New Delhi: Victory eluded independent candidates in the Lok Sabha polls with just three winners amongst them, making it the lowest count in the history of Indian elections since 1952.However, independents managed to garner about
New Delhi: Four Left parties would tomorrow organise nationwide protests against the “assault on democracy” in West Bengal, accusing ruling Trinamool Congress of violence and poll malpractices and the Election Commission of being ineffective in
Kolkata: Security has been stepped up for the penultimate fourth phase Lok Sabha poll in West Bengal tomorrow as four of the six seats going to the poll fall in Jangalmahal where the Maoists ruled
New Delhi: CPI stalwart A B Bardhan on Monday said he is not averse to making TMC led by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a partner if an alternative government is formed to stall
Koraput/Nuapada: Two maoist ultras, including a woman, were killed during separate encounters in Odisha's Nuapada and Koraput districts, police said today. While the Maoist, identified as Purna Huluka alias Khatru of Basanaput village, was gunned
Mumbai: The first phase of elections in Maharashtra for 10 Lok Sabha seats got underway here Thursday morning with early voters queuing up outside polling stations, officials said.A total of 201 candidates, including 90 independents,
Coimbatore: CPI today sought to steer clear from criticism of joining hands with Congress in Telangana, as against its declared stance, clarifying that as a special case, the state party unit has been authorised to
New Delhi: The CPI and the CPI(M) will together fight the AIADMK, DMK and the Congress party in Tamil Nadu on 18 Lok Sabha seats for the first time since 1964. “In Tamil Nadu, the
Chennai: Joining issue with Rahul Gandhi who flayed the Gujarat development model as a “new heavier balloon” filled with “gas”, CPI today said there were hardly any differences in the economic policies of both Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: Looking to defend his Lok Sabha seat, Union minister Shashi Tharoor is facing a twin challenge from CPI and BJP in Thiruvanathapuram as the campaign gains momentum in this sprawling constituency which has a
Hyderabad: An electoral alliance between the Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Telangana is likely to be announced soon.The Congress has agreed to leave one Lok Sabha and 12 assembly seats for
Chennai: Her shrill cry of “will you” attracts an equally high pitched “we will” as AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa engages the audience in her efforts to stop DMK from gaining
Patna: The CPI-ML will contest 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar without any alliance and has announced names of all its candidates, party general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said Friday.Bhattacharya said the party has started its
Thiruvananthapuram: A Left plan to field a few candidates who are not from their parties in Kerala has come in for strong criticism.Kerala sends 20 members to the Lok Sabha. This time unlike in the
Kolkata: AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa Friday called up Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and thanked her for saying that she was open to supporting the Tamil Nadu chief minister if she wanted to become the
PTIHyderabad: The imposition of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh is a sad commentary on the functioning of Congress, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu alleged here today.“It is a sad commentary on the functioning of
Patna: Amid speculations about chance of Congress going with JD(U) instead of RJD, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today categorically ruled out this possibility and said even a last minute decision on special category status to
Mumbai: Primary articles led by food itemshave the highest share in overall price index at a whopping35.7 per cent and are mainly responsible for high inflation,Care Ratings has said in a report.The manufactured items basket,
Patna: The Left parties - CPI and CPI(M)-today backed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for ‘Bihar bandh' on March two next to protest against the Centre for ignoring his demand for grant of special status
New Delhi: Ruling out incremental tightening of monetary policy, a Citigroup report has said the Reserve Bank 's interim target of 8 per cent inflation in January 2015 seems "attainable", provided there is normal monsoon.The
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