BJP Dalit leader gives deadline to party over ticket

New Delhi (IANS) Accusing top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of being unavailable, Udit Raj, sitting MP from North West Delhi, on Monday gave the party a deadline of 4 p.m. to announce the name for his parliamentary constituency.
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BJD candidate held for assaulting EC officials

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Pradeep Maharathy, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Pipili Assembly constituency, was on Monday arrested for assaulting the Election Commission (EC) officials during a raid at his farmhouse in Puri, Odisha,…

Third phase polling on Tuesday across 15 states

New Delhi (IANS) People in 15 states will vote on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for Tuesday which will see a maximum of 117 seats going to the polls in a single phase of seven-phased election.

Voting will be completed…

Officer suspended for checking PM's chopper transferred

New Delhi (IANS) Mohammed Mohsin, a General Observer under the Odisha poll panel who was suspended for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper in Sambalpur last Tuesday, has been sent back to Karnataka, the Election Commission (EC) said…

Time to stand with judiciary, says Jaitley

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the "institutional destabilizers" saying that their lending shoulder to "completely unverified allegations" was destabilising the institution of the Chief Justice…

EC serves notice on Sadhvi Pragya Thakur

Bhopal (IANS) The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday served a notice on BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur over her controversial remarks about Hemant Karkare, the senior police officer who was martyred in…

In direct contest for PM, voters in AP, Punjab, Kerala, TN prefer Rahul over Modi: IANS Survey

New Delhi (IANS) In a direct contest, most voters in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will vote for Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister but in the rest of the country, Narendra Modi continues to be the preferred choice, according…

Indian, US Navies hold anti-submarine warfare exercise

New York (IANS) Indian and the US Navies have held a joint submarine-hunting exercise in the Indian Ocean, aiming to lay the groundwork for coordinating maritime patrol and reconnaissance, according to the US Navy.

Indian and the US' P-8…

Congress releases plan on national security

New Delhi (IANS) Congress on Sunday released its plan on national security which emphasises on five key issues - assuming India's rightful place in global affairs, securing the neighbourhood, internal security, protecting people and strengthening…

Three injured after train derails near Kanpur

Kanpur (IANS) At least three people were injured on Saturday after 12 coaches of the Delhi-bound Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur, railway officials said.

The accident took place at 12.52 a.m. in Rooma, 15 km from Kanpur.

The 12 coaches…