BJP is dominating Assembly poll results: Update at 10 amEarly trends point to a huge saffron surge in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur, while Congress looks comfortable in Punjab.
11 Mar, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Nearly 80 per cent votes polled till 3 pm, people still in queuesLong queues were visible in front of the polling booths and women voters were also seen in large numbers.
04 Mar, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Round 1: Battle to rule Manipur begins todayUNC has clamped economic blockade on two highways of Manipur since November 1 last year protesting creation of seven new districts by Congr...
04 Mar, 2017, 01.12 AM IST
Manipur celebrated activist Sharmila, but is it ready for Irom the neta?Take the major parties. All told, there are only 10 women nomi nees among the 266 candidates. This, despite the fact that women outnumber t...
01 Mar, 2017, 12.26 PM IST
Irom Sharmila refuses to accept security escort provided by stateThe former iconic human rights figure said she does not approve of the "VIP culture" of being surrounded by armed forces and wants to be wi...
27 Feb, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Hungry for justice & still fighting aloneMuch like Kejriwal's Varanasi candidature challenging Narendra Modi in 2014, Sharmila chose Manipur's toughest seat to cut her teeth in ele...
25 Feb, 2017, 06.55 PM IST
Muslim community a major factor in 10-odd Manipur seatsMuslims have traditionally sided with either the Congress or the Manipur People's Party. But with the MPP just fielding three candidates, t...
24 Feb, 2017, 10.45 AM IST
For Irom Sharmila the politician, core theme remains the sameThe Sharmila-led Peoples’ Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) party has initiated crowd funding and in a short of span time has managed ...
23 Feb, 2017, 06.37 PM IST
Security beefed up ahead of PM Narendra Modi's rally in ManipurOfficials said that the state police has started round the clock search operations to prevent any unwanted activity.
23 Feb, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
PRJA raising money through crowdfunding to fight pollsIrom Sharmila's PRJA is the first party in Manipur which has resorted to crowdfunding to finance the poll expenses.
18 Feb, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
Politics of economic blockade dominates Manipur pollsThe state government had, however, claimed that the decision was taken to improve administrative efficiency.
16 Feb, 2017, 04.47 PM IST
Irom Sharmila to contest against Manipur CMSharmila will contest from Thoubal seat, convenor of her party People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) Erendro Leichonbam, said.
06 Feb, 2017, 03.06 PM IST
BJP to go alone in Manipur polls in MarchPrahlad Singh Patel, BJP’s in-charge for Manipur told ET, “We will contest all the 60 assembly seats and will go alone in the polls.
14 Jan, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
Manipur poll notification likely on February 7Human right activists Irom Sharmila led Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) will make a political debut in the assembly polls.
09 Jan, 2017, 01.22 AM IST
Parties take poll positions in ManipurCPI, CPI-M, JD-U, AAP and BSP have joined hands and formed the “Left and Democratic Front” to prevent Congress, BJP in power.
22 Nov, 2016, 12.57 AM IST
Political parties take poll position in ManipurCPI, CPI-M, JD-U, AAP and BSP have joined hands and formed the “Left and Democratic Front” to prevent Congress and BJP from coming to power...
21 Nov, 2016, 08.17 PM IST
Irom Sharmila attends Malom Massacre anniversary for the first timeToday's event marked the 16th anniversary of the massacre in which 10 civilians were gunned down by the security forces at Malom in Imphal ...
02 Nov, 2016, 08.22 PM IST