Koyal Rana is crowned Miss India 2014

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Koyal Rana is crowned Miss India 2014

Delhi model Koyal Ranawon the Miss India 2014 title at the beauty pageant held in Mumbai tonight.She was crowned by and was crowned by former title holder Navneet Kaur Dhillon.The second runner up is Gail Nicole Da Silva.
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BSP's Ghaziabad candidate breaks down while appealing for vote

BSP candidate Mukul Upadhyay today became emotional and broke down while addressing a rally in Ramlila ground of Kavinagar area here. The incident took place shortly before BSP supremo Mayawati's arrival at the rally venue.Addressing the huge gathering, Upadhyay appealed people to vote for the...
22:09

Modi is a groom in a hurry: Sharad Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today took a dig at Narendra Modi saying the BJP's PM nominee is a groom in hurry who has declared himself victorious even before the people's mandate is out. Modi is a groom in a hurry. He is is behaving as if he has already got elected to the top post,...
20:56

Third Front will choose PM through consensus: Nitish

Claiming that he had no knowledge of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav portraying himself as Prime Ministerial candidate of the Third Front, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the PM would be chosen through consensus after polls.I am not aware of this, Kumar told reporters when asked...
19:30

Passenger tries to end life inside plane at Hyd airport

A passenger today allegedly attempted suicide inside a plane at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad area here, police said today.The passenger identified as Mohd Imtiyaz slit his throat using a blade in the washroom of the flight which arrived from Dubai at the airport here, they...
18:47

The most defining general election since 1977

From Economic Times: The first phase of polling in what could be the most defining general election since 1977 begins on April 7. In many ways this is a difficult election to call: alliances are still being stitched together, candidates are continuing to migrate between parties and the electoral...
18:22

Missing jet: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean

A Chinese patrol ship searching the crashed Malaysian airliner today picked up a pulse signal from its black box detector in the southern Indian Ocean, China's official media reported, in a possible breakthrough in the nearly month-long multinational hunt for the jet.Haixun 01, searching for the...
18:03

Ramdev defends Shah's remarks

Yoga guru Ramdev today defended controversial remarks by Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah, saying he has only spoken of revenge against those who have looted the country for the last six decades by indulging in corruption.What wrong has Shah said? For the last 67 years, those who have looted...
17:48

Advani declares assets of over Rs 7 cr; Rajnath at 2.5cr

Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has declared in his affidavit before the election authority that he and his family possess assets of over Rs 7 crore.Advani today filed nomination from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. As per the affidavit, his and his...
16:51

Indian envoy to Saudi all set to get a year's extension

Our correspondent in New Delhi: Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao, a close acquaintance of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, is all set to get a one year extension, according to informed sources in the South Block.  The Lok Sabha poll Model Code of Conduct does...
16:47

Priyanka's dig at a Union minister

Our Correspondent reports from New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is reportedly upset with a Union minister who did not turn up at the trustee meeting of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.    At the meeting, Priyanka said, He is not even contesting the Lok Sabha polls, but must be...
16:31

Dr Singh may move out of 7RCR by early May

Our correspondent in New Delhi reports: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is planning to move out of 7 Race Course Road by early next month to his new official bungalow in 3 Motilal Nehru Palace, which was until recently occupied by former Delhi Chief Minister Sheela Dikshit.    Family...
15:56

Modi's promise of stability will be 'disastrous': Karat

The CPI-M today said the stability being promised by BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, would be 'disastrous' for the country and ruled out the Left supporting Congress after the polls to prevent the saffron party from coming to power.    In Narendra Modi's type of...
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Lalu welcomes Bukhari's appeal; slams BJP, RSS

RJD President Lalu Prasad today welcomed Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari's appeal to the Muslims to vote for his party and Congress, and demanded a ban on both the BJP and RSS.         Imam Bukhari has made a patriotic appeal to save the...
13:42

Advani files nomination from Gandhinagar

Just in: Senior BJP leader L K Advani has filed his nominations from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat.   BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi was at his side.
13:15

Congress won't get double-digits in any state: Modi

BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi, who was beside senior leader LK Advani as the latter filed his nominations from Gandhinagar in Gujarat after initial discord, exuded confidence that Congress would not touch a double-digit figure in any of the states of the country.    Modi also praised...
13:00

Cong complains to EC over Amit Shah's remarks

The Congress has complained to the Election Commission against BJP's UP in-charge Amit Shah, accusing him of creating animosity between communities.    The close aide of Narendra Modi stoked fresh controversy as he told riot-hit Jats in Muzzafarnagar on Friday, 2014 Lok Sabha elections...
11:30

Amit Shah to voters: Vote for BJP if you want revenge

BJP leader and Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah has stoked fresh controversy as he told riot-hit Jats in Muzzafarnagar, 2014 Lok Sabha elections are about revenge, honour. If you want to take revenge, vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party.'    More soon. 
11:25

Election 2014: Whats happening?

A record-setter, with BJP replacing Congress as the only national party, and the Left-AAP near eclipsed.    Read Surjit S Bhalla's opinion piece on the Financial Express
11:04

Can Afghanistan hold a credible election?

The Afghan election will see the biggest security operation mounted in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Around 400,000 Afghan and international troops will be available, although the 55,000 troops of the Isaf force still in Afghanistan will play only a minor role....
10:59

A Point of View: The sacred and sensuous in Indian art

Paintings and carvings in ancient Indian temples challenge Western ideas of the relationship between spirituality and sexuality, says writer and historian William Dalrymple. Read more on BBC
10:46

Modi to accompany Advani as he files nomination today

Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Senior BJP leader LK Advani, who courted controversy over the selection of his Lok Sabha seat, will file his nomination from Gandhinagar in Narendra Modi's Gujarat today, where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate has planned a grand show of unity. After arriving...
09:44

Afghanistan votes in historic presidential election

Afghans have begun voting for a new president in what will be the nation's first ever transfer of power through the ballot box. A massive security operation is under way to thwart the Taliban which has vowed to disrupt the election.  Eight candidates are vying to succeed Hamid Karzai, who is...
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EC declines BJP request for ban on telecast of Cobrapost sting

The Election Commission has declined the BJP's request for stopping the publication and telecast of a Cobrapost sting operation on Babri demolition, directing the party to approach the courts instead.The EC, by precedent, does not intervene to restrain publication and airing of media stings. The...
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Pakistan keeps close eye on vote in its Afghan backyard

Posters of turbaned Afghan presidential candidates are rolling off the presses in Pakistan, which will be keeping close watch on the election in its strategic backyard. Helped by cheaper labour and a favourable exchange rate, printers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, less than...
01:04

EC cautions media houses, political parties on advertisements

Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer has directed the media houses and political parties not to display any advertisement of political nature during the 48 hours period till the elections conclude. No person shall display anything related with election matter through cinematography, television or...
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