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Barmer district to witness triangular fight

BARMER, March 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Ravindra Singh Bhati has announced that he will be fighting the Lok Sabha elections independently from Barmer parliamentary seat. With the BJP fieldin... Read More


In a 1st, Cong banks on turncoats, allies

Jaipur, March 28 -- In a first in over five decades, the Congress- which has generally contested the elections on its own in Rajasthan- is banking on turncoats and allies for the Lok Sabha polls. Of ... Read More


MC seeks EC nod for granting rebate

Chandigarh, March 28 -- With the model code of conduct in force ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Chandigarh municipal corporation has written to the Election Commission of India, seeking permissi... Read More


Internal divisions surface in Chandigarh Congress

Chandigarh, March 28 -- Amid preparations for the Lok Sabha elections on June 1, internal divisions have surfaced within the Congress party in Chandigarh. On Wednesday, internal wrangling came to for... Read More


Cong's Choudhary Lal Singh files nomination from Udhampur

Kathua, March 28 -- Being probed in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), former Jammu and Kashmir minister and Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh on Wednesday filed his nomina... Read More


IT dept sets up 24x7 control rooms to curb black money during polls

Chandigarh, March 28 -- In order to curb the use of black money in the general elections to Lok Sabha and by-elections in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the director general of income tax (investigatio... Read More


EC notices to Shrinate, Ghosh over controversial remarks

New Delhi, March 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate and BJP lawmaker Dilip Ghosh for their alleged derogatory... Read More


Omar likely to be NC's pick from Baramulla

Srinagar, March 28 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah is likely to contest the Lok Sabha polls from North Kashmir's Baramulla. National Conference district committee has sent a ... Read More


RJD, Cong talks hit roadblock over Purnea, Katihar LS seats

PATNA, March 28 -- Purnea and Katihar, two seats currently held by the Janata Dal (United), have emerged as the sticking point in seat-sharing talks between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Cong... Read More


Cong names 14 poll candidates across 4 states; no pick for Amethi, Rae Bareily

New Delhi, March 28 -- The Congress on Wednesday announced four more names from Uttar Pradesh in its latest list of 14 candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, hours after the party's Central El... Read More