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Goa polls: Reality TV star, hockey player, fitness trainer and former cop in AAP candidate listSubscriber Only
January 18, 2017 03:12 IST
A reality show star, a fitness trainer, an international hockey player and a former policeman are among the Aam Aadmi Party candidates for Goa elections. CECILLE RODRIGUES, 34, is a known face on television after having emerged the first runner-up in a popular dance competition. She is contesting from Taleigao constituency, the stronghold of former […]
They had a problem with my kikli… now will they write my speeches too?: Bhagwant MannSubscriber Only
January 18, 2017 03:02 IST
AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, blamed by SAD for the recent attack on Sukhbir Badal’s convoy, hits back in this interview.
Punjab polls: In villages where it flows, SYL canal matters less than jobsSubscriber Only
January 18, 2017 03:04 IST
Shormani Akali Dal, in defiance of a Supreme Court, recently announced that land would be transferred back to those from whom it had been acquired.
Punjab polls: Stones and shoe aimed at Badals turn campaign weapons for Bhagwant MannSubscriber Only
January 18, 2017 02:43 IST
With rhyme and comic reason, narrates convoy attack, asks if he will be blamed for shoe too
NCP agrees to Akhilesh Yadav’s call for alliance with SP in UP polls
January 18, 2017 10:41 IST
"I got a call from Akhilesh Yadav today afternoon when I was in Goa. The talks were about alliance of NCP with SP in Uttar Pradesh," NCP leader Praful Patel told reporters in Goa.
‘Daro mat’, tweets Rahul Gandhi after BJP moves EC against him
January 17, 2017 21:42 IST
"The grand old party Congress' grand new leader has tried to give communal colour to the elections by his statement in which he co-related the Congress' 'hand' with various religious figures.
We have to root out evil souls from Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu
January 17, 2017 21:27 IST
"We have to secure victory of Punjab. There is dire need of brotherhood in Punjab," he said.
Sonia Gandhi to campaign in poll-bound states if health permits: Digvijaya Singh
January 17, 2017 21:31 IST
Singh said party's strategy is to defeat BJP for which it is in talks with various (non-congress) candidates
BJP chief Amit Shah holds meeting with UP leaders to pick poll nominees
January 17, 2017 21:09 IST
The first list includes a number of leaders who joined BJP recently.
UP polls: Ties with father ‘unbreakable’, says Akhilesh amid talk of Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance
January 20, 2017 15:09 IST
On a day of fast paced developments, Akhilesh, called on his father at the latter's residence for a second time in two days and described his ties with him as "unbreakable".
Punjab polls: Who is Bikram Singh Majithia?
January 17, 2017 22:15 IST
Majithia has questioned Navjot Sidhu's credibility and political shrewdness over his recent decision to join the Congress.
Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh declares assets, has flat in Dubai, jewellery, worth Rs 48.29 crore
January 17, 2017 20:29 IST
He had declared total assets worth Rs 86.33 crores including that of his wife former union minister Preneet Kaur when he had successfully contested from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat during 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Arvind Kejriwal promises ‘drug-free’ Punjab; 80% reservation for Punjabis
January 17, 2017 19:58 IST
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor claimed that "around 40 lakh youth in Punjab were drug addicts and in dire need of treatment at de-addiction centres".
Punjab polls: Bibi Jagir Kaur cannot contest polls as Supreme Court rejects plea
January 17, 2017 19:40 IST
The bench refused to entertain the plea of Kaur by brushing aside the submission that she was only convicted on charge of conspiracy and not for murder.
BJP’s Uttarakhand list promotes ‘dynastic politics’: Harish Rawat
January 17, 2017 19:12 IST
Rawat said he was surprised to note that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stern public posturing against dynastic politics had conveniently been ignored by his own party.
UP polls: Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav confirms Congress alliance
January 18, 2017 10:42 IST
Earlier, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that his party would enter into an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls under the leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Congress, SP tie-up a natural alliance of rejected & dejected people: Venkaiah Naidu
January 17, 2017 18:53 IST
Naidu claimed that people do not want the SP government in the state because they have experienced "corruption, torture of women, lawlessness and no development" during its regime.
Punjab polls: Joginder Singh Mann of Congress files nomination from Phagwara
January 17, 2017 18:11 IST
Mann had represented Phagwara (Reserve) assembly seat thrice and had also remained minister.
Punjab polls: Capt Amarinder Singh files nomination papers from Patiala seat
January 17, 2017 17:51 IST
Amarinder will also file his papers from Lambi tomorrow, the other seat from which he is contesting the assembly polls.
Uttarakhand polls: Resentment among BJP leaders over ticket distribution
January 17, 2017 17:29 IST
While most of the disappointed contenders are yet to disclose their cards, they make no bones about their feeling of being left out.
Punjab polls: Income tax department to monitor social media
January 17, 2017 17:26 IST
"We are keeping important persons under surveillance. We have own ways of looking at the persons to check black money."
UP polls: Election Commission granting Akhilesh the cycle might influence 2017 elections result
January 18, 2017 10:43 IST
While Mayawati has been projecting her party as the only force to take on the saffron brigade in the face of a weakened Samajwadi Party, BJP on its part is seeking to capitalise by promising development and law and order.
AAP alleges harassment by Goa govt officials; seek Election Commission’s intervention
January 17, 2017 16:31 IST
AAP's Secretary Pankaj Gupta said that its workers have been beaten up and the police has threatened to pull down party's advertisements even before the Model Code of Conduct is implemented.
BJP fields sitting MLAs to contest 4 seats in Kanpur
January 17, 2017 16:03 IST
MLA Satish Mahana represented Kanpur Cantonment in 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002 and 2007 but had to contest from Maharajpur in 2012 following delimitation.
Punjab elections: Congress releases final list of candidates
January 17, 2017 15:45 IST
With these three names, the party has announced its candidates for all the 117 constituencies of the state elections.
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