Patil sends Quraishi’s letter to PMO
February 12th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has forwarded Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi's letter over Law Minister Salman Khurshid's defiant stand on quota for backward Muslims in ... Read more...
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‘Samajwadi Party will get full majority in UP’
February 10th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Ahead of the second phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Mohan Singh said Friday the party will get a majority in ... Read more...
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Smuggled liquor seized in Ghaziabad
February 9th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 9 (IANS) A large stock of liquor, intended to be used to woo voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, was seized in Ghaziabad and two people were held, police ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement
February 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his announcement that if the Congress came to power in Uttar Pradesh it would ... Read more...
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Nothing written on UP poll official’s transfer: Goa official
February 8th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The mystery behind the transfer of Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) poll observer Pawan Kumar Sain to Goa deepened as poll officials in the western state said ... Read more...
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Chinese kids want some freedom at home
February 8th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) A lot of children in China's Shanghai city wish they have some freedom to lead life their way.This freedom, according to a survey, may ... Read more...
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Police to withdraw poll-linked case against Dikshit (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi Police Monday moved an application in a court here seeking withdrawal of a case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly violating the election ... Read more...
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Re-poll peaceful in Manipur (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Feb 4 (IANS) Re-polling at 34 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur concluded peacefully Saturday, an official said.Eight polling booths of Chandel district witnessed the highest 82 ... Read more...
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Many UP poll candidates face criminal charges: Study
February 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A total of 41 out of the 114 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first two phases of Uttar Pradesh elections Feb 8 ... Read more...
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Peacefull re-polling in Manipur
February 4th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IANS) Re-polling at 34 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur was conducted Saturday without any violent incident, an official said."Eight polling booths of Chandel district ... Read more...
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Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) petition for permission to hold a poll rally at Shivaji Park. Terming the move ... Read more...
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Additional security for Manipur re-poll
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Feb 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India will take additional security measures to ensure free and fair balloting in five hill districts of Manipur where re-polling is scheduled ... Read more...
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Poll panel disbands Punjab flying squads
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) The Election Commission has decided to disband surveillance teams and flying squads set up to monitor the Jan 30 assembly elections in Punjab, an official said ... Read more...
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Poll spotlight on corruption: Remo
February 1st, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) Corruption has taken centre stage ahead of every other issue in the five states where assembly elections are being conducted because of activist Anna Hazare, ... Read more...
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Rahul, Ajit Singh’s joint rally at Meerut Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh will address a joint poll rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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70 percent polling in Punjab, 65 percent in Uttarakhand so far: EC
January 30th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) An estimated 70 percent polling was recorded in Punjab and 65 percent in Uttarakhand in assembly elections in the two states, the Election Commission said ... Read more...
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Over 75 percent turnout expected in Manipur: Poll panel
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 75 percent voter turnout is expected in Manipur, where seven people, including an unidentified insurgent, have been killed in poll-related violence Saturday, the Election ... Read more...
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BJP releases its UP poll manifesto
January 27th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, focussing on education, health, employment and law and order.Key party leaders, including ... Read more...
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Elect those who assure Uttarakhand-like Lokayukta: Hazare (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday appealed to people in the election-bound states to vote for candiates who promised they would, if elected, support the enactment of ... Read more...
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Anna for Uttarakhand-type Lokayukta bill
January 26th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare has appealed to people in the poll-bound states to ask all political parties if, when they came to power, they would ... Read more...
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Poll panel’s tableau - first in Republic Day parade history
January 26th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India marked its first presence at the Republic Day parade Thursday when its tableau rolled down Rajpath depicting a mammoth model ... Read more...
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Rs.42 crore seized in poll-bound states
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Officials Monday seized Rs.82 lakh at various places, taking the total cash confiscated in the states going to the polls to Rs.42.78 crore, Election Commission ... Read more...
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Garner’s daughters to name her third child
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Garner, who is expecting her third child, says she has left the task of naming the baby to her two daughters.
The 39-year-old, who ... Read more...
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Bad weather keeps Sonia away from Moga rally
January 19th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moga (Punjab), Jan 19 (IANS) Bad weather Thursday prevented Congress president Sonia Gandhi from addressing a rally in Moga town though she made it to the second venue, Kapurthala, ... Read more...
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Gangster allowed to file poll papers from jail
January 18th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday allowed alleged gangster Munna Bajrangi to file his nomination papers for the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from a jail here.Chief ... Read more...
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Journalists flay poll officer in Goa
January 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 40 journalists Wednesday staged a sit-in outside the cabin of the Goa chief electoral officer, accusing the latter denying them information under "political pressure".The journalists, ... Read more...
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Will elephants figure in Republic Day parade, asks Modi
January 17th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Congress following the poll panel's orders to cover elephant statues in Uttar Pradesh until the assembly elections are over, ... Read more...
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Team Anna to highlight corruption in assembly polls
January 16th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Reiterating it will not assume a political role in the coming assembly polls, Team Anna Monday said it will instead highlight the issue of ... Read more...
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‘No politics behind order to cover Mayawati statues’
January 16th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Monday said its decision to order covering of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's statues and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) poll ... Read more...
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Mayawati lashes out at CEC for covering statues
January 15th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who turned 56 Sunday, made a frontal attack on Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi, blaming him for covering her statues ... Read more...
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Flat of ex-poll official’s son burgled
January 15th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Burglars struck at the home of former election commissioner G.V.G. Krishnamurthy's son here and decamped with jewellery worth Rs.15 lakh, police said Saturday.Around five people ... Read more...
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Congress now backs Khurshid’s quota promise
January 14th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A day after seeking to distance itself from Law Minister Salman Khurshid's promise to provide nine percent reservation to backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh if ... Read more...
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People tell more lies in January
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Believe it or not, people tell the maximum number of lies in the month of January than at any other time of the year, according to ... Read more...
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Congress civic poll hopefuls ask God for party ticket!
January 11th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Jan 11 (IANS) Trusting god to ensure party ticket for the coming civic polls in Maharashtra, many Congress hopefuls slipped their application forms in the donation boxes of famous ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad district magistrate transferred
January 11th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Ghaziabad District Magistrate Shashi Bhushan Lal Sushil was Wednesday transferred from his post on the directions of the Election Commission.Sushil, who has been asked to ... Read more...
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