Six, including P.A. Sangma, file nominations in Meghalaya 
Shillong, March 21  (IANS) Six candidates, including  former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma and union minister Vincent  H. Pala filed nominatio
48 candidates file nomination for first phase of Assam polls 
Guwahati, March 21  (IANS) A total of 48 candidates  have filed their nominations for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam,  which will go to polls 
Congress raises bar for Amritsar, fields Amarinder against Jaitley (Second Lead) 
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) Raising the  stakes for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, the Congress Friday announced  that former chief minister 
Battling election anxiety, Congress faces desertions (Lead) 
New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) The Congress, fighting  negative public perception and with a demoralised cadre following a  spate of opinion polls predic
Parrikar to canvass for BJP in north India tour 
Panaji, March 21  (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar  Parrikar may land up in Varanasi in the next few days to campaign for  his Narendra Modi even as 
Arvind Kejriwal to hold road shows for Yogendra Yadav 
Gurgaon, March 21  (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief  Arvind Kejriwal will hold two-day road shows for the party's Gurgaon  candidate Yogendra Yadav 
49 candidates file nominations in Delhi 
New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) As many as 49 candidates,  including senior Congress leaders Sandeep Dikshit and Ajay Maken besides  BJP's Harsh Vardhan F
Clash again in Patna over Shotgun's candidature (Lead) 
Patna, March 21  (IANS) Supporters of Shatrughan Sinha  clashed here Friday with people showing him black flags for the second  consecutive day when h
Congress nominates painter Samir Aich from Bengal's Jadavpur 
Kolkata, March 21  (IANS) Congress Friday named famed painter Samir Aich as its candidate from the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.Aich
BJP trying to divide Bengal: Mamata 
Kolkata, March 21  (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister  Mamata Banerjee Friday accused the BJP of  trying to break West Bengal, a  day after its Darjeel
Congress fields Amarinder against Jaitley from Amritsar (Lead) 
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) Raising the bar  for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, the Congress Friday announced that  former chief minister Ama
YSR Congress leader arrested for distributing valuables (Lead) 
Hyderabad, March 21  (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh  Friday arrested a legislator of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for allegedly  distributing valuables
V. K. Singh, Shazia Ilmi file nominations in Ghaziabad 
Ghaziabad, March 21  (IANS) Nine contestants for the  Ghaziabad parliamentary seat, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's)  General V.K. Singh and A
Fearing poll defeat, Chidambaram sitting out, says Jayalalithaa 
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), March 21  (IANS) Tamil Nadu  Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday attributed union Finance Minister  P.Chidambaram's actions f
Model code violations on the rise in Bengal 
Kolkata, March 21  (IANS) As the campaigning for the  Lok Sabha polls heats up in West Bengal, the instances of violation of  Model Code of Conduct ha
Name remaining candidates in Bengal, Congress urges Sonia 
New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the  Congress Friday urged party president Sonia Gandhi to release the list  of candidates for the
Congress fields Amarinder from Amritsar 
New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) Congress Friday fielded  former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh from Amritsar to take  on senior BJP leader Aru
Pawan Kalyan declares support to Modi 
Ahmedabad, March 21  (IANS) Popular Telugu actor Pawan  Kalyan, who recently floated Jana Sena, Friday declared his support to  BJP's prime ministeria
Billionaire Nilekani files papers from Bangalore South (Lead) 
Bangalore, March 21  (IANS) Multi-billionaire Infosys  co-founder and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani, with declared assets  of Rs.7,770 crore, Fri
Biswajit's candidature gives Trinamool's Delhi fight some lift  
New Delhi, March 21  (IANS) Yesteryears’ chocolate boy  hero Biswajit’s nomination for the New Delhi seat has given the  Trinamool Congres