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November 17, 2013 2:27 PM

Campaigning for 72 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh ends this evening

In Chhattisgarh, electioneering for the 72 assembly segments going to polls in the second phase of elections comes to an end this evening. As many as 842 candidates, including 75 women, are in the fray for Tuesday's polls. Security arrangements have been beefed up in the assembly constituencies...

November 17, 2013 2:25 PM

Abdulla Yameen sworn in as 6th President of Maldives

Abdulla Yameen of Progressive Party of Maldives was sworn in as the 6th President of the country by the Majlis in a special ceremony today. Yameen, half brother of former President Abdul Gayoom, defeated Nasheed in a straight fight yesterday.Vice President-elect Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed will also be ...

November 17, 2013 10:53 AM

Campaigning for 72 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh ends this evening

In Chhattisgarh, campaigning for the 72 assembly segments going to polls in the second phase on Tuesday will come to an end this evening. Our correspondent reports that, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO candidates are in the fray in these constituences. The Congress, BJP and other political parties are p...

November 17, 2013 9:51 AM

Maldives: Parliament meets today to swear in new President Abdulla Yameen

Abdulla Yameen of Progressive Party of Maldives has won the Maldivian Presidential elections. In the results announced last night by the Election Commission, Yameen defeated Mohamed Nasheed of Maldivian Democratic Party with a margin of six thousand votes.Abdulla Yameen secured 51.39 percent or 1 la...

November 17, 2013 9:49 AM

Campaigning for 72 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh ends this evenin

In Chhattisgarh, campaigning for the 72 assembly segments going to polls in the second phase on Tuesday will come to an end this evening. Our correspondent reports that, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO candidates are in the fray in these constituences. The Congress, BJP and other political parties are p...

November 16, 2013 9:45 PM

Govt announces Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today spoke to Sachin Tendulkar to congratulate him for being chosen for the Bharat Ratna. PMO sources said, Dr. Singh made the telephone call to Tendulkar soon after the announcement of the award and wished him many more years of contribution to sports.The Prime Mi...

November 16, 2013 9:13 PM

Filing of nominations for Delhi Assembly elections ends Today

As many as 732 candidates have filed their nomination papers from various Assembly constituencies of Delhi on the last day of nomination process. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, a total of 1139 candidates filed their nominations for which the process began on 9th of th...

November 16, 2013 9:13 PM

Model code violation: EC grants Narendra Modi 4 more days to reply

The Election Commission has granted four more days to the BJP leader Narendra Modi to reply to its notice on violation of model code of conduct in his speech at a rally in Chhatisgarh. The notice was issued to him for his remarks terming the Congress election symbol as Khooni Panja and Zalim Haath a...

November 16, 2013 9:12 PM

Govt announces Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today spoke to Sachin Tendulkar to congratulate him for being chosen for the Bharat Ratna. PMO sources said, Dr. Singh made the telephone call to Tendulkar soon after the announcement of the award and wished him many more years of contribution to sports.The Prime Mi...

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