Politics
Uttarakhand Poll: Congress Yet to Name Candidates; Monday Last Day for Filling Nominations
Choosing a candidate for Haridwar is proving difficult for the party, the sources said as Harish Rawat who represented the seat in the 15th Lok Sabha before becoming CM of Uttarakhand in 2014 is not keen to contest from there this time.
Injured TDP Candidate Comes in Ambulance to File Nomination
Thikka Reddy sustained a bullet injury in his leg when his security guard opened fire in the air to save him during a scuffle with YSR Congress Party candidate and outgoing MLA Balanagi Reddy.
NDA Did not Fulfil its Reservation Promise Made to Nishad Community, Claims VIP Leader Mukesh Sahani
The Mallah community leader said his party would be able to pull lakhs of voters in Bihar away from the BJP.
With Slight Tweak in Caste Formula, How BJP's UP Math Has Taken the Sheen Off SP-BSP Chemistry
Leaving no chance for the regional giants to take advantage of the caste factor, the party has made six changes in the first list of candidates.
Election Tracker LIVE: Sharad Yadav to Contest on RJD Symbol, Kanhaiya Left Out From Bihar Grand Alliance
Election Tracker LIVE: Sharad Yadav to Contest on RJD Symbol, Kanhaiya Left Out From Bihar Grand Alliance
Smriti Irani to Contest From Amethi Again, Says Writing on the Wall For Rahul Gandhi
Irani had unsuccessfully contested against Gandhi in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and had lost by around 1 lakh votes, but was seen to have put up a spirited fight.
Sabarimala Advantage? Why the District Missing From BJP List in Kerala Is Important
Pathanamthitta shot to national limelight as the constituency housing Sabarimala temple, which was in the eye of a political storm after the Supreme Court’s verdict that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple.
BJP Pits Former Mizoram Governor Rajasekharan Against Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram
With Kummanam Rajasekharan contesting from Thiruvananthapuram, there will now be a three-way fight between Tharoor, Rajasekharan and former minister C Divakaran of the CPI.
IPS Officer Who Defeated Maoists for Mamata Banerjee to Now Take on Her Superstar Candidate MP Dev
Harvard-educated and UN peacekeeper-turned-Bengal top cop, Bharati Ghosh was once famously described by Mamata Banerjee as her 'daughter'.
‘BJP Robbed India’: Congress on the Attack After Report Shows 3.2 Crore Casual Labourers Lost Jobs
People of India will rise up and defeat the BJP for this treachery, the Congress said.
AIADMK MLA Dies of Cardiac Arrest While Reading Newspaper at Home
Kanagaraj was an agriculturalist by profession and with his death, the AIADMK's strength in the Tamil Nadu assembly has come down to 113, which is five short of a majority.
Facebook, Google and Twitter to Act Against Paid Ads Violating EC Norms
The social media firms have adopted a voluntary code of ethics for the upcoming general elections, industry body IAMAI said.
In Big Jolt to Telangana Congress, DK Aruna Switches Over to BJP
The firebrand leader’s allegiance to the BJP was marked with hectic parleys between Ram Madhav and her, with the former paying DK Aruna a visit at her Hyderabad residence, along with other party leaders.
Add Pappu to Your Name: Haryana Minister Takes a Swipe at Congress
This comes after the Congress mocked the BJP's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign saying that 'watchmen' are only for the rich.
Jana Sena Founder Pawan Kalyan to Contest AP Assembly Polls from Gajuwaka, Bhimavaram
After an intensive survey in various constituencies, the party general body chose these seats for Kalyan and he has agreed to contest from there,a Jana Sena release said Tuesday.
OPINION | Should Rahul Gandhi Prop Up an ‘Outsider’ Against Modi? Section of Congress Thinking the ‘Unthinkable’
Whether it be their failure to grab a seat-sharing formula with the Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party or their inability to stitch together a Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh the issue of alliances has been a tricky one for Congress