Rajnath flays Congress for lack of development in NE
Guwahati, March 30 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday charged the Congress with not doing anything to develop the northeast region."It is the
Amritsar's Mahabharat: `reluctant contestant' vs `outsider'
Amritsar, March 30 (IANS) Amritsar is witnessing a political "Mahabharat" as two stalwarts fight it out for this Lok Sabha seat.The unique thing abo
Bihar declares all polling stations no-smoking zones
Patna, March 30 (IANS) All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said Sunday.Addition
Development 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
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 w
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 edg
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
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
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 believ
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
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
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
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
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 f
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 candidat
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 Raj
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, t
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 tig
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 sp
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.
