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Congress, BJP bag one seat each in Himachal

By ians • Nov 10th, 2009

Shimla, Nov 10,Himachal Pradesh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday bagged one seat and the opposition Congress one in the assembly by-elections held last week.



Congress, BJP get seat each in Rajasthan by-poll

By ians • Nov 10th, 2009

Jaipur, Nov 10,The by-election spoils were equally divided between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Congress in Rajasthan Tuesday with each winning one seat.



Congress leading in two Assam seats

By ians • Nov 10th, 2009

Guwahati, Nov 10, The Congress was Tuesday leading in the two Assam assembly constituencies for which elections were held last week.



Congress wins all three seats in Kerala

By ians • Nov 10th, 2009

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10,The Congress Tuesday won in all three assembly constituencies in Kerala that saw by-elections Saturday, officials said.



BJP, Congress fight it out in Rajasthan by-polls

By ians • Nov 6th, 2009

Jaipur, Nov 6, Rajasthan’s ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face each other in two assembly by-elections in Todabhim and Salumber Saturday.



Congress, BJP battle it out for lone Chhattisgarh seat

By ians • Nov 6th, 2009

Raipur, Nov 6, Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress will battle it out for the lone assembly seat that goes to polls Saturday.



Congress sidelining smaller outfits: Lalu Prasad

By ians • Nov 5th, 2009
Lalu Prasad Yadav

Patna, Nov 5, In an obvious attack on former ally the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has accused national level parties of trying to marginalise regional outfits to deny power to the deprived.



Javed Akhtar On The Fatwa Against Vande Mataram

By Subhash K. Jha • Nov 5th, 2009
Javed Akhtar

Dismissing the ‘fatwa’ by Jamait-e-Ulema Hind against Vande Mataram, renowned lyricist, poet and film scriptwriter Javed Akhtar says, “This controversy is old and obsolete. Vande Mataram is part of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath. All the villains in this novel are Muslims.



Toss-up between Congress, BJP in Chhattisgarh

By Sujeet Kumar • Nov 4th, 2009

Raipur, Nov 4, The Congress in Chhattisgarh is displaying a rare united front as it fights for the lone assembly seat to which a by-election will be held Saturday. Pundits say it is the party’s first show of unity since losing power in the state in 2003, mainly due to intra-party bickering.



Congress clears 26 candidates for Jharkhand polls

By ians • Nov 4th, 2009

New Delhi, Nov 3,The Congress Tuesday announced its first list of candidates for the coming elections to the Jharkhand assembly.