Anna, team stand ’separated’ (Second Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Wednesday confirmed his "separation" from his former team and from key associate Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of forming a political ... Read more...
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Anna, team stand ’separated’
September 19th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare said Wednesday he will neither form a political party nor join one, formalizing his "separation" with his former team and with ... Read more...
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It’s now Facebook, Twitter, Youtube for candidates in local polls
April 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Times have changed and so has political campaigning. In order to reach out to the younger generation, candidates in upcoming municipal polls in the ... Read more...
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Personal abuse and attacks mar Bengal poll campaign
May 11th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) While being high on drama and significance, the just concluded West Bengal assembly polls also saw a new low in political campaigning with leaders using ... Read more...
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The art of politics: Street dramas add colour to polls
May 1st, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Political campaigning in West Bengal is getting an artistic touch with street plays and dance dramas being held at election rallies and cine stars also ... Read more...
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Goa whizkid helps BJP campaign in Kerala
April 8th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 8 (IANS) A management professional and a social networking whizkid of Goan origin is helping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) take on the Congress and ... Read more...
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Near political campaigning needed for Oscar: Mira Nair
November 30th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) An Oscar award cannot be won with a campaign, nearly political in nature, noted filmmaker Mira Nair said Tuesday. She also said that the Academy Awards was ... Read more...
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Palin rakes in $1m for campaigning over past 3 months
July 13th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Newly published election spending figures have shown that the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has raised almost 1 million dollars for political campaigning in the past ... Read more...
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Facebook Voter Registration Could Become A Significant Campaigning Medium In The Near Future
April 12th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The power of the massively well-liked networking site, Facebook, is disseminating further into politics with the initiation of a Facebook voter registration application in both ... Read more...
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Call to stop misuse of media in elections
May 11th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantLucknow, INDIA: Citizens expressed their deep concern about the blatant misuse of print and electronic media by parties and candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections in 2009 and about the ... Read more...
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Sanjay Dutt, a true professional
March 24th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sanjay Dutt who is now busy with his first political campaign took some time out from campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in Lucknow to be in Mumbai to shoot a ... Read more...
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Goa BJP to campaign loud and clear on FM radio
March 14th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 14 (IANS) The radio is an effective social tool and the Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to make good use of that. It has tied up with Big ... Read more...
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U2 members against Bonos political campaigning and charity work
February 18th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18 (ANI): U2 vocalist Bono has revealed that his band members fear that his political campaigning and charity work might dissolve the Irish group.The 48-year-old singer admitted that his ... Read more...
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Bangladesh relaxes emergency, allows poll campaigning
November 3rd, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 3(DPA) Authorities in Bangladesh Monday announced further relaxation of a state of emergency to allow campaigning for parliamentary and local polls.The government also decided to withdraw troops from the field, ... Read more...
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Poll panel chief blinded by class prejudice: Karat
June 7th, 2008 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat has lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami, accusing him of being "blinded by class prejudice" by ... Read more...
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Indian American brings internet campaigning to India
May 18th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by admin
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) If Ravi Singh, CEO of one of America's first internet electioneering sites, has his way, Indian political parties will be campaigning on the web in ... Read more...
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