Punjab minister asks Mamata, Mayawati to quit politics - 
Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla Wednesday asked Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to quit politics for opposing the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
- Found: 2010-03-10, 16:47 GMT


Punjab minister asks Mamata, Mayawati to quit politics - 
Chandigarh, March 10: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla Wednesday asked Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to quit politics for opposing the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
- Found: 2010-03-10, 16:28 GMT


Indian parliament debates pro-women bill - 
Indian lawmakers began debating a landmark bill aimed at reserving one-third of the seats in the federal parliament and in state assemblies for women.
- Found: 2010-03-10, 04:32 GMT


Nine O'Clock - 
U.S. vice president also scheduled to meet with Palestinian leaders. Netanyahu repeats call for strong sanctions against Iran. JERUSALEM - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel yesterday of Washington’s commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons.
- Found: 2010-03-09, 20:54 GMT


Nine O'Clock - 
Rescuers work to free villagers trapped under rubble. KOVANCILAR - A strong earthquake killed 57 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn yesterday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours after while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.
- Found: 2010-03-08, 22:24 GMT


Amar was a burden on party, says SP top leader - 
Fatehpur (UP), Mar 8 (PTI) Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Asrey Kushwaha today said expelled leader Amar Singh was a burden on the party and his exit had gladdened party workers.
- Found: 2010-03-08, 11:51 GMT


Womens Bill: Text same, but different context promises smooth passage - 
The story of the journey of the Women's Reservation Bill cannot be told through its political math. With the Bill set to come up for consideration...
- Found: 2010-03-08, 04:13 GMT


Just what the three Yadavs don t want - 
All the three Yadav chieftains say reservation will only help women of the elitist groups, therefore causing further discrimination and under-representation to the poor and backward classes, reports Shekhar Iyer .
- Found: 2010-03-07, 19:53 GMT


Mulayam calls women's bill a conspiracy - 
Agencies Lucknow, Mar 7: Calling the Women's Reservation Bill a conspiracy, especially, against the Muslims, the Samajwadi Party president, Mulayam Singh Yadav 'feared' that the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party would pass the bill in the Parliament on Monday.
- Found: 2010-03-07, 17:22 GMT


Women s Bill a conspiracy Mulayam - 
Calling the Women's Reservation Bill a conspiracy, especially, against the Muslims, the Samajwadi Party president,  'feared' that the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party would pass the bill in the Parliament tomorrow.
- Found: 2010-03-07, 11:52 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

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Others: 137

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