Douse the fire, now
By Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam
This has been the most polarising election fought around a controversial figure with a highly divisive track record. To turn...
Tension in JD-U ahead of poll results
Patna : Tension in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United emerged on the eve of counting of votes of the Lok Sabha election when ministers engaged...
Result will be collective responsibility: Congress leaders
New Delhi : With exit polls predicting a victory for BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Congress leaders Friday sought to shield party vice president Rahul...
Bihar bans victory processions after poll results
Patna : The Bihar government Thursday banned processions by victorious Lok Sabha candidates following an alert by intelligence agency, officials said.
The state administration has...
BJP plans grand welcome for Modi Saturday
New Delhi : The BJP plans a grand welcome for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi when he comes to Delhi Saturday, shortlisting at...
First book on Modi’s life and vision in Chinese
New Delhi : A book on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's life and economic vision has been translated into Chinese and is being...
Thick security blanket for Bengal vote count Friday
Kolkata : Amid a three-tier security ring, comprising personnel from both central and state security forces, election authorities will Friday count the votes polled...
Modi keeps cards to himself, but names do the rounds
New Delhi : With the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi keeping all cards close to his chest on ministry formation if the NDA...
Congress leader admits defeat in Seemandhra
Hyderabad : A day before the counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, a senior Congress leader Thursday admitted the party's defeat...
All set for vote counting in Maharashtra
Mumbai : The stage is set for Friday's counting of the millions of votes cast in 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, including six...
75 percent vote in Bengal repoll
Kolkata : Seventy five percent of the voters Thursday exercised their democratic right during repolling at five polling stations in three Lok Sabha constituencies...
Eminent personalities call for ‘secular’ government at Centre
Mumbai : Around 900 eminent personalities from different walks of life Thursday called upon all secular parties to "ensure formation of a secular government"...
BJP plays safe over RSS leader’s remark
New Delhi: The BJP Thursday played it safe on remarks made by RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya that the party should make some progress on...
Low representation doesn’t deter Indian women from voting
New Delhi: They might not be getting their due when it comes to representation in parliament, but women have increased their participation in the...
Congress-NCP prepare for Maharashtra assembly polls
Mumbai: The ruling Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra feels the Lok Sabha election results may affect the assembly election due in October, and is planning...
Punjab, Haryana remain uncertain before vote count
Chandigarh: With no indicative wave in favour of any party, counting of votes for 24 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh would...
Anticipating victory, BJP prepares for big day
New Delhi: Jubilant even before the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared Friday, the BJP office in Delhi was Thursday decked up...
Protect counting agents: LF to EC
Kolkata: Apprehending manipulation of the vote counting procedure by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, the opposition Left Front Thursday asked the Election Commission to...
BJP files complaint against inflammatory SMSes
New Delhi: BJP leader Vijender Gupta Thursday submitted a written complaint against circulation of inflammatory SMSes that, he said, affect the party's image, according...
Kashmir furiously debates Modi’s rise and rise
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar: BJP leader Narendra Modi's probable rise to the top job in India invokes both hope and uncertainty among people in...
EC readies for vote count in Karnataka
Bangalore: Amid tight security, about 13,000 polling officials in Karnataka will Friday count the votes polled for the state's 28 Lok Sabha seats.
"We have...
No space for two Brahmin parties
By Faraz Ahmad
If on May 16, the results of India’s general elections turn out to be as portrayed in the Exit Polls, it will...
N.D. Tiwari marries his companion Ujjwala Sharma
Lucknow : Veteran Congress leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari married Ujjwala Sharma, retired lecturer and the woman whose son...
New government’s first job to elect Lok Sabha speaker
New Delhi : The election of the speaker and appointment of pro-term speaker will be the first job before the newly elected parliamentarians after...
India all set to count 550 million votes
New Delhi : The Election Commission is all set to count Friday some 550 million votes cast in the Lok Sabha polls that are...
SC junks plea on hate speeches during election
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Election Commission to take action against all the politicians who...
Jharkhand BJP in celebration mode
Ranchi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand is all set to celebrate its victory after the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll...
Modi effected paradigm shift in election campaign
By Prashant Sood,
New Delhi : It was the first national election which saw extensive use of social media in campaigning and Narendra Modi appears...
Senior RSS leader meets Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: A senior RSS leader Thursday met BJP president Rajnath Singh here ahead of the declaration of the Lok Sabha election results.
Asked about...
Jayalalithaa sacks Malaisamy from AIADMK
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday expelled former Rajya Sabha MP K. Malaisamy from the AIADMK, a day after he said the...
Nitish Kumar government will fall after polls: Paswan
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar will fall after the general election results are out, LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan said Thursday.
Paswan, whose...
UP put on high security alert for vote counting
Lucknow: A state of high security alert was sounded in Uttar Pradesh ahead of counting of votes for 80 Lok Sabha seats Friday, an...
Nearly 90 mn UP votes to be counted Friday
Lucknow: Nearly 90 million votes polled for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be counted Friday at 76 centres spread across...
Repoll in one Tamil Nadu polling station Thursday
Chennai : The Election Commission Wednesday announced that repolling in a polling station in Salem parliamentary constituency would be held Thursday.
In a statement issued...
NDA will get simple majority at 279: NDTV exit poll
New Delhi : The BJP-led NDA will get a simple majority of 279 seats, whereas the Congress-led UPA will be decimated to a mere...
Bengal opposition attacks EC over polls, Trinamool counters
Kolkata : West Bengal's opposition parties Wednesday attacked the Election Commission and the state's special observer Sudhir Kumar Rakesh for failing to hold free...
Varanasi election: symbolism overtakes reality
By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net,
Varanasi, the Hindu spiritual capital of India, went to polls on Monday in a symbolic battle between the BJP’s Narendra Modi and the Aam Aadmi Party’s Arvind Kejriwal, both also prime ministerial candidates of their respective parties.
Another Congress legislator quits Punjab assembly
Chandigarh: In another embarrassment to the opposition Congress in Punjab, party legislator Arvind Khanna resigned from the state assembly Wednesday.
Khanna, a close confidant and...
Don’t write Congress off, it will bounce back: Digvijaya
Bangalore: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Wednesday cautioned the media against writing off the party and asserted it would bounce back as in the...
CPI-M’s repoll demand in Bengal laughable: Trinamool
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Wednesday dismissed as "laughable" the CPI-M's demand for repoll in over 3,000 booths where the Lok Sabha election...
Higher percentage of women voted in Bengal than men
Kolkata: A higher percentage of women voters exercised their franchise compared to men in the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal that voted...
NDA will not need NCP’s support: Munde
Mumbai: Exuding confidence of securing a majority to form the next government at the centre, BJP leader Gopinath Munde Wednesday discounted the possibility of...
Amarinder warns against mischief during vote count
Chandigarh: Congress candidate from Amritsar Amarinder Singh Wednesday cautioned the Election Commission against possible mischief by the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP when votes polled...
No plan B, say BJP-RSS
By Anando Bhakto,
New Delhi: The fallibility of exit polls notwithstanding, the BJP and the RSS seem to have taken the prediction of a simple...
Repolling at five booths in Bengal Thursday
Kolkata: Repolling will be held Thursday at five polling stations in three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, an Election Commission official said here...
Three-tier security for Bengal counting centres
Kolkata : Three-tier security arrangements, including personnel from both central and state forces, will be made at each of the 48 premises in West...
BJP confident of Modi becoming PM, hold flurry of meetings
New Delhi/Ahmedabad : BJP president Rajnath Singh Wednesday said Narendra Modi will "definitely" be the next prime minister, as top party leaders held a...
No central role for me, says Parrikar
Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is known to be a part of the Narendra Modi camp in the BJP, Wednesday ruled...
Wait until election results, says Jayalalithaa
Chennai : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday reiterated her earlier stance that she would comment about the elections...
Google to introduce new features for “live” election results
New Delhi : Google said Wednesday it will introduce new features to help provide comprehensive latest news and live update of election results scheduled...
INLD seeks probe into Hooda government’s land deals
Chandigarh : Haryana's main opposition party Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Wednesday sought a special investigation team (SIT) probe into various land deals and...
Modi will definitely be PM, says Rajnath Singh
Ahmedabad : Narendra Modi will "definitely be prime minister", BJP President Rajnath Singh said and added the role of senior party leaders will be...
Terrorists are from a particular community: Giriraj
Patna : BJP leader Giriraj Singh again courted controversy Wednesday by saying those arrested for terrorist activities are from a "particular community".
The ruling Janata...
Modi is bookies’ top bet for PM
Mumbai : BJP leader Narendra Modi continues to attract huge bets and has emerged as the top contender for the next prime minister.
Just two...
Can Congress accept Rahul failed to match Modi: Jaitley
New Delhi : Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley Wednesday asked the Congress whether it has the capacity to accept that party vice president Rahul...
