BJP firefighting: Advani agrees to contest from Gandhinagar (Second Lead)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Putting an end to a growing controversy, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani Thursday said he has decided to contest from the
Kerala cabinet reshuffle after LS polls: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) The Kerala cabinet will sport a new look after the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Thursday.Ch
19 file nominations for LS polls in Delhi
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A total of 19 candidates filed nomination papers Thursday for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital, an Election C
BJP, Akali Dal get notice for Amritsar roadshow
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP have been issued show cause notice by the Election Commission for viola
Mamata questions crib deaths in Gujarat
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday hit out at BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, questioning cr
AAP's Yogendra Yadav has two acres of land, Rs.2,000 cash (Lead)
Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) AAP's Yogendra Yadav who filed his nomination papers Thursday for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, said in his affidavit that h
Amarinder refuses to contest from Amritsar seat
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) With speculation rife in Punjab's political circles that the Congress wanted to field him from the Amritsar Lok Sabha s
Poll panel unveils mascot to lure first-time voters in Bengal
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) In a bid to woo as many as 20 lakh first-time voters in West Bengal, the Election Commission Thursday here unveiled its yo
Nagaland CM files Lok Sabha nomination
Kohima, March 20 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the lone parliamentar
Vaiko to contest from Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko will contest from Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency as part of the six-party front in the
Modi speaks of new formula to help farmers
Wardha (Maharashtra), March 20 (IANS) Appealing to Maharashtra farmers not to commit suicide, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thurs
Now, Jaswant Singh wants constituency of choice
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) After L.K. Advani, another BJP veteran Jaswant Singh was Thursday reportedly seeking a Lok Sabha constituency of his choic
Sardar Patel termed RSS poisonous: Rahul (Lead)
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday hit out at the BJP's ideological offshoot RSS, saying even Sardar Vallabh
BJP workers opposing Shatrughan Sinha assaulted in Bihar
Patna, March 20 (IANS) A group of BJP workers opposing the Lok Sabha candidature of sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib seat were Thur
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 a
Won't challenge BJP in UP: Shiv Sena
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Controversy again dogged the uneasy relations between the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid reports here
India's Northeast: A region grows in electoral importance (News Analysis)
The dominant narrative about India's Northeast looks in for a change. A rare coalescing of domestic politics and foreign policy interests is making
PM condoles Khushwant Singh's death
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of Khushwant Singh, saying the renowned author had lived a "tr
President, PM condole Khushwant Singh's death (Lead)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of renowned author and journali
Khushwant Singh dies at 99; led a rich, full life, say admirers (Roundup)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Khushwant Singh, author, journalist, commentator, wit and raconteur par excellence, died at his home here Thursday morni
