Retail FDI has never helped farmers: Jaitley
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Nowhere in the world have international retailers enriched farmers or producers, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said Tuesday, ad
UP leaders seek divine help to triumph in polls
Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) If you thought it's just the doors of voters that politicians are knocking at, then think again. Uttar Pradesh's candidates
Party hasn't given me copy of manifesto: Congress candidate
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) North Goa Congress candidate Ravi Naik said Tuesday he has not read the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, even as p
Reconsider transfer of officials, Bengal urges EC
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threatened to defy the Election Commission's order for removal of ei
In matrilineal Meghalaya, only one woman fights LS polls
Shillong, April 8 (IANS) What an irony! In a matrilineal state like Meghalaya, a lone woman is in the fray, that too as an independent candidate, i
Kejriwal slapped during Delhi campaign
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was Tuesday slapped by a man while he was campaigning here, making it the fifth attack on him
Bappi Lahiri hopes to croon his way to parliament
Sreerampur (West Bengal), April 8 (IANS) Sporting his trademark chunky gold chains and sunglass, the man croons in his inimitable voice "De De Pyar
Congress has made Kerala nursery of terrorism: Modi
Kasaragod (Kerala), April 8 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi Tuesday said the Congress has done nothing for Kerala, which has l
Farmer suicides haunt Maharashtra polls
Nagpur, April 8 (IANS) Trepidation has gripped all political parties as they prepare for the first of the three-phase Lok Sabha election in Maharas
AAP fields builder against Modi in Vadodara
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The AAP Tuesday announced it was fielding builder Sunil Digambar Kulkarni against BJP star Narendra Modi from Gujarat's V
Over 12 mn eligible to vote in Delhi Thursday
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Over 12 million people are eligible to cast their votes Thursday in the national capital's seven Lok Sabha constituencies
40,000 migrants among voters in Jammu
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) As many as 40,000 migrants from Pakistan are part of 1.7 million people who are eligible to cast their vote Thursday in the J
Won't initiate children into politics: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) After spending more than five decades in politics, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday ruled out initiating his
Kejriwal punched during Delhi campaign
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was Tuesday punched on the face by a man while he was campaigning here.The attack, which took p
Modi attacks Congress over governance in Kerala
Kasaragod (Kerala), April 8 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi Tuesday said the Congress has done nothing for Kerala, which has n
Manipur, Nagaland head to polls Wednesday
Imphal/Kohima, April 8 (IANS) Two northeastern states - Manipur and Nagaland - go to the polls Wednesday, marking the second phase of the staggered
Six landmines found in Bihar ahead of LS polls
Patna, April 8 (IANS) Six landmines planted by Maoists in Gaya Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar were found Tuesday, a day after three troopers were
Mizoram Lok Sabha poll deferred to April 11
Aizawl, April 8 (IANS) The election to the lone Lok Sabha seat from Mizoram has been deferred to April 11 due to a three-day shutdown and poll boyc
JMM may lose in Dumka, Rajmahal, says Jharkhand minister
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) The JMM may lose in Dumka and Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituencies in the current election, said senior leader and Jharkhand ca
A hat-trick may not be easy for Meira Kumar
Sasaram (Bihar), April 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is hoping to score a hat-trick in Bihar's Sasaram parliamentary constituency, but it
