Mexico City: The head of Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, or IFE, said political parties that failed to abide by gender equality rules in selecting candidates for the July general elections would face legal consequences. The National Action Party, or PAN, Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, and the Mexican Green Party informed election officials over the past few days that they would be unable to comply with the gender quotas established...
11:51 AM, Mar 26, 2012
CHENNAI: In a significant move, AIADMK leaders led by former minister C Ponnian took part in a CPI demonstration here on Tuesday, urging the Centre to back the resolutions passed against Sri Lanka. Ponnian said they were participating in the state-wide demo organised by CPI and like-minded mo-vements as per the orders from Amma (AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa).Ponnian went on to say that his party would support CPI general secretary...
10:31 AM, Mar 07, 2012
Washington: Forget the struggling economy. There's one US industry, Big Politics, that is looking ahead to a record year in 2012. The US elections will be the most expensive ever, with a total price tag of $6 billion or even more, fueled by millions of dollars in unrestricted donations as Republicans and Democrats vie for control of the White House, Congress and state governments. "It's safe to say that, given...
02:08 AM, Aug 31, 2011
New Delhi There is no consensus yet again on the Lokpal bill. Anna Hazare may rethink his August 16 fast as political parties push back civil society saying Parliament will decide shape of the Lokpal bill. There is no clarity on who will eventually create the final draft of the Lokpal bill. A crucial all-party meeting called by the Prime Minister to end the deadlock proved inconclusive. Parties now say...
07:02 AM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has taken the allegations of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) being tampered with rather seriously. In an attempt to convince the voters about the fool proof nature of these machines, the EC is in the process of testing a new system called the Voter Verifiable Audit Trail System (VVPAT) which will be tested during mock polls that will be conducted in five states including the...
09:34 AM, Jun 22, 2011
On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Can political parties ignore Anna's anti-corruption campaign?' ...
10:25 PM, Apr 06, 2011
Kolkata: All political parties in poll-bound West Bengal will have to follow the guidelines framed by the Election Commission while carrying publicity materials from the party's head office here to other districts, the EC said on Wednesday. "The distribution of publicity materials by political parties will be directly under the control of the State Chief Electoral Officer and the parties will have to follow the guidelines set by the commission,"...
02:50 PM, Mar 10, 2011
One of India's more tech-savvy political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party, is going all out too woo the citizens of the digital world. In an attempt to make their presence felt across the digital realm, the party has launched a slew of websites including those for prominent party leaders. The BJP is also active on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. And there is also a 'BJP for India' Apple iPhone app....
04:15 PM, Dec 23, 2010
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily on women's reservation bill. ...
08:29 PM, Mar 14, 2010
Both parties are supporting the bill in its current form. ...
09:27 PM, Mar 08, 2010
More than 6,500 candidates made last-minute promises to woo voters. ...
02:23 AM, Oct 12, 2009
Political parties, technicians fail to demonstrate machines can be fudged. ...
10:50 PM, Aug 08, 2009
Find out which party is most tech friendly. ...
01:21 AM, Apr 12, 2009
Patna lecturer promises to build park for love birds in city. ...
01:04 PM, Apr 11, 2009
6 political parties have fielded nominees with criminal records: NGO. ...
12:43 PM, Apr 11, 2009
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