

Monday 11 May '09
They pushed their way through the crowds on a Sunday at a Mayawati rally at Ramlila Ground, cameras in hand, clutching their notebooks tightly, sweating in their Fabindia kurtas, and smiling at everyone.Thursday 7 May '09
Several leaders have hopped party lines in the run-up to the polls for varied reasons this season: from pressure to the love of secularism.Wednesday
6 May '09A day after defecting to the Congress, while Haji Dilshad Ali, the erstwhile BSP candidate from Northeast Delhi, hogged the limelight for a brief while by sharing the stage with Rahul Gandhi during a rally here on Tuesday...Tuesday
5 May '09From IIT to the US, UK and Singapore, Shubhra Saxena went all over the world but came back to a rented apartment in the city’s Rajendra Nagar....Tuesday
5 May '09It’s A lonely battle, and perhaps a lost one as well, for many of the 44 candidates from numerous smaller parties contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. But more than winning...Tuesday
5 May '09It might not have been good for roadside business or for the last-minute campaign, but no one was complaining on Monday evening.Monday
4 May '09In A shift from the issues taken up by the Congress and the BJP in their respective rallies in the Capital on Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati reiterated her stand on reservation for Muslims.Friday
1 May '09In a city dominated by Mughal architecture, which also celebrates the imposing simplicity of Lutyens’ blueprints, Dalit icon Mayawati is adding her own distinct style — bright and fancy.Thursday
30 April '09In the narrow alleys of Chhatta Lal Mian, BSP Chandni Chowk candidate Haji Mustaqeem does not speak much. He just walks, taking quick steps, unmindful of the late sun beating down on his wearied face.Tuesday
28 April '09Notices have been sent to the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party candidates for violating the Election Commission’s rules in the Chandni Chowk constituency.Tuesday
28 April '09Too many notices, too much name-calling, and too few issues being raised. That’s the story in the campaigning so far in Chandni Chowk by the Congress and BJP.Monday
27 April '09When Bashiruddin Dehlvi, an Independent candidate from Chandni Chowk constituency, dug into his savings — a mere Rs 5,000...Sunday
26 April '09Outside his studio in Fatehpuri Chowk, Mukesh Malhotra can see pedestrians brushing past vendors, spilling stuff in the process, and women shouting at men to keep a distance who in turn snap back, and cars honking incessantly.Sunday
26 April '09Through the cobwebs and through two dusty iron grilles in the dimly-lit prison cell, Bunty Chor smiled hesitantly, the corners of his mouth stretching slowly...Friday
24 April '09Bombay Prince is a nobody, just a face among the millions in the city. But he could be anybody he wants to be.Wednesday
22 April '09At every family gathering, Amit Kumar would tell stories of how he made it big in United States.Tuesday
21 April '09In a BSP rally at Urdu Bazaar near Jama Masjid, Kamla Devi sits clutching pamphlets with a hint of enthusiasm on her face.Tuesday
21 April '09I have heard candidates make promises for the past 14 years but nothing has happened in, or for, Chandni Chowk — we are still struggling...Monday
20 April '09With election campaigns in full swing, party candidates are flocking to coffee houses, malls and dhabas to catch voters of all shades to convince them of their party’s commitment to their cause.Friday
17 April '09Lok Janshakti Party Vice-President Shoaib Iqbal’s nephew Khurram Iqbal will contest from the Chandni Chowk constituency after the Lok Janshakti Party’s Matia Mahal MLA shifted to Northeast constituency.Thursday
16 April '09It could be the end of heartache in Chandni Chowk and beginning of a headache in Northeast Delhi seat for the Congress.Wednesday
15 April '09The BSP election campaign was kicked off in Chandni Chowk on Tuesday with party candidate Haji Mustaqeem celebrating the 118th birth anniversary of Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar at Jama Masjid.Wednesday
15 April '09Sajjan Kumar’s exit from the electoral fray in South Delhi will help the Bahujan Samaj Party in Northwest Delhi, claims the party candidate from the constituency Rakesh Hans.Saturday
11 April '09A Muzaffarnagar court has issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for Delhi East Haji Yunus and his brother Haji Alim...Saturday
11 April '09A Muzaffarnagar court has issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for Delhi East Haji Yunus and his brother Haji Alim, a BSP MLA from Bulandshahar, in a case of rape and child labour at a circus that the brothers allegedly owned.