Stalling of parliament hit passage of laws: Sonia 
New Delhi, March 30  (IANS) Taking a swipe at the  opposition, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said the stalling of  parliament prevented many 
Over 70 percent polling in Andhra local body elections  
Hyderabad, March 30  (IANS) Over 70 percent polling was  recorded Sunday in the elections to 146 municipalities and 10 municipal  corporations in Andh
We cannot ban opinion polls: CEC 
Ranchi, March 30  (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner  (CEC) V.S. Sampath said here Sunday the Election Commission cannot ban  opinion polls as parliam
Congress, BJP luring actors for LS polls, says Akhilesh 
Ghaziabad, March 30  (IANS) The Congress and the BJP  are facing a crisis of contestants as big leaders are shying away from  the Lok Sabha polls to e
Threatened with beheading for removing Mamata posters: Bengal official 
Kolkata, March 30  (IANS) A government official in West  Bengal's North 24 Parganas district has alleged that he was threatened  with being beheaded b
Congress shaking in fear: Modi 
Bijapur (Karnataka), March 30  (IANS) The Congress is  "shaking in fear" with the approaching Lok Sabha poll dates as it knows  very well it will be o
Kejriwal taken ill after Chandigarh road show 
Chandigarh, March 30  (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal  was taken ill after his road show in Chandigarh Sunday and cancelled  his later engagements i
Modi has given a 'face' to opposition: Uddhav 
Mumbai, March 30  (IANS) After many years, the  opposition in India has got a face in Narendra Modi and this has created  a storm in national politics
BJP has lost its vision, says Jaswant Singh 
New Delhi, March 30  (IANS) Expelled BJP leader Jaswant  Singh Sunday accused the party of having "lost sight of its vision and  frittered away its vi
Children do not vote, hence ignored by parties 
New Delhi, March 30  (IANS) Children cannot vote, they  cannot make political demands and therefore do not have any say in  electoral outcomes. Is thi
To beat Kolkata heat, Somen Mitra campaigns with water tanker 
Kolkata, March 30  (IANS) As the mercury touched 40  degrees Celsius in Kolkata, Congress candidate Somen Mitra was seen  campaigning on the streets w
Give proof or apologise: Sabir Ali to Naqvi 
New Delhi, March 30  (IANS) Former JD-U leader Sabir  Ali Sunday said BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should either  substantiate his allegatio
Time to give back to country what I got in life: Nilekani (Interview) 
Bangalore, March 30  (IANS) Indian IT bellwether  Infosys' co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who has declared assets worth  Rs.7,770 crore ($1.3 billion), s
Rajnath flays Congress for lack of development in NE 
Guwahati, March 30  (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday charged the Congress with not doing anything to develop the northeast region."It  is the
Amritsar's Mahabharat: `reluctant contestant' vs `outsider' 
Amritsar, March 30  (IANS) Amritsar is witnessing a political "Mahabharat" as two stalwarts fight it out for this Lok Sabha seat.The  unique thing abo
Bihar declares all polling stations no-smoking zones 
Patna, March 30  (IANS) All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said Sunday.Addition
Development or Gorkhaland: Tough choice for people in Darjeeling hills 
Kalimpong, March 30  (IANS) Believing in the promise of  Gorkhaland, people of the hills in West Bengal voted for a BJP  candidate in 2009. This poll 
239 candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan  
Jaipur, March 30  (IANS) With the withdrawal of 46  nomination papers, 239 candidates are in the fray for 20 of the 25 Lok  Sabha seats in Rajasthan w
Has Azad's plunge improved Congress fortunes in Udhampur? 
Udhampur, March 30  (IANS) After union Health Minister  Ghulam Nabi Azad decided to stand from here, it is generally believed  the Congress has an edg
Modi has given a 'face' to opposition: Thackeray 
Mumbai, March 30  (IANS) After many years, the Indian  opposition has got a face in Narendra Modi and this will create "a  saffron storm" in national