Politics

Keith Vaz shared the stage on Sunday with Valanka Alemao of the Alemao family contesting the March 3 polls.

The Congress on Monday compared the newly-emerged Trinamool Congress in Goa to a mushroom growing in the monsoon.

Salman Khurshid had said he would ensure the rights of backward Muslims even if the EC hangs him.

Election Commission had censured Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities in an election rally.

The voters will decide the fate of 1,098 candidates in the second round. The staggered polling began February 8.

The steel minister, who was in Jaunpur to campaign for the party's nominees, sought support for the Gandhi scion.

BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the dates are being finalised for Modi's campaign.

Five political families from Goa have cornered nearly one-third of Congress tickets for the March 3 elections.

The government had to put on hold its decision following stiff opposition from some of UPA allies like Mamata-led TMC.

Oommen Chandy also said that in a federal structure the Centre has limitations in getting into a dispute involving two states.

Union Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said Rahul Gandhi will monitor the functioning of the party's next government.

The DMK said the pressure mounted by the saffron party forced the resignation of BV Acharya as Karnataka Advocate General.

Karunanidhi said that the power cuts in the state would affect about 40,000 industrial units in Coimbatore.

Dinar Tarcar, a senior Congressman who was pitted against BJP's Manohar Parrikar in 2007 polls, on Wednesday resigned from the party.

LK Advani also listed the "ten murkiest matters that come to mind", starting with the cash-for-vote scandal of 2008.

Kapil Sibal said that when BJP talks of morality they should look at their legislators and they will find the answer.