
Bangalore: In a major setback for the BJP and Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday, K Jayaprakash Hegde of Congress beat V Sunil Kumar of BJP by huge margin of over 40,000 votes in the bypoll of Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat. Hegde secured 3,98,723 votes as against 3,52,999 by Sunil Kumar. Sadananda Gowda gave up the seat earlier this year upon his elevation as Chief Minister, and the...

12:15 PM, Mar 21, 2012

New Delhi: Congress candidate K Jayaprakash Hegde was leading in the Uudpi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bypoll in Karnataka on Wednesday. Hegde is locked in a fierce contest with Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) V Sunil Kumar. This could be a huge setback for the BJP and Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, who gave up the seat earlier this year upon his elevation as chief minister. About 66 per cent of the 12.53 lakh...

11:31 AM, Mar 21, 2012

Bangalore: The bypoll to Karnataka's Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat ended peacefully Sunday with over 60 percent of 1.24 million voters casting their ballots. "Around 60 percent voting has taken place and the process was peaceful," a spokesperson for the state election office told reporters in Bangalore. Booths opened at 8 am and voting closed at 5 pm. The bypoll has been caused by Bharatiya Janata Party's DV Sadananda Gowda vacating...

07:08 PM, Mar 18, 2012

Kolkata: Polling began on Wednesday morning for the bypoll to the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha seat, which was vacated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee following her election to the WB Assembly, will on Wednesday see a direct contest between ruling Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) in its stronghold. "The voting is going on peacefully in all parts of the constituency," Jt Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Jawed Shamim said. The fight will...

08:59 AM, Nov 30, 2011

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02:15 PM, Nov 10, 2009

London: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel will return home from the tour of England because of a back injury. During his Test debut at Lord's, Gabriel took four wickets but left the match on Monday after lunch. A scan after the five-wicket loss to England revealed a stress reaction in the lower spine, West Indies physiotherapist CJ Clark said in a statement on Tuesday. Gabriel was ruled out of...

08:31 AM, May 26, 2008

A 163–run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith for the first wicket has ensured Mumbai Indians cruise to a ten-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match at Jaipur. The Mumbai duo bettered the previous best of 159 by Chennai Super Kings' Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay in IPL 4. Chasing a challenging total of 163, Mumbai were given a solid start by openers Tendulkar and...

09:08 PM, May 25, 2008

Sonia Gandhi kept the guessing game on regarding Rahul Gandhi’s inclusion in the All India Congress Committee. ...

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