Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the BJP would end the “babu raj” in Odisha if it came to power in the state. “Democracy has collapsed in Odisha….
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) From womb-to-tomb, there is something free, it is said in Tamil Nadu. It becomes more visible particularly during the election seasons. From the ‘three measures’ (around 4.5 kg) of rice for…
Kandi (West Bengal), April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday stood by DMK leader K. Kanimozhi whose residence was searched by the Income Tax officials a day ago and accused Prime…
By Rajnish Singh Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), April 17 (IANS) Muslims and Jats, who together constitute 70 per cent of the electorate in Aligarh constituency, are going to be a key factor in the Lok Sabha…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Even as a controversy continues to rage over the Modi biopic, a movie “inspired” by the life of Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s decision to rescind the Lok Sabha poll in Vellore constituency following reports of money distribution, vitiating the process for holding free and…
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made Ramnath Kovind the President ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections in Gujarat to balance caste equations…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) A leader of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has asked women party workers to “chase away” the Central police forces with brooms if they do excesses, prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Imphal, April 17 (IANS) The political fate of 11 candidates, including Manipur’s former top official, a popular film actor and a Left candidate supported by the constituent of the BJP-led ruling alliance, will be at…
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday demanded ban on poll campaigning by Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleging that his repeated “chowkidar chor hai” jibe alluding to Prime Minister…
Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) An election officer was killed on Wednesday by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Kandhamal, which votes in the second phase of polls on Thursday. Polling supervisor Sanjukta Diggal was shot dead by…
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti on Wednesday got another notice from the Election Commission over his “inflammatory remarks” against Congress President Rahul Gandhig. The poll panel gave him 48…
Wayanad (Kerala), April 17 (IANS) Reaching out to the people in Kerala’s Wayanad, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday assured that them he will be with them forever. In his first visit to the Wayanad…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Ten of Maharashtra’s 48 Lok Sabha constituencies, including three reserved for Scheduled Castes, will go to the polls on Thursday. The Election Commission (EC) has made elaborate arrangements…
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) With the last date for filing of nominations being April 23, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Wednesday announced its candidates for six Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. The announcement…
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday wondered how the Income Tax (I-T) Department gets tip-offs regarding illegal wealth of only opposition leaders. Referring to the I-T…
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) A case has been lodged against Guddu Pandit, a.k.a. Bhagwan Sharma, the BSP candidate from Fatehpur Sikri after he used abusive language against Congress candidate Raj Babbar. This case was lodged…
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Both ruling BJP and Congress in Jharkhand are still waiting for their top leaders to campaign in the state where first round of polling in the ongoing parliamentary elections will take…
Ahmedabad, April 17 (IANS) Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he considered the prevailing problems of hunger and poverty in the country as nationalism. Addressing an election rally…
Agartala, April 17 (IANS) Most political parties and candidates in Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency resumed their campaign on Wednesday after the Election Commission (EC) deferred Thursday’s polling to April 23 citing an “unconducive situation”….