New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday urged Election Commission to stop telecast of a commercial advertisement featuring actress Hema Malini, the BJP candidate from Mathura, for a water company, saying that it was violation of the model code of conduct. K.C.Mittal, secretary of Congress’ legal and human rights department, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will Wednesday deliver its judgment on appeals of three convicts against a trial court verdict awarding them life imprisonment for abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002. A division bench of Justice Gita Mittal and Justice J.R. Midha had reserved the judgment April 16 last year. The […]
Agra, April 1 (IANS) Agra Mayor Indrajeet Arya from the BJP and BSP legislator Chhote Lal Verma Tuesday joined the Samajwadi Party. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav welcomed the two leaders into the party. Bahujan Samaj Party leader Verma from Fatehabad assembly constituency joined the Samajwadi Party along with a large number of followers, including […]
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday sought a report from the district magistrate following allegations by a election Model Code of Conduct (MCC) team that they were roughed up by Trinamool Congress activists after posters and festoons of the ruling party were removed in West Bengal’s Howrah district. “We have asked the district magistrate […]
Malegaon (Maharashtra), April 1 (IANS) Braving 45 degrees Celsius temperature, AAP candidate for Dhule Lok Sabha seat Ansari N. Ahmed has embarked on a 50-km walkathon to file his nomination papers, a party leader said here Tuesday. “We started this afternoon from Malegaon and have already covered around 10 km. The march will continue for some […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Tuesday alleged that leaders and workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress were terrorising its supporters and expressed fears about the collapse of the law and order during the coming Lok Sabha polls. In a memorandum to the Election Commission in Delhi, a high-level Left Front delegation […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held at Monte Carlo in 2005. Anju, who had to settle for the silver, got the gold following the […]
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday sought to reach out to poor people of the upper castes, asserting her party would also fight for reservations in education and government jobs to economically under-privileged members of the community in the country. Attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine months. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, in a recently delivered order, held Uttar Pradesh resident Shiva guilty of gang rape, rape and wrongfully confining the 30-year-old woman. The court […]
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit West Bengal April 5 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, an official said Tuesday. Sampath’s visit comes within two weeks of Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi’s assessment of the preparations. According to Amit Roy Chaudhury, officer on special duty […]