Bengal celeb candidates unwind before poll results day
Kolkata : Though a bit anxious and jittery, West Bengal's celeb candidates are trying their best to catch forty winks with only two days...
TDP sweeps zilla parishad polls in Seemandhra
Hyderabad : After the municipal elections, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) also swept the rural body elections in Seemandhra while it was a close...
Modi will be flexible, problematic: Chinese daily
Beijing : Narendra Modi, widely tipped to be India's next prime minister, may show flexibility in economic ties with China but also "create new...
Hail the Indian Ziaul Haq
The Nation to experience the Gujarat model now
By Faraz Ahmad,
The ninth and last phase of polling completed today, ending the longest ever election process of the world’s largest democracy, heralding the prospects of an authoritarian, divisive and controversial Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister of India and thanks to the overt, aggressive and unapologetic campaign by the Rashtirya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and a humungous financial investment by the corporate India, it is not difficult to presume which way a Modi-led India would head.
Meghalaya to count votes under CCTV surveillance
Shillong : Counting of votes for Meghalaya's two Lok Sabha seats will be done under CCTV surveillance, an election official said Wednesday.
Over 69 percent...
Congress leader Walia met Rajnath Singh?
New Delhi : Delhi Congress leader and three-time minister A.K. Walia has met BJP president Rajnath Singh, a BJP source said Wednesday, but Walia...
Modi pays homage to Lord Buddha
New Delhi : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday paid homage to Lord Buddha.
"On Buddha Purnima, we bow to the venerable Lord Buddha...
Bihar cobbler now slogs to repay poll debt
Patna : Chedi Ram, a cobbler, is working from dawn to dusk these days so that he can repay a loan of Rs.10,000 he...
Data-crunched, digital-driven: A watershed election in more ways than one
By Saroj Mohanty,
People in India and many around the globe would be waiting with bated breath for the actual results of the 2014 general...
Party will decide on Advani’s role at right time: Gadkari
New Delhi : An "appropriate decision at an appropriate time" will be taken by the BJP on the role of party veteran L.K. Advani,...
(No) Train to Pakistan: Can Indian Muslims Escape the Cultural Invasion by Pakistan?
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net,
This is my Uncle Ghafoor ’s Secret Schindler’s List to be presented to the next PM on May 16 via Ashilesh bin Maulayam
Important: This Schindler’s List has been sponsored by DNA specialist Dr.Abu Asim Azmi.
Respected Ashilesh Sir,
US still cagey about Modi visa issue
Washington : Even as exit polls suggested that Narendra Modi may emerge as the next Indian prime minister, the US continued to act cagey...
Will Modi be the saviour of the Yamuna?
By Brij Khandelwal,
Vrindavan/Mathura : A large number of environmentalists and Yamuna activists in the Braj region have pinned their hopes on BJP's prime ministerial...
It can’t get any darker
By Irfanullah Farooqi,
As 2014 general assembly elections come to an end, a mixed feeling has gripped us; hope and fear, joy and scepticism, passion and anxiety. It is simply impossible to pinpoint a pan-Indian feeling towards the 2014 elections. A quintessentially Indian response seems to be missing. However, if there is one thing that has somehow managed to link otherwise scattered reactions to 2014 elections within India, it is the likelihood of Narendra Modi becoming the prime minister of India. People across sections and of all kinds of intellectual allegiances and political orientations have, directly or indirectly, shared their belief in the possibility of Narendra Modi heading the Indian state.
Maharashtra BJP to discuss post-results future
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Janata Party's Maharashtra executive committee will meet and take stock of the post-election and post-results scenario here Wednesday.
The meeting will...
Massive turnout during re-polling in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : A massive turnout was recorded in the 11 polling booths across three Lok Sabha constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh where a re-poll...
Is getting elected as MP from UP a pre-requisite for being in race for...
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Perhaps getting elected as a member of Parliament from any Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, especially from its eastern half, has become a sort of pre-requisite for being in the race for the post of prime minister. So apart from other considerations the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial pick, Narendra Modi, might have taken this fact into account before deciding to file his nomination papers from Benaras, along with Baroda in Gujarat.
Cabinet clears Lt. Gen. Suhag as army chief
New Delhi : Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag is set to be the next army chief with the cabinet clearing his name Tuesday, sources...
SC declines plea for holding back Varanasi result
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain the plea by advocate seeking to put on hold the declaration of Varanasi Lok...
BJP to win 253 seats, NDA 303, Congress 66: survey
New Delhi : A post-election survey released Tuesday said the BJP was set to win a record 253 seats in the Lok Sabha and...
