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 
Muslims in Delhi lean towards AAP 
New Delhi, March 30  (IANS) With the balloting in Delhi  barely ten days away, Muslims in the capital seem to be increasingly  veering towards the Aam
Don't vote for those who preach hatred: Sonia 
Guwahati, March 30  (IANS) In a clear hint at the BJP,  Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday asked people in Assam not to vote  for those who believ
Kolkata's Chinese-Indian community cynical, indifferent  
Kolkata, March 30  (IANS) Ignored by politicians,  except during the election season, Kolkata's disgruntled Chinese-Indian  community - the largest in
Kolkata's Chinese-Indian community cynical, indifferent  
Kolkata, March 30  (IANS) Ignored by politicians,  except during the election season, Kolkata's disgruntled Chinese-Indian  community - the largest in
Will Naveen Patnaik's gamble pay off? 
Bhubaneswar, March 30  (IANS) Biju Janata Dal chief and  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik  seems to have played a political gamble  by denying ticket to 
A family of 47 voters wooed by all in Bihar 
Patna, March 30  (IANS) It's a joint family of 85  people, with 47 being voters and in this poll season, they find  themselves much in demand in Bihar
Only seven women candidates in Rajasthan 
Jaipur, March 30  (IANS) A grand total of only seven  women candidates have been fielded by the Congress and the BJP to  contest the Lok Sabha polls f
Mafia don, eunuch too challenge Modi in Varanasi  
Lucknow, March 30  (IANS) If you thought Aam Aadmi  Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was the last big challenge to BJP's  prime ministerial candidat
239 candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan 
Jaipur, March 30  (IANS) With withdrawal of 46  nomination papers, 239 candidates are now finally in the fray for 20 of  the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Raj
EC firm on postal voting for Mizoram refugees in Tripura 
Agartala/Aizawl, March 30  (IANS) Despite opposition in  Mizoram against allowing tribal refugees in Tripura's relief camps to  cast postal ballots, t
Polling underway for urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh 
Hyderabad, March 30  (IANS) Polling was underway Sunday  for elections to 146 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations in  Andhra Pradesh amid tig
Congress candidate Masood arrested for threatening Modi (Lead) 
Lucknow, March 29  (IANS) Imran Masood, Congress  candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur constituency, was arrested  early Saturday for his hate sp
I am stumbling block for Modi: Nitish Kumar 
Patna, March 29  (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said he is "a stumbling block" for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
And what about us, men ask political parties 
Lucknow, March 29  (IANS) An organisation working for  men's rights and issues has prepared a "men-i-festo" and said that if  political parties do not
Rita Bahuguna Joshi defends party candidate Masood 
New Delhi, March 29  (IANS) Congress leader Rita  Bahuguna Joshi Saturday defended party member Imran Masood, arrested  earlier in the day for threate
Will quit politics if allegations proved: Sabir Ali 
New Delhi, March 29  (IANS) Sabir Ali, Janata  Dal-United leader expelled from the party, Saturday defended himself and  said if a single allegation a
'2014 is year of BJP, Modi' 
Baghpat, March 29  (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial  candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said 2014 is the year of "Lotus (the  party's symbol) and Modi". H
Replace 'pro-BJP' poll officer in Goa: Congress 
Panaji, March 29  (IANS) The Congress Saturday demanded  Goa's top poll officer be replaced, alleging his proximity to the chief  minister and that he