Politics

Rahul Gandhi is hard selling the UPA's Rs 6,000 crore weaver package in poll bound Uttar Pradesh.

A poll official said that flying squad and surveillance teams on Wednesday recovered 16.26 lakh.

Politicians in Goa have suddenly begun sponsoring pilgrimages to Hindu and Christian religious sites with gusto.

Mayawati had campaigned for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi during the 2002 state polls after the post-Godhra riots.

As per the government's decision, Army Chief VK Singh will retire on May 31 this year.

During Modi's recent visit to China, Girish Luthra, owner of GEPIL, was with him.

The bail plea of co-accused former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh and businessman P Rama Rao is also up for hearing.

Team Anna is unlikely to target any particular political party during the campaign in Uttar Pradesh.

Khurshid had recently said in a TV interview that the Law Ministry has control over the Election Commission.

As the state goes for polls on Jan 30, a major bout of mudslinging has been unleashed among the major players.

Taking pot shots at Mayawati, Ravi Shankar Prasad said she should tell how many jobs had been given to Dalits.

However, Home Minister P Chidambaram insisted that the gunfight between security forces and terrorists was 'genuine'.

The Community Party of India (CPI) would contest five seats while its ally CPI(M) two seats.

If Father Bismarque Dias sticks to his guns till March 3, he may become the first priest to contest polls in Goa.

The insurance scheme provides a coverage up to Rs 1,00,000 per family a year on a floater basis for ailments and procedures.

The NCP will contest 58 seats, while Congress will fight on the remaining 169 seats.