Ministers, 'spiderman', IIM graduate file nominations in Mumbai
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) An assortment of candidates ranging from a union minister to an IIM graduate, a celebrity hotelier and 'Spiderman' Friday fi
Sadhu Yadav not to contest against sister Rabri Devi
Patna, April 4 (IANS) Former MP Sadhu Yadav Friday said he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Saran constituency, where his sister a
244 incidents of poll-related violence in Bengal till now: EC
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) As many as 244 incidents of violence related to poll campaigning and political rivalry have been recorded in West Bengal si
Mizoram refugee votes to be counted in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl, April 4 (IANS) In view of the reported threats from NGOs in Aizawl, the Lok Sabha postal ballots of tribal refugees of Mizoram liv
3,000 women poll personnel in Bengal: Poll panel
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday said as many as 3,000 women poll personnel will be deployed in 575 polling booths in West Be
Congress claims support of refugees from Pakistan in Jammu
Jammu, April 4 (IANS) Congress candidate from Jammu, Madan Lal Sharma, Friday said a delegation of refugees from Pakistan living in the constituenc
Comedian Kapil Sharma to be brand ambassador for Delhi poll
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Well-known comedian Kapil Sharma is being roped in by the Delhi election commission to motivate voters, especially the yo
Babri demolition was a planned act of sabotage: Cobrapost sting
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The demolition of Babri Masjid was not an act of "frenzied mobs" but of "sabotage" planned months in advance by two Hindu
Gogoi terms BJP manifesto for Assam hollow
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday hit out at the BJP for making "tall and hollow promises" in its election manifesto
Mulayam files nomination from Mainpuri
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), April 4 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday filed his nomination papers from the Mainpu
BJP could get 206-218 seats, says opinion poll
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The BJP could cross the 200 mark and get up to 218 seats in the Lok Sabha while the party-led NDA could win between 234 t
Congress polarizing voters, says Modi
Ghaziabad, April 3 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of polarizing voters on
MIM not to have alliance with any party
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) will have no electoral alliance with any party in the assembly and Lok Sabha elect
Rahul Gandhi denied domicile certificate from Amethi
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) An application moved by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to get a domicile certificate from Amethi, the parliamentary s
Sangma battles Congress and an indifferent electorate in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya), April 3 (IANS) Unlike the rest of the country, where the two principal national parties are waging a high decibel Lok Sabha campa
Book Modi for Pakistani agent comment: Congress MP
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi should be booked for sedition for calling Defence Minister A.K. Antony a Pak
80 percent tribal refugees in Tripura vote for Mizoram seat
Agartala/Aizawl, April 3 (IANS) Nearly 80 percent tribal refugee voters, living in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages
Here's prasad and don't forget to vote: Chandigarh priests
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Not just prasad, you also get advice to vote when you visit various temples here now. Priests at various temples across
SS, MNS activists clash outside election office
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena and MNS activists, who are bitter political rivals, Thursday clashed outside the election office in the Mumbai col
Congress playing communal card: Modi
Ghaziabad, April 3 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi Thursday accused the Congress of "playing the communal card" to win votes i
