Modi aide's remark sparks row, Congress, AAP seek arrest
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Congress and the AAP Saturday rapped on the Election Commission's door against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narend
Modi will become PM, 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
RSS, corporate media together projecting Modi: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) The "regressive" RSS and the corporate houses have forged a "strange" alliance to project BJP prime ministerial candidate N
Countering Modi, Mamata propounds 'Bengal model of development'
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Countering the BJP's "Gujarat model of development", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday propounded the "Be
Industrialisation not at the cost of farmers: Jayalalithaa
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), April 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Saturday reiterated her earlier assurance to the farmers in the Tha
Seven Maoist guerrillas arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 5 (IANS) Seven Maoist guerrillas were arrested from two districts of Jharkhand Saturday, police said.Five of them belong to the People
Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy's assets treble, surpass Rs.4 crore
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) The assets of Trinamool Congress parliamentarian and Bengali film actress Satabdi Roy - recontesting from the Birbhum Lok S
Indian, foreign drug mafias operating in Goa: Congress
Panaji, April 5 (IANS) Indian as well as international drug mafias are operating in Goa in a big way, claims the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sab
Bukhari's brother opposes decision to support Congress
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Syed Ahmed Bukhari's brother, Yahya, Saturday opposed the decision of the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid to support th
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
Women's voting rights violated, says AAP
Gurgaon, April 4 (IANS) AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Friday complained to the Election Commission that votes of uneducated women were often cast by ot
Modi favourite to be PM but India deserves better: Economist
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Narendra Modi was favourite to become India's next prime minister but it would be wrong for a man "who has thrived on div
