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BJP leader Lal Muni Chaubey may fight as Independent
Hurt over denial of Lok Sabha ticket, senior BJP leader and four-time MP Lal Muni Chaubey on Sunday expressed his desire to quit the party and may contest as an Independent candidate from Buxar.
Lok Sabha elections: When WhatsApp, BBM foxed poll officials
How does one prevent hate speeches and inflammatory videos from being shared through applications like WhatsApp and on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)? Well, that's what has stumped poll officials.
An ATM in Mumbai sells water for Re 1 per litre
In a first-of-its-kind for Mumbaikars, non-profit group Vandana Foundation has started 'AQUATM', a water vending machine.
Original Harry Potter artwork to go under the hammer
The watercolours, painted by artist Cliff Wright, are featured on the second and third instalments of the series.
Read: DMDK list of 14 candidates for Tamil Nadu
The DMDK that recently forged alliance with the BJP-led NDA for upcoming Lok Sabha elections released its list of 14 candidates for Tamil Nadu.
Amazon closes third-party store in China over fake cosmetic report
A report on China Central Television (CCTV) said that third-party sellers on Amazon and Dangdang were re-selling fake cosmetic products, some of which were sourced from local grey-market wholesalers.
Jaswant Singh to file nomination as an independent candidate from Barmer tomorrow
Rubbishing all rumours of resignation from Bharatiya Janata Party, senior leader Jaswant Singh said on Sunday that he will file his nomination papers from Barmer constituency as an independent for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Roma breeze past Chievo, Immobile treble for Torino
First-half goals by Gervinho and Mattia Destro helped AS Roma strengthen their grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Chievo Verona.
Yaya Toure scores three as Man City thrash Fulham 5-0
Toure scored a hat-trick Saturday as Manchester City brushed aside last-place Fulham 5-0 to keep pace in the Premier League title race.
Gujarat model of development 'fake': AAP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate and journalist-turned-politician Anita Pratap on Saturday accused BJP of riding on a propaganda wave, saying that the Gujarat model of development was "fake".
Ready for the high-profile battle of Amritsar: Amarinder Singh
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said that he was ready for the high-profile battle on Saturday, a day after he was announced as the Congress candidate to take on senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.
Loop Telecom Ltd plea for settlement: Court order on March 27
A special CBI court on Saturday fixed March 27 for pronouncing its order on a plea filed by Loop Telecom Limited seeking directions for referring the matter to Lok Adalat for "settlement" in a case arising out of the 2G scam probe.
Expelled JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari to campaign for AAP
Expelled JD(U) MP Shivanand Tiwari on Friday pledged his support to AAP and said he would campaign for AAP candidates in three Lok Sabha seats including Varanasi where Arvind Kejriwal may take on BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Alex Ferguson congratulates Arsene Wenger on managerial milestone
Former Manchester United manager Ferguson spoke of his admiration for Arsenal as he congratulated Wenger for reaching his 1,000th game in charge.
Paul Walker's father had asked him to stop performing fatal stunts
Paul Walker died in a car accident last November. He rose to fame with his roles in the 'Fast & Furious'.
'Modi is an ambassador of development, not a symbol of fear'
Stating that Narendra Modi was an "ambassador of development" and not a "symbol of fear", BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has hit out at "vested interests" for claiming that the party had not done justice to the Muslim community in handing out tick...