news-in-politicsOpposition slams Mamata for 'fabricated' case against BJP's Babul Supriyo
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who once had described a gruesome rape as "fabricated", is getting a dose of her own medicine, with the opposition unanimously
FIR against Rakhi Birla for poll violation
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) An FIR has been filed against AAP candidate Rakhi Birla for violating the model code of conduct, the Election Commission (EC) said Thursday."Rakhi Birla was spotted on
Congress government survived because of CBI: Modi
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday accused the Congress of misusing constitutional institutions and said their government would not have survived
Andhra industrialist files nominations as candidate of BJP, TDP
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) An industrialist in Andhra Pradesh has filed nominations for Narsapur Lok Sabha constituency as the candidate of both BJP and TDP, which have entered into electoral
Jaganmohan Reddy is worth Rs.416 crore
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and his wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy own Rs.416 crore assets.Jagan, as the young leader is popularly known, has movable assets
Trinamool captured 147 polling booths in Bengal: Left Front
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of capturing nearly 150 polling booths during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in
Kejriwal denies allegations of spending more than limit on polls
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Denying allegations made by BJP leader Vijender Gupta against him of exceeding the prescribed expenditure limit of Rs.14 lakh in the state assembly elections in
Naveen Patnaik facing his toughest battle yet
Bhubaneswar, April 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seems to be facing his toughest political battle as he bids for a fourth straight term in Odisha and struggles to retain his party's 14
N.D. Tiwari not to contest from Nainital
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari will not contest from Uttarakhand's Nainital Lok Sabha constituency seat, his close aides said Wednesday.Sources said the former
Rahul continues attack on Modi's 'toffee' model in Agra
Agra, April 15 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kept up his attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's "toffee model" of development that only helped the rich at the cost
Former Shiv Sena MP returns to party fold after four months
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) In one of the quickest example of 'gayaram' (deserter) making a u-turn, five-term former Shiv Sena MP Mohan Rawale Tuesday decided to return to the party."Its true that I
Manmohan Singh super PM: Priyanka Gandhi
Amethi/New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday called Manmohan Singh a "super PM" and defended him against being called India's weakest prime minister.Asked by reporters in Amethi
Polling officials reach remote booths for April 17 polls
Siliguri, April 15 (IANS) Polling officials Tuesday night reached 16 remote booths in the mountainous terrain of Darjeeling constituency for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal April
Modi attacks Rahul over 'toffee model', regrets targeting PM (Roundup)
Hazaribagh/Bhagalpur, April 15 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday took a dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his "toffee model" jibe, and also regretted
Rs.260 crore unaccounted money seized so far: EC
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Unaccounted cash totalling Rs.260 crore has been seized till Tuesday in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission said here.Andhra Pradesh tops the list
60 model stations, 40 all-women booths in Bengal's first phase
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Thursday will see as many as 60 model polling stations (MPS) and 40 booths managed exclusively by women, an
Candidates device novel ways to woo voters on Bengali New Year's Day
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) From Baharampur on the bank of the Bhagirathi to Kolkata on the eastern strand of Hooghly, politicians came up with novel strategies to woo the voters in the guise of
BJP seeks action against Virbhadra over poll code violation
Shimla, April 15 (IANS) The opposition BJP in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday urged the Election Commission to expedite action against Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for making false statements despite a
Sonia has lost confidence in Rahul: BJP
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A day after she came out with a televised message for voters, the BJP said Tuesday Congress president Sonia Gandhi has lost confidence in the election campaign of her
Kejriwal begins campaigning in Varanasi
Varanasi, April 15 (IANS) AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday plunged into campaigning for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, where he will face BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra
