Owaisi doesn’t stand a chance in Bihar or West Bengal, unlike Badruddin Ajmal in Assam
S Abdi • 9 years agoAsaduddin Owaisi has tossed his topi (cap) into the Bihar election ring after dithering for a month. But Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)’s prospects in Bihar’s Seemanchal belt are bleak despite the unusually high percentage of Muslim voters in the 25 assembly seats Owaisi is eyeing in the backward region.
Congress, party supported nominee BPF win Assam RS polls
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThere are seven Rajya Sabha seats from Assam with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also representing the state in the Upper House.
Security forces gun down two NDFB insurgents, spark off protest
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe All-Bodo Students Union, Bodo Peoples Front and the All-Bodo Welfare Federation have protested against the incident and demanded an inquiry.
Manmohan Singh files Rajya Sabha nomination from Guwahati
Fp Staff • 12 years agoPrime Minister Manmohan Singh has filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Guwahati to seek re-election to the upper house of Parliament for the fifth successive time from the state.