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CBI questions industrialist in horse-trading case


The CBI on Friday quizzed industrialist R K Agarwal, who was taken in remand in connection with cash...

Muslim representatives meet Mulayam, promise poll support


Representatives of the Muslim community on Friday met Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav an...

PML-N gets notice for display of tiger during poll


A Pakistani court on Friday sought responses from the PML-N and wildlife and environment authorities...

Mayoral polls in Philippines decided by coin flip!


In the high-tech era of electronic voting, a dead heat mayoral election between two candidates in th...

‘Woman on ballot’ not ‘approved by law’: Iran council cleric


Iran’s constitutional body, the Guardian Council, has ruled out women’s participation in Presidentia...

Understanding Pakistani politics, the chicken way


High chicken prices in the run-up to Pakistan`s May 11 elections are proof of the resourcefulness of...

Visit to Sultanpur is like a homecoming: Varun Gandhi


Amid speculations of him contesting next LS polls from Sultanpur, BJP MP Varun Gandhi said his visit...

Sharif`s PML-N gets 124 seats in Pak National Assembly


Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has bagged 124 of the 272 directly elected seats in Pakistan`s National Assembl...

Nawaz Sharif may retain foreign affairs portfolio


Pakistan`s Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif may retain the crucial foreign affairs portfolio with h...

Nepal govt asks CPN-Maoist to come for talks for holding polls


Nepal government has called fringe parties, including breakaway Maoist faction led by Mohan Vaidya, ...

Electoral rolls verification in AP from Thursday


Door-to-door verification of electoral rolls to rectify duplication of voters and any errors will be...

Loss in Karnataka is a wake up call: Rudy


BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said losing elections in Karnataka was a "wake up call" fo...

Rahul Gandhi on feedback mission in Rajasthan


Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Rajasthan`s Bikaner district on Wednesday to hold "f...

PPP to form coalition govt with MQM in Sindh: Zardari


Senator Raza Rabbani said that the PPP has been part of different governments in the past and unders...

Pak`s PPP to issue white paper on `rigging` in Punjab


The Secretary General of Pakistan People`s Party (PPP) has said that massive rigging took place in t...

UPA ad campaign not with eye to 2014: Manish Tewari


Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Tuesday denied the publicity campaign launched b...

India, US can feel some joy in successful Pak elections: Gore


The just concluded general elections in Pakistan is a time for both the US and India to feel some jo...

Imran Khan`s party set to form govt in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa


The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf emerged the single largest party in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa by bagging 35 of t...

Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N emerges as single largest party in Pak polls


Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan`s landmark general election...

Shinde to review security situation in Naxal-hit areas of Jharkhand


Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will review progress in the security situation and developme...

Pakistan Elections 2013: 49 polling stations had more than 100% voting


Forty-nine polling stations in Pakistan achieved the impossible -- the votes polled were more than t...

No invite for PM to attend swearing-in of Sharif: MEA


There is no invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan to attend the swearing-in...

Change in Pak approach toward India unlikely: Husain Haqqani


Even as there is a sense of positivity over Indo-Pak ties after the outcome of Pakistan polls, a for...

Yousuf Raza Gilani resigns from PPP`s vice-chairman post


Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday resigned from the post of vice-chairman of the Pakistan ...

Non-Cong, non-BJP formation will emerge after LS polls: CPI(M)


CPI(M) is optimistic about a non-Congress, non-BJP formation emerging after the next general electio...

Delhi BJP gets new team as Goel focuses on Assembly elections


BJP president Vijay Goel announced his new team -- a mix of experience, youth and women -- which wi...

Pak polls show people`s commitment to democracy: EU


The unprecedented turnout in Pakistan`s general election reflected the people`s commitment to democr...

Pak polls: PPP accepts defeat but decries militants` shadow over polls


The Pakistan People`s Party today accepted defeat in the landmark general elections but said it had ...

Cabinet formation in two-three days: Siddaramaiah


Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said Ministers would be inducted into his Cabinet by...

Election Commission of Pakistan meets over rigging


Pakistan went to polls Saturday for the National Assembly and provincial assemblies. Monday saw prot...

PPP likely to form government in Sindh province


The daily Dawn cited unofficial results which showed the party has got 70 of the 130 general seats.

Shahbaz Sharif set to become Punjab Chief Minister, again


Shahbaz Sharif is likely to become the chief minister of Pakistan`s Punjab province again, a media r...

Rights panel finds shortcomings in Pakistan polls


It also noted that the 2013 election was "the costliest ever in the country`s history, and the peopl...

‘BJP lost Karnataka polls due to its own mistakes’


BJP national vice-president Prabhat Jha has said that his party lost the Karnataka Assembly election...

Protests in Pakistan over rigging allegations


Soon after unofficial results began to trickle in, some losing candidates levelled rigging charges.

Decision on Musharraf biggest challenge for Nawaz Sharif?


The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which will form the federal government very soon, will fac...

UNSG congratulates people of Pakistan on historic election


Ban Ki-moon today applauded the courage and determination of political parties to engage in the elec...

Pakistan Elections 2013: Nawaz Sharif on way to attain majority, form govt


Having received an overwhelming lead over its rivals in Pakistan elections, Pakistan Muslim Leauge-N...

Suicide attack in Balochistan’s Quetta kills six


The bomber detonated his explosive vest near the home of Balochistan Police chief Mushtaq Sukhera la...

Obama congratulates Pakistan on successful election


US President Barack Obama on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on successful completion of parliamentary...

Cong declares candidates for Gujarat by-elections


Gujarat Congress has decided to field new faces and play the sympathy card in the upcoming bye-elect...

Pakistan poll results delayed due to transparent process: ECP


There has been a delay in the announcement of results of the general elections in Pakistan due to th...

Youth will lead movement for change in next elections: Mufti


Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the people of Jamm...

Cong declares candidates for Gujarat by-elections


Congress on Suneclared the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha and four Assembly by-elections in G...

Pak polls: Imran welcomes poll outcome but alleges rigging


Crickter-turned-politician Imran Khan today said his party would act as a "solid opposition" even as...

Pak polls: Sharif promises talks with India on Kashmir


Nawaz Sharif, who was on Sunday poised to return to power in Pakistan after a 14-year hiatus, said a...

Pak polls: World leaders felicitate Nawaz Sharif


Leaders of many countries on Sunday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on his party`s victory in the general e...

Pak polls: PML-N supporters celebrate victory


PML-N supporters took to the streets here in droves today to celebrate the victory of Nawaz Sharif`s...

PML-N says it will frame national policy to counter terrorism


The PML-N, which is set to form the next government in Pakistan, will frame a national policy to cou...

BJP`s handling of Karnataka absolutely opportunistic, says Advani


BJP leader LK Advani on Sunday said the party had erred in not taking immediate firm action on alleg...