Maharashtra: HC holds 35 lakh caste certificates invalid

Maharashtra: HC holds 35 lakh caste certificates invalid Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday held that over 35 lakh persons belonging to various reserved categories across Maharashtra will have to get their caste claims revalidated, as certificates issued to them were "null and void" in the absence of vigilance reports. As a result, the validity of election of many candidates from reserved categories in the recent civic polls too may be in doubt. The division bench headed...
07:40 PM, May 04, 2012

Accept MCD poll results with 'good grace': PM

Accept MCD poll results with 'good grace': PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Delhi civic poll results in which the Congress suffered defeat should be accepted with "good grace". "These are local elections, local issues. People who work for the people, these are qualities that count. In every election, there is a winner and a loser. One has to accept it with good grace," Manmohan Singh told reporters in New Delhi on the...
03:33 AM, Apr 18, 2012
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:57 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Is the urban voter turning decisively against the Congress?

Is the urban voter turning decisively against the Congress?

In a huge blow to the Congress and the Sheila Dikshit government in the capital, the BJP won the Delhi civic polls, sweeping all the three municipal corporations of Delhi. ...
11:56 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi polls: Urban voters bring BJP back to power

Delhi polls: Urban voters bring BJP back to power New Delhi: Celebrations in the BJP camp, gloom for the Congress. BJP made history by winning all three municipalities in the capital - for the second time in a row. Immediately, the party was quick to interpret this not as a municipality result but a larger referendum against the Congress. The BJP workers were seen celebrating after a resounding win in all the three civic bodies. And the party leadership...
09:16 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi: BJP wins all 3 civic bodies, Cong routed

Delhi: BJP wins all 3 civic bodies, Cong routed New Delhi: In a huge blow to the Congress and the Sheila Dikshit government in the capital, the BJP won the Delhi civic polls, sweeping all the three municipal corporations of Delhi. Capitalising on issues of corruption and price rise, the BJP trumped the Congress to retain its hold in the Delhi municipal polls winning North and East Corporations and is set to capture South where it has emerged as...
07:19 PM, Apr 17, 2012

'Disconnect between Cong, people led to defeat'

'Disconnect between Cong, people led to defeat' New Delhi: Sandeep Dikshit, Congress MP and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's son, on Tuesday attributed his party's defeat in Delhi civic polls to a disconnect between the party and the people and the BJP's success in taking advantage of scams like 2G spectrum and price rise. He also said an environment was created by CAG reports and the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare that made people the believe that...
06:14 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Congress chapter in Delhi is over: BJP on MCD results

Congress chapter in Delhi is over: BJP on MCD results

BJP leader Vijender Gupta said that it's a clear referendum against the Congress, price rise and corruption. ...
01:43 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Anti-Congress wave has helped us in MCD polls: BJP

Anti-Congress wave has helped us in MCD polls: BJP

The BJP said that the stage was set for assembly elections as people want to throw out the Congress government. ...
01:41 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi civic polls: BJP moves towards victory

Delhi civic polls: BJP moves towards victory New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are locked in a bitter fight to control the three civic bodies in the national capital. The BJP is leading in all the three civic bodies - South Delhi, North Delhi and East Delhi. The BJP has established a huge lead in North Delhi and South, both of which have 104 seats each. The party is leading 55 seats with...
08:40 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes begins

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes begins New Delhi: The MCD polls are being seen as an acid test for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Delhi will soon know who will rule its three newly created municipal corporations. Counting of votes began on Tuesday and the exercise is being watched by the Congress and BJP with bated breath. Counting of votes for 272 wards is taking place in 33 centres across the capital amid tight security and...
08:01 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes today

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes today New Delhi: The MCD polls are being seen as an acid test for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Delhi will know who will rule its three newly created municipal corporations when counting of votes takes place on Tuesday, an exercise which will be watched by Congress and BJP with bated breath. Counting of votes for 272 wards will take place in 33 centres across the capital on Tuesday amid tight...
06:02 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes today

Delhi civic polls: Counting of votes today New Delhi: Delhi will know who will rule its three newly created municipal corporations when counting of votes takes place on Tuesday, an exercise which will be watched by Congress and BJP with bated breath. Counting of votes for 272 wards will take place in 33 centres across the capital on Tuesday amid tight security and all results are expected to come by three pm, a senior State Election Commission...
06:48 PM, Apr 16, 2012

MCD polls: 'Penniless' candidates, senior citizens

MCD polls: 'Penniless' candidates, senior citizens New Delhi: Rajani Chouhan, a BSP candidate for the Delhi municipal polls, has only Rs 40 in her hand while one of the youngest contestants Mamta Kumari is penniless. These interesting figures form part of the affidavits of candidates filing nomination for the April 15 polls for the three municipal bodies in the capital. Chouhan, the BSP candidate in Rajinder Nagar, and her husband have movable property worth Rs 11.5...
09:59 AM, Apr 01, 2012

BJP dumps Sena, occupy Mayor, Dy Mayor posts in Nagpur

BJP dumps Sena, occupy Mayor, Dy Mayor posts in Nagpur Nagpur: Ruling BJP, which had struck pre-poll alliance with its traditional partner Shiv Sena, on Monday dumped the latter during the mayoral elections. The BJP for the first time did not offer the post of Deputy Mayor to the Shiv Sena. The BJP's city unit president Anil Sole became the new Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation while party nominee Sandeep Jadhav was elected Deputy Mayor. Sole polled 86 votes and...
10:33 PM, Mar 05, 2012
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