Politics

The apex court had in April, 2007 issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on the issue.

The audio glitch resulted in chaos with Congress leaders scurrying around to get the sound system fixed, as Manmohan Singh sat watching the fracas.

10.25 lakh voters will decide the fate of 215 candidates, including nine women and 74 independents in the fray.

A Kolkata court rejected their bail application in the case on Thursday and sent all the four to judicial custody for one day.

Arun Jaitley said that he did not share the view that Chief Minister Narendra Modi failed to act.

However, the government is promising that private TV channels will not be banned from telecasting the proceedings in the Assembly.

Police on Tuesday registered the FIR under anti-corruption law in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

The incident took place outside the Ganguly Bagan police station in Jadavpur. The policemen, however, chose to watch the ruckus from the sidelines.

Reacting to the opposition to strikes by the leader of Congress's key ally TMC, the Congress said it is 'good news'.

Congress is dependent on TMC - which has 20 MPs in Lok Sabha and 6 in Rajya Sabha - to run the central government.

Kurshid had promised 9 per cent sub-quota to minorities within the OBC quota at an election rally in UP.

Varun Gandhi has predicted that Samajwadi Party will emerge as the single largest party in the Assembly elections.

Omar said PDP circulated false rumours and published concocted stories regarding the rotational chief ministership.

He said there were only five liquor shops in Bihar per one lakh population compared to 42 each in Karnakata and Himachal Pradesh.

BANGALORE/MANGALORE: Unperturbed at the luncheon meeting hosted by former CM B S Yeddyurappa for his confidants in an effort to st..

LK Advani said imposition of President's rule in UP if Congress does not get a majority would be blatant misuse of the provision.