Explosions, firing in Bangkok on eve of polls, seven injured

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 19:01

Explosions and several shots were heard in the Thai capital on Saturday as opposition activists bent on disrupting Sunday`s controversial snap polls clashed with government supporters, leaving seven persons injured.

Thailand set for polls on Sunday amid anti-govt protests

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:09

Thailand will go to polls on Sunday amid a standoff between embattled premier Yingluck Shinawatra and opposition-backed anti-government protesters who have vowed to disrupt the elections.

Congress` Mistry, three from BJP elected unopposed to RS from Gujarat

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:38

Four candidates for Rajya Sabha - Congress` Madhusudan Mistry and three from BJP – were on Friday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.

Congress unlikely to win the Lok Sabha polls: Raman Singh

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:27

Taking a jibe at UPA`s decision of raising the cap of subsidised cooking gas from nine to 12 per household in a year, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said that the Congress is heading towards its "last show" at the Centre.

BJP denies Pawar-Modi meeting, says no to alliance with NCP

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 23:56

Amid talk of NCP giving mixed signals on its alliance with Congress for Lok Sabha polls, BJP denied there had been any meeting between Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi.

Pawar only trying to pressurise Congress: Munde

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:49

BJP on Friday dismissed the reports of a meeting between Union Minister Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi in Delhi, and suggested it was a part of NCP Chief`s tactics to put pressure on Congress before the seat-sharing talks.

Four candidates in fray in Assam Rajya Sabha polls

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:42

Four candidates who filed their nomination papers for elections to the three Rajya Sabha seats are in the fray as last day of withdrawal ended on Friday.

Vijay Goel among 3 BJP leaders elected unopposed to RS

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:12

BJP nominees Vijay Goel, Ram Narain Dudi and Narain Pachariya were on Friday elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Rajasthan.

NCP gives conflicting signals on alliance with Congress

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:10

Congress ally NCP sent conflicting signals on alliance in Lok Sabha polls with Sharad Pawar rubbishing reports of meeting with Narendra Modi while another leader Praful Patel said "options are open".

Pawar, Digvijay, Selja among 37 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:52

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders Motilal Vora, Digvijay Singh, Murli Deora and Kumari Selja, RPI`s Ramdas Athavale and Vijay Goel of BJP were among the 37 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Friday from various states in the biennial polls.

Kerala CPI(M) to embark on roadshow from tomorrow

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:14

Seeking to equip the party for the Lok Sabha polls, CPI(M) will launch a month-long march from Saturday covering the entire Kerala, highlighting "lapses" of the Congress-led governments at the Centre and the state.

EC holds DD News guilty of violating Model Code in Delhi polls

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 22:17

The Election Commission has held the state-run Doordarshan guilty of violating the Model Code of Conduct by telecasting news about reduced prices of vegetables on the day of Delhi assembly polls and asked its Director General to fix responsibility of officers involved.