India
EC transfers 44 officials in Uttar Pradesh
The Election Commission (EC) late transferred 44 officials posted in various districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said.
Van-truck head-on collision kills two people
Two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a trailer and a van on NH-33 under Shyam Sunderpur police station in Ghatsila sub-division, police said on Wednesday.
EC instructs single window system for party campaigns, contestants
The Election Commission (EC), on Wednesday, instructed officials to ensure a single window system for granting permission for campaigns, processions, public rallies and other election-related issues.
EC to employ 'runners' in inaccessible terrains of Jharkhand
As part of security measures, 'runners' would be deployed in inaccessible terrains during the three-phase Lok Sabha elections in Naxal-affected state of Jharkhand.
Cong leaders running away from polls because of 'BJP wave': Raje
Exuding confidence of party's win in Lok Sabha elections, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said Congress leaders were scared of "BJP wave" and "running away" from polls fearing defeat.
Clean Yamuna: Hema's top priority after elections
Hema Malini, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Mathura, on Wednesday, said that eliminating pollution from Yamuna will be her top priority.
LS polls: Kuldeep Bishnoi to face seven namesakes in Hisar
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) president Kuldeep Bishnoi will be facing seven other namesakes during the April 10 polling for the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana.
Will definitely challenge Narendra Modi in Varanasi: Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the party will "definitely challenge" Narendra Modi in Varanasi in the Lok Sabha polls.
Muzaffarnagar riots: 250 persons pelt stones to protest gangrape accused's arrest, booked
Police on Wednesday registered a case against 250 people for stone pelting and injuring three people during the incident in Muzaffarnagar.
2 more bodies recovered from Washington Mudslide
Rescuers slogging through muck and rain on Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a massive mudslide instead recovered two bodies and believe they have located another eight, Washington state officials said.
BJP MP Chandulal Sahu files nomination from Mahasamund
Mahasamund Lok Sabha seat's sitting BJP MP Chandulal Sahu filed his nomination on Tuesday from his home constituency. He filed his nomination papers at the Mahasamund collectorate in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and a large numb...
Lalu's crorepati daughter Misa Bharti files nomination from Pataliputra constituency
Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who filed her nomination papers on Tuesday for the Lok Sabha polls from Pataliputra constituency in Bihar, is a crorepati with the total value of her declared assets more than Rs.5 crore.
China demands satellite data on missing Malaysian plane
Australia said improved weather would allow the hunt for the plane to resume on Wednesday.
Division of West Bengal will not be allowed: Mamata
Bhutia is pitted against senior BJP leader SS Ahluwalia for the Lok Sabha Darjeeling seat.
Akhilesh Yadav 'missing' opportunity to contest LS polls
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday regretted "missing" opportunity of contesting Lok Sabha polls. "Kab Lok Sabha ja payengey pata nahi. Ye mauka to chook gaya (I don't know when I will reach Lok Sabha. I have missed the opportunity thi...
Acknowledging defeat, Ukraine pulls troops from Crimea
Ukrainian troops and their families began evacuating from Crimea on Monday, as Kiev effectively acknowledged defeat by Russian forces who stormed one of the last of their remaining bases on the peninsula.
