NDA will get absolute majority, says Venkaiah Naidu
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) The BJP and its allies will get about 300 seats in the LOk Sabha polls and form the government at the centre with absol
Polling begins for LS polls in Tripura
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) Voting for one of the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Monday in the first phase of India's general election, official
Voting begins in Assam
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Voting for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam began Monday, marking the first phase of India's national election, officials said.
AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child
Gurgaon, April 6 (IANS) AAP's Gurgaon candidate Yogendra Yadav has a Muslim name too. His family and close friends call him 'Salim', while one of h
We must not vote for those with self-declared criminal cases (Comment)
The final episode of Satyamev Jayate, the popular Sunday TV show hosted by actor Aamir Khan, on March 30 focussed on criminalization of politics. It
Gul Panag walks, jogs, rides mobike to woo Chandigarh
Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) She is not the conventional politician. Gul Panag, a Bollywood actor with a pronounced dimple, rides a Royal Enfield 350
Rahul to campaign for Nilekani in Bangalore
Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will campaign Monday for party candidates Nandan Nilekani, Rizwan Arshad and C. Nara
Vote BJP, Congress, face inflation, warns Kejriwal
Ghaziabad, April 6 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday lambasted the BJP and the Congress, and warned people they will face unprecedented infl
JD-U releases manifesto, promises reservation in private sector
Patna, April 5 (IANS) Bihar's ruling party JD-U Saturday promised reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in the private sector and 50 percent reservatio
Modi aide's remark sparks row, Congress seeks his arrest
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah has raked up a controversy with a remark on the Muza
BJP, TDP talks on to finalise alliance
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Hectic talks were continuing between top leaders of the TDP and the BJP for a poll alliance in Andhra Pradesh here Saturd
Modi can't be compared to Vajpayee: Advani
Gandhinagar, April 5 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will become the next prime minister of India but cannot be compared to former prim
Lok Sabha battle begins Monday from India's northeast
Agartala/Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) The nine-phase Lok Sabha election begins Monday from India's northeast, with polling in five of the 14 seats in A
Odisha got more central funds under UPA: Sonia
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Odisha received more central funds during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule than what it got during the term o
Modi-led BJP buoyant as India readies for Lok Sabha battle
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India will begin voting Monday in a staggered national election widely tipped to give a decisive edge to a confident BJP,
Is BJP manifesto a victim of party's inner division?
Why has the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not been able to release the party manifesto as yet, even though the first phase of balloting begins Monday
TRS announces candidates for seven Lok Sabha seats
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Saturday released first list of candidates for Lok Sabha election.The party, which has
'BJP will probe Goa's drug mafia if voted to power'
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) The BJP will initiate a central government probe into Goa's drug mafia if voted to power, said three-time MP and the party's
Half of Karnataka voters below 40 years
Bangalore, April 5 (IANS) Half of the 46 million voters across Karnataka are below 40 years and the enrollment of first-time voters in the 18-19 ye
An illiterate takes Goa poll road to prove a point
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) Upset over an unsolved minor girl's rape, constant police harassment and an inflation-stricken kitchen may have given Goa it
