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Cong. to move HC over FIR against Rahul

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 at 13:07 in Politics | viewed 34 times | 0 Comments

Kanpur: A combative Congress on Tuesday asserted that it will move the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi for alleged violation of poll code, saying the action was taken at the behest of Chief Minister... (Continue reading)

Brisk voting in fourth round of U.P. polls

Written on 19 Feb, 2012 at 16:20 in Politics | viewed 42 times | 0 Comments

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh saw brisk polling by Sunday afternoon, with a large number of voters exercising their franchise in the fourth round of the seven-round elections to elect a new Assembly. Balloting was done in 56 constituencies,... (Continue reading)

EC should book Beni Prasad Verma: BJP

Written on 17 Feb, 2012 at 14:49 in Politics | viewed 44 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: BJP on Friday complained to the Election Commission against Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma’s remarks on minority sub quota, asking the poll body to book him for allegedly violating the model code of conduct. A BJP delegation comprising... (Continue reading)

Polling begins for phase III of U.P. polls

Written on 15 Feb, 2012 at 12:06 in Politics | viewed 71 times | 0 Comments

Lucknow: Polling for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 56 seats in 10 districts began on a dull note with only 8.26 per cent of over 1.75 crore electorate exercising their franchise in the first two hours. “Voting... (Continue reading)

Sonia, Priyanka share dais; lash out at Mayawati

Written on 14 Feb, 2012 at 16:35 in Politics | viewed 83 times | 0 Comments

Raebareli: Sharing the dais for the first time in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi today lambasted the Mayawati regime for lack of development alleging large scale corruption in implementation of central schemes worth one lakh crore rupees. The... (Continue reading)

DVAC raids houses of former DMK minister

Written on 1 Feb, 2012 at 11:06 in Politics | viewed 88 times | 0 Comments

Chennai: Vigilance officials on Wednesday conducted raids in the premises of former DMK minister N K K P Raja across Tamil Nadu in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The raids by officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption... (Continue reading)

Polling begins in Punjab, Uttarakhand

Written on 30 Jan, 2012 at 10:35 in Politics | viewed 96 times | 0 Comments

Chandigarh/Dehradun: Around 1.76 crore voters are expected to cast their franchise on Monday to choose representative from among 1078 candidates, including two Chief Ministerial aspirants Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh, in fray for 117 assembly seats in Punjab where... (Continue reading)

Voting opens in Manipur

Written on 28 Jan, 2012 at 10:30 in Politics | viewed 77 times | 0 Comments

Imphal: Voters on Saturday lined up before 2,357 polling stations across nine districts of Manipur as elections began in 60 Assembly constituencies amid tight security. An electorate of 17,40,576, including 8,82,236 woman voters, are eligible to exercise their franchise to choose... (Continue reading)

Samajwadi vows quota for Muslims

Written on 20 Jan, 2012 at 16:42 in Politics | viewed 121 times | 0 Comments

Lucknow: Releasing its manifesto, Samajwadi party (SP) on Friday promised separate reservation to Muslims to consolidate its traditional vote base and made a bid to shed its anti-English and computers image pledging to provide laptops and tablets to intermediate and... (Continue reading)

Priyanka shows her willingness to campaign for Rahul

Written on 17 Jan, 2012 at 14:00 in Politics | viewed 172 times | 0 Comments

Rae Bareli: Touring Congress strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli in the run-up to U.P. Assembly polls, Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said she has not decided yet whether to campaign for the party, but made it clear that she will... (Continue reading)

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