98-year-old woman wins ward election
Age is not a bar for Thadakathi to serve the people. This 98-year-old woman was the oldest contestant in the recently concluded local body polls to the Pudukulam a village panchayat in Madurai distric
SC to TN: How much do poll freebies cost
Concerned about the new trend of doling out freebies like laptops, mixies, grinders and colour TVs at the cost of state exchequer and even making their distribution part of poll promises in Tamil Nadu
Journalists beaten up by CPI(M) cadres
Three journalists were today beaten up allegedly by CPI(M) supporters after blocking their car at Dayalpur under Galsi assembly constituency in Burdwan district.
According to the FIR lodged by the
Kosovo votes in historic poll
Pristina: Kosovo headed to the polls on Sunday for its first elections since declaring independence in 2008, which look set to weaken Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's grip on power.
The last surveys ahe
Nitish's big day: Thousands to watch new CM take oath
The stage was set and thousands of people on Friday started gathering at the sprawling Gandhi Maidan here to witness Nitish Kumar take oath as Bihar's chief minister for a second consecutive term afte
Nitish Kumar is competition-free in Bihar after polls
Patna: No party is qualified to get the opposition party status in Bihar Legislative Assembly in the wake of a landslide victory of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA in the just-concluded Assembly elections
Nitish Kumar sworn in
Patna: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar was on Friday sworn in as chief minister for a second consecutive term at the historic Gandhi Maidan here.
The oath of office was administered by
Bihar poll results disappoint Left
The CPI(M) on Wednesday said it was disappointed by the Bihar Assembly poll results.
What happened to 'Rahul factor' in Bihar?
New Delhi: BJP today took a dig at Congress in the wake of its poor showing in the Bihar Assembly elections saying 'Rahul factor' did not work in the polls.
"Congressmen were blowing their trumpet a
Nitish, the Chanakya who won over Bihar
Patna: Often called Chanakya for his political astuteness, Engineer-politician Nitish Kumar blended his secularist ideology with pragmatic politics and combined the development plank with innovative s