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Lalgarh (West Bengal), July 4 (ANI): Security forces and police reclaimed two more areas from Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.

In a four-pronged attack, a team of security forces and police set out from bases in Binpur, Pirakata, Salboni and [...]

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today to begin negotiations two days before the final counting.

Modi is scheduled to begin negotiations with the Third Front leaders. He is expected to hold talks with All India [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The fifth and final phase of general elections 2009 witnessed an overall 62 percent polling for 86 Lok Sabha constituencies across nine states and two union territories.

The polling for general elections to Lok Sabha came [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA is trailing behind the Congress-led UPA in the projections given by different exit polls in the Lok Sabha elections.

The surveys shown by electronic channels after the end of fifth phase of polling today placed the BJP-led NDA not [...]

Amritsar, May 13 (ANI): Voting in the city of the Golden Temple started on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections.

Polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar. A dull beginning notwithstanding, voting is likely to pick up later [...]

Amritsar, May 13 (ANI): The city of Golden Temple started voting on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections, with not many people turning up at polling booths despite wide awareness.

Though polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar despite a dull beginning the [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Elections for the fifth and final phase of parliamentary elections for the 86 constituencies in seven States and two Union Territories began on Wednesday morning.

The seven states comprising Punjab (nine constituencies), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (11), Himachal Pradesh (four constituencies), Tamil Nadu (39), Uttarakhand [...]

Kolkata/Baramulla, May 13 (ANI): Polling for the fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in 86 constituencies in seven States and two Union Territories began today amid tight security.

In this phase, polling is being held in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab; and two Union Territories [...]

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): The stage is set for the fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in 86 constituencies in seven States and two Union Territories on Wednesday.

In this phase, polling will take place in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab; and two [...]

Kullu (HP), May 12 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has again slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) last election campaign ‘India Shining’ whereas Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi trained guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s leadership.

Gandhi and Modi were addressing separate rallies in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh.

Gandhi reiterated his stand on [...]

New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Campaigning in 86 constituencies in six States and two Union Territories that are scheduled to undergo polls in the fifth phase of general elections on Wednesday (May 13) concluded on Monday evening.

The fifth and last phase of the Lok Sabh elections will witness [...]

New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Campaigning in 86 constituencies in six States and two Union Territories that are scheduled to undergo polls in the fifth phase of general elections on Wednesday (May 13) concluded on Monday evening.

The fifth and last phase of the Lok Sabh elections will witness [...]

New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): Campaigning in eighty-six constituencies in six states and two Union Territories that will go to polls in the fifth phase of general elections on May 13 will come to an end this evening.

In this phase, polling will take place in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, [...]

Moga (Punjab) May 9 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday sought Sikhs’ support to the Congress party in the fifth phase of parliamentary elections and thanked the Sikh community for giving the country a leader like Dr. Manmohan Singh as its prime minister.

Addressing an election rally ahead of the last of the five-phased [...]

New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Congress leaders are heading for Tamil Nadu to calm down Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi over the issue of a separate Eelam for Tamil people.

“As a next step, Sri Lankan Tamils should get Eelam. I assumed responsibilities of making all efforts to ensure that Eelam is created,” Karunanidhi [...]

Etawah (UP), May 8 (ANI): Eight villages in Uttar Pradesh boycotted the fourth phase of general elections on Thursday to protest against the lack of irrigation facilities.

Villagers expressed resentment over lack of water supply in their locality.

“Why should we vote? What’s the use? Why should we waste our time? We won’t vote. The entire village [...]

New Delhi / Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), May 7 (ANI): As hundreds of thousands of people voted in the national capital on Thursday despite scorching heat, several visually impaired voters also exercised their franchise and voted joyfully.

Polling booths with electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Braille were specially set up for the visually handicapped voters, the fact [...]

New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Monday issued the notification for the first phase of the five phased Lok Sabha elections.

Notifications were also issued by respective Governors for 154 of the 294 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 70 [...]