLA quits after getting Trinamool ticket
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) Congress legislator from Dhanbad Chandra Shekhar Dubey Thursday resigned from the membership of the Jharkhand assembly after he got a ticket from the Trinamool Congress for
Pawan is my political rival: Chiranjeevi
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Union minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi Thursday said he considers his younger brother and actor Pawan Kalyan, who recently launched a new political party Jana
Sardar Patel described RSS poisonous outfit: Rahul
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday slammed the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying even Sardar Patel described "it as a
