Include ban on tobacco in manifestos: NGO
Bangalore, March 23 (IANS) Research facility Institute of Public Health has asked political parties to include in their manifestos a complete ban o
Actor Babu Mohan quits TDP
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Veteran Telugu actor and former Andhra Pradesh minister P. Babu Mohan Sunday resigned from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).He
Jaswant says BJP will suffer due to strife
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh warned Sunday that the party will pay a price due to internal convulsions that has depr
Samajwadi Party general secretary resigns
Ghaziabad, March 23 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party's national general secretary Trilok Tyagi Sunday resigned from the party alleging that it gave a ste
Congress creating troubles for Ramdev, says Modi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday accused the Congress of creating problems for Baba Ramdev and sai
Congress, JMM friendly fight likely in Giridih
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The two ruling alliance partners in Jharkhand -- the JMM and the Congress -- fighting the Lok Sabha polls following a tie-u
Another BJP leader in Rajasthan to fight as independent
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) In another jolt for the BJP in Rajasthan, senior BJP leader Subash Maharia, denied a ticket from the Sikar Lok Sabha consti
Vaiko meets Alagiri, seeks support
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Firebrand MDMK founder Vaiko met suspended DMK leader M.K. Alagiri Sunday and sought his support in the coming general ele
Trinamool manifesto focuses on 'roti, kapda and makaan'
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Describing roti kapda aur makaan (food, dress and shelter) as the party's focus, the Trinamool Congress Saturday released
Rahul Gandhi to visit Tripura Tuesday
Agartala, March 22 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Tripura again March 25 as part of the election campaign, a party leader s
Achuthanandan warming up to CPI-M again
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) Veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan appears to be rebuilding bridges with his colleagues, giving his party
Ready for Amritsar fight: Amarinder
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said that he was ready for the high-profile battle Saturday, a day after h
Tamil Nadu - the land of rising sons
Chennai, March 22 (IANS) It seems to be all in the family as far as the Congress and the DMK are concerned in Tamil Nadu, which could also be now c
Modi: Worrying signs of a one-man show
What has been feared about Narendra Modi is proving to be true. The rough-and-ready manner in which he has been imposing his writ on the Bharatiya J
Karia Munda files nomination papers
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Karia Munda and former union minister Subodh Kant Sahay Saturday filed their nomination papers for
Goa Church wants Catholics to engage in politics
Panaji, March 22 (IANS) Goa's influential Roman Catholic church wants its followers to both pray and actively engage in the political process to el
Rahul to begin UP campaign Saturday
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will begin his party's Lok Sabha campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a rally in Pratapgarh
`Remo's decision to quit politics will affect AAP'
Panaji, March 22 (IANS) The AAP Saturday admitted that popstar Remo Fernandes's decision to quit active politics would be a setback for the party,
Chandigarh's the 'birthright' of these two celebs!
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) They may have been para-dropped into Chandigarh with an "outsider" tag but two celebrity women from Bollywood are now c
Will pollsters get it right this time in Kashmir?
Jammu/Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir's regional National Conference (NC) and the Congress gear up to fight their arch rivals, the P
