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Bangalore, May 15 (IANS) Over 55,000 security personnel and almost an equal number of poll officials were Thursday all set to conduct balloting Friday in 66 assembly constituencies in the second phase of elections to the 224-member Karnataka assembly. All eyes are on Shikaripura in Shimoga district from where Bharatiya ... Read more...

New Delhi , May 15 (ANI): Muslims led by one of the prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Shahnawaz Hussain protested against Jaipur bomb blasts and called for strict measures to deal with terrorism in New Delhi today. Shahnawaz Hussain said the community will fight against terrorism by ... Read more...

By Anil Sharma Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) "This is not a crime, we are in the middle of a war," Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said Thursday as her government scaled down the number of dead in the horrific terrorist attack here to 61. Addressing her second press conference in as ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 15 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister B. Sriramulu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went missing Thursday after allegedly assaulting a Congress worker on the eve of voting in the politically volatile and iron ore-rich Bellary district, a police official said. "He is absconding and search is on," Bellary ... Read more...

By Fakir Balaji Bellary, May 15 (IANS) Bellary, India's richest mining town, has turned into a war zone. Mining tycoons Gali Somashekar Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Anil Lad of the Congress are flexing money and muscle power to grab the prestigious constituency in north Karnataka in the ... Read more...

By Fakir Balaji Mangalore, May 15 (IANS) In the second phase of polling Friday, the die is cast for a no-holds-barred contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in 66 assembly constituencies across 10 districts in coastal and central Karnataka. In all, about 590 candidates are in the ... Read more...

By Sujeet Kumar Raipur, May 15 (IANS) Assembly polls are due in Chhattisgarh in November, but state Congress chief Charandas Mahant says he is getting no support from influential party colleague Ajit Jogi in getting into election mode. Stepping up the attack on former chief minister Jogi, Mahant said: "He does ... Read more...

Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Narendra Singh Tomar, president of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday said he would not contest the assembly polls slated to take place later this year. He said the BJP retaining power was more important for him than gaining power for ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) A month after his 15-year association with The Asian Age ended, eminent journalist and author M.J. Akbar's new political magazine Covert hit the news stands Wednesday. "The ideology of the magazine is the ideology of my own profession - journalism. There should be space for ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Political parties in Karnataka Wednesday ended their campaign for the second phase of polling Friday for 66 assembly seats in 10 districts in central, coastal and northern parts of the state. Over 11 million people are eligible to vote and decide the fate of 589 candidates, ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Under fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for failing to prevent acts of terrorism, the ruling Congress Wednesday came up with its own prescription of a federal agency to counter terror,though the BJP wanted the now-scrapped draconian anti-terror legislation back. "All Indians must ... Read more...

New Delhi , May 14 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately convene a meeting of all state chief ministers to discuss internal security concerns in the aftermath of the terror blasts in Jaipur Tuesday. Attacking the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, ... Read more...

By Sandeep Datta New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): As showers brought relief for the people in Delhi, several areas across the national capital faced damage from trees uprooted by a dust storm, raising concerns about the safety of people. Uprooted or fallen off trees were visible in most parts of ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) With eight major unsolved terror attacks since the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) took over as its ammunition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to corner the government for its lapses and its inability to nab the culprits. The serial blasts in Jaipur Tuesday ... Read more...

Mangalore, May 14 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called for a stable government in poll bound Karnataka. "It is the need of the hour today, that the new government which is formed in the state, completes a five year term in office," Sonia said. Blaming the previous coalition ... Read more...

By Kavita Bajeli-Datt and Sahil Makkar Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) As the sun rose blood red over the pink city Wednesday after the night of terror that killed 61 people and injured over 100, panic stricken people came out in hordes to buy life's essentials. They knew a curfew would be ... Read more...

Bellary (Karnataka), May 13 (ANI): As Karnataka gears up for the second phase of Assembly elections slated for May 16, migrants from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh hold the key in the State's Bellary District. Chief Minister of the neighbouring Congress-ruled Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Rajashekhar Reddy is also campaigning for the Congress ... Read more...

Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) After keeping "all options open" Tuesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ruling alliance partner Akali Dal reached a political truce by evening after poll-related violence Monday between workers of the alliance partners showed signs of rocking the 14-month-old Punjab government. Addressing a joint press ... Read more...

Patna, May 13 (IANS) Over 58 percent children in Bihar are malnourished, said a voluntary organisation after visiting rural pockets of the state. The Citizens' Alliance against Malnutrition (CAM), which comprises parliamentarians cutting across party lines, described the situation in Bihar as alarming. "It is an alarming situation as far as ... Read more...

Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's main opposition Congress Tuesday staged a day-long sit-in to protest what it called corruption in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government and demanded Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's resignation. Addressing a gathering here, state Congress president Suresh Pachauri said the people of the state ... Read more...

Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday warned party leaders and workers against airing in public their grievances and views on the party's internal matters. "Do not air views on internal matters in public. If you have any suggestion, discuss it with the ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Campaigning was in full swing Tuesday for the second phase of Karnataka assembly elections with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj lending star power as they addressed voters' rallies at various places in the state. Gandhi, addressing public meetings in ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Taking a dig at the recent controversy triggered by Congress veteran Arjun Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the ruling party leaders not to behave like "pets". In a clear reference to Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Singh, who has been making conflicting ... Read more...

Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday made a scathing attack on the Congress-led UPA government, claiming it has adopted a "step-motherly" attitude towards her state and was not doing enough for the development of the backward regions. "The Congress-led union government is adopting a step-motherly attitude ... Read more...

Bathinda (Punjab), May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers Tuesday damaged buses and pulled down hoardings with pictures of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Badal here to protest alleged violence against BJP workers by activists of ruling alliance partner Akali Dal during panchayat polls. ... Read more...

Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) As Mayawati Tuesday completed one year as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, activists of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) painted this state capital blue, the colour of her party's flag, and celebrated the occasion. There were a number of huge makeshift gates carrying her larger-than-life pictures and ... Read more...

By Fakir Balaji Shikaripura (Karnataka), May 13 (IANS) In the heart of Malnad region in central Karnataka, two former chief ministers - B.S. Yeddyurappa and S. Bangarappa - are locked in a mother of all poll battles in the second phase of the state assembly elections May 16 from this constituency, ... Read more...

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), May 13 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, a group of young lawmakers are vociferously campaigning to root out the menace of malnutrition in the country. Working under the banner of 'Citizen Alliance', the lawmakers also have the support of popular figures and leading personalities from the fields of ... Read more...

Bellary (Karnataka), May 13 (ANI): In the second phase of elections for the Karnataka assembly constituency of Bellary, the battle is between two feudal families, one belonging to the Congress and the other to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Reddy family of the BJP and the Lad family of the ... Read more...

Kochi, May 13 (IANS) Astrologer to the stars and controversial guru Swami Amritananthachaithanya alias Santosh Madhavan was arrested here Tuesday morning on charges of cheating a woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2004. Madhavan, who was arrested at Aluva near here, has been taken to an undisclosed destination ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday appealed to Karnataka voters to give a clear mandate to his party in the on-going elctions to the state assembly as only the Congress could provide a stable and development-oriented government. Gandhi addressed public meetings at Kumta in Uttara Kannada ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) The Congress, fighting to recapture power in Karnataka, found itself in a bind following a controversial statement by one of its leaders about lifting ban on arrack, a popular decision of the previous Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government. Former Karnataka Congress ... Read more...

Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Incidents of violence, including clashes between workers of the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine, marred voting in Punjab's panchayat polls Monday. One opposition Congress worker was killed and dozens of Congress and ruling Akali Dal-BJP workers were injured at various places in the violence. In ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 12 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha, was taken into custody on Monday after he led a demonstration of party workers outside the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda here under an agitation programme to protest alleged non-governance in ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The 10th anniversary of India's nuclear tests that stunned the world and led to an outburst of nationwide celebrations, passed quietly with few low-key official functions On this day 10 years ago, the country had erupted in joy, bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets after India ... Read more...

(Lead) Raipur, May 11 (IANS) It was up to the Chhattisgarh government to decide on the fate of the Salwa Judum, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said Sunday after visiting the Maoist heartland of Dantewada and Bijapur districts. "The Salwa Judum is a matter concerned with Chhattisgarh and the state government ... Read more...

Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) threat to disrupt the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Sunday to protest the "indecent" dresses of the cheerleaders forced the organisers to change the dress code minutes before the match. The dress code was changed by the management of ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 11 (ANI): Campaigning for the second phase of Karnataka Assembly polls is in full swing as ten Districts will go for polls on May 16. The first phase of Karnataka Assembly polls was held in 11 districts on Saturday covering 89 of the 224 seats, which went ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Ten years ago on this day he stunned the world by announcing that India has conducted a nuclear test in the desert of Rajasthan and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rode the nationalist euphoria to win the general election that followed. But Sunday, on the ... Read more...

By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The purpose of reserving seats for women in legislatures will be defeated if these are not earmarked for different social strata, say supporters of reservation along caste lines. In support of their argument, they say there are only 11 woman Scheduled Caste ... Read more...