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  Industry wanted to teach govt a lesson in polls: FASII

  May 17, 2014 23:43 IST

  Chandigarh: Attributing SAD-BJP regime's defeat in industrial hubs of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar to its “anti-industry” stance, Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India today demanded the state government to create industry friendly atmosphere

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  Modi thanks people, EC and 'social media' at the end of polls

  National | May 12, 2014 20:32 IST

  Ahmedabad:  Minutes after the ninth and the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi thanked the voters, the Election Commission and “the social media” in a series of

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  'India, Bangladesh ties to strengthen under new govt. after polls'

  World | May 09, 2014 20:51 IST

  London: Bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh will be further strengthened irrespective of the government formed after the general election, a former Bangladesh foreign minister said here today.  Dr Dipu Moni, former foreign minister and

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  Uttarakhand to vote for all five seats Wednesday

  India | May 06, 2014 17:01 IST

  Dehradun: Uttarakhand will Wednesday see its third parliamentary election in its 14 years of existence. All five seats in the state will vote in a single phase.Around 6.88 million electors will cast their ballot in

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  BJP planning wrongdoings in rest of polls: Kejriwal

  National | May 05, 2014 21:47 IST

  Varanasi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today claimed that BJP was planning “wrongdoings” in the rest of the polls and hinted that the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi might have been putting the Election Commission

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  59,000 security personnel, 2 helicopters for polls in Bihar

  India | April 28, 2014 20:01 IST

  Patna: Altogether 59,000 personnel of central paramilitary forces and state police and two helicopters would be deployed during elections to seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar on April 30.  Chief Secretary A K Sinha said

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  Farooq Abdullah rejects agenda for uniform civil code

  India | April 28, 2014 18:23 IST

  Srinagar: National Conference patron and candidate for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat Farooq Abdullah Monday said common civil code would not be accepted by the Indian Muslims at any cost."No Muslim in India will tolerate

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  Sebi, exchanges and investors: All gear up for polls D-day

  April 27, 2014 19:37 IST

  New Delhi: With Indian stock markets reaching dizzying heights on hopes of a strong and stable government after polls, investors have started adding ‘defensive' stocks to shock-proof their portfolios ahead of election results on May

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  Stakes high for AIADMK, DMK as TN goes to polls

  India | April 23, 2014 14:50 IST

  Chennai: The single-phase polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu tomorrow would put to litmus test the capabilities of ruling AIADMK, sibling war driven DMK trying to revive its electoral fortunes ahead of

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  Rallies in full swing in Mumbai ahead of final leg of polls

  India | April 18, 2014 13:32 IST

  Mumbai: In a show of strength in Maharashtra for the third and final phase of elections in the state on April 24, the Shiv Sena-BJP and Congress-NCP combine are leaving no stone unturned to draw

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  Assam goes for second phase polls tomorrow amidst bandh

  India | April 11, 2014 8:31 IST

  Guwahati: Assam is set to hold the second of the three-phased Lok Sabha polls in the backdrop of a bandh in Autonomous District (ST), one of the three constituencies, capping a high-pitched campaign.Polling will be

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  IEDs recovered in Palamau ahead of polls

  India | April 08, 2014 21:13 IST

  Medininagar: Barely two days before the first phase of polling in Jharkhand, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered from Dema village under Harihargunj police station in naxal-affected Palamau district today.Superintendent of Police Y S

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  Thailand holds polls smoothly in opposition strongholds

  World | March 02, 2014 17:10 IST

  Bangkok: People today voted peacefully in five Thai provinces where opposition protests had blocked balloting during snap polls last month, the first step to complete a controversial election that could pave the way for the

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  Nandan Nilekani to resign from UIDAI, to contest polls

  India | February 22, 2014 8:09 IST

  New Delhi:  Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India is going to resign next month to contest for Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore. "I will be there for a few more weeks. I

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  Awami League sweeps Bangladesh polls; 21 killed in violence

  World | January 06, 2014 10:24 IST

  Dhaka: The ruling Awami League, on Sunday, swept the general election in Bangladesh which were marred by deadly clashes, low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties, even as 21 people were killed in poll-related

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  Thailand election body urges delay in polls amid clash

  World | December 26, 2013 17:50 IST

  Bangkok: Thailand's election commission on Thursday urged the government to delay upcoming polls as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters killed a police officer and injured nearly 100 people, adding to political turmoil threatening

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  Live reporting: Rajasthan records highest 74.38 pc voting, both BJP, Congress upbeat

  National | December 01, 2013 20:33 IST

  Jaipur/Jodhpur: Nearly 75 per cent polling was recorded in the Rajasthan Assembly polls today for 199 seats. The turnout was 74.38 per cent, the highest-ever in Rajasthan,  the Election Commission said.The fate of 2,087 candidates,

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  15 village council polls in Mizoram on July 23

  India | July 09, 2013 17:33 IST

  Aizawl, July 9 : Mizoram State Election Commission today announced that polling would be held on July 23 for the 15 village councils in the north-eastern part, adjoining Manipur, where the rural body polls could

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  Nepal polls: India to donate 764 vehicles

  World | July 09, 2013 12:05 IST

  Kathmandu, July 9: India is going to donate 764 vehicles to Nepal for its upcoming elections, said Foreign Minister Madhav Ghimire on Tuesday.Ghimire told IANS that during the day-long visit of his Indian counterpart Salman

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  SEC has no comment on TMC's objections on polls during Ramzan

  India | June 29, 2013 21:50 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 29: West Bengal State Election Commissioner Mira Pandey today said that the commission had no comment on the Trinamool Congress' objections to the panchayat polls being held during Ramzan.“The State Election Commission has