Shivpal will re-contest his seat if disqualified
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 18 (IANS) Shivpal Singh Yadav, President of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL), has said that he is ready to seek …
TRS may contest Assembly polls in Maharashtra’s Nanded
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling TRS is likely to expand to Maharashtra and contest ensuing Assembly elections in that state in the areas bordering …
Wrestler Babita Phogat keen to contest Haryana polls
Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) International wrestler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Babita Phogat here on Tuesday said she was keen to contest the next …
30 Best Bars India contest kicks off
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A jury of more than 200 bar enthusiasts, industry experts, connoisseurs and writers will vote for the 30 best bars …
PKL 7: Warriors pip U Mumba in closely-fought contest
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Bengal Warriors beat U Mumba 29-26 in a closely-fought Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 contest here on Wednesday. Sukesh Hegde (8 …
Meghalaya minister quits to contest for Speaker’s post
Shillong, Sep 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Tourism and Water Resources Minister Metbah Lyngdoh on Tuesday tendered his resignation to contest the election for the Assembly Speaker’s …
Amazon announces contest for self-published Kindle authors
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (IANS) Amazon India on Thursday announced the third edition of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Pen to Publish Contest in three languages for …
Ayodhya case: Muslim side to contest Nirmohi Akhara suit from Monday
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Monday begin hearing the arguments of the Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in …
Pappu Yadav’s party to contest elections on 100 seats
Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Madhepura MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav’s Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) has begun its preparation for 2020 Bihar assembly elections and …
AAP to contest Maharashtra assembly elections
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is gearing up to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections for the first time, a top …
AAP to contest Maharashtra Assembly polls
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) For the first time, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, a top party …
Ready to contest against Mamata in Assembly polls: Sovan Chatterjee
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who switched over to the BJP on Tuesday, said that he was ready to contest against …
Indian Army emerges champion in Scout Masters contest
Jaipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday presented the champions trophy to the Indian Army team which won the 5th Army International …
Man dies after taco-eating contest in US
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) A man died shortly after participating in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in the US state of …
Shivpal’s party won’t contest UP Assembly bypolls
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IANS) Shivpal Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) party has said that it would not contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh by-elections to …
D-U to contest all assembly seats in Jharkhand
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U president Nitish Kumar has given the go-ahead to the party’s Jharkhand unit to contest the Assembly …
China-funded technical skills contest launched in Kenya
Nairobi, Aug 2 (IANS) The sixth edition of the Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) funded by Chinese firm AVIC International was launched on Thursday in Kenya, …
PKL 7: Bengaluru Bulls overpower U Mumba in close contest
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Riding on a terrific raid performance by Pawan Sehrawat, Bengaluru Bulls beat U Mumba by 30-26 in a Pro Kabaddi League …
Marathas to contest Maharashtra polls independently
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Adding to worries of both ruling and opposition alliances in Maharashtra, several pressure groups of the politically dominant Maratha community plan …
Kamal Haasan’s MNM won’t contest Vellore LS seat
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan floated Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party has decided not to contest from the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for …
Dimple Yadav, Jaya Prada may contest UP’s Rampur by-polls
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) The by-polls on Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur Assembly seat is likely to witness a high profile contest as the BJP and SP …
Centre to Court: Deloitte wrongly interpreting law to contest 5-year ban
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, the local auditing affiliate of international accounting group Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, is misinterpreting an important …
Jharkhand opposition parties to contest Assembly polls together
Ranchi, July 10 (IANS) The opposition parties in Jharkhand have agreed to contest the Assembly elections together, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday. A …
Have more than 2 kids, can’t contest Uttarakhand panchayat polls
Dehradun, June 26 (IANS) The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill barring people having more than two children from contesting the panchayat elections. It …
Uttarakhand to contest HC ban on stay in meadows
Dehradun, June 25 (IANS) After protests by two Congress MLAs at Assembly, the Uttarakhand government, here on Tuesday, said it would move the Supreme Court …
Jaishankar joins BJP, nominated to contest RS seat from Gujarat
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who was nominated to contest from a Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat hours after he …
Indian racing star Arjun Maini to contest Le Mans
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The 2019 edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans will give Indian fans something to cheer about when racing superstar …
Hamilton wins controversial F1 contest in Canada
Montreal, June 10 (IANS) Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes, strengthened his lead in Formula 1 racing this season by winning the Canadian Grand Prix, …
Coulter-Nile, Starc star as Oz beat WI in close contest
Nottingham, June 6 (IANS) Nathan Coulter-Nile and Steve Smith underlined why Australia are such a force in the World Cup before Mitchell Starc further reinstated …
I-League clubs told to pay fee to contest Super Cup fine
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Super Cup saga just refuses to end in Indian football. While the disparity in fining clubs for skipping the …
Nabi’s four-fer folds Lanka at 201 in rain-hit contest
Cardiff, June 4 (IANS) Despite a good start, the Sri Lankan middle-order failed to convert it into a good total as Afghanistan off-spinner Mohammad Nabi …
SP will also contest bypolls alone: Akhilesh
Ghazipur, June 4 (IANS) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will now prepare for Assembly bye-elections and his party will contest on …
Mayawati sets tone for break up with SP, will contest by-elections
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Monday set the tone for the break up of her partys alliance with the …
Azam Khan wants to quit LS to contest Assembly polls
Rampur, June 3 (IANS) Within days of being elected to the Lok Sabha, Azam Khan, the Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, has …
Congress may not contest UP bypolls
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) The Congress in Uttar Pradesh may decide against contesting the bye-elections to 11 Assembly segments that have been necessitated after 11 …
‘Rahul to re-contest from Amethi in 2024’
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Though he was defeated on home turf Amethi to BJP’s Smriti Irani, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will again contest from …
BJP-IPFT alliance to remain despite junior ally’s separate contest in LS polls: Tripura CM
Agartala, May 24 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said that despite the BJP’s junior electoral partner IPFT contesting the just-concluded Lok Sabha …
IFA secretary not to contest for fresh term
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Utpal Ganguli, secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), the parent body of the sport in West Bengal, on Monday said …
Bengal LS polls: Mamata’s nephew, Netaji’s kin, actresses contest in final phase
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) A number of high-voltage battles are on the cards in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in West …