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  Sonia Lashes Out At BJP On Uttarakhand Corruption

  India | January 21, 2012 17:52 IST

  Almora, Jan 21: Taking on BJP on corruption issue, Sonia Gandhi today said the party was forced to change its chief minister in Uttarakhand following graft allegations and accused it of “creating a wedge” between

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  PM Hits Out At Uttarakhand Govt Over Its Record In Development Schemes

  India | January 20, 2012 19:59 IST

  Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), Jan 20: Attacking the BJP government in poll-bound Uttarkhand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today accused it of failing to sincerely implement central schemes and properly utilising funds provided to the state for carrying

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  TMC, JD(U) Explore Seat-Sharing Possibility In UP

  National | January 20, 2012 17:00 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 20: Amid its friction with ally Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has entered into negotiations with NDA partner Janata Dal (United) for a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh

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  Rahul Says, Mulayam Became CM Thrice But Could Not Fulfil Hopes Of People

  India | January 20, 2012 16:14 IST

  Banda, UP, Jan 20: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at Samajwadi Party supremeo Mulayam Singh Yadav and said he could not fulfil the hopes of the people of UP despite being the

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  Rahul Asks Where Was Uma Till Now, Uma Says If Sonia Can Come From Italy, Why Can't I Contest From UP

  India | January 19, 2012 19:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 19: A war of words has begun between Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and BJP's saffron sanyasin Uma Bharti with the former asking where she was when he was raising the Bundelkhand

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  EC Rejects BSP Plea On Covering Statues

  India | January 18, 2012 20:53 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 18: The Election Commission has rejected BSP plea to reconsider its order to cover statues of party symbol ‘elephant' and that of Chief Minister Mayawati in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh built using public

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  Man Shows Black Banner At Rahul Rally

  India | January 18, 2012 20:27 IST

  Orai, Jan 18: Slamming opposition parties, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today promised all-round development of Uttar Pradesh if his party was voted to power in the state as some youths showed black flags to him

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  BJP May Field Uma Bharti In UP

  National | January 17, 2012 23:22 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 17: Accepting Uma Bharati's hold over OBC votes in Uttar Pradesh, BJP could field her as a candidate in the poll-bound state.Sources in BJP said party chief Nitin Gadkari was keen on

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  SP's Cycle Punctured Hope Of Common Man Thrice : Rahul

  National | January 17, 2012 19:09 IST

  Lalitpur (UP), Jan 17: Ridiculing the Samajwadi Party's advertisement with punchline “Ummedon ki cycle” (cycle of hope), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said the cycle had “punctured” hope of people in the state thrice as

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  CEC Complains To PM Against Law Minister Khurshid

  India | January 14, 2012 14:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 13: Union  Law Minister Salman Khurshid has ruffled feathers in the Election Commission by stating that his ministry had administrative control over the poll body, prompting its chief S Y Quraishi to

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  By Giving Muslims Quota, Congress Is Following Divisive Agenda, Says Jaitley

  India | January 13, 2012 18:16 IST

  Chandigarh, Jan 13: Accusing the Congress of following a divisive agenda, the BJP today said that the party is facing a leadership crisis.“At the national level in over seven years, the UPA government has nothing

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  Punjab Candidates Possess India's Top-End SUVs

  India | January 13, 2012 18:04 IST

  Chandigarh, Jan 13: Candidates contesting the forthcoming Punjab Assembly elections apparently have a penchant for expensive Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) and high-end sedans.According to the declaration of assets, many candidates have listed a wide range

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  291 Candidates In Fray In Manipur Elections

  India | January 13, 2012 17:48 IST

  Imphal, Jan 13: Over 290 candidates are in the fray for the Manipur Assembly elections scheduled on January 28, election office said today.Scrutiny of nomination papers was completed yesterday and 291 of them were found

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  Nishank Owns Assets Worth Rs 65 Lakhs, Khanduri Rs 2.52 Cr

  National | January 11, 2012 22:27 IST

  Dehradun, Jan 11: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank', who was removed from the top post following allegations of corruption against his government, owns movable and immovable properties worth about Rs 65 lakhs.Chief Minister

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  Shooter Jaspal Rana Quits BJP, Joins Cong

  India | January 10, 2012 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 10: International shooter Jaspal Rana today quit BJP and joined Congress and is likely to be one of the party's key campaigners in poll-bound Uttarakhand.35-year-old Rana's admission into the party was approved

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  Counting Of Votes Now On March 6

  India | January 09, 2012 22:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 9: Counting of votes in the assembly elections in five states will now be held on March 6, the Election Commission decided today after rescheduling the first phase of polls in Uttar

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  Mulayam Trying To Misguide Muslims, Says Rahul Gandhi

  India | January 09, 2012 22:25 IST

  Ballia/Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 9: Targeting SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi today accused him of misguiding Muslims on the reservation issue and urged the people to give a chance to Congress to usher

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  Congress Makes Changes In Punjab Candidates List

  India | January 09, 2012 22:20 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 9: Congress has made changes in three assembly constituencies of Punjab today. Karamjit Singh Rintu will be the party candidate from Amritsar North replacing Ashwini Kumar Pappu.  Sunil Dutti will be the

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  Egyptians Wait In Long Lines To Elect A Parliament

  World | November 29, 2011 7:42 IST

  Cairo, Nov 29: They waited in long lines for hours to vote, despite a new wave of unrest, fears about a sharply divided society and uncertainty over the nation's future.For the millions of Egyptians who

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  Islamists Claim Lead In Landmark Tunisia Vote

  World | October 24, 2011 18:52 IST

  Tunis, Oct 24: Tunisia's main Islamist party today predicted it would secure 40 per cent of the country's first ever free polls, as the birth place of the Arab Spring basked in the world's praise