Congress in dilemma over local body elections (Andhra Pradesh Newsletter)
September 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh finds itself in a dilemma over local body elections with the state high court ruling this week that the ... Read more...
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CPI-M legislator jumps to death in Bengal
May 30th, 2011 - 2:58 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator, Mostafa Bin Quasem, Sunday committed suicide in West Bengal by jumping from the fourth floor of the legislators' ... Read more...
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78 percent polling in Tamil Nadu
April 14th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai April 14 (IANS) Around 78 percent of the 47 million electorate in Tamil Nadu cast their votes Wednesday to elect 234 members to the state assembly with Srirangam, where ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu legislator’s election quashed on polling day
April 13th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 13 (IANS) On a day A. Veldurai, the Congress candidate from Radhapuram in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, is seeking people's mandate to re-enter the state assembly, the Supreme ... Read more...
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Security tightened ahead of Tamil Nadu polls
April 12th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Apr 12 (ANI): Elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polls in Tamil Nadu tomorrow.Beside state police, 240 companies of central paramilitary forces are being deployed across ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi slams opposition for making false promises
April 1st, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Perambalur/ Madurai, Apr 1 (ANI) Campaigning ahead of April 13 state assembly polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi on Friday criticised the opposition parties, saying that ... Read more...
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Puducherry polls: Parties campaign door-to-door to woo voters
March 28th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Puducherry, Mar 28 (ANI): The door-to-door campaign continues to be the trend adopted by leaders of political parties to woo the voters in all the 30 Assembly constituencies in Puducherry.The nominations ... Read more...
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Congress, CPI name candidates in Tamil Nadu
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) The Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) Wednesday released their lists of candidates for the coming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.The Congress party will ... Read more...
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Congress panel deliberates on seat sharing with DMK
February 14th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) The five-member Congress panel set up to discuss sharing of seats with its ally DMK continued to hear the views of its state unit officials Monday ahead ... Read more...
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Congress panel consults partymen on seat sharing with DMK
February 13th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) A five-member Congress panel, set up to discuss sharing of seats with ally DMK, Sunday started hearing the views of its parliament and assembly members on the ... Read more...
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Portuguese President Cavaco re-elected for second term
January 24th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by BNO News
LISBON, PORTUGAL (BNO NEWS) -- Incumbent President Aníbal Cavaco Silva on Monday was announced as the winner of the Portuguese presidential elections after winning just over 50 percent of the votes, Algarve ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa hits out at DMK government on Cauvery issue
July 17th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Saturday charged the DMK government in Tamil Nadu with not taking any steps to make the Karnataka government release water from the Cauvery river ... Read more...
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Cracks in Trinamool-Congress alliance over Bengal by-polls
July 29th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) With both Trinamool Congress and Congress putting up candidates in state Assembly by-polls to two seats in West Bengal, fissures have developed in their four-month-long alliance that ... Read more...
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MIC polls attracts an overwhelming number of candidates
July 14th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress polls are shaping up to be one of the most intense elections held, as the number of candidates contending for various posts has ... Read more...
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Two film stars’ parties’ plea for poll symbol to be heard together
March 24th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Telugu film star Chiranjeevi Tuesday approached the Supreme Court for a fixed poll symbol for his newly-formed political party Praja Rajyam, which intends to field candidates on ... Read more...
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Rise of McCain in polls marks shift in US Congress races
September 15th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): American public sentiment is moving in Republicans direction despite Democrats having the money and reach to add substantially to their House majority in November, according to a ... Read more...
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Majority of Palestinians support Abbas, shows poll
June 9th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Ramallah, June 9 (Xinhua) An opinion poll has shown an upswing in the rating of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a majority of people have opposed his resignation. According to the poll ... Read more...
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