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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani blasts Iran`s rulers

A website is reporting that former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has strongly criticised the po...

Iran allows eight contenders for presidential election

Iranian legislative body has approved eligibility of eight presidential candidates for the June 14 p...

Iran election overseers may bar former president

Iran`s election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next ...

Iran`s Revolutionary Guard warns against post-election turmoil

A senior commander in Iran`s Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for pos...

Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims

Re-polling in a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan`s port city Karachi Sunday following allegati...

Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader

A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast`s 2010-11 post-election violence was tak...

WB panchayat polls: SEC holds meet with DMs, SPs

The West Bengal State Election Commission on Saturday held a meeting with the district magistrates a...

WB govt gives three dates for panchayat poll to SEC

The West Bengal government Friday sent the State Election Commission three dates July 2, 6 and 10 fo...

West Bengal SEC seeks deletion of `consent` in HC order on panchayat polls

West Bengal State Election Commission filed an application before the Calcutta HC claiming that the ...

‘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...

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...

Differences over panchayat poll dates at govt-SEC meeting

There were differences at a meeting on Thursday between the State Election Commission and the West B...

Imran Khan gives 3-day ultimatum to Pakistan Election Commission to probe rigging

Khan said that rigging has been reported from 25 constituencies across the country, adding that it w...

60% votes cast in Arunachal rural, civic polls

An estimated 60 percent voters exercised their franchise for the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in...

BJP rules out alliance with BJD in next election in Odisha

Ruling out any alliance with its erstwhile partner BJD in Odisha for next elections, BJP on Wednesda...

Minister slams SEC for listing poll booths as per sensitivity

West Bengal Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee on Wednesday questioned the authority the State Ele...

Statistics confirm rigging reports in Karachi

An elections observer group in Pakistan has confirmed reports of rigging at some polling stations in...

British PM telephones Sharif to stress `strong bond`

British Prime Minister David Cameron has telephoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz...

Silent voters catapulted PML-N to power: Pak daily

The PML-N was nearly reaching the majority mark in the National Assembly all thanks to "silent voter...

Former premier Pervez Ashraf barred from leaving Pakistan

Former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf was on Monday barred from leaving the country over allegations of ...

Double whammy for Mamata government in court

Calcutta HC ordered CBI probe into a Trinamool Congress worker`s death allegedly in police custody.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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...

Protests in Pakistan over rigging allegations

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

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...

Obama congratulates Pakistan on successful election

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

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...

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...

Musharraf`s party wins 2 seats despite election boycott

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf`s party today managed to win a seat each in the Nati...

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...

Nawaz Sharif`s supporters celebrate victory in centre, Punjab

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activists are celebrating their party`s victory in Punjab and a...

Pakistan Election Results 2013: Imran Khan`s PTI ready for role as opposition

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has said it has emerged as the second largest national party, cap...

Arrest warrant for 9 Pakistani poll station officers

An arrest warrant has been issued for nine presiding officers of polling stations in a National Asse...

`Pakistan elections a resounding victory for democracy`

Pakistan voted Saturday for the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies.

Nawaz Sharif: The Lion of Punjab roars in Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif, known as the `Lion of Punjab` who has promised to restart peace process with India an...

Pakistan Election Results: Imran`s ex-wife hails party`s good show

Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan`s ex-wife Jemima Khan has hailed the success of his political...

Pakistan Election Results: PPP suffers huge setback, Ashraf faces rout

In an embarrassing setback to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) that ruled the country since 2008, forme...

Pakistan Elections 2013: Nawaz Sharif vows to fulfil all poll promises

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Nawaz Sharif Saturday pledged to fulfil all the promises ...

Pakistan polls 2013: People’s mandate goes to Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif was poised for a record third term as Pakistan`s Prime Minister with his PML-N party to...

We are awaiting response from WB govt: SEC on panchayat polls

The State Election Commission is yet to get any response from the West Bengal government regarding t...

Pakistan General Elections 2013: EC extends voting time by an hour

Pakistan Election Commission on Saturday extended the time for voting by an hour following large vot...

Mamata govt may move SC over panchayat order

The West Bengal government will approach the Supreme Court if a division bench of the Calcutta High ...

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