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Mumbai, Apr 18: An application has been filed before the NIA court here against Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, seeking a bar on her contesting the Lok Sabha poll. The BJP has declared her candidature from Bhopal seat in Madhya Pradesh. The applicant has questioned Thakur’s candidature citing that she had got bail on the ground of her poor health, but she is “healthy enough to fight

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 18: Kerala Police has registered a case against BJP state President P S Sreedharan Pillai for his alleged anti-Islam remarks. The case has been registered under Sections 153 and 153 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on a complaint by CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty. Section 153 A deals with 'Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth

In a latest privacy goof up, Facebook "unintentionally" uploaded the emails of nearly 1.5 million of its users during the past three years. A Facebook spokesperson admitted on late Wednesday that emails of 1.5 million people were harvested since May 2016 to help build Facebook's web of social connections and recommend other users to add as friends. First reported by Business Insider, the

Chennai, Apr 18: Around 500 voters in Nagaraja Kandigai village in the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu boycotted the election in protest against the functioning of a polluting sponge iron factory in their locality, said an official. "We have asked the company to stop all its operations at its factory... Talks are on with the villages to convince them to participate in the electoral

New Delhi, Apr 18: Polling began Thursday morning for 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry with Tamil Nadu witnessing contest in 38 constituencies. Voting was also underway in 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha and in 18 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. Prominent faces in the fray in the Lok Sabha contest are Union ministers Jitendra Singh, Jual Oram

Bhopal, Apr 17: The BJP on Wednesday fielded Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, facing trial in the Malegaon blasts case, from the Bhopal parliamentary constituency, where she is set to have a direct contest with Congress heavyweight and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh. Ms. Thakur, who is out on bail, joined the BJP only hours before her name was announced as the Bhopal candidate

Jaipur, Apr 17: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said Ram Nath Kovind was made the president of the country to balance caste equations ahead of the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017. "People even say that Ram Nath Kovind was made president considering Gujarat assembly elections in 2017. I was reading an article. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) was afraid that he was not

Mysuru, Apr 17: To increase voters turnout at Polling booths during the Lok Sabha elections on April 18, the Hotel Owners’ Association has offered discounts to first-time voters and senior citizens in the Mysuru-Kodagu lok sabha constituency. Association President C Narayana Gowda said first-time voters will be eligible for a 50 per cent discount on items on menus at certain hotels. Those first

Tasgaon, Apr 17: Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the BJP exists, party president Amit Shah said here on Wednesday. Shah's remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's recent suggestion of having a separate prime minister for Kashmir. "No one can take away Kashmir from us. As long as the BJP exists

Tasgaon, Apr 17: Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the BJP exists, party president Amit Shah said here on Wednesday. Shah's remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's recent suggestion of having a separate prime minister for Kashmir. "No one can take away Kashmir from us. As long as the BJP exists