Indian Legislative Elections

26/11 carnage ended a 25-year-old dream

'Thrilled to be touring India' Juergen and Daphne Schmidt had planned their trip to India for over 25 years -- an exciting, hectic trip that was to end with a dinner at the Leopold cafe in Mumbai on the night of November 26,...

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Security beefed up in Jharkhand for first phase of State Assembly polls

Ranchi, Nov 24(ANI): Security has been beefed up in Jharkhand on Tuesday ahead of the first phase of elections to the provincial legislature to prevent Maoist attempts at disruption. Huge number of police and paramilitary...

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Death separates Himachal's longest wedded couple

From correspondents in Himachal Pradesh, India, 02:04 PM IST Piyara Singh's hopes of casting votes in the next general elections along with his wife Hansa Devi have come to an end. Hansa, 103, with whom he shared his life for...

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2-Min. Bio: Manmohan Singh, India's Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh, India's Prime Minister On Nov. 24, the Obamas will host their first ever state dinner, in honor of India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Singh's visit comes on the heels of President Obama's first visit to...

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Rahul Gandhi picks Bihar hero for clean-up

Akshaya Mukul , TNN 23 November 2009, 06:59am IST NEW DELHI: In 1966, when Kommajosyula Jagannadha Rao joined the Election Commission, Congress was ruling the political firmament; it was almost a monopoly. A motley group of...

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Karnataka, its crisis, controversies and elections

From correspondents in Karnataka, India, 02:02 PM IST Karnataka is fast becoming a state that lives on crisis, controversies and elections. Political parties are busy drawing up strategies for the Dec 18 election to fill 25...

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Electronic Photo Identity Card For All Voters In Two Years, Says CEC Navin Chawla

Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has mentioned that all the Indian voters would be provided within a period of two years. "We expect the EC will be able to cover the country's 740 million voting population with the...

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Pulivendula bypoll on December 19

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday announced byelection to Pulivendla Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh on December 19. Counting of votes of will be on December 23. After taking into consideration...

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The Mamata and Mayawati factor

T V R Shenoy deciphers the meaning of the recent by-election results. After the results came out a miffed Akhilesh Yadav blamed his wife's loss on a secret understanding between the BJP and the Congress. I would contend that...

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Rahul Gandhi largesse for Bundelkhand

New Delhi: The government approved a Rs7,266 crore drought relief package for Bundelkhand, a region that spans parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, in a significant victory for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi who...

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