Notice to BSP MP on police plea for cancelling bail
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, accused for torturing his maid, on the plea of...
Poll panel lauded as India records highest voter turnout
New Delhi : With the 2014 general election registering a record high voter turnout of 66.38 percent -- with as many as 15 states...
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad dismiss exit polls
Patna : Neither Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar nor his arch-rival and RJD chief Lalu Prasad agree with the exit polls.
Nitish Kumar Tuesday refused...
Counting of votes for Lok Sabha poll from 8 a.m. May 16
New Delhi : Counting of votes in the 2014 general election would begin sharp at 8 a.m. on May 16, the Election Commission said...
Modi writes to Delhi businessman predicting 300 seats for NDA
New Delhi : BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has written to a Delhi businessman who had predicted around 300 seats for the NDA...
Ball will shift to President’s court after May 16
New Delhi : With the general election finally over and the results to be out on Friday, the scene will now shift to Rashtrapati...
Prime Minister to give farewell address May 17
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will give a farewell address to the nation May 17 after he submits his resignation to President...
Gung-ho BJP says it won’t need allies, expects 300 plus
New Delhi : A day after several exit polls predicted a BJP-led government in India, with only the margins of victory differing, party leaders...
SP leader’s murder in Ghaziabad solved, 4 held
Ghaziabad : The Ghaziabad police have solved the high-profile murder of a ruling Samajwadi Party leader, and have arrested four men for his May...
Congress was out-funded in this election: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi : Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said his Congress party has been "out-funded" as far as this election was concerned, but...
Another book now says Sonia Gandhi called the shots
New Delhi : Charging the Congress party with becoming less democratic and more centralised, another book by technocrat Arun Maira released Tuesday says that...
Jayalalithaa’s trial in DA case to go on: SC
New Delhi : The trial of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a corruption case for owning disproportionate assets, currently going on before a...
Congress dismisses exit polls
New Delhi : The Congress Tuesday dismissed the exit polls which predicted the party's worst defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, saying the pollsters...
Shocking EC could not intervene effectively in Bengal: Left parties
Kolkata : The four Left parties Tuesday described as "shocking" the Election Commission's "inability to intervene effectively" in the final round of Lok Sabha...
Congress councillor gives CBI documents on Saradha scam
Kolkata : Prakash Upadhyay, a Congress councillor who has questioned the role of the civic corporation as well as mayor Sovon Chatterjee in the...
Minority welfare: UPA government faulted on poor implementation
By Abhimanyu Singh,
New Delhi : Even as the UPA government projected itself as a champion of minorities as part of its "secular agenda" for...
CPI-M politburo to meet May 18 to finalise strategies
Agartala : The CPI-M politburo will meet in Delhi May 18 to discuss the outcome of the Lok Sabha election results and to finalise...
Over 83 percent turnout in West Bengal re-polling
Kolkata : Over 83 percent polling percentage was recorded Tuesday in re-polling in 11 booths spread across six of the nine Lok Sabha constituencies...
PMO staff give Manmohan Singh standing ovation
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was given a standing ovation by his staff at South Block during a farewell they hosted for...
Exit Polls – Exaggeration by Indian news channels
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Historical 16th Indian Lok Sabha elections have come to an end with last phase of voting in 41 constituencies including Varanasi from where BJP prime ministerial candidate is contesting. No sooner voting ended Indian news channels started their game of numbers and almost all of them except TIMES NOW predicted that NDA will cross over 272+ and will form government at the centre. Actual counting of votes will be done on Friday 16th May.
Exit polls predict NDA government but vary in its margin
New Delhi: Various exit polls Monday largely predicted BJP-led National Democratic Alliance coming to power in the Lok Sabha elections but varied in the...
Congress harps ‘collective’ leadership as exit polls predict rout
New Delhi: The Congress Monday sought to save its vice president Rahul Gandhi from being blamed for the Lok Sabha election debacle being predicted...
Local issues couldn’t be discussed in Lok Sabha polls: Modi
New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday said that local issues could not be discussed during campaigning for Lok Sabha polls.
"Due to...
Give proper publicity before revising Maharashtra voters list, EC told
Mumbai: Declining to interfere in the just-concluded 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bombay High Court Monday directed the Election Commission to undertake a revision...
Comparing performance of PM with CM: How appropriate?
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
The media, especially the private television channels, have set an unhealthy precedent by initiating comparison between the performance of a particular state government with that of the Union government.
