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Mumbai, Mar 23: In potentially controversial remarks, Union Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar today asked his party workers to take advantage of the multi-phase polling in the state by voting twice, first at their hometowns and then at places of work. "Last time (in 2009), the polling in Satara and Mumbai was on the same day and people went to their hometowns. But this time, polling in Satara is

New Delhi, Mar 23: With a sulking Jaswant Singh set to contest from Barmer as an Independent after being denied a party ticket, BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said leaders should sometime accept “no” after being showered with privileges and that his loyalty is at test. “Membership of political party is a privilege. It is also an act of self oppression where personal views and ambitions are

Mumbai, Mar 23: The habit of stealing money from the house and getting arrested in a debit card fraud case are sufficient to show that the wife had inflicted mental cruelty upon the husband in a divorce case, the Bombay High Court has ruled. “Looking at the social status of the parties and the strata of society to which they belong, the enormity and magnitude of this act is such that it clearly

Kolkata, Mar 23: With an eye on playing a decisive role in the formation of the next Central government, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday released its first-ever “national manifesto,” promising roti, kapda aur makaan (food, clothing and shelter). Trinamool chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that her party would bring in electoral reforms, make India corruption-free

Faridabad, Mar 22: Kicking off his two-day Haryana roadshow in Faridabad, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed the Congress and the BJP, saying gas prices will “increase manifold” if the two parties come to power. The AAP leader, who was shown black flags by some residents as he launched his tour on Saturday morning, said, “Centre should not be allowed to increase gas price from April 1

Hyderabad, Mar 22: A seminar on “Persecution of Muslims and Christians and their social exclusion” was organized by the Center for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy of Maulana Azad Urdu University yesterday in Hyderabad. Addressing the gathering Prof. Ram Puniyani told that violence and exclusion are the two aspects for alienating the Muslims and the Christians. Communal Violence

Mumbai, Mar 22: Hitting out at BJP over the Advani ticket issue, Shiv Sena today questioned why the party took so long to decide on his Lok Sabha seat and said while Narendra Modi's era has begun, it does not mean that it is the end of Advani's era. "Advani's name should have been in the first list of BJP Lok Sabha candidates. However, this did not happen. One who built the party and showed it

Attari (Amritsar), Mar 22: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday introduced Arun Jaitley as a future deputy prime minister to people of the border district of Attari during the BJP leader 's first public rally here, in what can potentially raise many hackles in the saffron outfit. "If voted to power, he will be deputy prime minister or finance minister," Badal said. While the

Krishnanagar, (WB), Mar 21: In an apparent dig at BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Mnister Mamata Banerjee today said she loved the people of Gujarat, not 'NaMo' and termed the BJP as "communal". "I love the people of Gujarat, but not NaMo, NaMo," she told an election rally here in Nadia district. "Some are saying why I am not taking names (of Modi). Why should I

New Delhi, Mar 21: BJP today snubbed senior leader Jaswant Singh by denying him a ticket in the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and instead decided to field Col Sonaram Choudhary in Barmer, which Singh was seeking. The denial of ticket to Singh, who is considered close to L K Advani, comes a day after the party patriarch was virtually forced to choose the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat, against his