Parliamentary Elections

Egypt court suspends parliamentary elections

An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned President Muhammed Mursi's decree that had called for parliamentary elections from April 22, questioning its constitutionality, a ruling that may deepen the political crisis in the polarised country. ...  

Italians vote in parliamentary elections

Will Italy stay the course with painful economic reform? Or fall back into the old habit of profligacy and inertia? These are the stakes as Italy votes in a watershed parliamentary election Sunday and Monday that could shape the future of one of Europe's biggest economies. ...  

Fishermen killing: SC permits marines to travel to Italy

The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the two Italian marines in a Kerala jail to travel to their country for four weeks. The duo, accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the Kochi coast, had approached the apex court seeking permission to travel to their country to participate in the Parliamentary elections there. ...  

It's our historical duty to make Dalits equal partners in India: Ashutosh

IBN7's managing editor Ashutosh joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the Quota Bill on promotions. ...  

Turkey's ruling party wins election

ISTANBUL: Turkey's ruling party surged to a third term in parliamentary elections Sunday, setting the stage for the rising regional power to pursue trademark economic growth, assertive diplomacy and an overhaul of the military-era constitution. However, the Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell short of a two-thirds majority in parliament, a shortcoming that will force it to seek support for constitutional change from other political...  

Sri Lankans vote first post-war parl poll

Sri Lankans on Thursday vote in the first parliamentary election since the end of a quarter-century war last year. ...  

Jayasuriya to juggle cricket, Lanka politics

All-rounder seeks to become MP from his coastal hometown. ...  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wife to vote in Guwahati

PM and his wife will cast their votes for the parliamentary elections. ...  

Sanjay in political fray, SP says Dutt's the man

Sanjay Dutt will contest LS elections for the Lucknow seat on SP ticket. ...  

I have removed bugs in the electoral system: Musharraf

New Delhi: Rajasthan Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Dixit, who hit the headlines after a feud with Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne, is now locked in a war of words with sacked IPL Commissioner and old foe Lalit Modi on social networking site Twitter. The trigger was one of Modi's tweet in which he ridiculed Warne's spat with Dixit over the pitch in Jaipur, saying, "@sanjay_dixit gets enough publicity by messing...