Politics

The performance of the JD(S) in Bangalore urban was disappointing with the party winning just three seats.

Trends indicate that the Congress is likely to make a comeback even though its victory march has hit a few roadblocks.

MPs told Gandhi there is better coordination between Chandy and Chennithala but the government's performance is marred by the "issues created by small parties".

It's the significantly higher voter turn out of over 70 per cent this time that parties feel would mean a strong anti-government verdict.

Calcutta High Court is likely to pass an order on Wednesday in response to a PIL which demanded CBI probe into the Saradha fiasco.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said it would not allow any important bill to be passed amidst the din.

Since the 1994 Assembly polls, there had been a significant drop in the percentage of voter turnout till the last elections held in 2008.

Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal had been named in the CBI's second chargesheet in 2011 as a prosecution witness.

Bansal's first big break in politics came in 1984 when he was made a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab.

Pakistan has also asked India to repatriate Sanaullah Haq on humanitarian and medical grounds.

The planned meeting on May 7 is unlikely to adopt the draft report which gave clean chit to PM Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

The AAP is supporting riot victim Nirpreet Kaur who is on an indefinite fast demanding justice at Jantar Mantar.

The PM demanded that "the criminals responsible for the barbaric and murderous attack on Sarabjit must be brought to justice".

The award function on Friday, to be attended by President Pranab Mukherjee, will, however, be held as per schedule.

Tihar authorities have stepped up security for all the 20 Pakistani inmates lodged in the high-security jail.

Asking the people to "think and choose the right government", Gandhi said they should vote for a party which would provide a stable government.