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New Delhi, Apr 25: The Supreme Court Friday referred to a constitution bench the question whether the government can release a life term convict whose death sentence has been converted into life imprisonment and said that the seven conspirators in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case will not be released for now. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam framed several questions to be

Patna, Apr 25: BJP leader Giriraj Singh today got some relief as a Patna court granted him anticipatory bail for his alleged hate speeches during election campaign. Patna District and Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar granted bail to Singh in the context of an FIR lodged at Patna airport police station on April 21 under provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950 and Indian Penal Code(IPC)

Varanasi, Apr 25: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today disclosed total assets worth Rs 1.65 crore -a rise of Rs 14.34 lakh from his declaration for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat about a fortnight back. The Gujarat Chief Minister's wealth is Rs 68 lakh higher than his main opponent AAP's Arvind Kejriwal who yesterday declared his individual assets at Rs 96.25 lakh. However, former Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 24: High voter enthusiasm today marked the sixth phase of polling covering 117 constituencies spread across 12 states as the race to the Lok Sabha crossed the half-way mark with stakes high for Congress and BJP. Barring the killing of a policeman in Assam's Kokrajhar district in BSF firing to ward off mobs trying to capture a booth and a suspected Maoist attack on a poll team in

New Delhi, Apr 24: Congress demanded registration of an FIR against Narendra Modi, dubbing telecast of his roadshow and his filing of nomination in Varanasi as a "flagrant violation" of the model code as voting was under way in 117 constituencies on Thursday. "We do not want just issuing of notice. We want action. An FIR should be registered against all BJP leaders involved including the candidate

New Delhi, Apr 24: Nearly 40% of the electorate cast their vote today in the first seven hours of polling in 117 constituencies in 11 states and Union Territory of Puducherry in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, amid stray incidents of violence which left a policeman dead in Assam and 13 others injured in other states. The fate of 2076 candidates will be decided by 18 crore voters in the

New Delhi, Apr 24: Braving rising temperatures, voters today turned up in good numbers in many of the 117 constituencies in 11 states and Union Territory of Puducherry in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls in which stakes are high for the Congress, BJP and number of other parties like AIADMK, DMK, NCP and Shiv Sena. An electorate of 18 crore voters will decide the fate of 2076 candidates

Hyderabad, Apr 24: YSR Congress party candidate B Shobha Nagi Reddy, who was seeking a re-election from Allagadda constituency in Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming assembly polls, today succumbed to her injuries sustained in a road accident in Kurnool district, police said. 46-year-old, Shobha, a sitting MLA was seriously injured after the four-wheeler in which she was travelling turned turtle at

Varanasi, Apr 24: BJP's Prime Ministerial pick Narendra Modi arrived here to a rousing welcome from party supporters to file his nomination for the mega electoral battle in the holy city where he has been challenged by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. Thousands of people wearing saffron caps, Modi masks and holding BJP flags, lined up along Nadesar, Andhrapaul, Lahurabeer and Cant area in the heart of

Patna, Apr 24: Armed with a court order, a joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided the house of Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh today to arrest him for his alleged hate statements but could not find him. "A team of Bokaro police and Patna police raided Giriraj Singh's house around 5 AM in the morning to arrest him on the direction of a Bokaro court, which had issued a non-bailable arrest