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  • 78.3 per cent voting in bengal

    78.3 Per Cent Voting In Bengal

    India | Apr 27, 2011, 09:51 PM IST

    Kolkata, Apr 27: A total 78.3 per cent votes were cast during peaceful polling today in the crucial third phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections in 75 Assembly constituencies in three districts.The fate of

  • i don t support politics of smear campaign sonia tells

    I Don't Support Politics Of Smear Campaign: Sonia Tells Hazare

    India | Apr 20, 2011, 07:19 PM IST

    New Delhi, Apr 20: Responding to Anna Hazare's complaint against her “colleagues”, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today assured him that she does not support “politics of smear campaign” and she was strongly committed to the

  • we will free bengal from misrule promises sonia

    We Will Free Bengal From Misrule, Promises Sonia

    Politics | Apr 20, 2011, 02:33 PM IST

    Nalhati (WB), Apr 20 :  Congress president Sonia Gandhi today claimed that West Bengal has been taken on a road of destruction under the 34-year Left Front rule and assured that the Congress-Trinamool alliance is

  • tv opinion polls project majority for tmc cong in bengal

    TV Opinion Polls Project Majority For TMC-Cong In Bengal

    Politics | Apr 15, 2011, 02:52 PM IST

    New Delhi, Apr 15 : The Trinamool Congress-Congress combine will secure comfortable majority in West Bengal assembly polls, two separate opinion polls projected on Thursday.According to the opinion poll carried out ORG for Headlines Today

  • jaya alleges dmk spent rs 5 000 cr in tn polls

    Jaya Alleges DMK Spent Rs 5,000 Cr In TN Polls

    Politics | Apr 13, 2011, 12:18 PM IST

    Chennai, Apr 13 :  AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa today alleged that the ruling DMK  distributed largesse to the tune of nearly Rs 5,000 crores in the current Assembly elections, but she was confident that her party

  • bjp not to offer freebies says venkiah naidu

    BJP Not To Offer Freebies, Says Venkiah Naidu

    Politics | Apr 07, 2011, 07:46 AM IST

    Krishnagiri (TN), Apr 6 :  Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said his party was against offering freebies to voters to win elections.Addressing an election meeting here, he said, “We are against offering freebies

  • ex dmk minister s house raided

    Ex-DMK Minister's House Raided

    Politics | Apr 07, 2011, 07:38 AM IST

    Dharmapuri, Apr  7 :  Election officials on Wednesday carried out searches in the houses of former Tamil Nadu minister and DMK candidate V Mullaivendan and two other leaders after a tip -off that money was

  • salman hosts rahul after world cup win

    Salman Hosts Rahul After World Cup Win

    India | Apr 05, 2011, 02:17 PM IST

    Mumbai, Apr 5 :  Bollywood star Salman Khan hosted Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi at his residence here after India's win over Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup final.The young Gandhi, who was in

  • jaya asks people to vote out congress

    Jaya Asks People To Vote Out Congress

    Politics | Mar 30, 2011, 07:50 AM IST

    Puducherry, Mar 29: AIADMK General Secretary Jayalalithaa today launched a scathing attack on the Congress Government here, accusing of failure to maintain law and order and neglecting development of the union territory."There is no protection

  • jd u suspends four mps for anti party activity

    JD(U) Suspends Four MPs For Anti-Party Activity

    Politics | Mar 29, 2011, 11:54 AM IST

    New Delhi, Mar 28: Four months after his spectacular victory in Bihar, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today hit back at his detractors with the suspension of four party MPs including his friend-turned-foe Rajiv Ranjan for

  • wikileaks us diplomat s cable on narendra modi

    Wikileaks: US Diplomat's Cable On Narendra Modi

    India | Mar 22, 2011, 03:29 PM IST

    New Delhi, March 22: Following is in full the US diplomat's cable on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as published in Tuesday's The Hindu:  84043 11/2/2006 12:42 06 MUMBAI 1986 Consulate Mumbai CONFIDENTIAL "VZCZCXRO7463PP RUEHBI

  • bjp must act responsibly in reacting on batcha s death cong

    BJP Must Act "Responsibly" In Reacting On Batcha's Death: Cong

    Politics | Mar 17, 2011, 10:18 AM IST

    New Delhi, March 16 :  Congress today urged for caution in reacting on the sudden mysterious death of Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja and asked the BJP to be

  • bjp to get back black money if party comes to power rajnath

    BJP To Get Back Black Money If Party Comes To Power: Rajnath

    Politics | Mar 13, 2011, 09:02 PM IST

    Shravasti, Mar 13: Alleging that Rs 6000 crore blackmoney was deposited in foreign banks, BJP today said it would be brought back when the party forms the government and used for poverty alleviation."Rs 6000 crore

  • bjp questions trinamool s ability to govern west bengal

    BJP Questions Trinamool's Ability To Govern West Bengal

    Politics | Mar 12, 2011, 08:50 PM IST

    Kolkata, Mar 12 (PTI) Ridiculing the Trinamool Congress' slogan for change in the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, BJP today questioned the ability of its former ally to govern the state if voted to power."The

  • telangana march turns violent

    Telangana March Turns Violent

    Politics | Mar 11, 2011, 02:28 PM IST

    Hyderabad, Mar 10 (PTI) The 'million march to Hyderabad' called by Telangana supporters today turned violent with two ruling Congress MPs and mediapersons coming under attack and several statues of Telugu legends being vandalised.Defying prohibitory

  • rahul likely to open 5 day mega training camp in bihar

    Rahul Likely To Open 5-Day Mega Training Camp In Bihar

    Politics | Mar 11, 2011, 01:35 PM IST

    Patna, Mar 10: AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is likely to open the five-day mega training camp organised by Bihar Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (BPYCC) here on March 14, for the first time after the

  • dalai lama to retire from active politics

    Dalai Lama To Retire From Active Politics

    World | Mar 10, 2011, 08:46 PM IST

    Dharamsala, Mar 10 : Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama today announced his decision to retire from active politics, saying the time had come to be succeeded by a "freely elected" leader.The 76-year-old head of

  • pranab mukherjee s son to join politics

    Pranab Mukherjee's Son To Join Politics

    Politics | Mar 08, 2011, 07:34 AM IST

    Suri (WB), Mar 7 : Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee today quit his job from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to join politics and contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.

  • another of kennedy family to enter politics

    Another Of Kennedy Family To Enter Politics

    World | Dec 03, 2010, 12:53 PM IST

    Boston, Dec 3 : The billboard-sized photo of Vicki Kennedy beside one of the major highways entering Boston is impossible to overlook.The question is, what message is it sending?Is it merely touting, as the sign

  • lalu style politics gets a resounding slap in bihar

    Lalu Style Politics Gets A Resounding Slap In Bihar

    India | Nov 24, 2010, 05:51 PM IST

    Patna, Nov 24: Lalu Prasad, the rustic politician who once promised to make Bihar's roads as "smooth as Hema Malini's cheeks", was dealt a resounding slap by voters in Bihar bringing into question whether his

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