EC issues notification for five Assam Lok Sabha seats in first phase poll

GUWAHATI: The Election Commission on Friday issued notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls for five constituencies in Assam, election office sources said here.The constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 7 are Tezpur, Kaliabor,...

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Lok Sabha election: CPM, CPI to contest nine seats each in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: CPI and CPM on Friday announced they would contest nine seats each in the April 24 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and decided against supporting AIADMK, BJP, DMK and Congress in the remaining 22 seats.CPM would contest from Coimbatore, Madurai,...

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Lok Sabha election: CPM, CPI to contest nine seats each in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: CPI and CPM on Friday announced they would contest nine seats each in the April 24 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and decided against supporting AIADMK, BJP, DMK and Congress in the remaining 22 seats.CPM would contest from Coimbatore, Madurai,...

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BJD releases second list for 3 Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats

BHUBANESWAR: The ruling BJD on Friday denied tickets to two sitting MLAs from Malkangiri and Deogarh, while announcing the second list of candidates for three Lok Sabha constituencies and 18 assembly segments.BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik fielded new faces...

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EC issues notification for five Assam Lok Sabha seats in first phase poll

GUWAHATI: The Election Commission on Friday issued notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls for five constituencies in Assam, election office sources said here.The constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 7 are Tezpur, Kaliabor,...

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SC stays bail granted by HC to MLA Pappu Kalani in murder case

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the bail granted less than a week ago by the Bombay high court to former Ulhasnagar MLA Suresh (Pappu) Kalani after he was convicted in a 15-year-old murder case.A trial court had last November sentenced...

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Election Commission's approval needed for social media campaign

CHENNAI: The approval of an Election Commission of India appointed panel is needed for launching a poll campaign in the social media, chief electoral officer (CEO) Praveen Kumar said here on Wednesday.EC had sought clarification from AIADMK on its proposed...

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No airline can refuse to fly differently-abled people: Govt

NEW DELHI: Heeding to years of pleas and protests by differently-abled people, government has finally come out with detailed rules governing their air travel by making it clear that no airline would refuse to fly them.Airlines and airports have been...

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Election Commission's approval needed for social media campaign

CHENNAI: The approval of an Election Commission of India appointed panel is needed for launching a poll campaign in the social media, chief electoral officer (CEO) Praveen Kumar said here on Wednesday.EC had sought clarification from AIADMK on its proposed...

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Doordarshan, AIR to celebrate Farooque Shaikh's 66th birth anniversary on March 25

MUMBAI: Doordarshan and All India Radio have lined up special programmes to commemorate Farooque Shaikh's 66th birth anniversary coming up on Tuesday, March 25.DD's national channel will telecast 'Chashme Buddoor' at 3.00pm on Sunday, March 23. Last...

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Pak court adjourns Pervez Musharraf's treason case hearing

ISLAMABAD: Embattled former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday failed to turn up for his indictment in a special court conducting his treason trial citing security reasons and was summoned on Friday.High drama was witnessed at the hearing...

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Swedish-British journalist gunned down in Kabul

KABUL: A gunman shot dead a Swedish-British journalist in central Kabul on Tuesday, officials told AFP, a rare daylight murder of an expatriate in a city often hit by Taliban suicide attacks.The Taliban denied responsibility for the killing in an upmarket...

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Union shipping minister G K Vasan opts out of Lok Sabha polls

CHENNAI: Congressmen no longer seem to miss the writing on the wall in Tamil Nadu. Having been completely isolated in the elections in the state, Union shipping minister G K Vasan has opted out of the polls.During a media interaction in Chennai on Tuesday,...

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Majestic trains of royal Rajasthan seeing drastic dip in passengers

JAIPUR: Two majestic trains run by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) have been seeing a steady decline in the footfalls every season for the last five years. Though it has some improvements in the last week's run, thanks to the poor...

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Airbus sets up new holding entity in India

The author has posted comments on this articleAnshul Dhamija, TNN | Mar 11, 2014, 08.01PM IST BANGALORE: Airbus is grouping its activities in India through the creation of a fully owned subsidiary called Airbus India to manage the company's significant...

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Bombay HC gives AAP till March 21 to reply to defamation case against it by R-Infra

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday gave Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) time till March 21 to file its reply to a Rs 100 crore defamation suit filed by the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure against it.Senior counsel Aspi Chinoy representing AAP members...

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Central Railway to run 128 summer specials to Uttar Pradesh

MUMBAI:Central Railway has decided to run 128 summer special trains to various destinations in Uttar Pradesh from Mumbai and Pune during 2014 summer vacation period. The reservation for these trains will open from March 12.There will be 24 weekly special...

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Cabinet sends poll dates to President for notification

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday initiated the process of notifying the dates of the nine-phase Lok Sabha polls by sending to the President the Election Commission's recommendation.The first notification will be issued on March 13 for the polls beginning...

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Rahul launches Congress's Lok Sabha campaign from Rajasthan

DEOLI, TONK: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party wanted to do politics for the lower segments of society-the security guards and taxi drivers-that aspire to be into the middle class."Our country has a big population that is...

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AAP projects an image which is unreal: Arun Jaitley

NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of projecting an image which is a "complete mismatch" with reality.BJP leader Arun Jaitley claimed that AAP was pretending to be what it was not by adopting a strategy intended to cultivate a particular...

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Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk to visit US for crisis talks

KIEV: Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Sunday that he would travel to the United States this week for crisis talks with senior officials."I am going to the United States for meetings at the highest level aimed at settling the...

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Art of Living yoga centre set afire in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An Art of Living yoga centre on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital has been set afire, allegedly by unknown miscreants, police said.The centre, which is based in Peace Street in Bani Gala area, was set on fire last evening after some people...

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Afghan Vice President Marshal Fahim dies of natural causes: official

KABUL: Afghan Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country's much feared warlords, died of natural causes on Sunday after a turbulent life that summed up the country's recent past.Fahim, a leader of the Tajik ethnic minority,...

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Muslims should participate fully in poll process: Darul Uloom

ALIGARH: Muslims should participate "wholeheartedly" in the electoral process and support the best candidates, noted Islamic scholar and Chief Rector of the (Nadwatul Ulama) Darul Uloom Theological School, Lucknow, Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadwi, on Sunday...

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Inspired by AAP, party with same name launched in Pakistan

LAHORE: The success of Aam Admi Party in India seems to have crossed boundaries and inspired people in Pakistan, where a party has been launched with the same name.A group led by Arslan-ul-Mulk, a rights activist from Gujranwala, has registered Aam Admi...

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