Elections News - Page 9

Delhi Election Commission to keep check on flow of illicit liquor ahead of LS polls

The commission also instructed the officials to take strict action against such shops including cancellation of licences if found involved in wrong doings.

Nandan Nilekani forgets Aadhaar, turns into a full-fledged politician

In his statements, Nilekani's emphasis is on 'change' and 'party'

India's 2014 election spend seen at Rs 30,000 cr, second only to US' record campaign expenditure

India's projected campaign spending is only rivalled by the $7 billion spent by candidates, parties and support groups in the 2012 US presidential race, the world's most expensive, according to data provided by the US election commission.<br />

Election code of conduct not to impact new bank licences process: Chidambaram

Guidelines for setting up new private banks were issued in February 2013 and the last day for applications was July 1. RBI received 27 applications and subsequently, Tata Sons and Value Industries withdrew.<br />

This election could cost all of Rs 18,000 crore - and much of it will be black money

Given the extremely competitive nature of this year's general election, we could be spending upto Rs 18,000 crore this year. And even this could be an underestimate

Green shoots are a pre-elections mirage; reality is we are still stagnating

Do we have a plan for a revival? Not really, and in case we had it would have been stated. We only have wide scale media publicity that things have bottomed out and that green shoots are visible.

Narendra Modi goes global: NRIs set up first NaMo tea stall in Silicon Valley

The Indian American professionals met at a Indian tea-stall in Ortega Park in Sunnyvale as part of the volunteer group --"I Care for India", a press statement said here today.