Jammu and Kashmir poll observer dies in Tripura
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) Pratapaditya Datta, an IAS officer of the 2010 Tripura-Manipur cadre and an election observer for Jammu and Kashmir, died
Reel-life Chhatrapati joins Shiv Sena
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Marathi actor Amol Kolhe, who attained popularity for his portrayal of Chhatrapati Shivaji in a TV serial, Wednesday joined
Why Tharoor not booked over wife's death: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Congress leaders should answer why no complaint has been registered against union minister Shashi Tharoor in co
Jharkhand speaker may act against defectors
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Speaker Shashanka Shekhar Bhokta Wednesday said he may take suo motu action against legislators who have switched
I-T department to monitor black money during polls
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The Mumbai income-tax department is gearing up to keep a strict watch on black money transactions during elections, an offi
No Haryana candidate to be changed: AAP
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) The AAP said Wednesday it had no plans to drop or change some of its candidates for the Lok Sabha election in Haryana.AAP
Make Congress leaders lose their deposits: Jayalalithaa
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 19 (IANS) AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged people to trounce the Congress and make its candidates lose
PM cleared controversial Goa candidate: Congress
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The Congress said Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved the nomination of controversial Lok Sabha candi
21 file papers in Karnataka for April 17 LS polls (Lead)
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) A total of 21 candidates filed their nomination papers Wednesday after the Election Commission notified single phase ele
Poll preparations: Deputy EC Zutsi in Bengal March 25
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi will visit West Bengal March 25 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha po
CPI-M campaign booklets target Trinamool Congress
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The opposition CPI-M Wednesday came out with seven booklets highlighting what it called atrocities against women, lack of
Haryana minister injured in attack
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Haryana's Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Chaudhary was injured when some people attacked her during a political ral
NCP sacks Maharashtra minister after daughter gets BJP ticket (Lead)
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The NCP Wednesday sacked a Maharashtra cabinet minister after his daughter joined the BJP and was given a ticket for the Na
Rahul questions BJP's plan on development in states 
Wangjing (Manipur), March 19 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday questioned the BJP's plan to impose the Gujarat model of de
BJP, Congress appease religious communities during elections: Mamata (Lead)
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Accusing the Congress and the BJP of appeasing some religious communities during electoral battles, Trinamool Congress chi
Advani gets Gandhinagar, Modi to also fight from Vadodara (Second Lead)
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat while prime ministerial candidate N
NCP sacks minister as daughter gets BJP ticket
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The NCP sacked a senior Maharashtra cabinet minister after his daughter joined the BJP and was given a ticket from Nandurba
I am contesting on Nitish's request: Prakash Jha
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha said Wednesday that he was contesting the Lok Sabha polls from West Champaran in Bihar at the request
Caste, religion matter for Congress in Goa
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) Just how much the Congress values caste and religion in the Lok Sabha ticket distribution process stumbled out in the open
DMK men warned to keep away from Alagiri (Lead)
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday threatened disciplinary action against party members if they were found to be in touch with now suspende
