Credibility of parliamentary system getting questioned: Somnath
August 13th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Observing that the "workability of democratic set-up of the country was getting questioned", former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday called for initiatives to get ... Read more...
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Will government now hobble towards 2014? (Comment)
March 10th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
The assembly election results are not all good news for the country, the government that leads it and states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.While the setbacks suffered by the ... Read more...
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Trinamool complains to EC against money power in UP polls
February 16th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Thursday complained to the Election Commission alleging that political parties, including its ... Read more...
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Will not campaign against any party: Team Anna
January 20th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Team Anna Friday said they would not campaign against any party in the poll-bound states and their campaign will revolve around land acquisition and ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha may also shift question hour: Speaker
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) After the Rajya Sabha shifted its question hour to the afternoon to save it from adjournments, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said the lower ... Read more...
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CPI-M reports predict losses in West Bengal, Kerala
May 10th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) seems resigned to losing power in West Bengal and Kerala -- after studying reports from its units in ... Read more...
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Truth is out on Gujarat riots: Teesta Setalvad
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Social activist Teesta Setalvad Friday said the truth has finally come out on the 2002 Gujarat riots as a senior police officer blamed Chief ... Read more...
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BJP activists caned in Uttar Pradesh
March 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were caned in various districts of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday after they clashed with the police, set up road ... Read more...
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BJP activists caned in Lucknow
March 14th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were caned here Monday as they clashed with the police during a protest against the Uttar Pradesh government.The ... Read more...
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Government to pump in Rs 6 bn to fight Maoists
January 13th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The government is pumping in Rs.580 crore (Rs 5.8 billion) under a special security scheme which would include strengthening road connectivity and recruiting 12,000 ... Read more...
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Two JD-U candidates haven’t aged since 2005
October 26th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 26 (IANS) Looks like two Bihar legislators have not aged since the last assembly elections in 2005. One is still aged 41 in official records while another has actually gotten ... Read more...
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Election panel calls all-party meeting Monday
October 4th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission here Monday is to discuss issues like paid news, increasing trend of money and muscle power in elections, and ... Read more...
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Election Commission calls all-party meeting on Oct. 4
September 27th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, the Election Commission has called an all-party meeting on October 4 to discuss issues relating to use of money and muscle ... Read more...
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Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in next session of parliament: Manmohan Singh
August 25th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday assured a delegation of leaders from Uttar Pradesh, which included Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi that the Central ... Read more...
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Institutional mechanism needed to check political malaise: Chatterjee
July 9th, 2010 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Thursday called for putting in place a "sound institutional mechanism" for containing corruption, criminalisation and communalisation of politics to enhance the ... Read more...
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Sri Sri says land grab charge false
July 1st, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 1 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Thursday asserted that there was no land grab by his group as alleged by a don-turned-journalist and said extortion demands ... Read more...
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Money and muscle power hurting democracy: Badal
February 10th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said Wednesday that money and muscle power were affecting the democratic system in India.
"Although India has presented a successful model of ... Read more...
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Sonia seeks more efforts to de-criminalise elections (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday exhorted political parties to make more efforts to de-criminalise elections in the country.
Emphasising the need to reach a consensus to keep ... Read more...
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Sonia seeks de-criminalisation of elections
January 25th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday asked political parties to make efforts to de-criminalise elections in the country.
Emphasising the need to reach a consensus to keep candidates ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh chief minister seeks consensus on poll reforms
January 8th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Sing Chouhan Friday sought cooperation from all political parties and social groups in reaching consensus of electoral reforms, such as fixed terms for ... Read more...
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Preventing criminals’ entry in legislature is need of the hour, says H.K.Dua
December 21st, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): Journalist-cum-Member of Parliament H.K.Dua on Monday urged the Government to take a serious note of consistent entry of criminals into the Indian political system, a trend which may ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks to ascertain its legislative and executive powers
November 11th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday decided to examine and ascertain the scope, ambit and extent of its legislative and executive powers through a five-judge constitutional bench.
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Facing accusation of capitulation, Yeddyurappa talks tough
November 10th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday insisted that he has not surrendered to money power to save his chair.
"Yeddyurappa is not a person who bows to money ... Read more...
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Delhi University holds quieter, but smoother elections (Lead)
September 4th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Much of the usual hullabaloo was missing Friday as elections were held to the students union of Delhi University - one of India's most prestigious varsities. ... Read more...
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Mamata, Union Cabinet at loggerheads over land acquisition bill
July 24th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is understood to have raised serious objections to a bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of the land losers ... Read more...
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Court calls Sanjeev Nanda ‘merchant of death’
July 20th, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Though it reduced his jail term by three years, the Delhi High Court was very cutting in its criticism of Sanjeev Nanda, describing him as a "merchant ... Read more...
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Check money, muscle power in elections, says Manmohan
June 9th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed concern over the use of money and muscle power in elections and said these needed to be curbed.
Speaking in ... Read more...
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PMK bats for Congress in Tamil Nadu
June 5th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) The PMK, which had dumped the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections to join hands with the AIADMK, is now supporting the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress ... Read more...
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People to draft the election manifesto of SR Darapuri
April 11th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantIn times when manifestos of election candidates are announced by the highest seats of political 'ivory towers', a people centric initiative is taking shape in Lucknow. A series of public ... Read more...
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Lok Rajniti Manch fields former cop in Lucknow
April 1st, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Lok Rajniti Manch, which aims to build a political alternative in the country, Wednesday announced a former Indian police service officer as its official candidate for the Lucknow ... Read more...
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BJP battling hard to retain both Arunachal seats
March 31st, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Itanagar, March 31 (IANS) The battle lines for elections to the two parliamentary seats in Arunachal Pradesh are drawn with the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) trying its best to ... Read more...
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Bihar police officer says legislator a threat to peaceful polls
March 30th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 30 (IANS) A police officer in Bihar has written to the state's chief election officer, saying that Anant Singh, a legislator of ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), is "a threat" to ... Read more...
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Lok Satta party chief runs campaign by train in Andhra Pradesh
March 20th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) In a novel method to reach out to voters, bureaucrat-turned-politician Jayprakash Narayan Friday launched his election campaign by train.
With his message of "corruption free politics", the president of ... Read more...
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Poll panel wants vulnerability of Gujarat minorities analysed
March 19th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 19 (IANS) The Central Election Commission (CEC) has asked district electoral officers across Gujarat to conduct a vulnerability analysis of religious minorities, tribals, backward classes and economically weak sections to ... Read more...
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Election Commission meets State commissioners
February 4th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 4 (ANI): The full Election Commission on Wednesday discussed the preparations of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with the Chief Electoral Officers of all the states and Union ... Read more...
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