Politics

A voter casts a ballot during a referendum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk (Reuters)

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Pro-Russian separatist leaders pressed a referendum on self-rule across eastern Ukraine on Sunday that has raised fears in Kiev and the West of civil war and dismemberment.

May 11, 2014

A butcher cuts up portions of beef for sale in an abattoir at a wholesale market in Mumbai (Reuters)

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it plans to clamp down on beef exports if it takes power after general elections that end on Monday, threatening supplies from one of the world's biggest shippers of the meat.

May 11, 2014

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Election Commission says Exit Polls can be Issued on Monday

News organisations will be allowed to release their exit polls for general elections after 1830 India time (1300 GMT) on Monday, the last day of voting, Election Commission officials told Reuters.

May 10, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Blasts and Gunshots Should Stop to Continue Talks with Pakistan: Modi

India will not reopen dialogue with Pakistan amid blasts and gunshots, said Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on 8 May.

May 9, 2014

Terror Alert: Rajiv Gandhi-Like Human Bomb May be Deployed to Assassinate PM Candidate Modi

NIA is closely monitoring Narendra Modi's public rallies and security has also been beefed up.

May 9, 2014

AP's Ex-CM Janardhana Reddy Dies Aged 80

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader in the state Nedurumilli Janardhana Reddy passed away at 5am on 9 May, Friday, in the state's capital Hyderabad.

May 9, 2014

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Russia to Colonize Moon by 2030; Plans to Send Robot to Explore Lunar Surface in Two Years

Russia is planning to colonize moon by as early as 2030, and is in process of sending the first expedition to build a permanent lunar base in the next two years, reports from Russia suggest.

May 9, 2014

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Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP Leaders Protest Against Denial of Permission to Hold Rally in Varanasi

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leaders - Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah and HN Anantha Kumar on 8 May protested against the denial of permission to hold an election rally in Varanasi's Beniabagh area. The trio was spotted at the gate of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

May 8, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: EC Expects 80 Percent Voter Turnout in Seemandhra; TDP, YSRCP Claim to Win Majority, Naidu Invites Pawan for Lunch

AP Chief Electoral Officer Bhanvarlal has stated that 77 percent of voting was registered by the end of polling in Seemandhra region on 7 May. He added that the voter turnout may touch 80 percent once he receive the complete polling details of all 10 districts.

May 8, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP Decries Delay in Permitting Modi's Rally in Varanasi

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday raised a hue and cry over the Varanasi district administration's delay in granting permission to hold an election rally in Beniabagh ground on 8 May.

May 7, 2014

AP Governor Allots Administrative Buildings to Telangana, Seemandhra

Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan on 7 May allotted administrative buildings in Hyderabad to the new states - Telangana and the residual Andhra Pradesh or Seemandhra.

May 7, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Seemandhra Records 33 Percent Turnout by 11 am, Modi Keeps Tabs on Voting Process

Voters in Seemandhra cast their votes enthusiastically on 7 May to both Lok Sabha and the State Assembly simultaneously. This is the last election in undivided Andhra Pradesh (AP) as Telangana will be carved out of AP as a new state on 2 June.

May 7, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: TDP, YSRCP Claim to Win Majority Assembly Seats in Seemandhra

As campaigning ends for election to both Lok Sabha and the state Assembly in residual Andhra Pradesh or Seemandhra on Monday, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) have claimed to win majority of Assembly seats in the 7 May election to form government.

May 6, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: EC Seizes ₹283 Crore Cash, Large Quantity of Liquor

Highlighting that Indian voters were still being influenced by appeasements of money and liquor, the EC has stated that it has so far seized ₹283 crore in cash and 2.13 crore litres of liquor on the eve of ongoing general and assembly elections in the country.

May 6, 2014

ED Files FIR Against Dasari Narayana Rao, Naveen Jindal in Coal Blocks Allocation Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a case against former Union Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao and Congress MP Naveen Jindal in connection with the irregularities in coal blocks allocation.

May 6, 2014

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Politics

East Ukraine Referendum Raises Fears of Dismemberment

Election Front-Runner BJP Could Curb Beef Exports

Election Commission says Exit Polls can be Issued on Monday

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Blasts and Gunshots Should Stop to Continue Talks with Pakistan: Modi

Terror Alert: Rajiv Gandhi-Like Human Bomb May be Deployed to Assassinate PM Candidate Modi

AP's Ex-CM Janardhana Reddy Dies Aged 80

Russia to Colonize Moon by 2030; Plans to Send Robot to Explore Lunar Surface in Two Years

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP Leaders Protest Against Denial of Permission to Hold Rally in Varanasi

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: EC Expects 80 Percent Voter Turnout in Seemandhra; TDP, YSRCP Claim to Win Majority, Naidu Invites Pawan for Lunch

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: BJP Decries Delay in Permitting Modi's Rally in Varanasi

AP Governor Allots Administrative Buildings to Telangana, Seemandhra

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Seemandhra Records 33 Percent Turnout by 11 am, Modi Keeps Tabs on Voting Process

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: TDP, YSRCP Claim to Win Majority Assembly Seats in Seemandhra

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: EC Seizes ₹283 Crore Cash, Large Quantity of Liquor

ED Files FIR Against Dasari Narayana Rao, Naveen Jindal in Coal Blocks Allocation Case

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