Digital Activism: An Interview with Mary Joyce - 
Digital activism is defined by the newly launched Meta-Activism Project as "the practice of using digital technology for political and social change." One of the leaders in the field of digital activism is Mary Joyce , the founder and executive director of the Meta-Activism Project. Joyce is among the most knowledgeable and experienced digital activists in the world. tweetmeme_url = '[[[SHIFTOUT ...
- Found: 2010-03-09, 03:39 GMT


Police hunt down 'terrorists' at Sinquerim - 
The sight of armed men in a suspicious trawler near the stranded River Princess off the Sinquerim beach sent alarm bells ringing on Monday.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 01:06 GMT


5 heavyweights join hands to take on Mickky - 
MARGAO: As campaigning for the March 7 zilla panchayat polls drew to a close on Friday, election fever began to rise in the politically sensitive Salcete taluka, with much at stake for the two heavyweights from South Goa— PWD minister Churchill Alemao and tourism minister Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco.
- Found: 2010-03-06, 01:06 GMT


Zilla panchayat polls in state today - 
Goa goes to its third zilla panchayat (ZP) elections on Sunday to elect new ZP members for all the 30 zilla constituencies in North Goa and for 18 out of 20 zilla constituencies in South Goa.
- Found: 2010-03-07, 00:36 GMT


McCann Spokesman To Join Tory Election Team - 
A spokesman for Madeleine McCann's parents is to become a senior member of the Conservatives' election team, the party has confirmed.
- Found: 2010-03-04, 17:29 GMT


World News Quick Take - 
Intelligence agents have arrested a senior Afghan Taliban commander, the latest move in a crackdown on the insurgent network in Pakistan.
- Found: 2010-03-05, 16:10 GMT


India 2009 Election / Polling Dates
Andhra Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Assam : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Bihar : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May
Chandigarh : 13-May
Chhattisgarh : 16-Apr
Daman - Diu : 30-Apr
Delhi : 7-May
Goa : 23-Apr
Gujarat : 30-Apr
Haryana : 7-May
Jammu and Kashmir : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Jharkhand : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Karnataka : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Kerala : 16-Apr, 20 May
Lakshadweep : 16-Apr
Madhya Pradesh : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Maharashtra : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Manipur : 16-Apr, 22-Apr
Meghalaya : 16-Apr
Mizoram : 16-Apr
Nagaland : 16-Apr
Orissa : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Puducherry : 13-May
Punjab : 7-May, 13-May
Rajasthan : 7-May
Sikkim : 30-Apr
Tamilnadu : 13-May
Tripura : 23-Apr
Uttar Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Uttarakhand : 13-May
West Bengal : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
India Election Fact Box

2004 Election Results

Total Seats: 542
Congress / UPA: 220
BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

Trivia

More than twice the population of the United States are eligible to vote in the world's biggest democratic exercise - 714 Million.