A political movement for Indian Muslims
By Tameemuddin Humble,
The general election of 2014 provided a great opportunity to the Indian Muslims to introspect and resolve politically what it has...
Maximum drugs seized during election in Punjab: EC
New Delhi: A massive 185,000 kgs of drugs was seized across the country during this election with Punjab topping the list at 139,000 kg,...
Smriti Irani not disqualified: EC
New Delhi: Denying reports of BJP candidate Smriti Irani being disqualified for exceeding expenditure limits, the Election Commission Monday said it is premature to...
India has won, says Modi
New Delhi: "India has won! The power of the ballot has won," BJP's prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi said Monday after the Lok Sabha...
2014 election sees highest ever voter turnout
New Delhi: The national voter turnout of 66.38 percent in the 2014 general election was the highest ever in Indian polls, the Election Commission...
BJP to crush Congress in battle for India, say exit polls
New Delhi:
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA coalition is set to return to power in India led by its prime ministerial...
Congress wiped out in Seemandhra municipal polls
Hyderabad: In what is seen as a precursor to results of the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, the Congress was virtually...
Celebration for Congress in Telangana, gloom in Seemandhra
Hyderabad: For the Congress, it was time for celebration in Telangana while it was gloom in Seemandhra as the results of the municipal elections...
Shocked over media’s alarming role in Lok Sabha polls, says Mamta
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday expressed shock over the "alarming role" of a major section of the media.
"There's hardly any room...
Lok Sabha election ends, India awaits verdict
New Delhi: India's most bitterly fought national election ended Monday evening, with some 60 percent of the 66 million electorate in three states voting...
Fearing embarrassment, third gender shies away from voting in Bengal
Kolkata: Though many in the transgender community in Kolkata voted under the 'others' category for the first time Monday in the last phase of...
AAP protests against Modi television appeal
New Delhi: The AAP Monday urged the Election Commission to take strict action against TV channels for telecasting a message from BJP's prime ministerial...
Feel scared over political atmosphere: Bismillah Khan’s son
By Anjali Ojha,
Varanasi: Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan's family feels "scared" over the way "political atmosphere is building" in Varanasi that witnessed a high-pitched...
Muslims vote in large numbers in Varanasi
Varanasi: Muslims voted in large numbers Monday in Varanasi, where BJP's prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi is facing a stiff challenge from the AAP...
SC notice to EC on vote count procedure
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction for combined counting of votes from a...
Joshi’s ‘handy’ defence of Varanasi’s Congress candidate
Varanasi: Beleaguered Congress candidate from Varanasi, Ajay Rai, Monday received surprise support from veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi.
Terming the pinning of a "hand"...
People brave threats to vote in UP’s Maoist-hit areas
Lucknow: Thousands of people Monday braved threats to vote in three Maoist-affected parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the last round of India's general...
Seemandhra municipal poll results people’s victory: Chandrababu Naidu
Hyderabad: TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu Maonday hailed his party's win in the municipal elections in Seemandhra, terming it as people's victory.
The former Andhra...
Braving heat, over 4.5 mn vote in Bihar
Patna: Braving the scorching summer heat, over four and a half million people - more than half of the electorate - Monday voted in...
File FIR against Ajay Rai: EC to Varanasi authorities
New Delhi:The Election Commission Monday asked authorities in Varanasi to file an FIR against Congress candidate Ajay Rai for displaying the party symbol at...
20 injured in political clash in Bengal
Kolkata: At least 20 people were injured Monday in a clash between activists of the CPI-M and Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas...
Congress ahead in Telangana, TDP in Seemandhra municipal polls
Hyderabad: The Congress party in Telangana and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Seemandhra are ahead in the municipal elections as the counting of...
My fight is only against Modi, says Kejriwal
Varanasi: Arvind Kejriwal, AAP's candidate in Varanasi, Monday ruled out a triangular contest in the city where polling is under way. He said his...
Brisk voting in UP; row over Congress’ Varanasi candidate
Lucknow: Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh's 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai...
Congress’ Varanasi candidate flaunts party symbol at booth
Varanasi : Ajay Rai, Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Monday courted controversy when he walked into a polling station to vote...
Go out and vote: Modi tells youth
New Delhi : BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is contesting from Varanasi, Monday requested the youth to go out and vote.
"My special...
Re-poll ordered at 11 UP polling booths
Lucknow : Re-polling at 11 polling booths in Uttar Pradesh will be held May 13, an official said Monday.
The re-poll was ordered on the...
