Prabhunarayan - Instablogs
May 20 2009
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday conceded that its effort for a non-Congress, non-BJP Third Front was not accepted by the people in some States as a “credible and viable alternative” at the national level. “The Left...
May 19 2009
Though the election fever has subsided, the regime of the Model Election Code of Conduct is set to continue till May 28, and heads of various government departments have expressed fears that this may put on hold developmental projects even beyond the...
May 18 2009
WJubiliant with the outcome of parliamentary elections in India, Britain&aposs Indian- Muslim community today expressed their delight at BJP’s defeat while hailing Congress-led UPA’s victory for a consecutive term.
May 18 2009
The affidavits of 533 declared winners filed before the Election Commission show that there are 150 new MPs with criminal cases pending against them. Of these, 73 face penal charges, according to the autonomous body National Election Watch.
May 14 2009
A Dalit icon in the country, Mayawati has of late emerged on the national scene as the leader, who after the general elections would probably have a say in deciding as to who is going to head the government. Enrooting herself firmly in UP with her...
May 14 2009
The call for boycott of polls by separatists did not have much effect in Ladakh parliamentary constituency as voters thronged the 476 polling booths since morning to exercise their franchise in the fifth and final phase of elections. An estimated 61...
May 14 2009
Call it the Giant-Next-Door complex. While the world worries about India and China eating its lunch, India, for its part, keeps a wary eye on China. For India it’s a decades-old habit, this anxious concern about its larger, more prosperous...
May 14 2009
With the death of one person in a clash Wednesday, the toll in election-related violence over three phases of polling in West Bengal has shot up to 20. A ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader died after being attacked allegedly by...
May 12 2009
Pappu Raj is instantly recognisable as an old-style Indian politician – with his white Nehru cap, long white cotton robes, and his neck adorned with garlands of flowers from admiring supporters. His manifesto promises, however, are unusually...
May 11 2009
Ludhiana May 11 (PTI) Apparently wooing the Left for support, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said all secular parties had an obligation to provide a “purposeful, secular” government at the centre and prevent the NDA from coming to...