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  • 101 year old man to contest us congressional polls

    101-year-old man to contest US Congressional polls

    World | Feb 20, 2014, 10:23 AM IST

    Houston: Better late than never! A 101-year-old man in the US has launched a bid to enter the House of Representatives and contest the Congressional polls.Joe Newman from Sarasota, Florida, will compete for Florida's 16th

  • aap to contest all 10 lok sabha seats in haryana

    AAP to contest all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana

    India | Feb 10, 2014, 06:05 PM IST

    Rewari (Haryana):  The Aam Aadmi Party will contest all 10 Lok Sabha and 90 assembly seats in Haryana in upcoming elections, senior AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has said.Combating graft, providing transparent governance and better healthcare

  • undertrials can contest election says delhi high court

    Undertrials can contest election, says Delhi High Court

    India | Feb 06, 2014, 10:36 PM IST

    New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar a person who is in jail or in police custody from contesting elections, saying it would leave the door open for practice

  • father of senior diplomat devyani khobragade to contest lok

    Father of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade to contest Lok Sabha election

    India | Jan 15, 2014, 05:55 PM IST

    Mumbai: Uttam Khobragade, the retired IAS officer and father of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade who returned to India last week after being indicted for visa fraud in the US, today said he would contest the

  • i am going to contest bcci chief srinivasan

    I am going to contest: BCCI chief Srinivasan

    Cricket | Sep 19, 2013, 05:54 PM IST

    Mumbai: Embattled but defiant nonetheless, BCCI President N Srinivasan today declared that he will contest for the top post in the upcoming Board elections in Chennai on September 29.“I am going to stand (for re-election

  • wealth of frequently contesting candidates grows by up to

    Wealth of frequently contesting candidates grows by up to 1000 pc: ADR survey

    Politics | Jul 29, 2013, 06:06 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jul 29:  Wealth of most of the candidates contesting more than once in a decade has grown “abnormally” by up to 1,000 per cent, especially for the ones with serious criminal charges who

  • rakhi sawant to contest cintaa election

    Rakhi Sawant to contest CINTAA election

    Bollywood | Apr 25, 2013, 03:52 PM IST

    Mumbai, April 25: Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant is set to contest the Cine and TV Artists Association (CINTAA) elections 2013. Her motto is to "change the system" to make things better for artists.CINTAA elections are

  • my straightforward nature help me win bigg boss urvashi

    My straightforward nature help me win 'Bigg Boss': Urvashi Dholakia

    Bollywood | Jan 13, 2013, 11:52 AM IST

    Mumbai, Jan 13: "Bigg Boss" season 6 winner Urvashi Dholakia says it was her straightforward nature that helped her win, saying she is exactly like she appeared onscreen.The actress said that she was not trying

  • yuvraj singh launches contest on twitter gets huge response

    Yuvraj Singh launches contest on twitter, gets huge response

    Cricket | Oct 19, 2012, 07:14 PM IST

    New Delhi, Oct 19: Yuvraj Singh on Friday launched a contest called 'Life Ka Balla' on twitter and within no time received overwhelming response from across all age groups.Yuvraj asked people to share their best

  • contest held for world s ugliest dog in california

    Contest held for world's ugliest dog in California

    World | Jun 24, 2012, 08:44 AM IST

    Petaluma,  Jun 24: A Chinese crested's short snout, beady eyes and white whiskers earned it the title of World's Ugliest Dog at the annual contest in Northern California on Friday.Competing for fame, 1,000 US dollars

  • bsp decides not to contest up local body polls fearing

    BSP Decides Not To Contest UP Local Body Polls Fearing Attacks From SP

    India | Mar 11, 2012, 08:19 PM IST

    Lucknow, Mar 11: Smarting under poll debacle, BSP today expressed fears about return of 'goondaraj' in Uttar Pradesh and said it would not contest the upcoming local body polls, apprehending that the ruling Samajwadi Party

  • i will not contest ls polls any more says sharad pawar

    I Will Not Contest LS Polls Any More, Says Sharad Pawar

    India | Feb 03, 2012, 09:12 PM IST

    Mumbai, Feb 3: NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said he was firm on his decision not to contest Lok Sabha elections in future but made it clear that he will not retire from public life.Pawar

  • ljp to contest all 403 assembly seats in up

    LJP To Contest All 403 Assembly Seats In UP

    Politics | Jan 18, 2012, 09:42 PM IST

    Patna, Jan 18: LJP will contest on all 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, party chief Ramvilas Paswan said today.He rejected the perception that its candidates will not be ‘votekatwas' (a candidates who gets bare

  • sikh groups contest bachchan s claim of innocence

    Sikh Groups Contest Bachchan's Claim Of Innocence

    Bollywood | Dec 06, 2011, 09:45 PM IST

    Amritsar, Dec 6: Contesting actor Amitabh Bachchan's statement that he had not said anything against Sikh community during the 1984 riots, two groups have urged the Akal Takht to reject his letter in which he

  • gadkari to contest lok sabha election

    Gadkari To Contest Lok Sabha Election

    Politics | Oct 22, 2011, 07:23 PM IST

    Mumbai, Oct 22: Often ridiculed by his political rivals outside and within the BJP for not being a ‘mass leader', BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said he would contest the Lok Sabha election.“I will contest

  • cpi m greenhorn to contest against mamata in bypoll

    CPI (M) Greenhorn To Contest Against Mamata In Bypoll

    Politics | Sep 01, 2011, 09:03 PM IST

    Kolkata, Sep 1: The Left Front today nominated CPI(M) candidate Nandini Mukherjee, a political greenhorn, to contest against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the by-election from the Bhowanipore Assembly constituency here on September

  • bhattarai poudyal to contest election for new nepal pm

    Bhattarai, Poudyal To Contest Election For New Nepal PM

    World | Aug 26, 2011, 08:39 PM IST

    Kathmandu, Aug 26: A direct contest for Nepal's primiership will take place between leftist candidate Dr Baburam Bhattarai and democratic candidate Ram Chandra Poudyal on Sunday after they filed their nomination papers today.  UCPN (Maoist)

  • mamata to contest from bhabanipur

    Mamata To Contest From Bhabanipur

    India | Aug 19, 2011, 04:48 PM IST

    Kolkata, Aug 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest from Bhabanipur Assembly seat in South Kolkata to get elected to the legislature.  Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee told PTI that state minister for PWD

  • congress dares anna to contest from chandni chowk ls seat

    Congress Dares Anna To Contest From Chandni Chowk LS Seat

    India | Aug 02, 2011, 01:13 PM IST

    New Delhi, Aug 1: Congress today dared social activist Anna Hazare to contest from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat here after the latter released findings of his team's survey in Union Minister Kapil Sibal's constituency

  • sitting congress mlas threaten to contest as independents

    Sitting Congress MLAs Threaten To Contest As Independents

    Politics | Mar 22, 2011, 09:21 PM IST

    Kolkata, Mar 22: Continuing to oppose the Congress decision to enter into a seat-sharing agreement on Trinamool Congress' terms, two sitting party MLAs Ram Piyare Ram and Abdul Khalek Molla, who saw themselves shifted from

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