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Ecuador leader rebukes Assange for mocking Australian politicians

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 09:09

Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa chastized WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for making fun of Australian politicians in a video shot at his place of refuge in Ecuador`s London embassy.

Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton polled `hottest` US politicians

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 14:43

A new poll has declared New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are the "hottest politicians" in the United States.

Politicians have benami flats in Adarsh: BJP MLA

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 22:19

Politicians from Congress- NCP alliance in Maharashtra have "benami" flats in controversial Adarsh housing society here, Devendra Fadnavis alleged.

Centre to seek review of barring jailbirds from elections

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:36

The central government will approach the apex court to review its judgment barring jailed politicians from contesting elections.

NCP hails SC judgement on RPA Act

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 20:47

NCP welcomed Supreme Court`s ruling holding unconstitutional legal provision providing protection to elected representatives convicted of criminal charges but have filed appeal in the higher court.

A person in jail cannot fight polls for legislative bodies: SC

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 18:28

A person, who is in jail or in police custody, cannot contest election to legislative bodies, the Supreme Court has held.

Nitish Kumar hails SC order on convict lawmakers

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 16:48

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court order disqualifying MPs, MLAs and MLCs from contesting elections on conviction saying it would help reform the system.

‘1,460 lawmakers have criminal cases against them’

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 21:53

A total of 1,460 MPs and MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits submitted to Election Commission before contesting elections.

Politicians, judiciary most corrupt in Bangladesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:15

Bangladesh`s political parties, police and judiciary are the country`s most corrupt institutions, a global graft watchdog has found.

Congressmen skip Jana Sangh founder`s anniversary; Advani irked

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 13:27

Dismayed over Congress MPs not attending a programme to pay floral tributes to Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Parliament, BJP leader L K Advani today said politicians should not discriminate between great men.

Young sons of MP leaders test political waters

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 12:14

Digvijay Singh`s son Jaivardhan Singh has joined the Congress amid indications that he might contest upcoming Madhya Pradesh elections.

Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:27

In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear crisis was dismissed last week after he used a scatological insult on Twitter to deride civil activists.