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New Delhi, Apr 13: In a strong attack on Adani group perceived to be close to Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said that he had been given land equal to the size of Vadodara at throwaway prices and also the Gujarat coastline of the size of Mumbai coastline. Without explicitly mentioning the group by name, the Congress vice president alluded to it when he said, "land equal to Vadodara was given to him

Raipur, Apr 12: Six members of a polling party and five CRPF personnel were killed as Naxals struck twice today in gap of less than an hour, blowing up a bus and an ambulance in Bijapur and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh. 10 persons were also injured in the two incidents. The Naxals attacked the polling party near Ketulnar village at about 11 AM when it was returning after voting in the region

Guwahati, Apr 12: A total of 54 % votes were cast till 3 pm for the three Lok Sabha seats in Assam where polling is on in the second phase today. Election office sources said polling was peaceful and Karimganj(SC)recorded 55 % polling, Silchar 65 % and Autonomous District(ST) comprising Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao district 45 %. EVM malfunctioning was reported in Autonomous District and Karimganj

Amethi, Apr 12: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today filed his nomination from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of mother Sonia, sister Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra. The Congress No. 2 is seeking re-election for a third consecutive term from the Lok Sabha constituency. "I have been working in Amethi for 10 years... We have family ties with Amethi, it will be a good victory,"

New Delhi, Apr 12: Veteran film lyricist and director Gulzar has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013 for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. Gulzar's daughter Megna tweeted soon after the news: Dadasaheb Phalke award for my father. So proud! Gulzar started his career as a lyricist with the hit song Mera gora ang lai le in Bandini and went on to pen

Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 12: Uttar Pradesh's Minority Affairs Minister Mohd Azam Khan said a gathering at Bijnor town that the untimely deaths of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and his brother Sanjay Gandhi were "wrath of Allah". The Election Commission banned all public meetings, speeches and campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls hours after the comment. The senior minister in the Samajwadi

Panaji, Apr 12: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar predicted victory for the BJP candidates by huge margins in the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa, which witnessed 19 per cent voting in the first two hours on Saturday. Talking to The Hindu after casting his vote at a Panaji polling booth on Saturday, Mr. Parrikar said that the BJP candidates would win because of cumulative effect of Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Apr 12: After the Congress's electoral victory in 2009, PM Manmohan Singh made "the cardinal mistake of imagining the victory was his. Bit by bit, in the space of a few weeks he was defanged. He thought he could induct the ministers he wanted. Sonia nipped that hope in the bud by offering the finance portfolio to Pranab (Mukherjee), without even consulting him," reveals a new book

New Delhi, Apr 11: After Rahul Gandhi attacked Narendra Modi over acknowledgement of his marital status, the BJP on Friday asked why an issue was being made out of it when the Gujarat Chief Minister has “never lied” on the matter and there was “no aggrieved party”. “I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that he should read the affidavit carefully. Whatever information he (Modi) is giving are all correct

Doda, Apr 11: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi made his first frontal attack on the BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for suppressing his marital status in the affidavits submitted to the Election Commission over the last many years. Addressing an election campaign, Mr. Gandhi pooh-poohed BJP's “rhetoric of dignity and empowerment of women”. He asserted that there were huge gaps