Long queues at Bihar poll booths
Patna : Voters turned up early and long queues formed at polling booths in Bihar Monday as balloting began peacefully for six parliamentary seats...
Voting on in West Bengal
Kolkata : Balloting is under way in West Bengal for the remaining 17 parliamentary seats of the state in the final stage of the...
Balloting under way in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : Voting began Monday for the remaining 18 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the final round of India's general election, officials...
Congress’ parting kick: K Rahman Khan humiliates upright officer
By The Milli Gazette,
In late January came the news that senior IPS officer Mohammad Wazir Ansari has been promoted as the new Chhattisgarh DGP. It was feared that Ansari would leave his current crucial assignment as Secretary of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF). But he decided to stay with the Foundation.
Many in Siwan hoping the return of ‘Robin Hood’ through spouse
By Mudassir Rizwan and M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Siwan, Bihar: “All the development you see in Siwan was done during the tenure of Shahabuddin. Not much was done earlier, and the current MP rarely visited Siwan,” said 50 year old Md. Alam, who works in a construction company in Qatar, but is currently in town in holidays and is waiting to wait on May 12. 30 year old Dharmendra Yadav, a native of Siwan echoed Alam when he said that he will vote for the RJD candidate for the similar reason.
Rs.2,000 crore assets in poll affidavit, but only on paper?
Kolkata : An independent candidate fighting from two Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal has declared assets worth a whopping Rs.2,000 crore, making her...
EC to step up security in case of violence in Bengal
Kolkata : With incidents of violence in several places a day ahead of the May 7 polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission's special...
Exit poll results only after 6.30 p.m. Monday: EC
New Delhi : The Election Commission Sunday said results of exit polls can be broadcast only after 6.30 p.m. May 12.
"In order to remove...
Andhra municipal poll votes to be counted Monday
Hyderabad : Counting of votes polled in the March 30 municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh will be taken up Monday.
State Election Commissioner P. Ramakanth...
EC drops case against BJP office in Varanasi
Varanasi/New Delhi : The Election Commission Sunday directed that the material seized from a vehicle at the BJP office in Varanasi be released and...
BJP’s Shah demands paramilitary in four UP constituencies
New Delhi : Taking on the Election Commission yet again, BJP leader Amit Shah Sunday said that despite the party's repeated demands, the poll...
Mauritius official to observe LS poll last phase in Bengal
Kolkata : A top official from Mauritius will visit the eastern metropolis during the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal...
Mamata accuses opposition of ‘malicious campaigns’
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday blamed her rivals of spreading canards and urged people not to fall prey to provocations...
BJP founding member Tarakant Jha dead
Patna : Tarakant Jha, a former chairman of the Bihar legislative council and founding member of the BJP, died Sunday at a private hospital...
Congress won’t have any role in government formation: Jaitley
New Delhi : BJP leader Arun Jaitley Sunday attacked the Congress, saying it will not have any role in government formation, and that the...
Caste lines blurred in Varanasi poll?
Varanasi : As Varanasi votes Monday, traditional caste lines seem to have blurred and loyalties changed.
With nearly 17 lakh voters as per figures of...
Two ex-cons, spouses to fight LS last phase in Bihar
Patna: Two criminal-turned-politicians, called 'bahubalis' in local parlance, and wives of two jailed leaders will Monday contest the final phase of the Lok Sabha...
Rajnath meets RSS leaders again
New Delhi: A day after meeting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat along with party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday again...
Violence in Bengal ahead of final phase polling
Kolkata: Congress and CPI-M leaders were Sunday attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal ahead of the final phase of Lok Sabha...
Indian stocks to see volatility as election nears end
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri,
New Delhi: Indian stocks are likely to witness extreme volatility during the trading week beginning Monday amid exit polls and...
Poll panel issues notice to Kejriwal over anti-Congress remarks
New Delhi: A notice has been issued to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks against the Congress during a rally in Uttar Pradesh's...
Netaji kin approach NCPCR against Trinamool’s Sugata Bose
Kolkata: A section of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's family has approached the country's apex child rights body complaining against Trinamool Congress candidate from West...
Why BJP & Co. may not touch the magic figure of 272+?
By Parvez Alam,
Considering the communal divide and polarization of votes in Indian politics, the party (and RSS) responsible for several riots is surging ahead against the entire national and regional parties in this general election according to media reports. Analysts have started speculating about the policies and reforms which is going to take place after 16 May, the date set to announce the result, which media have already declared Bhartiya Janta Party’s Narendra Modi, currently chief minister of Gujarat, as the next PM of the largest democracy in the world.