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India's neighbourhood in a flux

Voters are gearing up to exercise their franchise and elect new leaders within the next 12 months in all but one (Sri Lanka) of the SAARC nations. India needs to better understand the likely......

Ahead of K'taka polls, B'lore police chief transferred

Complying with an Election Commission directive, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka today transferred Bangalore Police Commissioner B G Jyothiprakash Mirji ahead of the May 5......

Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and the UN

India's vote on the Sri Lanka resolution in Geneva may well have speeded up the general elections in the country and reduced our effectiveness as a regional power, says TP Sreenivasan A resolution......

EC registers Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Friday got its registration from the Election Commission though no symbol has been issued to it. The EC has issued a registration letter stating that it......

K'taka polls: BJP's affairs in a mess, Congress cheers

As soon as the Election Commission announced the dates for the Karnataka state elections, poll pundits swung into action to make predictions about the fate of the various major parties in the......

No decision on raising LPG supply cap: Moily

A day after Election Commission rap, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the government has not yet taken any decision on raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and the EC......

COLUMN - Wholesale of India, by FDI in retail

A democratically elected government cannot bulldoze its way through, whatever be the compulsions, writes M R Venkatesh.Kamikaze warriors, it may be recalled, were Japanese suicide aviators. In the......

Indian EVMs get mandate abroad

After revolutionising the electoral system of the world's largest democracy, India's electronic voting machines are set to do the same abroad. The country has got its first firm order to export......

U K Sinha is IOSCO Asia-Pacific head

Securities and Exchange Board of India chief U K Sinha has been elected as the chairman of the Asia-Pacific committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions.Sinha replaces......

EC to get tough on norms

The Election Commissionof India is considering a complete overhaul of the accounting practices of political parties and their reporting of donations and funds.These were some of the recommendations......

Usha, Gopichand in IOA's new advisory panel

The newly-elected executive council of the Indian Olympic Association constituted a three-member advisory panel, on Thursday, which will guide the office-bearers on problems faced by athletes. It......

Randhir slams Malhotra, Chautala for IOA mess

In the wake of the International Olympic Committee's threat to ban India from the Olympic movement, Randhir Singh, who withdrew from the race for the post of Indian Olympic Association president,......

IOA elections rescheduled for December 5

The high-profile elections of the Indian Olympic Association will now be held on December 5, ten days after its earlier scheduled date of November 25 following the resignation of Election......

IOA election in jeopardy after Quraishi resigns

The much-anticipated Indian Olympic Association (IOA)election took a dramatic twist on Saturday with the chairman of the election committeeS Y Quraishi resigning from the post, saying his......

Sports Code unacceptable for IOA polls: IOC

The International Olympic Committee has rejected the decision to hold the upcoming elections of Indian Olympic Association under Sports Code of the government and made it clear that the polls will......

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Q. While lawmakers vehemently demand water-tight laws to curb violence against women, lets not forget many are themselves lawbreakers....There are 4 legislators who have charges of "insulting the modesty of woman" against their names are among 42 MLA's in the country who have declared charges of crimes against women in their sworn affidavits to the Election Commission of India...When our Rakshaks become Bhakshaks what will happen to other Chipos...who treat woman as dirt and do the crimes and get away with bails???
Farhaan: A. more

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Q. CONGRESS HAS GIVEN A LOAN OF INTEREST FREE LOAN TO YOUNG INDIA COMPANY IN WHICH SONIA/RAHUL HAVE 76%SHARES AND WHICH BOUGHT PROPERTY OF NATIONAL HEARLD AN ENGLISH PAPER PUBLISHED FROM LUCKNOW STARTED BY NEHRUJI, AT CHEAP PRICE TO LEND IT TO GOVT. AND OTHERS ON VERY HIGH RENT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PARTY TO DOTHAT AND SUBHRAM SWAMY HAS LODGED A COMLAINT WITH ELECTION COMMISSION TO DERECOGNISE PARTY, DO YOU THINK EC WILL TAKE ANY ACTION THOUGH ITS ILLEGAL?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. you are absolutely right friend more

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Q. TODAY ANOTHER BIG DISCLOSURE BY SUBRAM SWAMY AGAINST SONIA GANDHI/RAHUL GANDHI IN APRESS CONFERENCE, CITING EXAMPLES OF HAVING BOUGHT FRAUDENTLY CO. NANED YOUNG INDIA AND IS RENTING TO GOVT. AND BOTH ARE HAVING SHARES NEVER MENTIONED IN AFFIDAVIT TO ELECTION COMMISSION,HOW DO YOU LIKE AND YOUR COMMENTS PL?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. EC is subsidiary company of Congress and I hv no hopes even they open a file for this complaint :P more

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Q. The Indian Election Commission has in recent years tried to tackle the problem of criminal politicians by making it harder for candidates with criminal records to stand for election. But the trouble is that the cases against many candidates have not been proved. In fact, it is hard to find a single case of a politician being sent to jail for corruption in independent India. Do you think that this shows that there is need of change somewhere for equal opportunity ?
Vilas Deshpande: A. subramaniam swamy is a person who doesnot hurl unsbustantiated charges - he will surely have some proof more

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State takes EC's nod for cop transfer

Not keen to repeat the embarrassment on February 14, the government on Tuesday took a prior nod of the election commission to appoint Anuj Sharma,... ...

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Panel accepts govt's 9 plan

The Bengal election commission is set to concede ground to the state government by issuing a matching notification this week for the panchayat... ...

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Defence secretary made CAG; appointment raises questions

Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. He takes over from Vinod Rai, who... ...

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Ex-Pak PM Ashraf used threats to secure funds, SC told

Press Trust of IndiaISLAMABAD, 21 MAY: A top government official today told Pakistan's Supreme Court that former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf had... ...

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Escape fest - where music meets fashion

Calcutta News.Net Tuesday 21st May, 2013 Designer Bal Chauhan will bring in style statement at the 'Escape' music festival by showcasing some of... ...

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