INDIA NEWS - Page 12534

Law has put Varun under tight leash: CongressSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 14:35 IST

Congress said Varun Gandhi's undertaking that he will not make inflammatory speeches was a virtual admission that the saffron party candidate made hate speeches.

Three injured in Amritsar blastSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 14:31 IST

Three persons,including two women,were injured in a blast in Amritsar on Thursday,police sources said.

Over 34 pc polling at country’s smallest constituencySubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 14:23 IST

More than 15 per cent polling has been reported in the early hours of voting in Lakshadweep Parliamentary constituency.

Cong to form Govt at Centre,AP: RahulSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 14:04 IST

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence that Congress-led governments' performance at the Centre and in Andhra Pradesh would bring back the party again to power.

Polling suspended in one booth in HazaribaghSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 13:44 IST

Polling has been suspended at a booth in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh constituency following reports of booth capturing by the supporters of a political party.

Army security drill leaves 150 students strandedSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 13:12 IST

A security drill in the Delhi Cantonment left over 150 students of the Loreto Convent stranded in their school buses outside the cantonment area.

Five election officials among 17 killed in Naxal attacksSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:45 IST

Stepping up their attacks,Maoists struck in Bihar,Jharkhand,Chhattisgarh and Orissa,killing 17 people,including five election officials.

Orissa: Around 15 pc voting in early hoursSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:28 IST

Around 15 per cent voting was recorded in the first hours of voting in 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly constituencies of Orissa where Maoists set ablaze three polling booths in Malkangiri district.

Moderate polling reported across NagalandSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:24 IST

Moderate to brisk polling was reported on Thursday during the first hours from across Nagaland for election to the lone parliamentary seat.

Cong faces tough task against AGP-BJP combine in DibrugarhSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:16 IST

Cong candidate Paban Singh Ghatowar,a former Union minister and a three-time MP,is contesting against the AGP's Sarbananda Sonowal.

About 15 pct votes cast in early hours in ManipurSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:09 IST

About 15 per cent of a total of 9.02 lakh voters in outer Manipur parliamentary constituency exercised their franchise during first four hours on Thursday.

10-12 per cent turnout in ArunachalSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 12:01 IST

An estimated 10-12 per cent votes were polled in the first two hours of the polling in the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh.

Only 10 per cent voting in Uttar PradeshSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 11:34 IST

Polling began on a slow note in Uttar Pradesh with only 10 per cent voters turning up to exercise their franchise in first three hours of polling.

Ajit Jogi’s secretary,2 others abductedSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 11:03 IST

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi's political secretary Shailesh Nitin Trivedi and two others were allegedly abducted and assaulted by some unknown persons.

Moderate polling in JammuSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 10:24 IST

Moderate polling was reported from the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency that went to polls in the first phase of elections.

Hardeep Singh Puri named Indias Permanent Envoy to UNSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 09:39 IST

Hardeep Singh Puri,a Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs,has been chosen as Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Naxalites attack polling booths in ChhattisgarhSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 09:00 IST

Naxals attacked polling booths in Dantewada and Narainpur regions in Chhattisgarh,triggering IED blasts and exchanging fire with security forces as polling began in the state.

French Rafale out of race for IAF fightersSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 02:15 IST

The French Rafael fighter has been knocked off a $ 10 billion contract to provide 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

Another shoe,this time aimed at AdvaniSubscriber Only

April 16, 2009 02:00 IST

A slipper was lobbed at BJP leader LK Advani by a former functionary of the saffron party during a public meeting in Katni.

Foreign student gangraped in Mumbai,three arrestedSubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 20:33 IST

Three youths have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a foreign national completing a post graduate course at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Cong fields candidate against LaluSubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 18:54 IST

Congress announced its party candidate for Patliputra constituency of Bihar from where RJD chief Lalu Prasad is contesting.

Delhi police files spl chargesheet against PeerbhoySubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 18:35 IST

Delhi police filed a supplementary chargesheet against four suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen including its media cell head Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy.

If Pak can’t investigate,let FBI or India do it: ChidambaramSubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 17:37 IST

There are media reports that in a dossier sent to Pakistan,the DNA reports of arrested terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab and the slain terrorist Abu Ismail were identical.

Pre-poll violence: 11 ultras killed in last couple of daysSubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 17:20 IST

The number of militants killed during the 'Operation Summer Storm' launched at Loktak lake and surrounding area in Manipur's Bishenpur district went up to 11.

J&K witnesses record 893 incident-free election ralliesSubscriber Only

April 15, 2009 16:24 IST

Jammu and Kashmir has hosted record 893 rallies free of violence till the end of campaigning for the first phase of the elections,with the Congress accounting for most of them.