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Filing of nominations in Maoist-hit Lok Sabha seats begin
The process of filing nominations in the three Maoist-affected parliamentary constituencies of Rajnandgaon, Kanker and Mahasamund, which go to polls on April 17, began with the issuing of a notification in Raipur on Wednesday.
Del Potro withdraws from Miami with wrist injury
The injury also forced the 25-year-old Argentine to pull out of the BNP Paribas Open two weeks ago at Indian Wells.
Rs.6.5 crore unaccounted cash seized in Ghaziabad
Almost Rs.6.5 crore of unaccounted money, suspected to be meant for use during the upcoming parliamentary polls, was seized from four different locations in Ghaziabad on Wednesday, police said.
2009 polls: 84.6 per cent contestants lost their security deposits
Every second aspirant from national parties and every fifth aspirant from state parties could not save their deposits in the 2009 polls.
LS elections: Famous names bring the spotlight on seats across India
Seats from which Modi, Kejriwal, Rahul, Sonia, Nilekani, Gul Panag, Jaya Prada are contesting have been in the news.
Wanted Maoist Sabyasachi Panda's wife joins Ama Odisha Party
Subhashree, who was set free from jail in 2012, said she would like to contest the ensuing assembly elections from Ranpur in Nayagarh.
BSP MP, wife to contest against each other from Muzaffarnagar
Shahida Begum, wife of Kadir Rana, MP from BSP, filed her nomination on Tuesday as an independent candidate, officials said.
Amitabh Bachchan: We turn to Shweta for all the tough decisions
Amitabh Bachchan's Holi this year coincided with his daughter Shweta Nanda's 40th birthday.
Kerala LS polls: Tharoor ahead in race, AAP may not open account
Analysts feel that the political climate is not completely in favour of either the CPIM-led LDF or the Congress-led UDF.
Rumbling in BJP against nomination of VK Singh from Ghaziabad
BJP's choice of former army chief VK Singh in Ghaziabad and actress Kirron Kher in Chandigarh on Tuesday sparked street protests from party activists in the areas.
Chinese troops make fresh attempt to violate border with India
They retreated only after the Indo-Tibet Border Police and Army Jawans formed a human wall to block them.
BJP candidate Kirron Kher joins Twitter to connect with the masses
Actress Kirron Kher is the latest celebrity to join the microblogging site.
Rupee ends 24 paise higher at 60.95 against the US dollar
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee commenced strong at 61.07 a dollar.
Narendra Modi's rally at Dumka cancelled
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's scheduled public rally at Dumka on March 24 has been cancelled, the party's Jharkhand unit general secretary Balmukund Sahay said here on Tuesday.
Google says Android Wear smartwatches to be available later this year
Google says Android watches are already being developed by some of the same device makers including Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung.
BJP fields ex-Army chief VK Singh from Ghaziabad
BJP on Tuesday named former Army Chief VK Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from Ghaziabad, a seat represented by party chief Rajnath Singh earlier.
