Charges framed against Singla in railway bribery case
New Delhi : A court here Tuesday framed corruption charges against former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla and nine other accused...
Congress, Manpreet Badal’s party tie-up in Punjab
Chandigarh : Punjab's main opposition Congress and the Manpreet Badal-led People's Party of Punjab (PPP) Tuesday announced their alliance for the April 30 election...
Tug of war in Himachal Congress over ticket
Shimla : A tug of war is on in the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh over the party's candidate from the Hamirpur seat, the...
GJM and BJP to decide candidates for north Bengal hills soon
Kolkata : A day after aligning with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls, the GJM Tuesday dismissed speculation that the candidate for West...
Want to interest youth in politics, says Dev
Kolkata : Gearing up to campaign, reigning Bengali screen icon and Trinamool Congress candidate Dev Tuesday hoped he can drive the youth in West...
Bengal activist rues absence of transgender candidates
Kolkata : More than 28,000 transgenders have been registered across India with the Election Commission, but a transgender activist Tuesday rued the lack of...
Expenditure on elector 20 times more than first polls
New Delhi : Government expenditure per elector has gone up 20 times since the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951, according to figures compiled...
Nitish Kumar likely to expand cabinet
Patna : Faced with resentment within Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United over announcement of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is...
Sheila Dikshit sworn in Kerala governor
Thiruvananthapuram : Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Kerala at Raj Bhavan here Tuesday. Kerala High...
Chandy to breathe easy, forest ministry accepts directions
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy can breathe easy as a notification issued by the centre has accepted the state's recommendation to keep...
No decision yet on alliance in Andhra, says Rajnath
Hyderabad : The BJP has not yet taken a decision on alliance with any political party in Andhra Pradesh, its chief Rajnath Singh said...
Congress in Odisha battles crisis within
By Jatindra Dash,
Bhubaneswar : It has been out of power in Odisha since 2000. Fourteen years later, the Congress is still beset with factionalism...
Comedian Raju Srivastava returns SP Lok Sabha ticket
Lucknow : Stand up comedian Raju Srivastava Tuesday returned the Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha ticket to contest from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh saying he...
AIADMK, DMK on same page on some economic issues
Chennai : A cursory glance at the AIADMK and DMK's general election manifestoes shows that the two arch rivals are on the same page...
Kejriwal to commute by auto, train in Mumbai
Mumbai : Living up to his common man image, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will kickstart his Lok Sabha campaign here Wednesday by using public...
Rebel RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav meets BJP president
New Delhi : Rebel Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Ram Kripal Yadav, who is keen to contest from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in...
BJP attempts to mollify ally Shiv Sena
Mumbai : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday attempted to mollify its oldest ally Shiv Sena, following a political crisis triggered by Maharashtra Navnirman...
Goa Congress chief wants BJP to win, says NCP
Panaji : The newly appointed state Congress president wants the Bharatiya Janata Party to win in Goa, NCP's state unit chief Nilkanth Halarnkar said...
Advocate Ashok Aggarwal quits AAP
New Delhi : Advocate Ashok Aggarwal, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive, Tuesday resigned from the post and the party.
Aggarwal...
Bihar cabinet minister’s resignation accepted
Patna : A day after Bihar's Industry and Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet, her resignation was accepted...
DMK promises to write off education, farm loans
Chennai : Writing off of education and farm loans, statehood for Puducherry, setting up of the second rocket launch pad in Tamil Nadu are...
In poll year, Hooda faces desertions, detractors
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh : Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had acquired a reputation as one of the most powerful Congress chief ministers...
SP releases digital book for Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow : The Samajwadi party will distribute digital books listing the achievements of the ruling party to all its Lok Sabha candidates in Uttar...
Over 14,400 troopers to be deployed for UP polls
Lucknow : More than 180 companies of para-military forces or over 14,400 troopers would be deployed in Uttar Pradesh during the first phase of...
Amar Singh’s entry upsets local calculations
Agra : The entry of Amar Singh and Jayaprada in the Choudhary Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has not only surprised political pundits...
Gandhi Murder and Role of RSS: Debate Continues
By Ram Puniyani,
Last week (March 2014) Rahul Gandhi in an election campaign meeting said that ‘RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their people and BJP talk of him…They opposed Sardar Patel and Gandhiji.” In a reaction to his statement RSS has lodged a complaint with election commission. This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has made such a statement; on an earlier occasion also he had made similar statement. What is the truth of Gandhi murder; did RSS as an organization had any role in it? Were members of RSS involved in it? What was the reaction of RSS followers in the wake of Gandhi murder? What was the response of Sardar Patel, the then Home minister in Union Cabinet to this ghastly murder?
Bihar minister resigns, may join LJP or BJP
Patna: Bihar's Industry and Disaster Management Minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha Monday night resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet and is set to contest the...
RSP leaving Left Front has national significance: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: The Revolutionary Socialist Party's decision to move out of the Left Front after over three decades and join the United Democratic Front (UDF)...
Deploy paramilitary forces in hills for polls: Trinamool
Kolkata: Taken aback by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's decision to support a BJP candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool...
Samajwadi Party may not field candidates against Sonia, Rahul
Lucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh Monday said it may not put up candidates against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son...
Congress opposes Akali Dal rally at religious event
Chandigarh: Punjab's opposition Congress Monday complained to the Election Commission against the state's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal holding a political rally during the Hola...
Mamata appeals to people to join her Delhi rally
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday appealed to people to join her rally with social activist Anna Hazare at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan...
Congress legislators demand Muslim face for Delhi seat
New Delhi: Five Delhi Congress legislators Monday met party general secretary Shakeel Ahmed to demand that a Muslim candidate be fielded from the capital's...
AAP fields ex-Infosys honcho in Bangalore
Bangalore: The AAP Monday announced that former Infosys director V. Balakrishnan will be its candidate in the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.
Balakrishnan joined the...
Minorities aggrieved at low presence in candidates list: Trinamool lawmaker
Kolkata: Claiming minorities have been traditionally deprived across sectors in West Bengal, ruling Trinamool Congress lawmaker Mohammad Nuruzzaman Monday said people are aggrieved with...
Former Odisha BJP chief joins BJD
Bhubaneswar: In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its former Odisha chief Bimbadhar Kuanr Monday joined the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal.
Kuanr,...
Andhra voters to vote four times in five weeks
Hyderabad: From rural and urban local bodies to assembly and parliament, voters in Andhra Pradesh will vote four times to elect their representatives in...
Complaint against Kejriwal: EC official to be examined
New Delhi: A court here Monday allowed a plea seeking examination of three government officials, including an employee of Delhi's Election Commission, as complainant...
CPI-M leader under scanner for foul language against Mamata
Kolkata: The Election Commission Monday said it was looking into a complaint against CPI-M legislator Anisur Rehman for his alleged derogatory comments about West...
‘Jai Samaikyandhra’ is Kiran Reddy’s new party
Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's new political party will be Jai Samaikyandhra.
"Jai Samaikyandhra" or "Hail, united Andhra" was the...
BJP demands relief package for rain-hit Maharashtra farmers
Beed : BJP Lok Sabha MP Gopinath Munde Monday demanded full waiver of bank loans and electricity bills and a special relief package for...
IUML fields Ahamed, Basheer again
Malappuram: Minister of State for External Affairs E.Ahamed and his Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) colleague E.T.Mohammed Basheer were Monday renominated to contest the...
Pappu Yadav joins RJD, RJD legislator joins JD-U
Patna: Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the former MP who was acquitted last year in the murder of a CPI-M leader, Monday joined the...
BJP says Mahasweta sought ticket for daughter, writer denies it
Kolkata : BJP's West Bengal unit president Rahul Sinha Monday claimed eminent author Mahasweta Devi had approached him after the Trinamool Congress refused to...
Two DMK renominated candidates were mum as MPs
Chennai : Two of the eight DMK parliamentarians who have been renominated to fight the general elections did not open their mouths during the...
Over two lakh enrol as voters in Punjab, 80,000 in Haryana
Chandigarh : The Election Commission's move to provide another chance to eligible and first time voters received an enthusiastic response in Punjab with over...
Monitor illegal flow of money, liquor in Delhi: EC
New Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) in Delhi Monday directed the excise and the income-tax departments to strictly monitor the flow of illegal...
Aamir Khan, Virat Kohli EC’s ‘national icons’?
By Alok Singh,
New Delhi : The Election Commission is likely to appoint Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and cricketer Virat Kohli as "national icons"...
CPI-M to go alone in Odisha
Bhubaneswar : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) which had seat-sharing arrangements with the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the 2009 polls, Monday...
Alagiri decision on new party in two months
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi's eldest son M.K. Alagiri Monday said he would decide on floating a new party in two months' time.
Speaking...
DMK to field C.N. Annadurai namesake
Chennai : DMK's founder C.N. Annadurai will be "fighting" the general elections, as the party will be fielding a person with an identical name...
The RSS Hand in Militant Hindutva
By Shaj Hameed,
The February month cover story of the popular narrative magazine, The Caravan, published from Delhi, has already been discussed and debated a lot. Hindutva extremist Aseemanand, speaking to the magazine’s journalist Ms. Leena Regunath, revealed that all the bomb blasts carried out by his team had been with the RSS leadership’s knowledge and approval. Furthermore, the RSS’s national leaders including its general secretary Mohan Bhagwat and national executive member Indresh Kumar had met Assemanand in person and pleaded with him to go ahead with the attacks, at the same time advising him to take care as to not link such terror acts with Sangh Parivar Organisations, especially the RSS. Aseemanand, who has been accused in five bomb blasts across the country which killed a total of 199 innocent people, also revealed that Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s chief minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the next general elections, was a fan and supporter of his extremist activities.
MBT offers fig leaf to Owaisi brothers of MIM
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) has announced that it would openly support and even work for its arch rival Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslameen if MIM President Asaduddin Owaisi or his younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi accepts the challenge of State BJP President G Kishan Reddy for a contest from Amberpet Assembly constituency.
WPI declares 11 candidates, SDPI 3 in West Bengal
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Welfare Party of India and Social Democratic Party of India have declared their candidates to contest in the Parliamentary elections in West Bengal. WPI plans to contest in 11 constituencies, while the SDPI is fielding 3 candidates in the state.
Congress blames Left for infiltration in Tripura
Agartala : The Congress Monday alleged that lakhs of infiltrators have illegally settled in Tripura during the 31-year rule of the Left Front government.
During...
AAP main hurdle to BJP victory: Pakistani daily
Islamabad : With its recent success in Delhi and message of anti-corruption that has excited voters in geographically diverse urban areas, the Aam Aadmi...
Srinagar, the most high profile seat in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,
Srinagar : With 1.2 million voters spread over 15 assembly constituencies, the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is the most prestigious among the...
AAP releases fourth list of Lok Sabha candidates
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday released its fourth list of 61 Lok Sabha candidates, fielding journalist Ashish Khetan from the...
Congress runs government for poor: Rahul Gandhi
Jaipur : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party runs a government for the poor and would continue to work for their...
Amar Singh, Jayaprada join RLD
New Delhi : Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Amar Singh and Jayaprada Monday joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
The announcement was made in a...
Nitish’s PM ambitions led to alliance break-up: Modi
By IANS,
Purnea (Bihar) : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ambition to become prime minister led to the break-up of the alliance between the Janata...
DMK to play role in secular government: Karunanidhi
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday released the names of the party's candidates for 35 Lok Sabha constituencies, and said he and his...
MNS backs Modi, but bugs Shiv Sena
Mumbai : Much to the Shiv Sena's chagrin, its bete noire Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is now officially a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata...
Rebel RJD leader to take on Lalu’s daughter
Patna : Former RJD leader Ram Kirpal Yadav, who revolted after being denied ticket for the Lok Sabha polls, Monday said he will contest...
SP fields Lok Sabha candidates from Assam, MP, Andhra
Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party (SP) has released a list of candidates who would contest the Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and...
Gorkha group ties up with BJP for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi : The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) tied up with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and will support its candidate...
Nitish Kumar turns to Facebook to target BJP
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is using Facebook to target his friend-turned-foe BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
In his latest post,...
Left looks at non-party candidates in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : A Left plan to field a few candidates who are not from their parties in Kerala has come in for strong criticism.
Kerala...
No row over Lucknow seat, says BJP
Lucknow/New Delhi : BJP's president Rajnath Singh and the party's Lucknow MP Lalji Tandon Monday refuted reports of differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party...
TDP leader Zahid Ali Khan not to contest polls
Hyderabad : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo member Zahid Ali Khan Sunday made it clear that he will not contest coming elections.
Editor of Urdu...
Poojary is Congress candidate from Mangalore
Mangalore (Karnataka) : Former union minister and veteran Congress leader B. Janardhan Poojary was Sunday declared the ruling party's candidate from the Mangalore parliamentary...
1 lakh more to enrol as Delhi voters
New Delhi : The Election Commission Sunday received more than 1 lakh new voter enrolment forms after organising a day-long special voters' campaign in...
Former Meghalya governor Mooshahary joins Trinamool
Kolkata : Former Meghalya governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary joined Trinamool Congress Sunday, the party said.
Mooshahary, a retired Indian Police Service officer who headed the...
Congress-AAP share cosy relationship: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi : BJP leader Arun Jaitley Sunday accused the AAP of sharing a "cosy relationship" with the Congress since the Delhi assembly polls.
He...
Former Congress leader Venod Sharma praises Modi
Kurukshetra (Haryana) : Former union minister and sitting legislator Venod Sharma Sunday sought to highlight the wrongs that allegedly plagued the Congress party, and...
Closeness to Hooda hit Venod Sharma: Rao Inderjeet
Gurgaon : Former union minister Venod Sharma, who quit the Congress, was not allowed into the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) as he was close...
Jharkhand’s Congress legislator joins Trinamool
Ranchi : Congress legislator Chandra Shekhar Dubey, who was sacked from the Hemant Soren cabinet a few days ago, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC)...
Dikshit to be sworn in Kerala governor Tuesday
New Delhi : Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit will take over as the governor of Kerala Tuesday, a close aide said Sunday.
Dikshit, who...
Antony not to contest Lok Sabha polls: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram : Defence Minister A.K. Antony will not contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala, a senior Congress leader said Sunday.
Addressing reporters here, Congress'...
Polls a month away, but Delhi’s candidates not known
By Rahul Vaishnavi,
New Delhi : Delhi will vote in the Lok Sabha elections exactly a month from now but the two big parties, the...
‘Stop ration cards in Himachal with PM, Sonia photos’
Shimla : The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Sunday demanded that the state government stop issuing ration cards carrying photographs of...
CPI-M leader under fire for Mamata, Moon Moon remarks
Kolkata : Senior CPI-M legislator Anisur Rehman, who allegedly derogatory comments about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Sunday defended himself, noting he had...
Vote for Modi for special status to Bihar: BJP
Patna : BJP leaders in Bihar Sunday launched a campaign to woo voters by promising that the state will be accorded special category status...
Oust UPA to help Tamil Nadu prosper: Jayalalithaa
Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu) : The Congress-led UPA must be defeated in the Lok Sabha election if Tamil Nadu is to become the "numero uno"...
Power of three: Women satraps to the fore
By T.R. Ramachandran,
New Delhi : At least two hardened women politicians are taking a calculated gamble to make their presence felt in the post-election...
Congress candidate in Madhya Pradesh joins BJP
Bhopal : In a huge embarrassment for the Congress, one of its Lok Sabha candidates from Madhya Pradesh joined the BJP Sunday.
A day after...
Will announce Bengal candidates soon: AAP
Kolkata : Asserting that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will field eight to 10 candidates from West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls, party...
Nilekani joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South
Bangalore : Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani formally joined the Congress party here Sunday as a primary member to contest from the Bangalore South parliamentary...
De-recognize Congress, says BJP
New Delhi : The BJP Sunday urged the Election Commission to de-recognize the Congress after accusing it of repeatedly flouting the model code of...
Loyalties change in Kerala ahead of Lok Sabha battle
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala is witnessing political somersaults in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has decided to desert...
Mahesh Manjrekar to contest election
Mumbai : Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar Sunday announced he will contest the Lok Sabha election from Mumbai North-West as a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate.
“I...
Devendra Prasad Yadav joins JD-U
Patna : Former union minister and Samajwadi Janata Dal-Democratic chief Devendra Prasad Yadav Sunday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United. He is set to contest...
Naidu urges Kiran, Pawan to strengthen TDP
Hyderabad : Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Sunday asked former chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and actor Pawan Kalyan to...
AAP’s Savita Bhatti opts out of LS contest
Chandigarh : Less than 10 days after she was declared the AAP candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, Savita Bhatti, widow of comedian-actor...
AP Muslims taken for a ride over political reservation in urban bodies’ elections
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Congress government halfhearted loom over backward class Muslim reservation has again brought the community on the cross roads. With the ensuing crucial urban bodies’ local election, Muslim community is at loggerheads with state election commission over the puzzle of eligibility of BC Muslims to contest election on reserved seats.
Akhilesh hoardings go – and down: Public money wasted
Lucknow : Soon after the general elections were announced, hundreds of billboards promoting Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and put up across the length and...
North Korean parliamentary elections begin
Pyongyang : Parliamentary elections started Sunday morning throughout North Korea to choose members of the top legislature of the country.
Eligible voters went to polling...
Muslim’s role will be crucial in LS poll of 2014
By Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi,
Keeping Lok Sabha poll 2014 in minds; political parties are busy in their campaign to grab voter's attention to secure their votes in their favour.
Look for NOTA – ‘None of the Above’ option on your EVMs
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
In the coming elections, when you go to vote and if you feel that none of the candidates are worth for representing you, then there is no need to quit voting, just vote 'NOTA' or None Of The Above' and show your displeasure. ‘NOTA’ option now will figure in the upcoming election at the end of the list of candidates in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the ballot papers.
Amid polluted politics, environmentalist pleads for a cause
By Jaideep Sarin,
Chandigarh: He has jumped into polluted rivulets and streams and cleaned them up with the help of his volunteers. His work for...
Congress list has wrong candidate for Meghalaya’s Tura
Shillong: In a goof-up, the first list of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls has the name of Meghalaya Sports Minister Zenith Sangma...
Modi well advised not to meet Kejriwal, says Jaitley
New Delhi: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday said that party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was "well advised to deny an audience" to AAP...
Delhi to get 5,000 new women voters
New Delhi : The Election Commission has received about 5,000 new voter enrolment forms after holding a day-long voting awareness campaign for women in...
INLD complains to EC against AAP candidate
Chandigarh : The alleged misuse of his government residence by an AAP leader who recently quit his government job in Haryana has been reported...
Congress, BJP pursue pro-rich policies: Buddhadeb
Kolkata : Accusing both Congress and BJP of pursuing "pro-rich policies", Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday asserted only the Left parties...
Blow to AGP as former chief resigns, could join BJP
Guwahati : Assam's Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Saturday received a jolt ahead of the Lok Sabha polls with the resignation of former party president...
RSP walks out of LDF after being denied seat
Thiruvananthapuram: Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a constituent of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, Saturday walked out of the alliance after it was...
Former Andhra minister joins TDP
Hyderabad: Congress leader and former minister Galla Aruna Kumari and her industrialist son Galla Jayadev Saturday joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Aruna Kumari along with...
Sonia, Rahul, Nilekani in Congress’ first list
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi) figure in the first list of party candidates for the...
Rise from home-makers to nation-makers, Modi urges women
New Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday urged the women to graduate from being home-makers to becoming nation-makers as they have both...
BJP rebels in Himachal to support AAP
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh): An outfit comprising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebels Saturday announced it would support the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) in all four...
Special camps for voters Sunday
New Delhi: The Election Commission will hold special camps across the country Sunday to help eligible voters check if their names are included in...
Now Buddhadeb calls for ‘Parivartan’
Kolkata: Taking a leaf out of his bitter rival Mamata Banerjee's book, former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday called for "parivartan" or change in...
AAP’s Gujarat tour sponsored by Congress: Swamy
Gurgaon: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Saturday described AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's tour of Gujarat as a "sponsored drama" of the Congress.
Swamy, who merged his...
Fund-raising dinner with Kejriwal in Bangalore March 15
Bangalore: Well-wishers of the AAP will host a fund-raising dinner at Rs.20,000 per head with party leader Arvind Kejriwal at a hotel here March...
Mamata leads Trinamool rally to mark International Women’s Day
Kolkata: Kickstarting her party's campaign for the coming Lok sabha polls, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday led women leaders and candidates of her...
India can be a superpower only by empowering women: Rahul
New Delhi: On the occasion of the International Women's Day, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday India can never aspire to be a superpower...
Subhashini Ali dwells on women’s issues, attacks Mamata regime
Kolkata: Launching her Lok Sabha campaign on International Women's Day, Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate Subhashini Ali Saturday focussed on issues faced by women...
Workshops to raise voting awareness among women
New Delhi: In a bid to raise the voting awareness among women, the Election Commission Saturday organised various camps, cultural programmes and workshops...
Shanawaz must contest from Muslim area: BJP leader
Patna: A BJP leader, Ashwani Kumar Choubey, wants Shahnawaz Hussain, the party's best known Muslim face, should contest from Muslim-dominated Kishanganj, not from Hindu-majority...
AAP has given India hope: Gandhi’s grandson Rajmohan
By Gaurav Sharma,
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi, who exited from the political scene after losing to then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1989, has decided on a second plunge into politics as an AAP candidate for the Lok Sabha poll because he sees "hope" in the party that has emerged as a "new force" in Indian politics.
VCK gets one more constituency
Chennai: Mollifying its dissatisfied ally VCK, the DMK Saturday offered one more Lok Sabha seat to the Dalit party. With this, the VCK will...
Ram Vilas Paswan, son among LJP candidates
Patna: LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan figure in the first list of party candidates who will contest the Lok...
