Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Radical Sikh leaders from the Dal Khalsa Wednesday exercised their franchise but rejected all candidates and parties under provision 49-O of the election code.
Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwarpal Singh, while exercising his franchise under 49-O rejected all the candidates in Amritsar parliamentary constituency.
Karachi, May 13 (IANS) Dogged by a skin problem, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will miss Pakistan’s preparatory camp for the World Twenty20 Championships in England next month.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): R ‘n’ B musician Akon has landed an incredibly lucrative deal, as he has been asked to make music for the forthcoming 2010 football world cup.
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) At least 45 percent voting was recorded in the nine parliamentary constituencies of Punjab by 1.30 p.m. Wednesday.
Amidst hope of high voter turnout, polling in nine parliamentary constituencies of Punjab and the lone seat in the union territory of Chandigarh began Wednesday morning for the fifth and final round of the general elections.
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) The 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh that are going to the polls in the last phase Wednesday saw 32.29 percent voting until 1 p.m. after a slow start.
The highest voter turnout of 36 percent was in Pilibhit constituency where Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Varun Gandhi is contesting. The lowest of 29.6 percent was recorded in Aonla where his mother Maneka Gandhi is the party nominee, an official said.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Election 2009 entered its final lap Wednesday with the last of India’s 714 million electorate in seven states and two union territories voting in a rapidly changing political scenario that saw the lines between foes and friends getting increasingly blurred.
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) The Congress-led ruling coalition in Goa may head for fresh turbulence with the tourism minister and a Congress legislator threatening to dislodge the government if a minister facing criminal charges was dropped from the cabinet.
Tourism Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco and Congress legislator Dayanand Narvekar have both warned Chief Minister Digambar Kamat that they would topple the government if Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane is dropped from the cabinet.
Islamabad, May 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not consult the government before sending a legal notice to the International Cricket Council (ICC) challenging its decision to shift 2011 World Cup games from Pakistan.
Lahore, May 13 (ANI): The Chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team, Abdul Qadir, has rubbished media reports which claimed that he and captain Younis Khan are not on talking terms, as the latter is unhappy over the selection of the squad for the forthcoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
Lahore, May 13 (ANI): Pakistan would tour Sri Lanka to play three Test matches and five one-day internationals in July.