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India starts voting a fortnight from today
National | Mar 23, 2014, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: India will begin voting in exactly a fortnight from now to elect 543 MPs for a new Lok Sabha in a parliamentary election that will be the world's largest democratic exercise involving a
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Hope a situation like in 2004 will not be repeated: Buddhadeb
National | Mar 23, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTKolkata: Bringing the BJP-led NDA in place of Congress-led UPA would be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said, hoping there would be no repeat of
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Seasoned politician Chacko and Malayalam actor Innocent battle it out in Chalakudy
National | Mar 22, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTKochi: It is likely to be a cakewalk for senior Congress politician P C Chacko in the April 10 polls from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency, where he is pitted against Malayalam film actor Innocent, the
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Kejriwal kicks off Haryana roadshow, slams Congress, BJP
National | Mar 22, 2014, 02:31 PM ISTFaridabad: Kicking off his two-day Haryana roadshow here, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the Congress and BJP, saying gas prices will “increase manifold” if the two parties come to power.The AAP leader, who was
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Jayalalithaa goes all guns blazing for 40 seats
National | Mar 22, 2014, 02:29 PM ISTChennai: 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
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Isolated Congress trying to energise partymen in TN
National | Mar 22, 2014, 11:07 AM ISTChennai: Isolated politically in Tamil Nadu, Congress is making all out efforts to energise its cadres ahead of the April 24 electoral fight for 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state.An air of despair has
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BJD government betrayed people of Odisha: Sitaram Yechury
National | Mar 22, 2014, 09:40 AM ISTBhubaneswar: CPI(M) today sought a probe into the alleged loot of minerals in Odisha as detected by Justice M B Shah panel and said the people of the state felt betrayed by the 14 year
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Chidambaram move shows Cong has lost will to fight polls: BJP
National | Mar 21, 2014, 11:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking potshots at Congress, rival BJP today claimed that the decision of Finance Minister P Chidambaram to opt out of the Lok Sabha poll race indicated the state of affairs in the party
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Farmers' suicides a national agony, says Modi
National | Mar 21, 2014, 10:54 AM ISTYavatmal/Wardha (Maharashtra): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday interacted via video conferencing with around 1,500 farmers from across the country, and said farmers committing suicide after being hit by natural calamities or economic crises
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In Pics: Narendra Modi's rally in Wardha
National | Mar 21, 2014, 06:43 AM ISTWardha (Maharashtra): Accusing the UPA government of ignoring farmers' interests, Narendra Modi today spoke about his vision for addressing their concerns, which includes saving them from clutches of money-lenders, rationalising farm exports and inter-linking of
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Overconfidence could harm BJP in LS polls: Sharad Pawar
National | Mar 20, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Narendra Modi-led BJP could suffer in the Lok Sabha polls due to “overconfidence” as its campaign is going on the lines of its 2004 “India shining” slogan, NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister
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After Lok Sabha polls, LDF will vanish: Congress
National | Mar 20, 2014, 12:49 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: With no anti-incumbency factor visible in Kerala, the problem-ridden LDF, a coalition of Opposition parties in the southern state, will vanish after the polls, a senior state Congress minister said Thursday.Addressing reporters here at
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Nation hasn't seen such worst central government: Jayalalithaa
National | Mar 17, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTKallakurichi (Tamil Nadu): Coming down heavily on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday said the nation has not seen such
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Don't elect Yeddyurappa, says Kejriwal
National | Mar 17, 2014, 08:19 AM ISTBangalore: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday cautioned voters of Karnataka against electing former BJP ministers B.S. Yeddyurappa and B. Sriramulu in the Lok Sabha elections.”If you elect Yeddyurappa and Sriramulu in this
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Congress not underdog: Rahul
National | Mar 16, 2014, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: An upbeat Rahul Gandhi today rejected the view that the Congress party was an “underdog” or that it faced an “uphill” task in the Lok Sabha polls, affirming that there would be a
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Congress an 'underdog' in LS polls: Chidambaram
National | Mar 16, 2014, 11:26 AM ISTChennai: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today admitted that Congress was the “underdog” in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections but averred that in a multi-cornered contest, an underdog too could win several seats. “I know it
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In Pics: Narendra Modi's Sambalpur (Odisha) rally
National | Mar 15, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTSambalpur (Odisha): Narendra Modi today tore into Salman Khurshid over his remarks against the Supreme Court and EC, saying it amounted to “destruction” of institutions.Modi also slammed External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, without naming him,
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Alagiri meets PM
National | Mar 13, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Denied a ticket, suspended DMK MP and former Union Minister M K Alagiri today caused an embarrassment to his party when he called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who regretted that the party
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In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Gujarat
National | Mar 12, 2014, 06:23 AM ISTBalasinor (Gujarat): In a hard-hitting attack on Narendra Modi on his home turf, Rahul Gandhi today accused his government of “stealing” farmers' land and charged the BJP with appropriating credit for schemes launched by the
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"I will not contest", says Vasan
National | Mar 11, 2014, 05:08 PM ISTChennai: Pushed to the wall in the wake of his party's failure to renew electoral pact with DMK in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader and Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan today ruled himself out of