Can`t say whether crisis averted: Omar on NC-Congress tussle

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 22:09

"I cannot say whether the crisis has been averted," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Thursday about the tussle with his coalition partner, the Congress, over the creation of new administrative units in the state.

AAP to contest over 350 LS seats, will fight tainted leaders

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 22:03

Aam Aadmi Party said it will contest over 350 Lok Sabha seats and vowed to take on tainted candidates and political leaders who have become "symbols" of corruption and criminalisation of politics.

BJP launches `Ek Note, Kamal par Vote` campaign, targets 272 plus seats

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 21:56

Targeting 272 plus seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, BJP today launched its ambitious door-to-door "Ek Note, Kamal par Vote" campaign here to reach out to every household and collect contributions.

Separate agriculture budget if BJP comes to power

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 21:40

A separate agriculture budget will be presented by BJP it it comes to power at the Centre after the coming Lok Sabha polls, party`s National agriculture wing secretary, Mohan Master said.

Ready to contest Lok Sabha election, says Digvijay

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:12

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, who has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, has said he is ready to contest Lok Sabha election if his party wants him to do so.

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 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.

Mizo students threaten to boycott LS polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 22:50

Mizo Students Union (MSU) today threatened to boycott the coming Lok Sabha election if Bru refugees from the state were allowed to vote in their relief camps in neighbouring Tripura.

Denied RS re-election, JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari revolts

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 22:48

Senior JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari, who was recently denied re-election to the Rajya Sabha, Wednesday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of nurturing `hatred` toward him and spurned the offer to contest the Lok Sabha election.

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.

EC working to raise poll expense limit, link it to Price Index

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 22:17

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission is working on increasing the expenditure limit of candidates and linking it with the price index.

Rajya Sabha biennial polls: 11 aspirants likely to be elected unopposed

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 22:11

BJP leader Vijay Goel and two other party candidates from Rajasthan, six from Tamil Nadu and two from Jharkhand are likely to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha as Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Kumari Selja and Madhusudan Mistry were among those who entered the fray on Tuesday for the February 7 biennial polls.