Rajasthan counts votes Sunday
Jaipur – The political fate of 2,087 candidates will be decided Sunday when counting for 199 of Rajasthan’s 200 assembly seats takes place. Polling has been postponed in Churu constituency to Dec 13 due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. Counting will start at 8 a.m. and... read more »
Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contesting electi...
Dhaka – December 2, 2013 was the last date for the filing of nominations for the tenth parliamentary elections being held on January 5, 2014. The BNP, which had declared its intention of not participating in the elections under a Sheikh Hasina led election-time government, confirmed its... read more »
Don’t believe in surveys: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi – A day before the declaration of assembly election results, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Saturday that she did not believe in exit polls and surveys. “We don’t work on the basis of surveys. I would say respectfully, I don’t believe in these... read more »
Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani daily
Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily Saturday. The News Inter! national in an editorial “War Talk” said that “at a time when tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) are abating... read more »
Delhi Assembly polls: Narendra Modi targets Congress, Aam Aadmi Party
A day before campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections comes to an end, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted the Delhi government for “failing” to... read more »
Tarun Tejpal remanded in police custody for 6 days
Panaji: Tarun Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka, has been remanded to police custody for six days by a Goa Sessions court. Mr Tejpal was arrested on charges of raping a junior colleague... read more »
Polling begins in Rajasthan
Polling began on Sunday in 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan to decide the fate of 2,087 candidates including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BJP’s Chief Ministerial nominee Vasundhara... read more »
ISRO successfully sends Mars orbiter Mangalyaan into Mars Transfer Trajectory
Chennai/Bangalore: Crossing a major milestone in the country’s space history, ISRO’s Mars Orbiter mission on Sunday ventured out of Earth’s sphere of influence for the... read more »
Tejpal spends night in lock-up with murder accused
Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal spent the night at a police lock-up here with two murder accused and an anti-social person, after he was arrested by the Crime Branch. Mr. Tejpal, who was... read more »
