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Washington, Apr 5: With a record 35 percent Indians saying the national economy was getting worse, India's sputtering economy will undoubtedly be a major issue in the country's month-long election starting Monday, according to a US poll. Suggesting that "Indians' economic optimism all but evaporated in 2013", leading US pollster Gallup said Friday "Indians' growing pessimism about their economy is

Ahmedabad, Apr 5: "I had never intended not contesting from Gandhinagar,” senior BJP leader L K Advani said here on Saturday as he arrived for filing his nomination from the Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Advani, who has been the MP from here for five times, was reacting to questions related to the controversy regarding his desire to contest from Bhopal because of his reported differences with the

New York: A New York City police officer has been detained in India on a weapons charge after authorities there discovered three bullets he accidentally packed in his luggage, police officials said on Friday. Officer Manny Encarnacion was arrested early last month while traveling in New Delhi, where he was visiting his wife. He's been barred from leaving the country until the case is resolved, the

New Delhi, Apr 4: A 19-year-old man twice punched AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal here Friday while pretending to garland him as the latter campaigned for the Lok Sabha election. "Saying he wanted to garland Kejriwal, the attacker got on to an open vehicle and punched him twice," an Aam Aadmi Party leader who witnessed the attack said. The attacker was identified as Abdul Wahid, a resident of Delhi's

New Delhi, Apr 3: AAP today promised an array of initiatives in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls like bringing a strong Jan Lokpal Bill, installing CCTV cameras in court rooms and bringing down the age to contest elections to 21 from 25. Releasing the manifesto, party Chief Arvind Kejriwal said decentralization of power, citizen's charter to ensure time-bound delivery of services and

Mumbai, Apr 3: Election Commission will take cognisance if it receives a complaint against Sonia Gandhi’s meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said on Thursday. “We generally, in such matters (Sonia’s meeting with Shahi Imam), will take cognisance on the receipt of complaint. We should be awaiting that,” he told reporters here

Vadodara, Apr 3: City police on Thursday detained Congress candidate against Narendra Modi, Madhusudan Mistry, and other party workers when they tried to paste his posters on his rival's banners at advertisement kiosks in Dandiya Bazaar area. "Mistry and other Congress workers have been detained after they tried to paste his posters on an advertisement kiosk installed on electricity poll on road

Amethi (UP), Apr 3: The local administration has cancelled application of Congress vice-president and local MP Rahul Gandhi for issuance of domicile certificate. "The application should have been made by Gandhi himself with his signature, which was not there. The application was made by one Rajendra Singh with is against law," district magistrate, Jagatraj Tripathi said when asked about

Pilibhit (UP), Apr 3: As Varun Gandhi courted controversy by ''praising'' estranged cousin Rahul Gandhi, his mother and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi today said her son's remark on Amethi's development was ''not correct'' and advised him to use his mind instead of heart while making statements. The BJP MP also said that development work has not taken place in Amethi in the last 45 years. Defending her

Gonda (UP), Apr 3: Senior Congress leader and Union minister Beni Prasad Verma dubbed Narendra Modi as the "biggest goon" of RSS and BJP president Rajnath Singh as his "slave", triggering strong reaction from the opposition party. Addressing an election meeting in Sadullanagar township Tuesday night, Verma said Modi is the "biggest goonda" (goon) of RSS as the language being used by him in