Anna may campaign for Trinamool in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Social activist Anna Hazare and film star Mithun Chakraborty may campaign for the Trinamool Congress in Jharkhand for the Lok Sabha polls.
The Trinamool...
Ink attack on AAP leader Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi: A young man Saturday smeared ink on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav's face after springing from behind him at a...
Yeddyurappa, Chandan Mitra in BJP’s second list
New Delhi: The BJP Saturday released its second list of Lok Sabha candidates, fielding former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa from Shimoga in the...
Sisodia explains why Kejriwal ignoring 2002 riots
Ahmedabad: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has avoided talking about the 2002 riots while touring Gujarat "because everyone knows what happened in 2002", party leader...
Congress leader joins BJD in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: In a major setback to the Congress, leader of opposition in the Odisha assembly Bhupinder Singh joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)...
Senior RJD leader quits party posts
New Delhi/Patna: Senior RJD leader Ram Kirpal Yadav announced Saturday that he was resigning from all party posts after being denied a ticket for...
Samajwadi pension scheme in UP stalled for now
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government's ambitious 'Samajwadi Pension' scheme has run into rough weather.
The scheme, aimed at benefitting 40 lakh poor families with a...
Ahead of polls, Left Front suffers coalition blues
By Anurag Dey
Kolkata: West Bengal's opposition Left Front, which has been steadily losing electoral ground, received a further jolt to its revival plans...
Former Tamil actor to campaign for AIADMK
Chennai: Vennira Aadai Nirmala, who made her debut in Tamil cinema along with now Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, will be one...
SP candidate calls Mulayam ‘budda’, expelled
Agra: The Samajwadi Party has expelled its Lok Sabha candidate here, Sarika Baghael, and her husband Devendra for calling party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav...
Modi is welcome to apply for a visa: US
By Arun Kumar,
Washington: Even as a visiting US official indicated the country's willingness to work with India's new leader post elections whoever it may...
Forgive the violence, was no need to protest at BJP office: Kejriwal
New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Friday said there was no need for his party workers to protest at the BJP office in Delhi...
BJP doesn’t see graft in states ruled by it: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not see corruption in states ruled by it...
‘Congress yet to finalise seat or state for Azhar’
Kolkata : The Congress was yet to finalise the state from where former Indian cricket skipper Mohammad Azharuddin would contest the coming Lok Sabha...
Mamata forced to nominate cine stars as losing control: Adhir
Kolkata : Claiming Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was forced to nominate films stars, singers and footballers as Lok Sabha election candidates as she...
Abide by model code of conduct, J&K political parties told
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer (CEO) Umang Narula Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct during...
Jagdambika Pal resigns from Lok Sabha, Congress
New Delhi : In a setback to the Congress, MP and former Uttar Pradesh unit chief Jagdambika Pal Friday resigned from Lok Sabha as...
Last chance to be part for deciding future of India before general elections
By Navaid Hamid,
Dear fellow citizens of plural India,
If your name is missing from voters list, join voter registration drive on 9th March, script history & stop fascism from taking advantage in 2014 LokSabha elections.
SC declines to stay formation of Telengana
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday declined to put on hold the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh while issuing notice to the central government...
Opposition parties condemn dissolution of Arunachal assembly
Guwahati : Opposition parties in Arunachal Pradesh Friday condemned the dissolution of the assembly by the governor and termed it a most undemocratic move.
Governor...
Kerala’s rival fronts face trouble over seat-sharing
Thiruvananthapuram : With just 34 days left for the Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, both the state's fronts - the ruling UDF and the...
NaMO merchandise a hit in Hyderabad, AAP in Delhi
New Delhi : India is set to go to polls from April 7 and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and AAP...
Hyderabad mayor resigns, may contest assembly poll
Hyderabad : Hyderabad mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain resigned Friday and is likely to contest the ensuing assembly elections.
Majid quit on the direction of Majlis-e-Ittehadul...
JMM legislator quits party in dissent
Ranchi : Unhappy with the functioning of the party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Hemlal Murmu quit the party Friday.
"I have decided to quit...
New government will need to make radical changes: Arun Shourie
New Delhi : The new government that assumes power after the general elections in May will be required to make radical changes in the...
Waiting for new government, Punjab opts for vote on account
Chandigarh : Putting its bet on seeing a new NDA government at the centre after the April-May general election, the Punjab government Friday opted...
Shiv Sena fields most with criminal past for polls: ADR
New Delhi : The Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), both Mumbai-based parties, lead the pack when it comes to yet again...