• CPI to support Congress candidate in AP by-election • PMK announces names of two party candidates in UT • Candidates with similar names threaten serious candidates in Kerala polls • Maoists' boycott threat looms over poll-bound West Bengal • Ninth poll battle - again from different seat • Chandy, Chennithala dismiss pre-poll survey • Karat calls for ouster of Jaya govt in polls • Karunanidhi diverting people's attention: Jaya • Jayalalitha files nomination papers from Andipatti constituency • Unprecedented security for polls in Maoist infested districts of WB • 143 nominations filed for third phase polls • Rice at low prices Karunanidhi'main poll theme • No copyright: Kerala candidates merrily pick similar names • Over 70 per cent turnout in repolling in Asom • DMK promise on TV sets blurring reality: Venkaiah • 18 poll related cases registered in UT: Police officer • 36 candidates file nominations in Pondy • Sensitive poll booths identified in TN dist: Collector • 1300 digital cameras for booths in North 24 Pgs • Maoists call poll boycott in Bengal • Crime, fuzzy finances dog Bengal poll candidates • 143 nominations filed for third phase polls • Rice at low prices Karunanidhi'main poll theme • Crime, fuzzy finances dog Bengal poll candidates • Maran files defamation case against Vaiko • DIC(K) leader T M Jacob backs Chandy as CM • M A John floats new political forum • UDF and LDF get support from fundamentalists forces: Pillai • Repoll in 15 polling stations in Asom tomorrow • SUCI's assembly candidate arrested in Bengal • Children present election manifesto to political parties • Karunanidhi promises to implement Rs two per kg rice • PDP, Jamat betrayed Muslims by supporting Left: Congress • Notification for second phase poll tomorrow • No copyright: Kerala candidates merrily pick similar names • CPI(M) to contest lone seat • CPI nominates candidate for 'Reddiyarpalayam' • Poll process to be set in motion in TN tomorrow • Newly formed BJFB fields candidates before assembly polls • UDF deserves to be voted back to power: Muraleedharan • Cong asks LDF to announce Chief Ministerial candidate • UDF favours Chandy as CM: IUML • Congress will decide UDF CM: Muraleedharan • EC orders repoll in 15 polling stations in Asom • 216 polling booths sensitive: Collector • Poll results will have impact on national politics: Naidu • Politics of Exit poll hots up in Asom • CPI(M) organises mobile campaign in West Bengal • BSP releases second list for Pondy polls • Sonia to address election meetings in Kerala • Cong confident of forming next govt in Asom • NGOs to create awareness about candidates before polls in Bengal • Brisk voting amid rains in Assam • Congress inching towards majority in hung assembly in Asom • Congress h q secy resigns • CPI(M) promises land reform and economic policy changes • Jaya ridicules DMK chief's promise on land • Karunanidhi appeals to Sarathkumar to reconsider • LDF and UDF ruining Kerala in rotation: BJP • Trouble in Pondy DMK block units • Karunanidhi kicks off assembly poll campaign • Over 60 percent polling in final phase of Asom elections (lead) • Sarath Kumar quits DMK • Nine candidates file papers for first phase polls in UT • Karunanidhi will not come to power in TN: Vaiko • Cong hopes for exceptionally good show in Assembly polls • TN polls as per schedule: CEO • Violence in tribal areas : 65 per cent turnout in Asom • AUDF in limelight in second phase • Cong workers arrested • DMK renominates seven sitting MLAs • Minorities Front alleges poll violations • Pawar to campaign in Kerala tomorrow • TMC (Moopanar) member joins Congress • DIC(K) merger with Congress not in agenda: Karunakaran • About 40 per cent turnout recorded till noon in Asom • DMK, AIADMK ready for showdown in eight constituencies • Two Cong. candidates file nominations • EC partial: Jaya • Top BJP leaders to campaign in TN • Sedapatti quits AIADMK, joins DMK • Vaiko plays host to Jaya at his Kalingapatti ancestral house • Jaya finding reasons for impending defeat: Karunanidhi • Rajnath to campaign in West Bengal • DMDK releases second list • Rebels expelled from Congress in Kerala • Final phase of Assam polls begins amid rains • Sedapatti Muthiah joins DMK • Assam elections to end Monday • Titans to clash in Kerala's Mankada constituency • AIADMK to dip toe in Kerala's assembly poll waters • Election Commissioner to visit Pondy tomorrow • Karunanidhi to oppose MDMK's continuance in UPA • Vaiko took decision to align with AIADMK on Jan 18: DMK chief • BJP legislator resigns • DMK finalises seat sharing with allies • INTUC(TN) given two seats for TN polls • Former BJP Pondy president joins AIADMK • Krishnamurthy's quitting BJP will not affect party: Kesavalu • Electoral roll for Kerala Assembly polls finalised • Show-cause notice issued to five poll officials in West Bengal • EC asks for maximising EPIC coverage in Bengal elections • CPI(M) top leaders to finalise strategy for assembly polls • Cong yet to begin seat-sharing talks in Pondy • Left Front takes swipe at EC • Poll process in five states to commence from tomorrow • K.J. Alphonse quits IAS; may fight polls • CPI(M) allotted 13 seats • IUML to contest 3 seats in TN polls • TMC yet to decide on alliance: Jayakumar • JMK to go it alone in Pondy • Second phase campaigning for Asom polls end today • Assam gets ready for stage two of poll battle • Two Kerala MLAs are rebel candidates • Sonia to campaign twice in Kerala • KC should think of merger with mainstream party: Pillai • Cong workers oppose Jayakumar's admission to party • PM, Sonia to campaign for UDF candidates • Congress candidate files nominations for byelection • Weather spoils Asom poll • Congress versus Congress • Vaiko asks Karunanidhi reason behind favour to Maran
GOVERNMENT