JD(U) leader N K Singh also refuses to contest LS polls

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 21:46

After senior JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari, bureaucrat-turned politician N K Singh, who has also been denied renomination to Rajya Sabha, on Thursday also refused to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

SP sets up coordination panel for LS polls

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 21:43

Samajwadi Party on Thursday constituted a state-level coordination committee to be headed by state party chief Akhilesh Yadav for effective monitoring of affairs related to Lok Sabha elections.

RBI Governor says must prevent extreme volatility in rupee

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:59

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will prevent extreme volatility in the rupee, its chief Raghuram Rajan told on a television channel Thursday.

Congress, CPI-M, BJP will be routed in 2014 polls: Mamata

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:18

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday sounded the poll bugle declaring that it will take on the Congress, BJP and CPI(M) in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

MP Christians fast for stable govt post elections

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:35

Around 70-80 members of Christian community began their 72-hour-long fast at a church in Govindpura area here praying for stable government at Centre post elections.

Rahul Gandhi – Reinvented!

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 13:39

Anybody who follows politics cannot have missed one recent development – Rahul Gandhi’s new political avatar.

US not sure of new Indian government post-election

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:27

The US intelligence community believes that any post-election Indian government will probably have a positive view of the US, but it`s "not assured" that future legislation or policy changes would be consistent with American interests.

Rahul Gandhi to take feedback from labour representatives today

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 04:50

Rahul Gandhi will hold consultations with labour representatives from organised and unorganised sectors, including street vendors, to seek their feedback for party`s manifesto for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Papers of three independent candidates rejected in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 23:08

The nomination papers of three Independent candidates for the February 7 Rajya Sabha elections were rejected after scrutiny on Wednesday.

Senior Congress leader joins NPP today

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 22:49

The ruling Congress in Meghalaya suffered yet another jolt today when another senior party leader joined the National People`s Party (NPP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

RS polls: Scrutiny over, 25 likely to be elected unopposed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 21:42

Nominations of most candidates for Rajya Sabha biennial polls were found valid after scrutiny today, paving the way for election of Union minister Sharad Pawar, Murli Deora (Congress), RPI`s Ramdas Athawale and Vijay Goel (BJP) along with 21 others to the Upper House unopposed.

Paswan meets Sonia over alliance formation in Bihar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:07

LJP sources said Paswan told Gandhi that his party will not talk to RJD chief Lalu Prasad on the issue of seat-sharing, reflecting the unease between the two parties.