Asif Ali Zardari blames international forces for Pakistan polls loss
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party's defeat in the landmark general elections this month.
BJP appoints Amit Shah in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi gets West Bengal
Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Monday May 20, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah has been appointed as the person in charge of the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. BJP president Rajnath Singh, in a reorganisation of the party's p...
Barack Obama rides high in US poll, despite scandals
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013
President Barack Obama was riding high in a new opinion poll released Sunday showing that 53 per cent of Americans approve of the way he's doing his job, despite a flurry of recent scandals.
Barack Obama congratulates Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif on election victory
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
US President Barack Obama has congratulated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, on his election victory and pledged to further strengthen friendly ties with Islamabad.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan on Wednesday
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The political scenario in Rajasthan will be analysed at meetings that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will hold from Wednesday to chalk out a strategy ahead of Rajasthan assembly polls slated for later this year.
Rahul Gandhi congratulates Nawaz Sharif on his party's win in Pakistan elections
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today called up PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his election victory and hoped that India and Pakistan will be able to resolve their outstanding issues during his tenure.
Iran's presidential election race opens up as surprise candidates enter fray
Reuters | Monday May 13, 2013
After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal conservative president, but the surprise candidacies of two major independents may scupper t...
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif vows to fulfill all poll promises
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 12, 2013
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Nawaz Sharif pledged to fulfill all the promises that he made during the election campaign and thanked the masses for expressing confidence in his party and leadership.
Congress winning is good for Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013
Karnataka Janata Paksha president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday described the Congress win in May 5 assembly polls as good for the state, but said it remained to be seen how the party was going to govern.
Pakistan president votes by post: spokesman
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013
President Asif Ali Zardari has voted by post in Pakistan's landmark general election, a spokesman confirmed on the eve of polls which the Taliban have vowed to attack with suicide bombers.
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today praised the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well.
Brisk, enthusiastic polling marks Karnataka election
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2013
Polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections began on a strong note today with a voter turnout of an estimated 15 to 20 per cent in the first three hours.
Pervez Musharraf's party decides to boycott Pakistan polls next week
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2013
The party of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, facing a series of legal cases over his actions while in power, has said it would boycott Pakistan's May 11 general election.
Centre to dissolve Jharkhand Assembly soon, say sources
Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Friday May 3, 2013
The government is reportedly set to dissolve the Jharkhand assembly soon to pave way for polls, sources have told NDTV.
Sheik Salman elected new president of Asian football
Associated Press | Thursday May 2, 2013
In the election for president, Sheik Salman comprehensively defeated two bin Hammam allies - Yousuf al-Serkal of the United Arab Emirates and Thailand's Worawi Makudi - in a poll of 46 member federations.