General Politics

Sanjay Dutt vows to work for the common man

Sanjay Dutt vows to work for the common manLucknow, Mar 16: Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt has promised to work for the betterment of the people, if voted to power.

Addressing reporters after visiting a temple here, Dutt said that he would follow the footsteps of his father Sunil Dutt.

"Lucknow is my home, I will definitely work here. I am the son of Sunil and Nargis Dutt and I would work like my parents," said Sanjay.

Malaysian Indian Congress president Vellu set to retain post

Malaysian Indian Congress president Vellu set to retain postKuala Lumpur, Mar 16: Incumbent Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu is all set to retain the party''s top post for a record 11th consecutive term, as his only challenger, former MIC vice-president M. Muthupalaniappan is not expected to get the minimum 50 nominations required from the party''s branches.

Under the party constitution, a presidential aspirant needs 300 nominations, with each nomination needing a proposer and five seconders, to be eligible to contest. All proposers and seconders must be branch chairmen.

Modi, Pawar deride each other in Maharashtra

Modi, Pawar deride each other in MaharashtraPune, Mar 16: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi derided each other during campaigning in Maharashtra on Monday.

While Pawar condemned Modi by calling him a "frontline leader" of the communal forces in the country, Modi mocked Pawar by saying that the Congress has cheated him on the prime ministership issue.

ANALYSIS: Indian parties make, break alliances ahead of elections

Indian parties make, break alliances ahead of electionsNew Delhi  - Indian general elections have resulted in fractured verdicts, hung parliaments and governments formed or supported by multiple political parties for most of the past two decades.

As the world's largest democracy gears up for its 15th general election starting April 16, leaders of political parties are engaged in frenetic parleys to cobble together pre-poll alliances which they hope will be winning combinations or, at least, yield numbers that may give them a say in the formation of the next government.

EC disqualifies 3,423 candidates for not filing details of expenses

New Delhi, Mar 15 : The Election Commission has disqualified the candidature of 3,423 candidates for not filing the details of the expenses incurred during the last Lok Sabha or recent Assembly ele

NCP to contest 14 seats in Bihar

BiharPatna, Mar 15 : The Bihar unit of Nationalist Socialist Party (NCP) declared on Sunday that it

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