Pre-poll bonus for Hyderabad-Karnataka
In a clear move to get people of the backward Hyderabad-Karnataka region on its side before the 2013 Assembly polls, which is less than ten months away, the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre h
Punjab Municipal polls: Turnout 75 per cent, youth shot dead
A youth was shot dead as stray violence on Sunday marred the Municipal Corporation elections in Punjab, which witnessed a high voter turnout of nearly 75 per cent.
The polls, the first trial of stren
For whom the poll tolls
CPI-M: When revolution walks into the sunset
The politburo of assassins was the title of a poem written by Tariq Ali when the Tiananmen Square massacre took place in the summer of ‘89. The brutal ass
Rajini puts foot down on fan contesting in his name
Upset over the headquarters’ diktat not to use superstar Rajini’s name and his fan club flag, dejected Rajinikanth fan club district secretary Sridhar has decided to withdraw his candidature from the
Photo ID card/voter's slip a must for voting in AP: Election Commission
The Election Commission will now insist on voters compulsorily carry their photo identity card or the voter's slip in Andhra Pradesh.
The EC earlier used to allow several other cards like PAN Card a
Wary TRS not yet ready to announce candidate for Parakal seat
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is being wary in choosing its candidate for the June 12 by-poll to Parakal Assembly seat in Warangal district after its shocking defeat at the hands of BJP in the by
Obama leads over Romney in key battle ground state: Poll
US President Barack Obama is leading by seven points against his possible Republican rival Mitt Romney in the key battle ground state of Virginia, a new poll has said.
The poll conducted by The Wash
Samajwadi Party sweeps out Maya raj in Uttar Pradesh
In a dramatic resurgence, the Samajwadi Party — with its campaign led by Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son Akhilesh Yadav — on Tuesday swept Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party out of power in Uttar Pradesh and le
Assembly elections: How exit polls missed target
Pollsters appear to have missed the target once again in their projections in two of the states -- Punjab and Uttarakhand -- and even Uttar Pradesh threw up figures that did not match the predictions.
BJP to meet Goa Governor on Wednesday to stake claim to form govt
The BJP-MGP combine will on Wednesday stake claim to form government in Goa, along with two Independent legislators.
BJP leader Manohar Parrikar, who led the party's campaign in the state, said seni