Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Polling for the Lok Sabha in India’s smallest union territory Lakshadweep, a group of 36 islands and total electorate less than 50,000, will be held Thursday. There are a total of 49,821 electors, evenly divided between male and female voters. Three islands – Androth (9,012), Minicoy (8,139) and Kavaratti (8,080) – have […]
Imphal, April 9 (IANS) Over 50 percent voters cast their ballot till 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, as polling was held for one of the two seats in the northeastern state, officials said. Police and Election Commission officials said balloting took place peacefully in 1,406 polling stations in the tribal reserved […]
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to stay the centre’s decision to extend OBC reservation to Jats in nine states and sought the government’s response to a plea challenging its move. An apex court bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice N.V. Ramana while declining to stay the […]
Panaji, April 9 (IANS) A proposed greenfield airport at a remote plateau in north Goa is expected to play a role in deciding the electoral fate of the two constituencies in Goa which go to the polls April 12. The proposed airport, which has been a bone of contention and in the eye of a “land […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Kerala, which has 20 parliamentary constituencies, is geared up to vote Thursday. The campaigning ended Tuesday evening. All arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the poll that will begin at 7 a.m. and will ends at 6 p.m., Chief Electoral Officer Nalini Netto said Wednesday. A 24 million strong […]
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Fifteen candidates will battle it out Thursday in the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a picturesque archipelago of 572 islands situated in the Bay of Bengal. There are 257,856 voters in the union territory, almost evenly balanced between men (136,356) and women (121,500). Voting will take place […]
The crisis-ridden real estate sector, feeling neglected by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is warming up to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to lift its fortunes. In the wake of economic instability, the realty industry has been facing severe stress with a clouded investment outlook. Its industry […]
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt says her father and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is possessive about her, but adds that he has taken her on-screen kissing with Arjun Kapoor in the forthcoming film “2 States” practically. “Like every father, who don’t want their daughters to get married, even my father is the same,” Alia said […]
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Essentially “theatre by the people and for the people”, nukkad natak or street theatre (ST) has transformed into more of a “propaganda” tool used by political parties as a crucial election campaign strategy leading to disintegration and corruption of the art form, veterans say. From highlighting candidates to taking satirical digs at […]
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India’s largest drugmaker by market capitalisation Sun Pharma will buy out Japan’s Daiichi-controlled Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4 billion in an all-share deal, the two companies said Monday. The combined entity will create the world’s fifth largest speciality generic pharma company. According to a joint statement issued by the two companies, Sun […]