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New Delhi, Apr 2: Congress is staring at a rout in Tamil Nadu and faces a big drop in its seats in Andhra Pradesh but is likely to emerge as the lead player in Karnataka and Kerala in Lok Sabha elections, an opinion poll projected. The BJP-led NDA alliance can get 6-10 seats in Tamil Nadu where ruling AIADMK is projected to win 15-21 seats and DMK 10-16 seats, it said. According to the opinion

Mangalore, Apr 1: Former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam encouraged student electorates to exercise their votes in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014 and participate in the largest elections to be held in the world with around 150 million first-time voters in the country. The Missile Man of India ' interacted with students from various colleges across the region at an interactive programme

New Delhi, Apr 1: Terming SpiceJet's offer of rupee one fare across its domestic network as "predatory" and a "malpractice", aviation regulator DGCA today came down heavily on the no-frill carrier and asked it to stop such pricing immediately. Hours after SpiceJet offered fares as low as rupee one valid for domestic travel till next year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shot off a

Bantwal, Apr 1: Three persons were arrested in connection with the murder case of auto-rickshaw driver Rajesh, who was killed on March 21 at Kalpane near Polali. The arrested are Imran, Irshad and Hussain, all residents of Demmale in Mallur village in Bantwal taluk. All of the accused are in their early twenties. Police produced them in court on Tuesday which remanded Irshad to police custody for

Mangalore, Apr 1: BJP national leader and Bangalore South Lok Sabha candidate Ananth Kumar stated that the Congress tally of Lok Sabha seats in the Parliament would be less than 100 after the elections in a recap of the 1977 general elections when the ruling Congress party lost its power. Speaking at a press conference in the city on Tuesday, he said that the honeymoon period of the Congress

Panaji, April 1: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was an advisor of an anti-cow slaughter trust with links to Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, the NCP alleged Tuesday. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) vice president Trajano D'Mello provided documents that show Parrikar, publicly known to oppose Muthalik, was an advisor to the Akhil Vishwa Jai Shrirama Gosanvardhan Kendra. D'Mello was

Lucknow, April 1: The Samajwadi Party said Tuesday it will not field candidates against Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and her son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement, saying this was the final decision of the party. Informed sources said the announcement followed a Congress decision not to put up

Mumbai, Apr 1: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet, which lowered its fares by up to 75 per cent last quarter, today offered fares as low as Re 1 across its domestic network with limited period bookings, putting its rivals on the mat. Besides, the Gurgaon-based airline also announced two more special schemes, offering travellers tickets at Rs 799 and Rs 1,499 with a booking window of three days, starting

Mangalore, Apr 1: Mangalore Khazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar will be in Saudi Arabia from April 2 to 5. He will interact with NRI community of coastal districts regarding various issues. Musliyar will also participate in a programme related to Darunnoor Education Centre Kashipatna on the occasion. He will be at Rose Auditorium at 7.30 p.m. in Al-Khobar, at Safa Auditorium in Dammam at 8.30 p.m. on

Mangalore, Apr 1: Reacting to the complaints filed by BJP against him citing violation of election code of conduct, Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Dakshina Kannada B Janardhan Poojary said that he was ready to be paraded and imprisoned if he had violated the election code. The BJP district committee had filed a complaint against Mr Poojary citing that his public announcement of promising