Trinamool pullout increases Congress dependence on SP, BSP (Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress' decision Tuesday to withdraw support to the UPA government has made it vulnerable and more dependent on outside supporters Samajwadi Party (SP) ... Read more...
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Trinamool pullout increases Congress dependence on SP, BSP
September 19th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress' decision Tuesday to withdraw support to the UPA government has made it vulnerable and more dependent on outside supporters Samajwadi Party (SP) ... Read more...
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Jharkhand by-poll Tuesday amid tight security
June 11th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 11 (IANS) The Hatia constituency by-poll to the Jharkhand assembly will take place amid tight security arrangements Tuesday, an official said here Monday."All necessary arrangements have been made ... Read more...
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From bullets to ballot, Syria prepares for polls
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, April 23 (IANS) Amid a shaky truce and presence of UN monitors, Syria is bracing to hold its first multi-party parliamentary elections in five years next month that hopes ... Read more...
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Former Kerala minister Pillai to contest from jail
March 22nd, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) Jailed former minister R. Balakrishna Pillai will contest the April 13 assembly polls from Kottarakara assembly constituency, his party Kerala Congress (B) has decided. The party ... Read more...
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Bihar verdict will decide high-stakes battle
November 23rd, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) Who will rule Bihar for the next five years? The answer will be known Wednesday when about 30 million votes will be counted following a six-phased election ... Read more...
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Nitish, Lalu, Paswan rakhis a hit in Bihar
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) They have a tough electoral contest ahead, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan are also jostling for supremacy in ... Read more...
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Primary Day Signifies A Test For The Electoral Issues Likely To Be Associated With The Fall Elections
May 18th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): For all the primaries that test the influence of the tea party and the capability of veteran senators to endure, a particular House election in ... Read more...
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Film stars took a backseat in Jharkhand elections
December 18th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Dec 18 (IANS) This was one election where movie stars took a back seat compared to seasoned politicians. Political parties in Jharkhand felt that actors do not necessarily ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP jostle for seats in Rajasthan (Poll Curtainraiser - Rajasthan)
May 6th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) The Congress targeted the poor performance of the Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which in turn lashed out at its present Ashok Gehlot regime in the ... Read more...
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Two good friends slug it out in poll arena
April 18th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, April 18 (IANS) The electoral contest between PMK's M. Ramadoss and Congressman V. Narayanswamy in this union territory is a no-holds-barred battle between close friends.
Ramadoss, nostalgic about the friendship, says: "We ... Read more...
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BJP edges Congress in cyberspace poll campaign
February 28th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In what promises to be a keen electoral contest to determine who rules India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already taken an early lead over the ... Read more...
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Congress pips BJP in crucial state elections (Roundup)
December 8th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) In a crucial electoral contest ahead of parliamentary elections early next year, India's ruling Congress Monday bested the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three out of five ... Read more...
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Obama under fire for ignoring seniors”advice on how to beat McCain
September 15th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.15 (ANI): Barack Obama and his senior advisers are under fire for ignoring the advice of Democratic senators and governors on how to beat Republican rival John McCain.
Obama has never ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliament votes its first woman speaker
March 19th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) Fahmida Mirza, a former medical doctor, Wednesday became the first woman speaker of the National Assembly as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its allies, poised ... Read more...
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Fehmida Mirza becomes Pakistan’s first woman speaker
March 19th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar.19 (ANI): Dr. Fehmida Mirza today created history by becoming Pakistan's first ever woman speaker of the National Assembly.
Mirza defeated Israr Tareen in voting that was carried out through ... Read more...
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Postponement of elections in Pakistan appears imminent
December 29th, 2007 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad Dec 29: The assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may lead to postponement of elections in PakistanAs supporters of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) spilled onto the streets in ... Read more...
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