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MP BJP leader Raghunandan Sharma hurt at being denied LS poll ticket
Madhya Pradesh BJP Vice President Raghunandan Sharma on Sunday said he felt "hurt and insulted" at being denied party ticket from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha seat.
Akhilesh Yadav allots portfolios to seven new ministers
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday allocated the portfolios to seven ministers, five cabinet and two ministers of state, who were administered oath in January this year.
Giraffe bids last goodbye, licks dying zoo worker
Mario Eijs, who is mentally disabled, had developed a brain tumour and had difficulty walking or speaking.
LS polls: 'Pained' at BJP's decision to deny ticket to Jaswant Singh, says Sushma Swaraj
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said she was "pained" at the party's decision to deny a Lok Sabha ticket for party veteran Jaswant Singh.
Indian hockey may pull out of CWG 2014 after player denied accreditation
Harbir Singh has been denied accreditation for the mega-event following a UK Home Office Background Check result.
'Khatron Ke Khiladi': Amitabh Bachchan lends his voice for the opening episode of the show
Bachchan will be introducing director Rohit Shetty, the host of the latest season of the action-adventure show
Four in fray for lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram
Four candidates are in the fray for elections to Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha seat on April 9 with filing of nominations ending on Saturday, returning officer for the polls and district deputy commissioner Juhi Mukherjee said.
China launches Chinaso, a new search engine
The new engine allows users to search articles from the country's newspapers and magazines.
Narendra Modi coming to Varanasi to wash sins of Godhra: Lalu Yadav
Attacking BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said he was contesting from Varanasi in an attempt to wash away "the sin" of Godhra and the Gujarat riots but it would be to no avail.
40-year-old man attacked by tiger
A 40-year-old man was seriously injured in a tiger attack in north Kheri forest division in Lakhimpur, a forest department official said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday evening when Ramesh along with his fellow villagers was grazing his cat...
Watch Amitabh Bachchan party with Yo Yo Honey Singh in 'Bhootnath Returns'
Yo Yo Honey Singh teams up with Amitabh Bachchan for a special song for the actor's new film 'Bhootnath Returns'.
AAP: Rakhi Birla owns Rs 1.6 lakh, Ashutosh 8 crore
Rakhi Birla, who was born in a Dalit family, had shown her assets worth Rs 51,150 in her election affidavit for Assembly polls.
Enforcement Directorate attaches Rajasthan Tourism officials assets for laundering
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday attached assets worth over Rs 40 lakh of a Rajasthan Tourism department official and another person on charges of money laundering through illegal narcotics trade.
Governor Aziz Qureshi honours martyred soldier's wife
Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi on Friday honoured Priya Semwal who was recently commissioned into the Indian Army as a junior officer after she lost her husband in a counter-insurgency operation two years ago.
EC takes note of Arvind Kejriwal's complaint of Reliance influencing gas price hike
Election Commission has taken note of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's complaint that on a proposal by Reliance Industries, petroleum ministry is going to hike gas prices from April 1 and said it would examine the matter.
Now, AAP to take on Sriramulu in Karnataka
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released its ninth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls and said it was fielding Shivakumar Giriyappa Malagi against the BJP's B Sriramulu in Bellary in Karnataka in what is expected to be a high-profile contest.