Second phase UP polls: 36 percent higher voting than 2007
February 11th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The polling percentage in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Saturday may go up to 59 percent, the Election Commission said here, ... Read more...
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Will get backwards their dues even if poll panel hangs me: Khurshid
February 11th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh)/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Triggering a fresh controversy after he was censured by the Election Commission over promise of nine percent quota for minorities, Congresss leader ... Read more...
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Voting in UP polls second phase begins
February 11th, 2012 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Voters queued up outside polling booths as the second round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, involving 1.97 crore voters in 59 constituencies, began Saturday.Polling began ... Read more...
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Modi to campaign in Uttar Pradesh
February 10th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Nazvi said Friday."Yes, he will participate in ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress during the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi among BJP’s PM candidates: Gadkari
February 9th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was one of the party's contenders for prime minister.On a ... 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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UP voter turnout 60 percent, may rise: Poll panel (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 60 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh's first phase of assembly polls in 55 constituencies Wednesday and the figure is expected ... Read more...
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UP turnout 60 percent, may rise
February 8th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Feb 8 (IANS) Sixty percent of the electorate voted in Uttar Pradesh's first phase of polling in 55 constituencies Wednesday, the Election Commission said here.
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Sleazegate scalps three Karnataka ministers, leaves BJP red-faced (Roundup)
February 8th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in Karnataka Wednesday quit over viewing porn in the assembly and were barred from house proceedings till cleared, but demands ... Read more...
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Trade union wants anti-graft observers for rural jobs
February 8th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The new executive committee of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Wednesday sought anti-corruption observers for the central government's rural job scheme and enhanced ... Read more...
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Cold keeps voters indoors in UP (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Voting proceeded sluggishly in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday with the rain and cold keeping people away from polling booths in the state, where the first phase ... Read more...
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BJP ministers watch porn in Karnataka assembly; face sack (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka, Laxman Savadi and C.C. Patil, were Tuesday caught watching porn on a cell phone in the state ... Read more...
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BJP minister found watching porn in Karnataka assembly (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Cooperation Minister Laxman Savadi was Tuesday caught watching a sex act on his cell phone inside the state assembly, leaving the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Gadkari escapes unhurt in stage collapse
February 7th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari was involved in a freak accident here Tuesday, when the dais he was sitting on along ... Read more...
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UP first phase polls - Facts at a glance
February 7th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered polls is to be held Wednesday.Following are the facts -Number of assembly seats - 55Total voters - ... Read more...
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Poll outcome will be solid for Congress: Rahul(Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls would be "solid" for his party. He also said he ... Read more...
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Rahul focussing on stronger Congress, not becoming PM: Priyanka Roundup)
February 6th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said that her brother Rahul Gandhi's aim was not becoming the prime minister or the Congress chief but building ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s time wasted over allegations: Priyanka
February 5th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday hit out at the opposition for levelling allegations against Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation ... Read more...
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Rahul good enough to be PM but that’s not his central aim: Priyanka
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "good enough" to be the prime minister but occupying ... Read more...
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Rahul not working for his reputation in UP: Priyanka
February 5th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli, Feb 5 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said her brother Rahul Gandhi was not working for his reputation in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls but to bring ... Read more...
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Advani kicks off BJP’s UP poll campaign with Ram temple
February 5th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani Saturday reiterated his commitment to a grand Ram temple in this Hindu holy town as he ... Read more...
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Vote for change, Priyanka Gandhi urges UP voters
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) In a move to boost the Congress campaign led by her brother Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday addressed public meetings in ... Read more...
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Rahul-Ajit combo try to whip up magic in Meerut (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) Once rivals, now allies. The tie-up between the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) was played up in Uttar Pradesh Thursday with ... Read more...
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Battle of titans in UP: Maya, Sonia cross swords (Roundup)
February 1st, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A week before polling begins in Uttar Pradesh, the battle reached a feverish pitch Wednesday as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BSP leader Mayawati ... Read more...
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Infant mortality rate down 3 points in India
February 1st, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The infant mortality rate (IMR) in India has come down to 47 from 50 deaths per 1,000 live births over the last one year, a ... Read more...
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Judge BSP’s support by crowds at rallies, says Mayawati
February 1st, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) Expressing optimism about her continuing in office after the assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday said support to her party can ... Read more...
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Team Anna to commence UP tour Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Team Anna will commence its tour of Uttar Pradesh Thursday ahead of assembly polls in the state, educating voters about the Jan Lokpal bill and ... Read more...
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Rahul keeps up attack on Mayawati, Mulayam
January 31st, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday continued to target Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, as he went ... Read more...
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AIIMS paper leak accused sent to jail till Feb 14
January 31st, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday extended till Feb 14 the judicial custody of seven people allegedly involved in a bid to leak the post-graduate entrance exam ... Read more...
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Mulayam’s job promise to raped women draws flak
January 30th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's promise of giving jobs to rape victims was slammed Monday by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath and ... Read more...
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How will assembly polls affect Congress?
January 30th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) They may be battles for control of five states. But the overall outcome will mean a lot to the Congress and to the United ... Read more...
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Voting begins in Uttarakhand
January 30th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Jan 30 (IANS) Voting started across 9,806 polling booths in Uttarakhand's 70 assembly constituencies at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.Some 6.3 million people are eligible ... Read more...
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Rape victims will be given government jobs: Mulayam
January 29th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Siddharth Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Hitting out at the Mayawati government for rising incidents of rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav ... Read more...
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Mulayam, Mayawati neglected Muslims, development: Rahul Gandhi
January 28th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Unnao/Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 28 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday blamed both Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for "gross ... Read more...
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