Politics

Anna on Sunday shot off a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to show courage in passing a strong Lokpal bill.

A shoe was hurled towards Rahul Gandhi by a youth while he was addressing an election rally near Dehradun.

First it was 'kaka' and now 'peo-puttar' (father-son). The EC said the words can't be used in adverts or slogans.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit the state on Wednesday and address several public gatherings.

The party said it would ensure a strong, independent and autonomous Lokayukta in the event of its coming back to power in Punjab.

The NCP lured voters to attend an election rally at Parli.

Meanwhile, Manipur's chief electoral officer said 60,000 bogus voters had managed to enroll themselves in the voters' list.

She added the Lokpal cannot deliver desired results unless it had a strong and independent investigating agency.

The move was initiated by the Election Commission in wake of a complaint lodged by the Congress.

Mayawati had dubbed the Election Commission's decision as 'one-sided' and an insult to party founder Kanshiram.

Mamata Banerjee accused the Marxists of appointing "political recruits" to key posts across Bengal.

Moirangthem Totomsana had filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate against M Oken from Heirok.

The party said the absence of governance in Goa was symptomatic of the ailings and failings of the UPA government.

Polling to elect a new government in the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly will take place in several phases from February to March.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said if the Congress considered Digvijaya's statement as his personal opinion, then the party should clarify its opinion on the issue.

Advani said after a bomb blast was averted on his yatra route last year near Madurai, Jayalalithaa had told him that she would not have forgiven herself if something amiss had happened.