Pakistan polls to decide fate of over 23,000 candidates
byIslamabad, May 10 (IANS) The fate of 23,079 candidates in the race for Pakistan’s National Assembly and provincial assembly seats will be decided Saturday….
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At Rahul’s session, Selja takes on Hooda
byChandigarh: When Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi came to Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates put their best foot forward. However Congress…
Indo-Canadian MP’s proposed bill set to become law
byToronto, May 10 (IANS) A bill proposed by an Indo-Canadian member of Canada’s parliament to make recruitment of youths in criminal gangs a crime…
`Elections important step toward democracy in Maldives’
byUnited Nations, May 10 (IANS) A senior UN official stressed that the upcoming elections in the Maldives represent an important opportunity to move forward…
UN chief concerned about violence in run-up to Pakistan polls
byUnited Nations, May 10 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about the violence related to the elections in Pakistan. Ban hoped that…
500,000 dead people on voting rolls in Chile
bySantiago, May 10 (IANS/EFE) More than 500,000 dead people are still on the voting rolls in Chile, according to a member of the country’s…
Narendra Modi to address Indians in 18 US cities
byWashington: Still a persona non grata in the US, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is again set to talk to the Indian community in 18…
Terror attacks and a fall: turbulent run-up to Pakistan polls
byIslamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan goes to the polls Saturday after an unsettling run-up that saw a series of terror attacks, including former prime…
Parliamentarians pay tribute to Tagore
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, and Bhataiya Janata Party (BJP) leader…
Two dozen police officials transferred in UP
byLucknow, May 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government late Thursday transferred one Indian Administrative Service (IAS), over 100 provincial civil service (PCS) and 24…