Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) This is one parliamentary constituency which is immune to any wave sweeping the country or Andhra Pradesh and it is the only Lok Sabha seat where the mainstream political parties don’t take the fight seriously. Such is the hold of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) or the Owaisi family over Hyderabad that the […]
Agra, April 14 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada has hit out at Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav for opposing death penalty for rapists. Campaigning for RLD candidate Amar Singh in the Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency Sunday, she called Mulayam Singh’s remarks “unfortunate” and “shameful”. “People will give a fitting reply (to him) in this election,” […]
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamils heralded the Tamil New Year Monday with traditional fervour. The morning began with visits to temples and meeting or greeting relatives, friends and neighbours. The Tamil New Year is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai, which normally falls on April 13 or 14. On this day, houses […]
The mood for change in the country is strong, and it is imminent that we would have a new prime minister and quite likely with a significant majority. We are all under the veil of the audacity of hope thinking in assuming that the office of the new prime minister will sway a magic wand […]
Patna, April 14 (IANS) The AAP Monday demanded the transfer of the superintendent of police in Bihar’s Nalanda district after its candidate, Pranav Prakash, was attacked and injured by unidentified men. Prakash was assaulted Sunday evening in Utarthu village when he was on his way to the Aam Aadmi Party’s election office. “Pranav Prakash was badly […]
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indian origin British actress Parminder Nagra, fondly remembered as a football player infatuated with the sport in “Bend It Like Beckham”, is now seen shooting guns in her TV show “The Blacklist”. And she loves it. In the crime drama, Parminder plays Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Meera Malik and she […]
Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday accused Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of benefiting a few industries and sacrificing the interests of the common people. Addressing an election rally in Jagatsinghpur, about 80 km from here, Gandhi said his party is in favour of development and factories and industries but the […]
Bhubaneswar, Over 13 million electors will cast their ballots in the first phase of polling Thursday for 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha. Security has been tightened, and 60 companies of paramilitary forces – each comprising about 100 troopers – have been deployed in vulnerable areas to ensure trouble-free polling, Director General […]
Jagdalpur, April 10 (IANS) Voting was sluggish in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency’s Maoist-dominated forested areas, but the urban centres reported brisk polling. Balloting was peaceful. A Chhattisgarh election commission official said that till 10 a.m., 18-20 percent votes had been cast and polling was peaceful. There was a healthy turnout of voters in urban areas like […]
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) After a slow pace of voting in the morning, polling picked up across the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, officials said. Long queues of voters formed at polling stations in all places including Muzaffarnagar, which has remained tense ever since communal riots last year left over 60 people dead. […]